Comparison

Zoopolis vs Factory World

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

Head to head
About

Zoopolis

Merge animals to create new creatures and populate diverse islands. Unlock all animals through research and enjoy simple, entertaining gameplay suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Merge animals to create new creatures
  • Unlock animals on various islands
  • Research animals to discover them all
  • Travel across multiple themed islands
  • Simple and entertaining gameplay
Features
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Click away to bring new animals to life and travel across fun islands in Zoopolis! Merge together two animals to create a new, bigger creature and populate your islands with everything from tiny hedgehogs to furry foxes! Travel across different islands, each with 6 new animals to unlock before you sail to the next: - Ocean - Seaside - Lowland island - Forest island - Snow island - Savanna - Jungle - Mountain island - River - Desert island - Farm island - City Research every animal to unlock them all! Zoopolis is a fun, entertaining game for animal lovers that the whole family can play! Beautiful graphics and simple gameplay will help time fly for you and your friends no matter where you are!

About

Factory World

Build and manage your own industrial empire by tapping to buy land and connect production chains. Develop various factories, from oil wells to toy production, to earn idle profit even when offline. Strategize your business growth to become a manufacturing tycoon.

Highlights
  • Tap to buy land tiles
  • Connect production chains
  • Develop various factories
  • Earn idle profit offline
  • Business strategy development
  • Simple tap controls
Features
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This game is very easy to control and incredibly enjoyable to play. Just tap on land tiles to buy them. Be sure to look for production properties - they connect into production chains and begin to earn you money. Build your first tap tap factory and develop your business strategy of idle factory management in the new best manager game. Become the head of the factories inc. Develop your own oil wells factory, get into idle digging and idle factory business. Build toy factory, dig deep for mining, buy territory for industry development. Connect roads to make manufacturing work and develop your industry! Produce any goods you want, become a business tycoon and receive idle profit in the new challenging factory simulator game Factory World! Game features: - Addictive gameplay - Wide chain of game mechanics - Your industry gets idle cash even when you are offline - Beautiful animation - Simple controls - A lot of biomes producing unique products - Exciting gaming sessions Start your money making business in the one of the beautiful and relaxing games!

Screenshots

Zoopolis4 screens
Factory World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Factory World at 25K against Zoopolis's 339. Zoopolis's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Zoopolis sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Factory World sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Factory World holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Factory World has 25K ratings behind it against 339, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 31% and 31% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zoopolis versus Factory World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoopolisFactory World
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (339 ratings)4.7 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.6% of reviews31.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33925K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB373 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAzur Interactive Games LimitedAI Games FZ

Customer experience

Zoopolis

All ratings339 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive30.6%
Neutral8.1%
Negative61.3%

Factory World

All ratings24,694 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews339 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral10.6%
Negative58.4%

User reviews

Zoopolis

From 339 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Great graphics and visual design
  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gameplay mechanics
  • 🐾 Cute animal characters and animations
  • 🎵 Good background music
  • 👨‍👧 Family-friendly entertainment for kids

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 📺 Excessive ads throughout gameplay
  • 🔄 Repetitive gameplay loop
  • ⏱️ Game takes too long to progress
  • 🎮 Limited endgame content and progression

Factory World

From 25K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Relaxing game
  • 🎨 Great graphics and animations
  • 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 💰 Decent offline earnings

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Repetitive gameplay with little variety
  • 🔥 Excessive ads that interrupt gameplay
  • 💰 Expensive ad removal option
  • 🐛 Inconsistent offline earnings
  • 🔚 Lack of content after completing the map

Bugs and requests

Zoopolis

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Hamster code not updating or showing as expired
  • Hamster icon disappears during gameplay
  • Game freezes after entering hamster key code
  • App crashes on load (especially on iPhone)
  • Game crashes when popping bubbles
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  • Kicked out of game every few minutes
  • App crashes and deletes progress
  • Animal value inconsistencies with gold rewards
  • Visual mismatches between animals and pictures
  • Endgame animal level counting as multiple animals

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more maps and levels
  • Cross-device progress saving/syncing
  • Scaling animal monetary values with collection size
  • New map: Australia with unique animals
  • End-game cutscene and completion celebration
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  • Ability to disable or reduce ads
  • Fix animal level counting system at endgame

Factory World

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Ads still appearing after purchasing ad removal
  • Progress reset for some users after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and regions to explore
  • Ability to restart or reset the game
  • More strategic depth and customization options
  • Improved offline earnings calculation

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Zoopolis

Subscriptions1
  • Gold Membership3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time5
  • Starter pack$1.99
  • Gems pack 1$2.99
  • No ads$3.99
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  • Gems pack 2$5.99
  • Gems pack 3$9.99
6 purchases

Factory World

One-time6
  • Small stack of tickets$2.49
  • Medium stack of tickets$6.99
  • No Ads in Idle Factory world$9.99
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  • Special offer with tickets$10.99
  • Special offer$11.99
  • Big stack of tickets$19.99

Questions

Is Zoopolis free?
Zoopolis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Factory World free?
Factory World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zoopolis or Factory World?
Factory World is rated higher. Zoopolis averages 4.5 out of 5 from 339 ratings, while Factory World averages 4.7 from 25K ratings.
Do Zoopolis or Factory World have ads?
Both Zoopolis and Factory World show ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoopolis or Factory World?
Zoopolis ships an update every 2 months, and Factory World every 2 months. Most recently, Zoopolis was updated on October 5, 2026 and Factory World on October 17, 2026.

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