Edinburgh Zoo vs Step Pets
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Edinburgh Zoo
Navigate Edinburgh Zoo's 80 acres with ease, locate your favorite animals, and discover daily talks and dining spots. Plan your visit for an enjoyable wildlife experience.
- Interactive zoo map
- Animal location finder
- Daily talks schedule
- Dining information
- Visitor planning tool
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Explore Edinburgh Zoo like never before with our new app! Find your way around our 80-acres of wildlife and easily navigate to all your favourite animals. Whether you want to find the best spot for a bite to eat or want to know what talks are on each day, our app has all the information you need for an un-fur-gettable day out.
Step Pets
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Step Pets is a walking simulator to motivate you to increase the number of steps you do every day! Find your egg on an interactive map, complete steps to hatch your egg and collect coins for the number of steps you do. Raise your pet by giving it food and drink, set up its sleep routine, visit friends' pets and place items in your own backyard. All pets have different preferences on what kind of food, drinks, sleep schedule, yard items and even the pets it visits so get to know your pet to keep it happy! If you don't it can run away!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Edinburgh Zoo at none against Step Pets's 6. Edinburgh Zoo also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Step Pets sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Edinburgh Zoo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Edinburgh Zoo ships an update monthly, Step Pets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edinburgh Zoo | Step Pets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attraction Technology Ltd. | Stella Gaming Ltd |
In-app purchases
Edinburgh Zoo
No in-app purchases
Step Pets
- Pile of Coins$1.99
- Age Down Token$1.99
- Kennel Slot$2.99
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- Extra Pets Storage$5.99
- Bag of Coins$9.99
- Lots of Coins$39.99
