Comparison

Zigazoo vs Played8

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

Head to head
About

Zigazoo

This app offers a safe and positive social media experience for kids and teens. Users can create and share short-form videos, participate in trends and challenges, and remix content with creative tools. It prioritizes safety with moderation and parent verification, fostering a supportive community.

Highlights
  • Post short-form videos
  • Participate in trends and challenges
  • Remix videos with effects and music
  • Build a personalized feed
  • Get discovered and go viral
  • Parent-verified accounts
  • 100% moderated content
Features
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Zigazoo is where trends are born. Scroll a fast-moving feed, post videos, remix what’s trending from your favorite creators, and react in real time. From challenges and clips to stitches and duets, Zigazoo lets kids and teens jump into culture as it happens — and get seen for it. It’s giving FYP energy, without the toxic side of social media. Create. Remix. Go Viral. Zigazoo makes it easy to plug into trends and put your own spin on them: Post Short-Form Videos — Dance, react, PR Unboxings, GRWM, VLOGS Jump on Trends & Challenges — New challenges drop all the time from creators, celebrities, brands, and partners Remix Everything — Clip, stitch, duet, and add music, effects, stickers, and filters Build Your Feed — Follow creators you vibe with and shape your timeline Get Discovered — Videos can travel across the Zigazoo feed, helping creators reach new people and go viral as influencers. Whether you’re serving aesthetic or main-character energy — Zigazoo is where it lands. That’s why we’re the world’s largest social network for kids! A Social Feed That Feels Good Unlike most platforms, Zigazoo is designed so trends don’t turn toxic. No bullying. No hate. No cringe comment sections. No private text messaging Positive reactions only — emojis, stickers, and supportive engagement A community that boosts creativity instead of tearing it down That’s how Zigazoo keeps the vibes high and the feed fun. Safety Built In Zigazoo is the world’s largest safe, positive social network, created by parents and educators and trusted by millions. 100% moderated — every video is reviewed before it hits the feed KidSAFE COPPA Certified No explicit content or personal information Safety works quietly in the background so creators can focus on posting, remixing, and getting seen. Zigazoo has earned the highest safety ratings from Common Sense Media and has been featured by TechCrunch, Bark, and Moms.com. Parent-Verified Accounts To keep the community secure: Accounts are created with parental consent Parents verify via email or Apple / Google sign-on Privacy and safety settings are built in from day one All users must get verified before they're able to create. Zigazoo Community Highlights Global creator community Music from major artists Profile customization to match your vibe Follow creators and get notified when they post Positive interactions only — no negativity Zigazoo Premium Plus Unlock more creative power: Videos up to 10 minutes Create your own challenges Advanced editing tools for transitions, collabs, and more 500 Zigabucks each month Post first. Remix fast. Catch the trend. It’s giving Zigazoo. Zigazoo Safety Commitment: https://zigazoo.com/kids/parents/ Privacy Policy: https://www.zigazoo.com/privacy-policy

About

Played8

This app helps parents arrange playdates for their children by leveraging their existing social networks. It simplifies the process of inviting friends, coordinating schedules, and organizing activities, aiming to foster real-world connections and reduce screen time.

Highlights
  • Create family profiles
  • Import contacts and build community
  • Organize playdates with invitations
  • Sync playdate details with personal calendar
  • Broadcast fun activities to community
  • Manage acceptances and declines
Features
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Played8 is a scheduling app for parents seeking playdates for their kids through their existing social connections. Played8 works like a neighborly knock on your door, checking in to see if your little one is available for a play date. We at Played8 would love to bring back the nostalgia of jumping over a fence or that knock on your door to meet a friend and then staying at the park till the sun sets, keeping screens at bay. Profiles Parents start by creating a profile for their family. Parents can choose their kids’ availability for play dates through the profile page. This serves as the starting point for sending and receiving invitations for playdates. Building Community book to import contacts and Once a Parent creates a profile, they can import contacts from their phone, send friend requests and build their Played8 community. Parents can watch their community of friends’ kids and kids’ friends grow as they connect often. They can now keep the connections strong by Organizing Play Dates and participate in impromptu interactions through the Broadcast My Fun function. Easy Communication The world is made of two types of people: The ones who Plan Ahead rely on Organizing a Play Date function on Played8, and other group relies on Played8’s Broadcast My Fun to make impromptu plans. Organizing a Play Date Organizing a Play Date for your little ones is simple: a few clicks and you are all set. Played8 allows Parents to send an invitation to their friends with a simple description, time and place. It skips the work of creating a group chat, breaking the ice and the back and forth of matching schedules. Played8 distills essential information regarding the Play Date for the Parents, such as: Theme, Time, Location, Acceptances, Declines and Other friends around and available. Parents can Sync all this information with their personal calendar and get notified to make room for other things life throws at us. Broadcast My Fun Broadcast My Fun lets you connect with your Community over common interests, hobbies, local events, to maximize fun and nurture your connections. Broadcast your message to a handful or cast a broader net in your Community and Maximize your Fun. We invite you to Maximize your Fun and check out the possibilities with Played8! Get in touch with questions or suggestions at imlistening@played8.com

Screenshots

Zigazoo4 screens
Played84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Played8 at none against Zigazoo's 38. Played8 also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Zigazoo's advantage is ratings volume (60K vs 2) and chart position (#160 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Zigazoo sells 37 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Played8 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Played8 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zigazoo has 60K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zigazoo ships an update every 9 days, Played8 every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Zigazoo versus Played8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZigazooPlayed8
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (60K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings60K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#160 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size206 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperZigazooPranjal Shirwaikar

Customer experience

Zigazoo

All ratings59,563 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews2,467 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral10.2%
Negative18.2%

Played8

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Zigazoo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 🐛 Videos not uploading properly
  • 🐛 Glitchy, freezing, and crashing issues
  • 🐛 Sound loading issues
  • 🐛 Verification process problems

Requested features

10 requests
  • 💡 Being able to delete challenges that have responses
  • 💡 Being able to private chat someone without stickers
  • 💡 Being able to have more than one account with the same email
  • 💡 Longer videos
  • 💡 More music options
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  • 💡 Comments
  • 💡 Going live
  • 💡 Ability to pause and resume videos
  • 💡 Ability to add custom pictures and videos
  • 💡 Ability to record without posting

Played8

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

37 purchases

Zigazoo

Subscriptions19
  • Zigazoo Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Zigazoo Premium (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Premium Plus$9.991 Month
  • Verified badge (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Mackayla2Dance's Club$9.991 Month
  • Jasper boyz Club$9.991 Month
  • Britain and Baylaa (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Anna McNulty Club$9.991 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Life with Lyla Club$9.991 Month
  • Addies World Crew$9.991 Month
  • Peja Club$9.991 Month
  • Rock Squad (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Rock Squad (Monthly)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium + No Ads (Monthly)7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Zigazoo Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium Plus$79.991 Year
  • Premium + No Ads (Annual)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time18
  • Verification Bundle (150)$0.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (100)$0.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (200)$1.99
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  • Zigabuck Bundle (525)$4.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (500)$4.99
  • Common Qai Qai Collectibles$5.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (1100)$9.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (600)$9.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (1000)$9.99
  • Boost your video$9.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (2300)$19.99
  • Rare Qai Qai Collectibles$19.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (1300)$19.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (2000)$19.99
  • Legendary Qai Qai Collectibles$49.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (5000)$49.99
  • Boost your video$59.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (10000)$99.99
None

Played8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zigazoo free?
Zigazoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Played8 free?
Played8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zigazoo or Played8?
Played8 is rated higher. Zigazoo averages 4.8 out of 5 from 60K ratings, while Played8 averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Zigazoo or Played8 have ads?
Neither Zigazoo nor Played8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zigazoo or Played8?
Zigazoo ships an update every 9 days, and Played8 every 3 days. Most recently, Zigazoo was updated on October 14, 2026 and Played8 on September 21, 2026.

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