Comparison

Sproutlings vs Zero

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sproutlings

Hatch and raise unique creatures in a personalized sanctuary. Design habitats, keep your creatures happy, and embark on expeditions to find more. Play minigames to earn rewards and build the ultimate home for your growing collection.

Highlights
  • Hatch mysterious creature eggs
  • Design and build creature habitats
  • Care for creature needs (water, food, love)
  • Embark on rescue expeditions
  • Play minigames for rewards
  • Collect common, shiny, and legendary creatures
Features
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Welcome to Sproutlings. Hatch adorable sprouting eggs and build the sanctuary of their dreams. Hatch mysterious eggs to discover new Sproutlings some common, some shiny, and a rare few that are truly legendary. Design a cozy home with barns, ponds, flower gardens, and wheat fields, then watch your Sproutlings roam, play, and thrive in the world you've created. Keep them happy with fresh water, shelter, food, and love. Embark on expeditions to find lost Sproutlings waiting to be rescued, and play fun minigames to earn essence and xp. Every creature deserves a home. Every sanctuary tells a story. What will yours be?

About

Zero

Create and explore block-based worlds, then share them with friends via a simple link. Friends can explore your creations directly in their browser without needing the app. Build anything with a variety of textures and even embed photos or videos.

Highlights
  • Build worlds with blocks
  • 150+ textures
  • Embed photos/videos
  • Explore user-created worlds
  • Share worlds via link
  • Browser-based exploration
  • Offline play
Features
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Build worlds out of blocks. Send a friend the link. They walk through your world right in their browser, no app needed That's it Open the app, hit Build or Explore, that's the whole menu BUILD ANYTHING - Stack blocks, dig holes, smooth out shapes - 150+ textures: grass, stone, marble, moss, anything - Drop a photo or a video into your world like a poster - Saves on its own, no save button WALK THROUGH WORLDS - Climb a giant dragon someone built last night - Explore knights, castles, towers, weird stuff - Tap a world, jump in, save the ones you like SHARE WITH ONE LINK - Every world has a link like 0.space/yourname - Send it in any chat - Friend opens it, walks around, no signup - They like it, they grab the app PLAY EVERYWHERE - Same account on phone, web, desktop - Build on phone, see it on laptop - Works offline, syncs when you're back online - No daily streaks, no notifications nagging you FEELS GOOD - Two thumbs to build - Smooth on older iPhones too - Took forever to get this right If you've ever wanted to build a tower at 2am to send a friend, this is for that Two taps, you're inside SUPPORT support at 0.space 0.space

Screenshots

Sproutlings3 screens
Zero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zero at none against Sproutlings's 5. Zero also leads on ads (none vs shown). Sproutlings's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sproutlings sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Zero asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sproutlings against 5.0 for Zero. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sproutlings ships an update every 5 days, Zero every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sproutlings versus Zero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSproutlingsZero
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size143 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVibe Coding Basics LLCHyuckil Kwon

Customer experience

Sproutlings

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Zero

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Sproutlings

One-time5
  • Buy 1000 essence$0.99
  • buy 3500 essence!$2.99
  • Lifetime No Ads$4.99
Show 2 more
  • Buy 9000 essence!$6.99
  • Buy 20,000 essence!$14.99
None

Zero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sproutlings free?
Sproutlings is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zero free?
Zero is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sproutlings or Zero?
Sproutlings and Zero are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Sproutlings or Zero have ads?
Sproutlings shows ads; Zero does not.
Which is updated more often, Sproutlings or Zero?
Sproutlings ships an update every 5 days, and Zero every 3 days. Most recently, Sproutlings was updated on October 15, 2026 and Zero on October 8, 2026.

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