Comparison

Bugdom 2 vs Zoombinis

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

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About

Bugdom 2

Embark on a console-quality 3D action-adventure as Skip McFly, a grasshopper exploring a house and its surroundings. Encounter a variety of insect friends and foes in a visually stunning world with beautiful 3D animation and engaging characters.

Highlights
  • Console-quality 3D action-adventure
  • Explore inside and around a house
  • Encounter friends and enemies
  • Stunning 3D graphics and animation
  • Engaging insect characters
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The best action-adventure game for iOS!!! • iPhone Award Winner by appstoreapps.com • "Editor's Pick Award" by FamousWhy.com! Bugdom 2 is the only console-quality 3D action-adventure game for the iPhone and iPod Touch. You play Skip McFly, a grasshopper who explores the areas inside and around a house, and encounter both friends and enemies. The graphics in Bugdom 2 are absolutely stunning! Beautiful 3D animation and great characters from spear-throwing roaches to blood-sucking ticks. Bugdom 2 is a *big* game that will keep you entertained for a very long time.

About

Zoombinis

Guide adorable blue creatures through a series of logic puzzles and challenges to escape their captors and reach a new home. This re-creation of a classic game sharpens problem-solving, data analysis, and pattern recognition skills with engaging story and characters.

Highlights
  • Logic puzzles
  • Data analysis challenges
  • Pattern recognition
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Story-driven adventure
  • Twelve unique puzzles
  • Digitally painted backgrounds
Features
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Play Zoombinis and guide the little blue creatures through fun and increasingly challenging puzzles on their way to a new home. Zoombinis is a re-creation of the classic, award-winning 1990’s puzzle game Logical Journey of the Zoombinis. The small blue creatures, each with distinct personalities and appearances, are escaping imprisonment by the evil Bloats who have taken over the Zoombinis’ home. Players take on the role of guide and help the Zoombinis reach the safety of Zoombiniville. Use logic, analyze data, spot patterns and hone problem solving skills. Players face a series of increasingly difficult challenges that stand between the Zoombinis and freedom. Twelve perilous puzzles each with 4 levels of increasing difficulty, a great story, and many fun and memorable characters make for an engaging and challenging experience. We challenge you to get all the Zoombinis to safety! The Challenges • Allergic Cliffs • Stone Cold Caves • Pizza Pass • Captain Cajun’s Ferryboat • Titanic Tattooed Toads • Stone Rise • Fleens • Hotel Dimensia • Mudball Wall • Lion’s Lair • BubbleWonder Abyss • Mirror Machine Featuring • Beautiful digitally painted backgrounds • The original voices for the Narrator, Stone Guards, Pizza Trolls, Captain Cajun, and the Innkeeper • Restored music from version 1.0 of the original game • Improved celebrations and achievements

Screenshots

Bugdom 24 screens
Zoombinis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Zoombinis at Free against Bugdom 2's $2.99. Zoombinis also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). Bugdom 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, ads 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

Zoombinis is free to download; Bugdom 2 costs $2.99 up front. Zoombinis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bugdom 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zoombinis holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zoombinis has 600 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Bugdom 2's written reviews are positive against 67% of Zoombinis's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bugdom 2 ships an update every 8 months, Zoombinis every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Bugdom 2 versus Zoombinis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBugdom 2Zoombinis
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (63 ratings)4.5 (600 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.1% of reviews — better67.0% of reviews
Number of ratings63600 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB631 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPangea Software, Inc.TERC, Inc.

Customer experience

Bugdom 2

All ratings63 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral12.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews362 reviews
Positive69.1%
Neutral13.5%
Negative17.4%

Zoombinis

All ratings593 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews303 reviews
Positive67.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative20.5%

User reviews

Bugdom 2

From 63 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing graphics
  • 🚀 Engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Nostalgic for childhood
  • 👍 Fun adventure
  • 👍 Great value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes
  • 🐛 Difficult controls
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🔒 Lacks save progress option

Zoombinis

From 600 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎉 Nostalgic and fun
  • 👍 Faithful to the original game
  • 💡 Challenging puzzles for all ages
  • 🧠 Teaches logic and problem-solving skills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs, especially in higher difficulty levels
  • 🔇 Missing sound/audio issues
  • 🕰️ Limited free play time before requiring purchase

Bugs and requests

Bugdom 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes frequently
  • Controls are unresponsive
  • Levels reset progress when exiting

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add save progress option
  • Improve camera and controls
  • Bring back original Bugdom game

Zoombinis

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Zoombinis disappearing or getting lost between levels
  • Mirror Cave puzzles not functioning properly on harder difficulties
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices
  • Inability to move Zoombinis in certain puzzles

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust difficulty level in journey mode
  • Cross-progression between devices
  • More Zoombinis games (Mountain Rescue, Island Odyssey)
  • French language option

In-app purchases

None

Bugdom 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Zoombinis

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Bugdom 2 free?
Bugdom 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zoombinis free?
Zoombinis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bugdom 2 or Zoombinis?
Zoombinis is rated higher. Bugdom 2 averages 4.1 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Zoombinis averages 4.5 from 600 ratings.
Do Bugdom 2 or Zoombinis have ads?
Neither Bugdom 2 nor Zoombinis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bugdom 2 or Zoombinis?
Bugdom 2 ships an update every 8 months, and Zoombinis every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bugdom 2 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Zoombinis on October 26, 2026.

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