Comparison

Zookemon vs Incubator!

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

Head to head
About

Zookemon

Explore a vibrant world filled with diverse animals to tame and collect. Build the ultimate team and discover rare, legendary creatures. Become a renowned zoo tycoon by showcasing your collection.

Highlights
  • Explore a new world
  • Tame a variety of animals
  • Build the best team
  • Find legendary animals
  • Become a zoo tycoon
Features
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Explore a whole new world filled with a lot of animals to tame Will you be able to build the best team ever & find the legendary animals?

About

Incubator!

Manage a laboratory to breed and evolve unique creatures. Train your creations to battle and dominate in strategic combat.

Highlights
  • Laboratory management
  • Creature creation and evolution
  • Strategic combat
  • Winning battles
  • Training creatures
Features
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Take control of a laboratory and create the perfect creatures to win fights!

Screenshots

Zookemon4 screens
Incubator!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zookemon at 4.7 against Incubator!'s 4.1. Zookemon also leads on ratings volume (45K vs 352) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Zookemon sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Incubator! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zookemon holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zookemon has 45K ratings behind it against 352, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Zookemon's written reviews are positive against 38% of Incubator!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zookemon ships an update fortnightly, Incubator! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Zookemon versus Incubator!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZookemonIncubator!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (45K ratings) — better4.1 (352 ratings)
Positive reviews54.8% of reviews — better37.8% of reviews
Number of ratings45K — better352
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.5 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB222 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHOMA GAMESYso Corp

Customer experience

Zookemon

All ratings45,435 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral14.0%
Negative31.2%

Incubator!

All ratings301 ratings
Positive73.1%
Neutral9.6%
Negative17.3%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive37.8%
Neutral17.8%
Negative44.4%

User reviews

Zookemon

From 45K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐯 Cute animals
  • 👍 Fun gameplay
  • 🌟 Engaging experience
  • 💎 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🔥 Too many ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of content and progression
  • 🔌 Performance issues

Incubator!

From 352 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good game
  • 👍 Fun gameplay
  • 👍 Interesting merging mechanic
  • 👍 Robot section is fun
  • 👍 Aliens are overpowered

Room to improve

  • 광고 Too many ads
  • 😩 Repetitive gameplay
  • 😩 Game gets boring
  • 😩 Too easy
  • 😩 Glitchy

Bugs and requests

Zookemon

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Progress reset after crashes
  • Glitches with evolving and fighting
  • Inconsistent egg hatching timers

Requested features

4 requests
  • More islands and levels
  • Ability to customize pets
  • Improved progression system
  • Reduced ads or ad-free option

Incubator!

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Download stopped
  • Glitch in the wall
  • Dino not stopping growing
  • Dragon DNA glitch
  • Game is lagging

Requested features

7 requests
  • Make the game harder
  • Add more content
  • Add new DNA things like intelligence
  • Improve animations
  • Fix the ads
Show 2 more
  • Add more to do
  • Add more stuff to the game

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Zookemon

One-time11
  • Animal - Cerberus$1.99
  • Animal - Dragon$1.99
  • Animal - Chinese dragon$1.99
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  • Animal - Leviathan$1.99
  • Animal - Phoenix$1.99
  • No ads!$2.99
  • Medium pack of reward tickets$3.99
  • Mythical pack$4.99
  • Dragons pack$4.99
  • Dinosaurs Island Pass$4.99
  • Special Offer$7.99
1 purchases

Incubator!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Zookemon free?
Zookemon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Incubator! free?
Incubator! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zookemon or Incubator!?
Zookemon is rated higher. Zookemon averages 4.7 out of 5 from 45K ratings, while Incubator! averages 4.1 from 352 ratings.
Do Zookemon or Incubator! have ads?
Both Zookemon and Incubator! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Zookemon or Incubator!?
Zookemon ships an update fortnightly, and Incubator! every 2 months. Most recently, Zookemon was updated on September 24, 2026 and Incubator! on September 23, 2026.

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