Night Zookeeper vs AB Sees
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Night Zookeeper
This app makes reading and writing fun for children aged 6-12 with engaging games, video lessons, and skill challenges. It boosts confidence and improves spelling, grammar, and writing skills with personalized feedback from qualified tutors.
- Mini games and video lessons
- Skill challenges covering English language arts
- Personalized feedback from qualified tutors
- Parent dashboard for progress tracking
- Weekly writing competitions
- Collaborative writing opportunities
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The multi-award winning Night Zookeeper makes reading & writing fantastically fun and easy for 6-12 year olds. It’s trusted by thousands of parents around the world to improve their children’s spelling, grammar, reading & writing skills and really boost their confidence. The app has exciting mini games, video lessons, and skill challenges, created by educational experts and covering an entire english language arts curriculum. Children can play independently, and at their own pace, earning exciting and motivating rewards along the way. Tips from characters and inspiring prompts then help your child to write pieces of writing which our qualified tutors then read and give encouraging feedback on. This feedback can be viewed in your parent dashboard, where you can also track your child’s progress and achievements, and receive monthly printable resources. Alongside the thousands of learning activities and tutor feedback, a Night Zookeeper subscription provides your child with monthly awards, weekly writing competitions, and opportunities for collaborative writing in a safe, moderated environment. Night Zookeeper is: FUN: There are thousands of exciting and engaging activities for Grades 1 to 6. TRUSTED: An award winning program, used by thousands of families. Rated 4.7 on Trustpilot from 500+ reviews. COMPREHENSIVE: The program covers a full language arts curriculum of reading, writing, spelling, grammar & punctuation, that rewards children as they progress. SELF-PACED: Children can play independently and work through the program at their own pace. PERSONALIZED: Children get written feedback from our team of tutors on their pieces of writing- so you don't need to be the bad guy! SAFE: No in-app ads or purchases. TRACKABLE: A parent dashboard helps you to easily track your child's progress. OFFLINE & ONLINE: Free monthly printable resources are sent straight to your inbox. Users must log in with their account details to access Night Zookeeper. "There is nothing quite like Night Zookeeper, and I wish I had started them on it sooner!" Tim & Jennifer, parents "My kids were always frustrated with writing and reading, now they are excited each day and have started writing full stories." Justin, parent “My kids are loving this program and writing more than they ever have before. The game format and reward system holds their attention, and their creative juices keep flowing" Paul, parent Technical details: * Internet connection required Recommended: Latest iPad, Latest iPad Pro, Latest iPad Air, Latest iPad mini, Latest iOS Subscription options: The first 7 days of a subscription are free. Subscriptions renew automatically; your App Store account will be charged unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.nightzookeeper.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.nightzookeeper.com/terms-and-conditions Start a FREE trial of Night Zookeeper today!
AB Sees
This app makes learning to write an engaging video game experience for children. It helps kids develop writing skills significantly faster than the national average.
- Gamified writing education
- Accelerated learning for writing skills
- Engaging and fun for children
- Intuitive user interface
- Promotes creativity and interactive learning
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AB Sees encourages kids write by making learning as fun as a video game. Students who learn to write using AB See can do so two years earlier than the national average.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AB Sees at none against Night Zookeeper's 10. AB Sees also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Night Zookeeper's advantage is ratings volume (626 vs 21). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Night Zookeeper sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. AB Sees asks for nothing beyond the download.
AB Sees holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Zookeeper has 626 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Night Zookeeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of AB Sees's.
Night Zookeeper ships an update every 5 weeks, AB Sees weekly. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Night Zookeeper | AB Sees |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (626 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 626 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 393 MB | 452 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wonky Star | wylan neely |
Customer experience
Night Zookeeper
AB Sees
User reviews
Night Zookeeper
From 626 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging
- 🚀 Helps improve writing skills
- 💡 Gamifies learning
- 👍 Motivates reluctant writers
- 👍 Constructive feedback from tutors
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy and laggy performance
- 🐛 Inconsistent difficulty levels
- 🔋 Drains device battery
- 🔒 Questionable subscription practices
AB Sees
From 21 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique and engaging learning experience
- 👍 Smooth and quick performance
- 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
- 💡 Effective for teaching kids reading, writing, and spelling
- 👍 Motivating and fun for children
Bugs and requests
Night Zookeeper
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing and crashing issues
- Upside-down screen when creating new characters
- Audio not working consistently
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Compatibility improvements for older devices
- More content for older age groups
AB Sees
No bugs or feature requests surfaced in reviews.
In-app purchases
Night Zookeeper
- NZK 1 Month - 1 License7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- 1 Month - 2 Licenses7 Days trial$17.991 Month
- NZK 1 Month - 3 Licenses7 Days trial$17.991 Month
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- 1 Month - 4 Licenses7 Days trial$21.991 Month
- 3 Months - 1 License7 Days trial$36.993 Months
- 3 Months - 2 Licenses7 Days trial$49.993 Months
- 3 Months - 3 Licenses7 Days trial$49.993 Months
- Yearly - 1 License7 Days trial$118.991 Year
- Yearly - 2 Licenses7 Days trial$154.991 Year
- Yearly - 3 Licenses7 Days trial$154.991 Year
AB Sees
No in-app purchases
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