Let's Build a Zoo vs Squishy Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Let's Build a Zoo
Build and manage your own animal empire in this cozy simulation game. Import, breed, and care for a wide variety of creatures, from common to rare, while keeping visitors happy and dealing with unique events.
- Build your own zoo
- Import and breed animals
- Keep animals and visitors happy
- Manage zoo operations
- Discover rare creatures
- Trading Post for animals
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About this game It's time to build a zoo! Let out your wild side, and create your own animal empire with this cute, expansive management sim. Import and breed rare creatures, keep your visitors happy and deal with plenty of weird and wonderful events Features • Build your own zoo with over 100 different animals at your disposal • Keep your animals and your visitors happy then take the visitor income. • Control everything that happens in your park, from what your animals eat to what eats your animals... • Decide whether you want to run your Zoo above board. • Start with Dung Beetles you can use Beetles then they continue matting to feeding and building a new enclosure for spiders, and continue for Frogs, Snake…. • You act like Zoo’s Boss, You have to run a business and take care of your animals, Breed your animals and start families to expand your wildlife and fill your enclosures. • You have to do all of the Zoo Improvements as entertainers, swamp biome, and animal education class to increase the Visitor’s Income • Every gift you collect works then you can start building a statue that provides a permanent mating boost to the blome you build it for. • The Trading Post is available for trading your animals How to play • You have the money to start your zoo’s business and start from Dung Beetles, earn the money by selling animals, and open a new enclosure. • Do the Zoo improvements to increase the Zoo’s value with all visitor • Continue to take care of your animals to increase the Zoo’s Value • The Rare Animals like Werewolf, Dodo, Shinigmi, Alien, Big Foot, Unicorn,…can be purchased with fossils. You earn fossils by selling your zoo and keep the rare animals even after selling your zoo. Who is playing this game • You are interested in a business management simulation • You are a fan of the city builder’s game • You like a strategic game with beautiful design graphics and very cute animals. • You love the Zoo, love the wild spices. Ever wondered what a Cerberus, Griffin, Ogre… would look like? Now you can find out it in this game! Install and play it now.
Squishy Maker
Nurture, breed, and research magical slimes to discover new combinations and become a certified wizard. Engage in slime tournaments and explore a magical world to gather resources and unlock new slime types.
- Nurture and breed unique slimes
- Discover endless slime combinations
- Research slime genetics
- Compete in slime tournaments
- Explore a magical world
- Collect slime magic cards
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Create Legendary Slimes and become a Legendary Wizard! "Squishy Maker“ is a game where you nurture, crossbreed, and research the magical properties of slimes. You can create the slime of your dreams to your heart's content. If you succeed in creating the ultimate slime, you'll become a certified wizard! And who knows, maybe creating a legendary slime could even make you a legendary wizard! Explore the magical world of "Squishy Maker" and freely research slimes! 1. Take care of and breed your slimes! Did you know that each slime has its unique personality? Depending on their personality, they have preferred care activities. You need to pay close attention to each slime's personality to take good care of them. Giving them their preferred care increases their happiness significantly! A happy slime receives a mana buff. Don't forget to take care of your slimes! As slimes grow, their part genes will express in stages. What will my slime turn into? If you manage to create a slime described in the wizard's book, you'll get a slime magic card, getting you one step closer to becoming a certified wizard. 2. Create endless slime combinations! By releasing slimes inside the wizard's tower, you can obtain new eggs, indicating that the slimes are breeding! This breeding allows for the creation of endless slime combinations. Each time, you'll feel the excitement of wondering what kind of slime will be born next. If you understand the laws of slime genetics, you can quickly achieve your desired slime combination. Keep experimenting! Offering slimes as sacrifices to the World Tree, Elderoot, can also result in special slime eggs, just as in the witch's kitchen. What kind of slime will you discover next? Show us your spirit of experimentation! 3. Experience the Thrill of Victory! To become a certified wizard, you must go through the slime tournament! It's a test of your slime's abilities in a duel against other wizards. Who will become the certified wizard? Compete with your slime's mana-filled special duel card. Exploring unknown areas can also yield necessary resources. With a bit of luck, you might even find rare resources. If you experience any difficulties or have any suggestions, please contact us at dev@consalad.io. - Developer contact: dev@consalad.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Squishy Maker at 3.4 against Let's Build a Zoo's 2.7. Squishy Maker also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Let's Build a Zoo sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Squishy Maker sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Squishy Maker holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Let's Build a Zoo's written reviews are positive against 54% of Squishy Maker's.
Let's Build a Zoo ships an update every 14 months, Squishy Maker every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Let's Build a Zoo | Squishy Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (7 ratings) | 3.4 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 53.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 264 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QUY NGUYEN KHAC | Consalad, Inc |
Customer experience
Let's Build a Zoo
Squishy Maker
In-app purchases
Let's Build a Zoo
- 50 Gems$4.99
- 120 Gems$9.99
- Rare Bundle$9.99
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- Remove Ads$9.99
- 260 Gems$19.99
- Species pack$19.99
- 450 Gems$29.99
- Epic bundle$29.99
Squishy Maker
- 10 Rubies$0.49
- Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 4$0.99
- Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 5$0.99
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- 30 Rubies$1.99
- Starter Package$1.99
- Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 6$1.99
- Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 7$1.99
- Lifetime Ad Banner Removal$2.99
- Incredible Currency Pack Vol.1$3.99
- Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 8$3.99
- Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 9$3.99
- Slime Hotel Expansion Floor 10$5.99
- 200 Rubies$12.99
- Incredible Currency Pack Vol.2$19.99
- Incredible Currency Pack Vol.3$39.99
- Moonlight Atelier Pack Vol.3$59.99
Questions
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