Comparison

Zookeeper World vs Sudoku by MobilityWare+

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

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About

Zookeeper World

Solve match-3 puzzles to build and customize your unique zoo. Collect coins to acquire animals and decorations, increasing your zoo's appeal. Upgrade animals into unique cosplay versions and defend your zoo from MECHA BOSS attacks to earn gems. Regular updates add new content and events.

Highlights
  • Match-3 puzzle gameplay
  • Zoo building and customization
  • Animal collection and upgrades
  • Cosplay animal transformations
  • MECHA BOSS challenges
  • Visitor requests and zoo ranking
  • Weekend multiplayer events
Features
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Weekend-exclusive multiplayer events are underway! Zookeeper, the definitive action-puzzle game played by more than 30 million people, is now available as a Apple Arcade exclusive! Solve simple match-3 puzzles to create your own zoo. Make it the only one of its kind in the world! Get through a variety of puzzles and collect Coins to fill your zoo with cute animals, plants and more! They’ll increase your zoo’s Charm and attract all sorts of visitors! As you complete requests from these visitors as well as the Boss, your zoo rank will increase. Before long, you'll be expanding and customizing your zoo with various designs and decorations! You just might come across a family of ducks or a calico cat, or even cruise around in a UFO! With endless ways to spice things up, there’s never a dull moment as a zookeeper! You can upgrade the animals you’ve collected, too. Increase their Charm and turn them into cosplay animals! Hula Dance Rabbit, Punk Monkey, Tanned Giraffe, Afro Panda, Santa Fennec, Tuxedo Penguin, Franken-Lion, Muay Thai Polar Bear, Sailor Crocodile, Pancake Elephant, Witch Flamingo… Can you collect them all? To upgrade your animals though, you’ll need gems. You can get them by defeating MECHA BOSS, who will occasionally attack your zoo! There are lots of puzzle stages with innovative gimmicks like "One Move All Challenge," where you have to match all the animals in one move, and "MECHA BOSS Challenge," where you go all out against MECHA BOSS! You can get gems in several ways, such as by scoring EXCELLENT in "Star Collection Quest." All you have to do is complete the puzzles and collect stars! New animals, puzzle stages and events will be added and updated on a regular basis. Come join the fun! Don't forget to feed your animals when they get hungry!

About

Sudoku by MobilityWare+

This app offers a beginner-friendly approach to Sudoku puzzles, utilizing color to simplify the learning process. It starts with smaller grids and gradually increases difficulty, making it accessible for new players while still offering challenges for experienced ones.

Highlights
  • Color-assisted Sudoku grids
  • Smaller puzzle sizes for beginners
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Classic black and white mode available
  • Brain training through logic puzzles
Features
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Sudoku by MobilityWare is a vibrant and timeless rendition of the classic puzzle game – a game that blends iconic puzzle-solving that you know and love with a burst of color! Whether you're a seasoned Sudoku enthusiast or just beginning your journey, our colorful Sudoku game offers an engaging approach to mastering the art of Sudoku solving. Designed with approachability in mind, this Sudoku adventure infuses the traditional challenge with a colorful twist. Delve into the world of logic and strategy as you immerse yourself in this delightful puzzle experience. And guess what? If you're feeling nostalgic for the simplicity of the classic black and white gameplay, you can still customize your gameplay to fit the Black & White classic look and experience. Unravel the mysteries of the grid with ease and embark on a colorful journey to become a Sudoku master! Just start easy! Truly train your brain to understand new sudoku puzzle logic without complication or the strain of looking at black and white grids. Start training by playing smaller sudoku puzzles and harness the power of color and your brain will make more logical decisions! And as you become a sudoku puzzle solving master, adjust your difficulty to hard for a break from the now too-easy sudoku puzzles from your sudoku infancy! -Color Helps Your Eyes and Brain Black and white sudoku puzzle grids can be stark and hurt those eyes. Our gentler color grid puzzles are easy on the eyes, and help your brain strategize faster! -Smaller Puzzles Give You a Big Boost A largely blank 9x9 classic sudoku grid can be a scary thing. We start you out on smaller puzzles until you get the hang of logic and can start to formulate strategy! -Difficulty Levels Keep You Training Your brain will soon become a sudoku color master and while you can continue to enjoy solving sampler sudoku puzzles, you can always check Settings for Hard mode! We believe in you, but we like to play to just relax too ;) -Weekly Events Bring Unique Challenges Complete unique holiday puzzles, travel to 53 unique destinations in our new Travel Events, and complete puzzles to earn watering cans and water your Garden—all while discovering new ways to play Sudoku! -Sudoku Veterans Welcome If you don’t want your hand held or you prefer a classic black and white sudoku grid, you can always access good old fashioned original sudoku from the play menu. If we don’t make Sudoku the easiest game to learn or better understand, color us confused :P

Screenshots

Zookeeper World4 screens
Sudoku by MobilityWare+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zookeeper World at every 3 weeks against Sudoku by MobilityWare+'s every 3 months. Zookeeper World also leads on device support (5 vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Sudoku by MobilityWare+'s advantage is ratings volume (32K vs 4.8K). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Zookeeper World against 4.8 for Sudoku by MobilityWare+. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku by MobilityWare+ has 32K ratings behind it against 4.8K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Zookeeper World's written reviews are positive against 70% of Sudoku by MobilityWare+'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zookeeper World ships an update every 3 weeks, Sudoku by MobilityWare+ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zookeeper World versus Sudoku by MobilityWare+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZookeeper WorldSudoku by MobilityWare+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.8K ratings)4.8 (32K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better69.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K32K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKITERETSU INC.MobilityWare

Customer experience

Zookeeper World

All ratings4,779 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews522 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative12.1%

Sudoku by MobilityWare+

All ratings31,538 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews539 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral11.9%
Negative18.6%

User reviews

Zookeeper World

From 4.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
  • 🚀 Unlimited retries without time limits
  • 💎 No in-app purchases or ads
  • 🎨 Cute and charming animal designs
  • 🏆 Variety of challenges and events

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy path editor and camera controls
  • ⏱️ Frustratingly long loading times
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 🤔 Difficulty spikes and luck-based puzzles
  • 🤖 Intrusive and distracting hint system

Sudoku by MobilityWare+

From 32K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Visually appealing with color-coded numbers
  • 🧠 Helps improve Sudoku skills
  • 🕰️ Good for passing time
  • 🎯 Satisfying to complete puzzles
  • 🎨 Enjoyable color themes

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Hints and assistance make the game too easy
  • 🤔 Expert mode not challenging enough
  • 📝 Lack of note-taking functionality
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and performance issues
  • 🤔 Daily challenges not engaging enough

Bugs and requests

Zookeeper World

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Levels with impossible objectives
  • Inconsistent star rewards and scoring
  • Freezing and crashes on certain devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to customize zoo layout more freely
  • Option to turn off notifications and hints
  • Increased inventory and item limit for zoo
  • Faster animal upgrade and costume unlocking
  • More levels and content updates

Sudoku by MobilityWare+

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unresponsive touch controls
  • Puzzles with no unique solutions
  • Notification issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add an option to disable hints and automatic corrections
  • Provide more challenging puzzle difficulty levels
  • Implement a robust note-taking system
  • Improve the daily challenge experience
  • Add a dark mode theme

In-app purchases

None

Zookeeper World

No in-app purchases

None

Sudoku by MobilityWare+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zookeeper World free?
Zookeeper World is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sudoku by MobilityWare+ free?
Sudoku by MobilityWare+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zookeeper World or Sudoku by MobilityWare+?
Sudoku by MobilityWare+ is rated higher. Zookeeper World averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while Sudoku by MobilityWare+ averages 4.8 from 32K ratings.
Do Zookeeper World or Sudoku by MobilityWare+ have ads?
Neither Zookeeper World nor Sudoku by MobilityWare+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zookeeper World or Sudoku by MobilityWare+?
Zookeeper World ships an update every 3 weeks, and Sudoku by MobilityWare+ every 3 months. Most recently, Zookeeper World was updated on October 20, 2026 and Sudoku by MobilityWare+ on October 22, 2026.

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