Comparison

Zookemon vs Astroid Runner

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

Astroid Runner

Features
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You are a freight pilot on the Alpha run, and the belt does not care. ENDLESS FLIGHT Hold station while the field streams past. Thread the yellow gates to log rings and score. Green gates hand you a speed surge and an aura that vaporizes anything you touch. Red gates refit your hull one class heavier; a bigger ship, more cannons, and astroids that used to end a run barely marks you. KNOW YOUR ASTROIDS Three spectral types, and the difference matters. C-type is dark and brittle: one shot, light damage. S-type is stony and takes more. M-type is dense nickel-iron; three shots from a light hull, and it hits like it looks. Your cannons double with every refit, from one muzzle to four. GRAVITY IS THE REAL ENEMY Ten kinds of body drift past the lane: moons, planets, comets, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes. Each one pulls, and the pull is not a warning light; it drags the ship, it drags the astroids around you, and if you let a well win, your hull starts tearing before it takes you. The far side of the lane is shelter. Sitting still is not. EARN EVERY POINT There is no passive score. Points come from rings threaded, kills, refits, power gates, and from flying clear of a well that had you. Park in a corner and you earn nothing. The leaderboard ranks one thing: rings threaded in a single run. FLY IT YOUR WAY An analog thumb stick with a d-pad ring, tilt steering, or a hardware keyboard; and any combination of them at once. Hide the on-screen controls entirely and fly on tilt alone. Portrait or landscape, iPhone, iPad, or Mac. NO ASSET, NO WASTE Every asteroid, every planet surface, every sound effect is generated on the device. The whole game is a few megabytes and works with no network. THREE FREE RUNS A DAY Every calendar day resets three runs, free, forever. A Battle Pass subscription lifts the cap for pilots who want to keep flying. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sparemic.app/astroidrunner/privacy

Screenshots

Zookemon4 screens
Astroid Runner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Astroid Runner at none against Zookemon's shown. Zookemon's advantage is iOS requirement (12.5 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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 Astroid Runner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zookemon versus Astroid Runner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZookemonAstroid Runner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (46K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings46K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHOMA GAMESSynergie Tech, Inc

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

Astroid Runner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Zookemon

One-time11
  • Animal - Cerberus$1.99
  • Animal - Dragon$1.99
  • Animal - Chinese dragon$1.99
Show 8 more
  • 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
3 purchases

Astroid Runner

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Battle Pass$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Battle Pass$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Battle Pass$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Zookemon free?
Zookemon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Astroid Runner free?
Astroid Runner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zookemon or Astroid Runner have ads?
Zookemon shows ads; Astroid Runner does not.

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