Comparison

Zoo Shuffle vs Plumb

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

Head to head
About

Zoo Shuffle

Features
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Meet Zoo Shuffle - the cutest sliding block puzzle you will play all year. Slide adorable animal blocks, merge matching pairs, and watch your zoo evolve one clever move at a time. It is the classic klotski sliding-puzzle challenge, rebuilt around a zoo full of capybaras, pandas, penguins and friends. Simple to learn, genuinely tricky to master. - HOW TO PLAY • Slide animal blocks around the grid in classic sliding puzzle style • Line up identical animals to merge them into a brand-new species • Clear the board to finish the level and unlock the next one • Every move counts, so think a step ahead - WHY YOU WILL STAY • Hundreds of handcrafted levels, from gentle warm-ups to real brain-benders • Dozens of cute animals to discover, merge and evolve • One-handed portrait play, perfect for a queue, a commute or bedtime • No timers, no lives, no pressure - stop and resume whenever you like • Plays fully offline, no WiFi needed • Free to download and play - MADE FOR YOU IF You love block puzzle games, tile matching, merge mechanics or classic klotski brain teasers, and you would rather solve them surrounded by soft, silly animals than sterile grey squares. Download Zoo Shuffle and start building the most adorable zoo on the App Store, one merge at a time.

About

Plumb

Tap to stack blocks and build a tower. Misplace a block and your tower shrinks, but perfect landings restore its width. Master three distinct modes with increasing challenges and strategic pickups.

Highlights
  • One-tap gameplay
  • Three distinct game modes
  • Offline play
  • High score tracking per mode
  • Colorblind-friendly design
  • VoiceOver and Reduce Motion support
Features
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Tap to drop. The block above slides back and forth — let go at the wrong moment and the overhang shears away, and your tower gets narrower. Land it dead centre and you get that width back. That is the whole game. It takes five seconds to understand and a long time to be good at. THREE MODES NORMAL — just the tower. Every miss costs you width, every perfect drop hands some back, and the block speeds up the higher you climb. Sooner or later it outruns you. ARCADE — pickups hang out to the sides. Swing a block wide to catch a Widen, a Slow, a double-points streak. Reaching one costs you width, so every pickup is a decision rather than a gift. Some of them bite: Overdrive triples your score and makes the block fly, Flipped turns the screen upside down. And a few you steer around entirely. GRAVITY — nothing is trimmed. Every block lands whole, in whatever width you are dealt, and the tower leans according to where the weight sits. Stack too much to one side and it goes over. A narrow block placed off-centre is a counterweight; a wide one is ballast you have to think about. WHAT IS IN IT - One tap. No buttons, no menus to learn. - Plays offline, on a plane, anywhere. - No account, no sign-up — just open it and play. - A separate high score for each mode. - Its own sound for every drop, trim, and perfect landing — or play it silent, your call. - Colorblind-friendly colors, VoiceOver, and Reduce Motion support. - Share your run as a card that draws the tower you actually built. - Optional one-off purchase removes the ads for good. Built for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Zoo Shuffle4 screens
Plumb4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zoo Shuffle at fortnightly against Plumb's monthly. Zoo Shuffle also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Zoo Shuffle sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Plumb sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zoo Shuffle ships an update fortnightly, Plumb monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zoo Shuffle versus Plumb: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZoo ShufflePlumb
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHWA DAVIDARRON PAUL CHELMO

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Zoo Shuffle

One-time6
  • Starter Coin Pack$1.99
  • Small Coin Pack$4.99
  • Value Coin Pack$9.99
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  • Big Coin Pack$19.99
  • Mega Coin Pack$49.99
  • Ultimate Coin Pack$99.99
1 purchases

Plumb

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Zoo Shuffle free?
Zoo Shuffle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plumb free?
Plumb is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zoo Shuffle or Plumb have ads?
Both Zoo Shuffle and Plumb show ads.
Which is updated more often, Zoo Shuffle or Plumb?
Zoo Shuffle ships an update fortnightly, and Plumb monthly. Most recently, Zoo Shuffle was updated on October 6, 2026 and Plumb on October 13, 2026.

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