Comparison

Zoomulator vs MiniCity

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

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Zoomulator

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ドット絵の愛らしい動物たちと一緒に、夢の動物園を育てる本格経営シミュレーション!のんびりプレイしながら、世界一の動物園を目指そう。 ■ 30種以上の動物を迎え入れよう ライオン・ゾウ・パンダ・フラミンゴ・チーター・ゴリラ…個性豊かな動物たちをショップから迎え入れ、エサや衣装でお世話しながら魅力を高めよう。ガチャでしか手に入らない激レア動物や、「ドラゴン」「フェニックス」「ユニコーン」など伝説の神獣も待っている! ■ 区画を整備して来場者を増やそう サバンナ・森林・北極・湿地・荒れ地、5種類の個性的な区画を整備しよう。バオバブの木、イグルー、森の泉など区画専用の設備を飾り付けると来場者がどっと増える。区画の種類に合った動物を配置するのがカギ! ■ コンボボーナスで動物園をパワーアップ 特定の動物・設備・区画タイプを組み合わせると「コンボボーナス」が発動!どのコンボがあるかは自分で発見するお楽しみ。コンボ図鑑をコンプリートしながら、来場者数をどんどん伸ばそう。 ■ 個性豊かな来場者が集まる 動物の魅力と満足度が上がるほど、多くの来場者が押し寄せる。のんびり家族連れ、カメラを構えるフォトグラファー、动物に詳しいマニア…20種類以上の来場者タイプを図鑑でコンプリートしよう! ■ 季節とミッションで遊び続けられる 春・夏・秋・冬の季節サイクルで来場者数や動物の魅力が変化し、季節限定イベントも発生。毎日リセットされるデイリーミッションと通常ミッションで、短い時間でも達成感を楽しめる。 ■ 動物園ランク30段階 累計来場者数に応じてランクアップ。ランクアップのたびに賞金が手に入り、新しい動物や設備が解放される。ランク30「伝説」を目指して動物園を育てよう! 【こんな方におすすめ】 ・ 経営ゲームが好き ・ ドット絵のかわいいゲームが好き ・ 動物や生き物が好き ・ 箱庭・まちづくりゲームが好き ・ すき間時間にのんびり遊べるゲームを探している 基本無料でプレイ開始できます。 Build and manage your dream zoo with adorable pixel-art animals in this cozy management simulation! ▶ COLLECT 30+ ANIMALS Lions, elephants, flamingos, cheetahs, gorillas… recruit animals from the shop, feed them, dress them in costumes, and watch their appeal soar. Hunt for ultra-rare creatures through the gacha system — including legendary mythical beasts like Dragon, Phoenix, and Unicorn! ▶ BUILD & DECORATE ENCLOSURES Choose from 5 enclosure types — Savanna, Forest, Arctic, Wetland, and Derelict — and match them with the right animals. Decorate with baobab trees, igloos, forest pools, and more to maximize visitor appeal. Every detail matters! ▶ DISCOVER COMBO BONUSES Pair specific animals, decorations, and enclosure types to trigger hidden Combo Bonuses. Experiment with different combinations, fill your Combo Encyclopedia, and watch your visitor count skyrocket. ▶ DIVERSE VISITORS & VISITOR ENCYCLOPEDIA The higher your appeal and satisfaction, the more visitors flock to your zoo. Families, photographers, animal researchers, secret rare visitors — unlock and collect 20+ unique visitor types. ▶ SEASONS, EVENTS & MISSIONS Spring, summer, autumn, winter — each season shifts visitor numbers, animal appeal, and triggers special limited events. Daily missions refresh every day so there's always something to accomplish. Climb 30 Zoo Ranks to reach legendary status! FEATURES: • management gameplay • Charming 64px pixel-art visuals • Gacha system for rare animals & costumes • Bank loans for bold strategic plays • Dual-backup save system for peace of mind • Free to start Perfect for fans of management sims, idle games, and cute animal games!

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MiniCity

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MiniCity is a pixel-art city builder with one question at its heart: how big a city can you grow in 50 years? Place zones, run power, let time move. The city grows on its own. But factory smoke stops houses from growing, and crowded roads pull land value down. In the same 50 years, one player ends with 10,000 people and another with 100,000. The difference is where they built. ■ 50 years. How far? Choose 50, 100 or 200 years when you start. When the last year ends, time stops and a report card shows population, funds, top building level and achievements. Your population goes to the Game Center leaderboard, so you can see where you stand in the world. The report card becomes a single picture with a bird's-eye view of your whole city, ready to post. Prefer no pressure? "No limit" is there too. ■ Only thirteen things to place Roads, avenues, rail, stations, power lines, parks, big parks, residential, commercial and industrial zones, power plants, police and fire stations. Decide where they go, then watch the city move. ■ What happens inside the city • If houses never get bigger, there is usually smoke nearby. Pollution drags land value down, and big buildings won't rise on cheap land • Parks absorb smoke, police stations cut crime, and value comes back • Zones grow through ten levels. Each level stands taller, ending in high-rise towers with blinking lights • Residents follow roads to work. Busy roads fill with cars, and land next to them loses value • Link stations by rail and residents commute by train. The roads in between empty out, and land around stations gains value • Avenues raise the value of land along them, but cost more to build and to maintain every year • Power plants have limited capacity. As the city spreads, you will run short ■ Read the numbers on the map Tap a tile with Inspect to see its land value, pollution, crime, fire risk, traffic, population and activity. Tap a row and that value is painted across the whole city. You see at a glance where it hurts. ■ Collect achievements 83 of them. Not just population and money goals, but ones that ask how you built: "3,000 people with peak pollution under 40", for example. Sign in to Game Center and they are kept there too. ■ Terrain Rivers, lakes and forests are generated for every city. Look at a few candidates before you start and pick the one you like. Water and forest raise land value, so where you put the city is your first real decision. ■ About the art There are no image assets. Every pixel is drawn from code. The moment a zone grows a level, that spot flashes. ■ Controls • Everything works with one finger: panning, drawing roads, zooming • Roads are not final until you confirm. Went too far? Trace back without lifting your finger • Autosave. Close the app and pick up where you left off ■ Price and ads The game is free. No sign-up, no login. Ads appear in menus like achievements and budget, in a banner under the tools on the city view, and between play sessions. A one-time "Remove Ads" purchase turns them off for good. Fifty years. How big will your city be?

Screenshots

Zoomulator4 screens
MiniCity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zoomulator at none against MiniCity's 1. On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. MiniCity sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zoomulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Zoomulator versus MiniCity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoomulatorMiniCity
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDailyDaily
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGen Takagakishuya fukai

In-app purchases

None

Zoomulator

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

MiniCity

One-time1
  • 広告を消す$1.99

Questions

Is Zoomulator free?
Zoomulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MiniCity free?
MiniCity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zoomulator or MiniCity have ads?
Both Zoomulator and MiniCity show ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoomulator or MiniCity?
Zoomulator ships an update daily, and MiniCity daily. Most recently, Zoomulator was updated on October 15, 2026 and MiniCity on October 14, 2026.

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