Comparison

Islo vs ZIXI

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

Head to head
About

Islo

Features
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Tap an egg, meet a tiny baby and raise it right on your iPhone: in the Dynamic Island, on the Lock Screen, in StandBy and in widgets. Feed it, bathe it, play with it and watch it grow up. It never dies and never makes you feel guilty. HATCH IT AND WATCH IT GROW • Tap the egg until the shell cracks and your baby pops out • It grows from baby to child, teen and adult, celebrating each stage • As an adult it shows a personality shaped by your care: playful, cuddly, foodie or sparkly EVERYDAY CARE • Drag food right to its mouth and watch it munch with puffy cheeks • Clean up little poops with one tap • Rub it with bubbly foam at bath time • Pet it, tickle it, boop its nose • Tuck it in and turn the lights off for a starry night PLAY TOGETHER • Playroom mini-games: Which Way?, Catch the Snacks, Pop the Bubbles • Teach tricks with praise: a big jump, spin, bow and dance • It dances along when you play your music COINS, SHOP AND ALBUM • Earn coins with daily tasks and open a gift box every day • Buy treats, toys and decor for the room • A memory album keeps the hatching, every stage and each learned trick IT LIVES ON YOUR IPHONE • Sleeps on your schedule and wakes up with you • Celebrates your step goal and hides from the rain • Curls up on the charger and puts on a tie before a meeting • Feed, pet and play from the widget or the Live Activity without opening the app NO GUILT, EVER Your creature never dies and never runs away. A basic daily ration always refills, so it never goes hungry. On a frosty day it may catch a cold, which is just a sneeze and a cup of tea. Gentle reminders are cheerful, and skipping one changes nothing. PICK YOUR FRIEND Puff is a warm fluffy ball, Drop is a calm little slime philosopher, Chirp is a quick curious spark of a bird. Dress them in hats, scarves and new outfit packs, and preview every item on the Dynamic Island, the Lock Screen and widgets. VISITS Send your creature to a friend for an hour. They see it in their own Live Activity after they accept the visit. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No sign-up • Steps stay on your device • Only the start times of calendar events are read, never titles or guests • Every data source is off until you turn it on, and Islo is complete without any of them • No ads ISLO PRO Pro grows your family: a second creature and new generations hatched from eggs, up to four together. It adds real-time weather and calendar reactions from our server, a livelier Live Activity, flip and roll tricks, a double daily gift, your own photos in the album and exclusive items. Item packs are one-time purchases. Coins and food baskets are optional purchases. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://isloapp.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://isloapp.web.app/privacy

About

ZIXI

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A plush pet that grows with love… and a little one who learns something new every day. ZIXI is a virtual pet game for kids ages 4 to 12 (in Spanish). Your child picks an egg, watches it hatch and meets a new friend: a plush kitten, puppy or bunny. They name it, care for it and watch it evolve based on the love it receives. A LIVING 3D WORLD Your pet roams its 3D bedroom on its own: it sniffs, sits, stretches and looks at you. Feed it and it walks to its bowl, at bedtime it curls up in its bed, and tap the ball to watch it run and play. Tap the floor and it walks there. Its mood shows in how it moves. A PET THAT LIVES IN REAL TIME Your pet gets hungry, sleepy, playful and needs a good bath. Its needs keep changing even when the app is closed, so kids learn responsibility in a natural way. A DAILY LITTLE SCHOOL To earn coins, kids play in the school: English with audio, colors, animals, short phrases, picture addition and subtraction, reading, dictation and memory games. Activities refill every day, turning learning into a fun habit. COINS EARNED BY LEARNING With their coins they buy food, toys and furniture to decorate their pet's room. No real money involved. WALKS IN THE 3D PARK Kids pick an animated 3D character and walk their pet through a park with a fountain, trees and spinning coins, where they can see other kids walking theirs. The only interaction is safe emoji greetings: no messages, no free text. REWARDS AND MEDALS A daily gift, day streaks and 16 medals to collect. Gentle music at home, in the park and at school. PEACE OF MIND FOR PARENTS No ads, no real-money purchases and no chat. Grown-up settings are behind a parental gate and reminders are gentle and limited. PROGRESS ALWAYS SAFE Everything is saved to iCloud, so the pet and its progress stay even when switching devices.

Screenshots

Islo4 screens
ZIXI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZIXI at none against Islo's 10. 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. Islo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ZIXI asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Islo ships an update fortnightly, ZIXI every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Islo versus ZIXI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIsloZIXI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYevhenii BruchkovskyiRevista Mas Para Todos

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Islo

One-time10
  • A handful of coins$0.99
  • Animal pack$1.99
  • Party pack$1.99
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  • Sweet basket$1.99
  • Spooky pack$2.99
  • Story Heroes pack$2.99
  • Tokyo & Seoul pack$2.99
  • A pouch of coins$2.99
  • Feast basket$3.99
  • A chest of coins$5.99
None

ZIXI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Islo free?
Islo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ZIXI free?
ZIXI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Islo or ZIXI have ads?
Neither Islo nor ZIXI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Islo or ZIXI?
Islo ships an update fortnightly, and ZIXI every 2 weeks. Most recently, Islo was updated on November 6, 2026 and ZIXI on October 31, 2026.

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