Comparison

Squeebles Maths Race vs Night Zookeeper

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

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About

Squeebles Maths Race

This educational game makes practicing math skills fun for children aged 5-11. It offers competitive races, customizable difficulty, and rewards to motivate learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Highlights
  • 1 or 2 player math races
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Parent/teacher locking of levels
  • Progress tracking
  • Collectible Squeebles and Flipfish
  • Password-protected parent zone
Features
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Designed for children aged 5 to 11, Squeebles Maths Race offers an exciting 1-player or 2-player game, which makes practising addition, subtraction, multiplication and division a huge amount of fun. The app has been carefully designed to challenge each child’s unique ability level, allowing players of different abilities to take part in a "Maths Race" against one another. Features: > 1 or 2 player mode lets you take part in a maths race against a friend, sibling or the computer. > Choose from addition, subtraction, multiplication or division questions. > 4 difficulty levels allow each child to compete at a level appropriate for them. > Parents / teachers can lock difficulty levels and certain times tables on a per-child basis. > Progress is tracked for each child so parents and teachers can see how they're doing. > With 35 Squeebles and 12 flipfish to collect, there are plenty of rewards for children to earn for doing well on the educational part of the app. > Password-protected parent / teacher zone contains stats and settings for each child. > Unlimited numbers of children can be registered with the app. > No in app purchases, no advertising and no internet links of any kind. The actual race takes place in the Rushing River on Squeeble Island. Children choose a Squeeble, and then a Flipfish for the Squeeble to ride upon. Once they’ve selected which maths skills they’d like to be tested on and chosen a difficulty level, the race begins! With each correct answer, the child’s Flipfish swims a little further toward the finish line and the winner is the first to answer ten questions correctly! This is the first app within the series of Squeebles educational apps to introduce an element of competition into learning (in the 2-player mode) – a feature that teachers have suggested works well for some children – although we’ve carefully designed the app so that each child is competing at the level that’s just right for them. In one-player mode, children can choose a friendly Squeeble opponent, who is either a mathematical ‘Beginner’, ‘Rookie’, ‘Pro’, ‘Expert’, ‘Legend’ or ‘Super Legend’. In two-player mode, children will enjoy the rare opportunity to use a touchscreen at the same time as a sibling, friend or classmate – it’s a great way to maximise learning time without needing a device for each child. As well as being motivated by the wish to win a race, children are awarded stars for answering questions correctly. The stars can be saved up and then traded in for different Squeebles and Flipfish to ride during the races. There are three scoreboards, which show the top ten racers for that day, that week and for ‘all time’. For parents and teachers, the "Parent / Teacher Zone" can be password protected and contains stats for each child so that you can keep in touch with their learning and progress. As with all Squeebles apps, we aim to offer a happy, positive, self-contained, environment for learning. Our apps have NO in-app purchases, NO third party advertising and NO active links that take children away from the confines of the app. We’re always grateful to people who take the time to review or rate our apps in the App Store. For support or enquiries, please email us at info@keystagefun.co.uk. We’re always happy to hear from you. If you’d like to see more of our maths and spelling apps, just search for ‘Squeebles’ in the app store.

About

Night Zookeeper

This app makes reading and writing fun for children aged 6-12. It offers mini-games, video lessons, and skill challenges covering a full English language arts curriculum. Children receive personalized feedback from tutors and earn rewards, while parents can track progress.

Highlights
  • Interactive mini-games
  • Video lessons
  • Skill challenges
  • Tutor feedback on writing
  • Parent progress tracking
  • Motivating rewards
  • Collaborative writing opportunities
Features
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The multi-award winning Night Zookeeper makes reading & writing fantastically fun and easy for 6-12 year olds. It’s trusted by thousands of parents around the world to improve their children’s spelling, grammar, reading & writing skills and really boost their confidence. The app has exciting mini games, video lessons, and skill challenges, created by educational experts and covering an entire english language arts curriculum. Children can play independently, and at their own pace, earning exciting and motivating rewards along the way. Tips from characters and inspiring prompts then help your child to write pieces of writing which our qualified tutors then read and give encouraging feedback on. This feedback can be viewed in your parent dashboard, where you can also track your child’s progress and achievements, and receive monthly printable resources. Alongside the thousands of learning activities and tutor feedback, a Night Zookeeper subscription provides your child with monthly awards, weekly writing competitions, and opportunities for collaborative writing in a safe, moderated environment. Night Zookeeper is: FUN: There are thousands of exciting and engaging activities for Grades 1 to 6. TRUSTED: An award winning program, used by thousands of families. Rated 4.7 on Trustpilot from 500+ reviews. COMPREHENSIVE: The program covers a full language arts curriculum of reading, writing, spelling, grammar & punctuation, that rewards children as they progress. SELF-PACED: Children can play independently and work through the program at their own pace. PERSONALIZED: Children get written feedback from our team of tutors on their pieces of writing- so you don't need to be the bad guy! SAFE: No in-app ads or purchases. TRACKABLE: A parent dashboard helps you to easily track your child's progress. OFFLINE & ONLINE: Free monthly printable resources are sent straight to your inbox. Users must log in with their account details to access Night Zookeeper. "There is nothing quite like Night Zookeeper, and I wish I had started them on it sooner!" Tim & Jennifer, parents "My kids were always frustrated with writing and reading, now they are excited each day and have started writing full stories." Justin, parent “My kids are loving this program and writing more than they ever have before. The game format and reward system holds their attention, and their creative juices keep flowing" Paul, parent Technical details: * Internet connection required Recommended: Latest iPad, Latest iPad Pro, Latest iPad Air, Latest iPad mini, Latest iOS Subscription options: The first 7 days of a subscription are free. Subscriptions renew automatically; your App Store account will be charged unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.nightzookeeper.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.nightzookeeper.com/terms-and-conditions Start a FREE trial of Night Zookeeper today!

Screenshots

Squeebles Maths Race4 screens
Night Zookeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Night Zookeeper at Free against Squeebles Maths Race's $2.99. Night Zookeeper also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (536 vs 6). Squeebles Maths Race's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On 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

Night Zookeeper is free to download; Squeebles Maths Race costs $2.99 up front. Night Zookeeper sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Squeebles Maths Race asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Night Zookeeper holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Zookeeper has 536 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Squeebles Maths Race's written reviews are positive against 82% of Night Zookeeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squeebles Maths Race ships an update every 7 months, Night Zookeeper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Squeebles Maths Race versus Night Zookeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSqueebles Maths RaceNight Zookeeper
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.8 (6 ratings)4.6 (536 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6536 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB503 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeyStageFunWonky Star

Customer experience

Squeebles Maths Race

All ratings6 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

Night Zookeeper

All ratings536 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.1%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral2.3%
Negative15.9%

Bugs and requests

Squeebles Maths Race

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Night Zookeeper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Upside-down screen when creating new characters
  • Audio not working consistently

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Compatibility improvements for older devices
  • More content for older age groups

In-app purchases

None

Squeebles Maths Race

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Night Zookeeper

Subscriptions12
  • NZK 1 Month - 1 License7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • 1 Month - 2 Licenses7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • NZK 1 Month - 3 Licenses7 Days trial$17.991 Month
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  • 1 Month - 4 Licenses7 Days trial$21.991 Month
  • 3 Months - 1 License7 Days trial$36.993 Months
  • 3 Months - 2 Licenses7 Days trial$49.993 Months
  • 3 Months - 3 Licenses7 Days trial$49.993 Months
  • Yearly - 1 License7 Days trial$118.991 Year
  • Yearly - 2 Licenses7 Days trial$154.991 Year
  • Yearly - 3 Licenses7 Days trial$154.991 Year
  • Yearly - 4 Licenses7 Days trial$189.991 Year
  • Yearly - 5 Licenses7 Days trial$239.991 Year

Questions

Is Squeebles Maths Race free?
Squeebles Maths Race costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Night Zookeeper free?
Night Zookeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squeebles Maths Race or Night Zookeeper?
Night Zookeeper is rated higher. Squeebles Maths Race averages 2.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Night Zookeeper averages 4.6 from 536 ratings.
Do Squeebles Maths Race or Night Zookeeper have ads?
Neither Squeebles Maths Race nor Night Zookeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squeebles Maths Race or Night Zookeeper?
Squeebles Maths Race ships an update every 7 months, and Night Zookeeper every 2 months. Most recently, Squeebles Maths Race was updated on September 7, 2026 and Night Zookeeper on September 23, 2026.

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