ZHU vs Plushy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interactive illustrations
- Read, listen, and play modes
- Original music and voice acting
- Multiple language support
- Offline functionality
- Child-friendly content
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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
Plushy
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Meet Plushy — your very own buddy to hatch, build, and care for! Crack open an egg and a tiny creature is yours. Pick its colors and parts, give it a name and a personality, then look after it day by day so it stays happy. WHAT YOU DO • Hatch & build — assemble and recolor your own buddy • Care — feed, play, and teach to keep it cheerful • Mini-games — Bubble Pop, Chase, Memory, Rhythm and more • Bond & grow — care well and your buddy evolves, endlessly • Up to four buddies, switchable any time MADE FOR KIDS (7–10) • No ads. No in-app purchases. No accounts. • Fully offline — works with no internet, collects no data. • Gentle by design — no losing, no scary fail states. Just you and your buddy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plushy at none against ZHU's 6. Plushy also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. ZHU sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Plushy asks for nothing beyond the download.
ZHU ships an update every 5 months, Plushy weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZHU | Plushy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 290 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | anatoliy lavrenishyn | Andre Matos |
In-app purchases
ZHU
- ZHU for 1 month$1.991 Month
- ZHU for 1 year$7.991 Year
- 1 year subscription$19.991 Year
- 3 day pass.$0.99
- 3 day pass$2.99
- ZHU for 7 days$2.99
Plushy
No in-app purchases
