Numba vs ZOOKEEPER DX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Numba
A fast-paced, challenging puzzle game where players match three or more numbers to create sequences. It offers three distinct game modes to test your mental fitness and aim for the champion title.
- Match 3 or more numbers
- Create number chains
- Three challenging game modes
- Increases mental fitness
- Fast-paced gameplay
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Numba, classic match 3 with Numbers! Numba is fun, fast, challenging and will help increase your overall mental fitness! Match 3 or more numbers to create number chains in various sequences? Sound easy, get ready to find out! With 3 challenging game modes can you claim the title of the ultimate Numba champion in this awesome puzzler! "Addictive, challenging and beautifully pure", Eurogamer - 9/10 "50 Must-Play iOS Games", EDGE Magazine "make no mistake, this is one of the more impressive iPhone puzzlers available", rated 8/10 - Silver Award. More Discover more amazing Cobra Mobile games at www.cobramobile.com
ZOOKEEPER DX
Engage in a classic match-three puzzle game where you swap adjacent panels to line up three or more of the same color. Clear levels by catching a quota of animals, with multiple modes offering different challenges and scoring opportunities.
- Swap adjacent panels
- Match three or more animals
- Catch animals to clear levels
- Normal Mode
- Tokoton Mode (unlimited time)
- Score Attack Mode (3-minute challenge)
- Online multiplayer
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10 million people are playing! Zoo Keeper, the definitive action puzzle game finally available for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch! Aim for it! The Best Opp Zookeeper! [game description] This is a simple puzzle game with a simple rule: swap two panels next to each other, and line up three or more panels of the same color to make them disappear. Touch the animal you want to move and slide it in the direction of the animal you want to replace. If you line up 3 or more same animals vertically or horizontally, you can catch the animal. The level is cleared when a quota of animals are caught. [mode description] *Normal Mode Catch more than your quota of animals to clear all levels! *Tokoton Mode Level up with 100 animals! This is a challenging mode with unlimited time. *Score Attack Mode Try to score as many points as possible in a 3-minute challenge in Fever mode! You will receive a time extension when you score over 10,000 points and 100,000 points. *Play Zoo Keeper Online Play Zoo Keeper online for free! (Link to App Store "ZOOKEEPER BATTLE".) [ranking description] You can participate in the ranking by logging into Game Center and using Leaderboards. Compete with players around the world for high scores! [System Requirements] iOS 11 or later; iPhone 5s or later, iPad 5th generation or later, iPod touch 6th generation or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: ZOOKEEPER DX at free against Numba's paid. ZOOKEEPER DX also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 30 months) and rating (3.7 vs 3.3). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Numba costs $0.99 and ZOOKEEPER DX $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ZOOKEEPER DX holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 43 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Numba's written reviews are positive against 60% of ZOOKEEPER DX's.
Numba ships an update every 30 months, ZOOKEEPER DX every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Numba | ZOOKEEPER DX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (21 ratings) | 3.7 (43 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 60.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 43 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cobra Mobile Limited | KITERETSU INC. |
Customer experience
Numba
ZOOKEEPER DX
Bugs and requests
Numba
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ZOOKEEPER DX
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes on launch for some users
- Leaderboards show impossible high scores
- Pause function can be exploited
- Inconsistent performance across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add quest mode from DS version
- Include time attack and other game modes
- Allow disabling timer for casual play
- Implement local high scores with names
- Add colorblind accessibility options
In-app purchases
Numba
No in-app purchases
ZOOKEEPER DX
No in-app purchases









