Comparison

Zoog vs Coloring Maker

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

Head to head
About

Zoog

Create personalized animated videos for loved ones, featuring stories, songs, and greeting cards. Bridge distances and connect families through interactive content, allowing recipients to respond and request future creations.

Highlights
  • Personalized animated story and song creation
  • Augmented reality masks, filters, and music
  • Interactive video responses from recipients
  • Greeting card creation with personalized videos
  • Library of children's books and songs
  • Family memory archive for stored recordings
Features
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What if you could star in your child's or grandchild's favorite bedtime story from anywhere in the world? With Zoog, you can. Record yourself reading - playful visual effects applied automatically turn you into the animated hero your child will ask for again and again. IT STARTS WITH A SPARK For the youngest kids, Zoog turns something familiar - your face and your voice - into their very own personalized story. As you read, Zoog's AR transforms you into the characters and shifts the scene around you, so you become the wolf, the princess, the friendly monster, page after page. Your toddler looks up, eyes wide. That is Mom, right there in the story. That is Grandpa. That flash of recognition is where a love of reading is born. IT GROWS INTO A RITUAL As your child gets older, reading together turns into the part of the day you both look forward to. You step into the same story side by side, both of you in costume. This is not a child watching alone. It is the two of you, inside the story together, until they ask you to read it again. IT BECOMES A HABIT One day your child opens Zoog on their own. They pick a story from our ever-growing library, finish a chapter, and reach for the next one, with new stories and worlds always waiting. The child who once needed you to start the story is now the one saying just one more chapter. And they can share every story they finish with the grown-ups who love them, so a parent at work, a grandparent far away, or a military family across an ocean gets to watch their little reader grow. This is the whole point: a child who reads because they want to. WHY FAMILIES LOVE ZOOG Reading together early is one of the best things you can do for a child's development, and Zoog turns it into the part of the day everyone looks forward to. Rated 4.9 stars by more than 300,000 parents, grandparents, and educators, Zoog makes that closeness possible for any family, whether you are in the next room or across an ocean. Beyond books, the same magic brings songs, lullabies, and video greeting cards to life for birthdays, holidays, and everyday hellos. WHAT YOU CAN DO IN ZOOG - Personalized bedtime stories with AR filters, effects, and music - Sing lullabies and favorite children's songs - Send video greeting cards starring you - birthdays, holidays, just-because - Record once, share to any device, save to your family memory archive - Hundreds of books in our ever-growing library, with new titles every week - Reactions from your child saved to your Activity feed - Reading requests: your child picks the next book they want you to read TOP TITLES FROM OUR LIBRARY (300+ stories and songs) Classic stories: Cinderella, Snow White, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks, Peter Pan, Peter Rabbit, Pinocchio, The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz, Red Riding Hood, Winnie the Pooh, The Jungle Book, Jack and the Beanstalk, Hansel and Gretel, Hercules, The Frog Prince, The Tortoise and the Hare, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Songs and rhymes: Baby Shark, Twinkle Twinkle, Old MacDonald, The Wheels on the Bus, Itsy Bitsy, Humpty Dumpty, Mary Had a Little Lamb, This Old Man, Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Happy Birthday Song, Head Shoulders Knees and Toes, If You're Happy and You Know It, BINGO Plus DreamWorks Animation: Gabby's Dollhouse. New books from top-rated authors added every week. Be the star of their storytime, and turn the first spark into a lifelong love of reading. Follow us: Facebook: facebook.com/zoogHQ Instagram: @zoogHQ TikTok: @zoogHQ Questions or feedback? feedback@getzoog.com Terms of service: https://www.getzoog.com/terms-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://www.getzoog.com/privacy-policy/

About

Coloring Maker

Transform photos into custom coloring books. Create outlines from images or draw your own, then color them with various tools. Save, share, and even create custom stamps for a personalized coloring experience.

Highlights
  • Create coloring books from photos
  • Draw custom outlines
  • Edit and fine-tune outlines
  • Color with various tools
  • Create custom stamps
  • Save and share creations
  • Child lock function
Features
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"Coloring Maker" is an app that allows you to create your own coloring book. Just take a picture of your favorite illustration with the camera, and you can immediately start coloring. ======================== Features of Coloring Maker ======================== * Simple coloring book app without subscription or membership registration * The feature is that you can make your own coloring book * Creating a coloring book is as easy as scanning images taken with a camera or downloaded. * You can give the coloring book made only with black lines to children and friends and have them play. * You can play by stamping on the coloring book * You can also make your own stamps. * You can save and share your coloring book ======================== Coloring Maker is recommended for these people! ======================== * I want to use a coloring book app that I can play immediately without subscribing or registering as a member * I want to play with my favorite picture as a coloring book * I want to enjoy coloring while talking with parents and children and friends * I want my child to color with the picture I drew * I want to concentrate on coloring without thinking * I want to make a line drawing of an illustration ======================== Coloring Maker Features ======================== [Creating a coloring book] * You can create outlines for coloring books from images taken with the camera or downloaded. * You can fine-tune the captured outline (adjust the density of the line and the strength of the transparency) * You can edit the captured outline (add with a pen, erase with an eraser) * You can create a coloring book by drawing the outline yourself, not from the image. * There are 50 levels of pen thickness that can be used for coloring books * Contours can be re-edited at any time * Can save images with outlines only (PNG format) * Up to 100 coloring books can be created (9 or more, advertisement viewing is required) * The coloring book can be deleted at any time [Coloring book play] * You can paint and decorate the coloring book you made with the following tools * Pen (100 colors, 5 levels of thickness) * Pattern (3x types, 5 levels of thickness) * Stamps (3 sizes, you can add your own) * You can save the completed coloring book image. * Share to SNS, email, etc. [Stamp making, play] * You can make a stamp that can be pressed from the top of the coloring book. * You can create stamps that can be used in [Coloring book play] in the same way as coloring books * You can import outlines from images even when creating stamps [Others] * There is a child lock function * Prevent children from accidentally deleting or sharing coloring books * BGM, sound can be turned ON/OFF * You can undo the coloring operation. * The screen can be enlarged/reduced when creating coloring books and playing. Terms of Use: https://mozkzki.github.io/apps/nurie_maker/terms_and_conditions/english Privacy Policy: https://mozkzki.github.io/apps/nurie_maker/privacy_policy/english

Screenshots

Zoog4 screens
Coloring Maker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Coloring Maker at none against Zoog's 25. Zoog's advantage is ratings volume (20K vs 2). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zoog sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Coloring Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Zoog against 5.0 for Coloring Maker. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zoog has 20K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoog ships an update every 10 days, Coloring Maker weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Zoog versus Coloring Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoogColoring Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings20K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB230 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZOOG.A.I LTDYutaka Kato

Customer experience

Zoog

All ratings20,362 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative0.6%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative7.0%

Coloring Maker

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

Bugs and requests

Zoog

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Difficulty signing up/logging in
  • Recordings not syncing properly
  • App crashing or freezing
  • Timing issues with audio and visuals

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free content and stories
  • Ability to record longer videos
  • Multilingual support
  • Discounts for families/educators
  • Integration with other video chat apps

Coloring Maker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

23 purchases

Zoog

Subscriptions14
  • Storage Only$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Plan2 variants$9.991 Month
  • 1 Month7 Days trial$11.991 Month
Show 11 more
  • 1 Month$11.991 Month
  • 1 Month7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • 3 Months$24.993 Months
  • 3 Months$29.993 Months
  • 3 Months7 Days trial$44.993 Months
  • Annual Plan$59.991 Year
  • 12 Months$89.991 Year
  • 12 Months1 Year trial2 variants$89.991 Year
  • Annual Plan1 Year trial$89.991 Year
  • 1 Year7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • 1 Year7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time9
  • Unlock Song$2.99
  • Unlock Song$3.99
  • Unlock Book$3.99
Show 6 more
  • Unlock Book$4.99
  • Zoog+ Pass: Special Offer$9.99
  • Zoog+ Gift Pass$19.99
  • 3 Zoog+ Gift Passes$39.99
  • Lifetime$99.99
  • Lifetime$149.99
None

Coloring Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zoog free?
Zoog is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coloring Maker free?
Coloring Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zoog or Coloring Maker?
Coloring Maker is rated higher. Zoog averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while Coloring Maker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Zoog or Coloring Maker have ads?
Both Zoog and Coloring Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoog or Coloring Maker?
Zoog ships an update every 10 days, and Coloring Maker weekly. Most recently, Zoog was updated on September 26, 2026 and Coloring Maker on September 22, 2026.

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