Comparison

ZHU vs Hidden Gem

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

Head to head
About

ZHU

An interactive storybook app for young children featuring charming tales of garden creatures and forest spirits. It offers read-along, listening, and play modes with engaging illustrations and original music. Available in multiple languages, it's perfect for travel as it works offline.

Highlights
  • Interactive illustrations
  • Read, listen, and play modes
  • Original music and voice acting
  • Multiple language support
  • Offline functionality
  • Child-friendly content
Features
Read full description

Have you ever dreamed of touching a fairy tale? Yes, to touch a fairy tale. Then the Zhu App is exactly for you and your kid! Cozy tales about the charming Zhuzhalina will amuse kids and surely delight parents. With little Juja, children will look into the world of garden creatures: insects, fairies, gnomes, and mysterious forest spirits. Children will find it interesting, informative, and fun! Darling Zhu is a fairy tale that is always with you. -the possibility to read, listen and play - interactive illustrations -original music and voice acting -Ukrainian, French, and English languages -easy navigation - no advertising -Works without WIFI - ideal for traveling Zhuzhalina loves to make friends! Find her on: Instagram: @my.darling.zhu Facebook: Darling Zhu/Darling Zhu Website: www.darlingzhu.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ PrivatPolicy: https://www.darlingzhu.com/privacypolicy

About

Hidden Gem

Experience a magical 3D children's story with animated graphics, sound, and interactive elements. This unique reading adventure follows three little pigs and a bird with a bathing problem. Designed for young children, it offers a fresh way to enjoy storytelling.

Highlights
  • 3D animated graphics
  • Original storyline
  • Interactive elements
  • Sound effects
  • Children's storybook format
Features
Read full description

Hidden gem is a 3D children's story.ย  We managed to create a unique reading experience by transforming 2D draws in 3D magic mixed with an original storyline. It's packaged with beautiful animated graphics, sound and interactive elements. Our story takes place in a lovely little farm where 3 littles pigs will meet a strange bird who has difficulties taking his bath.ย  We would like to propose you a new way to read, anywhere you want.ย  We recommend this story to kids up to 5 years. Our company INKU will create more content based on the same concept. Hope you enjoy it!

Screenshots

ZHU4 screens
Hidden Gem4 screens

Verdict

The call

ZHU and Hidden Gem are too close to call on the numbers: across 7 compared parameters โ€” price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. ZHU sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Hidden Gem sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ZHU versus Hidden Gem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZHUHidden Gem
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size290 MB300 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeranatoliy lavrenishynThomas Damiens

Customer experience

ZHU

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hidden Gem

Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

ZHU

Subscriptions3
  • ZHU for 1 month$1.991 Month
  • ZHU for 1 year$7.991 Year
  • 1 year subscription$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • 3 day pass.$0.99
  • 3 day pass$2.99
  • ZHU for 7 days$2.99
3 purchases

Hidden Gem

One-time3
  • Donut donation$0.99
  • Avocado brunch donation$2.49
  • Sushi roll donation$9.99

Questions

Is ZHU free?
ZHU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hidden Gem free?
Hidden Gem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZHU or Hidden Gem have ads?
Neither ZHU nor Hidden Gem shows ads.

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