Spin a Zoo vs Elephant Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spin a Zoo
Rescue and collect over 40 unique animals from diverse habitats around the world. Tap to receive resources, grow your zoo, and discover rare animal types. Can you collect them all and become the ultimate zoo keeper?
- Rescue over 40 animals
- Collect animals with 5 rarity types
- Explore 6 different habitats
- Tap for resources and goodies
- Grow and manage your zoo
- Daily rewards with subscription
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Meet Zuzie Zoo, animal lover and zoo keeper extraordinaire! Work with Zuzie and tap the paw to rescue animals and preserve wonderful habitats! DISCOVER THE WORLD OF ANIMALS Packed with over 40+ animals, from plentiful pigs at the Petting Zoo to the silent sharks in the Ocean Marine! CHOO, CHOO, TAP-A-ZOO Tap the paw and get a steam-train delivery of fresh goodies for your animals! Grow your zoo with vital resources, including tools for better enclosures, coins, fuel and instant wins! GLOBE-TROTTING RESCUE Explore the world and rescue animals across six different habitats. Once you have rescued them, don’t let them escape! COLLECT YOUR ZOO-VENIERS! Rescue animals to add them to your collection. Each animal has 5 rarity types, from Common to Limited Edition. Can you collect them all? RULE THE ZOO Be an Animal Lover with our subscription. The subscription will be charged at $3.99 / £3.49 per week. After buying this subscription, your Zoo Keeping will benefit from rewards, including: +50 Extra Spins, +10 Gems and +50 Raffle Tickets every day. Subscription Notice: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going into the user’s Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, where applicable View Terms of Service: https://www.fullfat.com/terms-of-service/ View Privacy Policy: https://www.fullfat.com/privacy-policy/
Elephant Evolution
Merge different elephant species to discover new, mysterious creatures. Earn coins by hatching eggs and tapping elephants to expand your collection. Explore various stages and unlock a wild story with unexpected twists in this idle evolution game.
- Merge similar elephants
- Discover new creatures
- Earn coins from eggs
- Unlock different stages
- Collect various elephant species
- Incremental clicker gameplay
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Now let’s talk about the elephant in the room: elephants themselves!They’re nosy, they’re noisy and some of them can even fly! The cheek! That’s precisely why you must mix and match different kinds of these creatures and change these bothersome traits once and for all! It’s a mammoth undertaking, we know, but your hard work will be very relephant! ELEPHANT FEATURES - Pantheon: a new place for supreme beings to look down on us mortals and laugh at our misery - Impostors: watch out for impostors trying to steal the spotlight from the elephants. HOW TO PLAY - Drag and drop similar elephants to create new mysterious creatures - Use elephant eggs to earn coins, buy new creatures and make even more money - Alternatively, fiercely tap an elephant to make coins pop from their eggs HIGHLIGHTS - Different stages and many elephant species to discover - A mind-blowing story with wild twists! - The unexpected mix of creature evolution dynamics and incremental clicker games - Doodle-like illustrations - Open ended gameplay: enjoy the freedom! - No elephants were harmed in the making of this game, only developers Your excuse to be nosy is right here! Please note! This game is free to play, but it contains items that can be purchased for real money. Some features and extras mentioned in the description may also have to be purchased for real money.
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Verdict
Spin a Zoo and Elephant Evolution both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Elephant Evolution's written reviews are positive against 78% of Spin a Zoo's. Spin a Zoo's advantage is ratings volume (911 vs 151). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Spin a Zoo sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Elephant Evolution sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Elephant Evolution holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spin a Zoo has 911 ratings behind it against 151, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Spin a Zoo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elephant Evolution's.
Spin a Zoo ships an update every 2 months, Elephant Evolution every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spin a Zoo | Elephant Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (911 ratings) | 4.8 (151 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 911 — better | 151 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Full Fat Productions Ltd | TPG TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMACAO LTDA |
Customer experience
Spin a Zoo
Elephant Evolution
Bugs and requests
Spin a Zoo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes and freezes
- Battery/energy not recharging properly
- Inconsistent time-based mechanics
Requested features
4 requests- More interactive features with animals
- Ability to save progress across devices
- Faster battery/energy recharge times
- Improved resource acquisition
Elephant Evolution
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spin a Zoo
- VIP Pass3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Unlocked Africa Offer 2$0.99
- Completed Africa Offer 1$0.99
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- Packet of Batteries$1.99
- Unlocked Asia Offer 2$1.99
- Piggy Bank$3.99
- Unlocked Marine Offer 2$3.99
- Bucket of Gems$4.99
- Bucket of Batteries$4.99
- Remove Ads$5.99
- Stash of Gems$9.99
- Barrel of Batteries$9.99
- Chest of Gems$19.99
- Chest of Batteries$29.99
Elephant Evolution
- Hard Currency Pack 1$1.99
- Alien Currency Pack 1$1.99
- Hard Currency Pack Offer$1.99
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- Remove Ads$1.99
- Shop Bundle 1$2.99
- Promo Bundles Very High$2.99
- Hard Currency Pack 2$4.99
- Alien Currency Pack 2$5.99
- Shop Bundle 2$5.99
- Trinket$6.99
- Starter Bundle Discount$9.99
- Hard Currency Pack 5$49.99
Questions
Is Spin a Zoo free?
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