ZenShell vs Animal Ferris Wheel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ZenShell
Test your reflexes and hand-eye coordination with this classic "ball and cups" style game. Catch hermit crabs as they move rapidly under shells. See if your eyes are fast enough to keep up!
- Hand-eye coordination test
- Classic "ball and cups" gameplay
- Fast-paced shell following
- Hermit crab catching
- Reaction time challenge
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How fast are your eyes? Are they fast enough to catch hermit crabs and still follow the rapidly moving shells? Test your hand-eye coordination in the form of the classic "ball and cups" game!
Animal Ferris Wheel
Watch adorable animals spin on a colorful Ferris wheel. Simple tap controls make the wheel fall, but a balloon can save the day. Enjoy a charming, easy-to-play experience.
- Cute animal characters
- Colorful Ferris wheel
- Simple tap controls
- Balloon rescue mechanic
- Relaxing background music
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◆◆20 million (*1) total downloads reached!!◆◆ Lovely cute animals will appear in the Ferris wheel! Various animals are on the colorful Ferris wheel. Operation is only a tap! After a few taps, the Ferris wheel will fall! but it's okay. If there is a balloon, you can fly in the sky like a balloon. Background music: Pocket Sound http://pocket-se.info/ *1 Total download count of Monois apps (As of July 2023)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ZenShell at 100% against Animal Ferris Wheel's 33%. ZenShell also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Animal Ferris Wheel's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 5). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ZenShell holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Animal Ferris Wheel has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ZenShell's written reviews are positive against 33% of Animal Ferris Wheel's.
ZenShell ships an update every 2 months, Animal Ferris Wheel every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZenShell | Animal Ferris Wheel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 3.8 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Z Sculpt | monois Inc. |
Customer experience
ZenShell
Animal Ferris Wheel
In-app purchases
ZenShell
No in-app purchases
Animal Ferris Wheel
No in-app purchases
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