Idle Zookeeper vs Cat Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idle Zookeeper
Manage and upgrade a zoological garden by maintaining cleanliness and animal happiness. Earn money from visitors to expand your zoo and hire helpers. Keep everyone happy to grow your animal tycoon business.
- Manage zoological garden
- Maintain and upgrade zoo areas
- Earn money from visitors
- Clean animal enclosures
- Hire helpers
- Add new animals
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This Game is Idle Zookeeper Game. Player have to manage the Zoological Garden. Player have to maintain the Zoo and upgrade it timely. Visitors visits the Zoo and give Money. Player can earn Money by maintaining the zoo. Player have to clean the poop. Player can upgrade the zoo area and upgrade and add various new animals in the zoo using Money. Player can also hire helpers to manage the workload and all the animal cottages. Simply Maintain and Clean the Zoo... Keep Visitors and Animals Happy... Earn Money from them and Upgrade the Zoo.
Cat Simulator
Play as a mischievous cat exploring rooms, interacting with objects, and causing playful chaos. Jump, collect stars, and unlock new areas in this adorable adventure game.
- Play as a mischievous cat
- Explore cozy rooms
- Interact with objects
- Cause playful pranks
- Collect stars
- Unlock new rooms
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Cat Simulator is an adorable game where you play as a mischievous little cat! Explore cozy rooms, interact with all kinds of objects, pull playful pranks, and knock things over just for fun. Jump around, collect stars, and unlock new rooms to continue your curious adventure. Ready to cause some cute chaos?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Idle Zookeeper at every 11 days against Cat Simulator's every 5 months. Idle Zookeeper also leads on monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.0). Cat Simulator's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Idle Zookeeper against 4.9 for Cat Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cat Simulator has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Idle Zookeeper ships an update every 11 days, Cat Simulator every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idle Zookeeper | Cat Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Krushna Sanghani | Critters Studio |
Customer experience
Idle Zookeeper
Cat Simulator
In-app purchases
Idle Zookeeper
No in-app purchases
Cat Simulator
No in-app purchases
