Comparison

HEY CLAY® vs Zooli

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HEY CLAY®

This app offers an engaging and educational DIY experience for children to learn clay modeling. It guides users through creating various characters and figures with step-by-step instructions and interactive games, fostering creativity and fine motor skills.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step clay modeling instructions
  • Interactive kid-friendly interface
  • Develops fine motor skills and creativity
  • Original colorful animation
  • Includes 5 fun games
  • Capture and share creations
  • No third-party advertising
Features
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Dive into an exciting and educational DIY world! Do you want to teach your kid clay modeling with fun? HEY CLAY® makes it easy. Start with simple balls and sausage shapes, and your child will soon make unique characters, just like a real sculptor! The App connects inspiring clay animation with hands-on modeling. Colorful and engaging, it takes your children on a fun journey of creative crafting! Your kid will learn to roll and bend the clay into various shapes and figures. With amusing clay sets such as Aliens, Dinos, Monsters, and others, the App makes learning an entertaining discovery on how to easily sculpt each of them. Bigfoot, Doggie, Penguin, Donut, Tyrannosaurus, and many other creatures can materialize from the screen. And most importantly – empower your kids to create fantastic claymates you’ll be proud of! FEATURES: • Learn about clay modeling in an easy and intuitive way • All characters contain step-by-step instructions • Fantastic sets such as Shrek, Cats, Plant Friends, Plant Folks, Dragon Island, Bluey, Vivid Accessories (Bubblegum, Aqua and Beads Sets), Colorini, Nice Ice Cream, Easter Studio, Dog Buddies, Minions, Rainbow Unicorns, Construction Vehicles, Advent Calendar, Poop Oops, Fluffy Pets, Eco Cars, Happy Cars, Cyber Cars, Winter Holidays, Ocean, Forest Animals, Beasts, Aliens, Birds, Dinosaurs, Monsters, Animals, Bugs, Fruit, Veg, Mega Dinos, Sweet Rings, Alien Rings, Flower Rings, Dog Story, and Farm Birds • Helps develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, abstract thinking, and creativity • Amazing original colorful animation • Interactive kid-friendly interface with 5 fun games to play • Capture & share your creations with friends • No third-party advertising For best-looking creations, use the original HEY CLAY® air-dry clay: it’s super light, non-sticky, and has bright colors. But the best part is that it allows you to create your own toys: model your favorite characters, wait for the clay to harden, and play with the figures as with real toys! The clay sets are available for purchase through the App. You can also take pictures and share the creations with friends and family easily from the App. Make your clay art gallery to keep your masterpieces! Find HEY CLAY on social networks to see more creative ideas. We’d love to hear your feedback and become friends! Enjoy creative clay modeling with the HEY CLAY® App!

About

Zooli

Features
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Zooli was created to help children grow up healthy, kind, and curious, while learning to appreciate and protect the natural world. In a time when screens are everywhere, we wanted to create something different: an experience that uses technology to bring children closer to nature, not further away from it. Through Zooli, kids turn real animal encounters into magical moments. By taking a photo of an animal, they unlock a virtual animated avatar and place it into their own wildlife reserve. As their reserve grows, so does their understanding of animals, ecosystems, and the importance of caring for the planet. But Zooli is about more than animals. It’s about families learning together, children building healthy habits, and young minds discovering that small actions can make a big difference. From saving water to showing kindness, from learning fun animal facts to completing positive challenges, Zooli encourages values that last a lifetime. We are inspired by the belief that children who love nature will protect it. By nurturing empathy, curiosity, and responsibility at a young age, we hope to help raise a generation that respects wildlife, values health, and understands their place in the natural world. Zooli is built with children at its heart, families in mind, and wildlife as its guide — turning screen time into meaningful, positive moments that matter. Because when children learn to love nature, they learn to care for the world. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms and Conditions: https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/39994787

Screenshots

HEY CLAY®4 screens
Zooli4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Zooli at 13.0 against HEY CLAY®'s 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HEY CLAY® sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Zooli sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HEY CLAY® ships an update fortnightly, Zooli every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
HEY CLAY® versus Zooli: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEY CLAY®Zooli
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings13K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size265 MB172 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHEY CLAYApp Developer Studio Cc

Bugs and requests

HEY CLAY®

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing on launch
  • Inability to access purchased content
  • Losing progress when app closes
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free character options
  • Offline mode for instructions
  • Community section to share creations
  • Ability to adjust tutorial speed
  • Color mixing and blending tools

Zooli

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

HEY CLAY®

Subscriptions1
  • HEY CLAY Monthly Plan$5.991 Month
One-time16
  • Peacock$0.99
  • Penguin$0.99
  • Spider$0.99
Show 13 more
  • Burger$0.99
  • Bigfoot$0.99
  • Horse$0.99
  • Tyrannosaurus$1.99
  • All2 variants$4.99
  • All dinos$4.99
  • All Bugs$4.99
  • All Aliens$4.99
  • All Animals$4.99
  • All Forest Animals$4.99
  • All Beatst$4.99
  • All Dog Story$4.99
  • All Australian Animals$4.99
4 purchases

Zooli

Subscriptions1
  • Zooli2 variants$2.991 Year
One-time3
  • Zooli$0.99
  • Zooli$1.99
  • Zooli$2.99

Questions

Is HEY CLAY® free?
HEY CLAY® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zooli free?
Zooli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HEY CLAY® or Zooli have ads?
Neither HEY CLAY® nor Zooli shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HEY CLAY® or Zooli?
HEY CLAY® ships an update fortnightly, and Zooli every 3 weeks. Most recently, HEY CLAY® was updated on October 27, 2026 and Zooli on October 14, 2026.

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