Comparison

IMVU vs Zigazoo

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

Head to head
About

IMVU

Create and customize a 3D avatar to express yourself in a vast virtual world. Connect with millions globally through immersive 3D chat rooms, roleplay, and social events. Explore endless possibilities for friendship and virtual life.

Highlights
  • 3D avatar customization
  • Virtual chat rooms
  • Voice chat
  • Roleplaying
  • Virtual events
  • Animated WithMoji
  • VIP exclusive features
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IMVU is a 3D social world where you can meet people, express yourself, and be part of a world shaped by its community. Create an avatar that feels like you, explore thousands of community-created rooms and experiences, and connect with people from around the world. Whether you’re meeting someone new or hanging out with friends, there’s always something new to discover. MEET PEOPLE & CONNECT - Make friends from around the world - Connect through voice chat, music streaming, and avatar actions - Find communities built around shared interests - Hang out with friends, join a party, or host your own EXPRESS YOURSELF - Customize your avatar with more than 60 million virtual items - Shop clothing, hairstyles, poses, furniture, and more designed by the community - Create your own looks, characters, and spaces - Enter style challenges and vote on your favorites DISCOVER & EXPLORE - Explore thousands of rooms and spaces created by the community - Create your own room and invite others to hang out - Capture and share photos of your favorite moments - Follow your favorite people and keep up with what they’re creating and sharing *VIP Terms and Conditions: https://www.imvu.com/next/policyhub/vipterms/ • The payment will be charged on your App Store account when confirming the purchase. • Your subscription will be automatically renewed every month, 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your credit card will be charged through the App Store account, unless the automatic renewal is deactivated at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can deactivate the automatic renewal anytime on your App Store account settings. • Any share not used in the free trial period, if offered, will be lost when the user buys a subscription to the respective post.

About

Zigazoo

This app offers a safe and positive social media experience for kids and teens. Users can create and share short-form videos, participate in trends and challenges, and remix content with creative tools. It prioritizes safety with moderation and parent verification, fostering a supportive community.

Highlights
  • Post short-form videos
  • Participate in trends and challenges
  • Remix videos with effects and music
  • Build a personalized feed
  • Get discovered and go viral
  • Parent-verified accounts
  • 100% moderated content
Features
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Zigazoo is where trends are born. Scroll a fast-moving feed, post videos, remix what’s trending from your favorite creators, and react in real time. From challenges and clips to stitches and duets, Zigazoo lets kids and teens jump into culture as it happens — and get seen for it. It’s giving FYP energy, without the toxic side of social media. Create. Remix. Go Viral. Zigazoo makes it easy to plug into trends and put your own spin on them: Post Short-Form Videos — Dance, react, PR Unboxings, GRWM, VLOGS Jump on Trends & Challenges — New challenges drop all the time from creators, celebrities, brands, and partners Remix Everything — Clip, stitch, duet, and add music, effects, stickers, and filters Build Your Feed — Follow creators you vibe with and shape your timeline Get Discovered — Videos can travel across the Zigazoo feed, helping creators reach new people and go viral as influencers. Whether you’re serving aesthetic or main-character energy — Zigazoo is where it lands. That’s why we’re the world’s largest social network for kids! A Social Feed That Feels Good Unlike most platforms, Zigazoo is designed so trends don’t turn toxic. No bullying. No hate. No cringe comment sections. No private text messaging Positive reactions only — emojis, stickers, and supportive engagement A community that boosts creativity instead of tearing it down That’s how Zigazoo keeps the vibes high and the feed fun. Safety Built In Zigazoo is the world’s largest safe, positive social network, created by parents and educators and trusted by millions. 100% moderated — every video is reviewed before it hits the feed KidSAFE COPPA Certified No explicit content or personal information Safety works quietly in the background so creators can focus on posting, remixing, and getting seen. Zigazoo has earned the highest safety ratings from Common Sense Media and has been featured by TechCrunch, Bark, and Moms.com. Parent-Verified Accounts To keep the community secure: Accounts are created with parental consent Parents verify via email or Apple / Google sign-on Privacy and safety settings are built in from day one All users must get verified before they're able to create. Zigazoo Community Highlights Global creator community Music from major artists Profile customization to match your vibe Follow creators and get notified when they post Positive interactions only — no negativity Zigazoo Premium Plus Unlock more creative power: Videos up to 10 minutes Create your own challenges Advanced editing tools for transitions, collabs, and more 500 Zigabucks each month Post first. Remix fast. Catch the trend. It’s giving Zigazoo. Zigazoo Safety Commitment: https://zigazoo.com/kids/parents/ Privacy Policy: https://www.zigazoo.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

IMVU4 screens
Zigazoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zigazoo at none against IMVU's shown. Zigazoo also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 47%). IMVU's advantage is ratings volume (365K vs 61K) and chart position (#24 vs #121). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. IMVU sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Zigazoo sells 37 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zigazoo holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IMVU has 365K ratings behind it against 61K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of IMVU's written reviews are positive against 72% of Zigazoo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

IMVU ships an update fortnightly, Zigazoo every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
IMVU versus Zigazoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIMVUZigazoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (365K ratings)4.8 (61K ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.3% of reviews72.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings365K — better61K
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#24 — better#121
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size297 MB206 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperIMVUZigazoo

Customer experience

IMVU

All ratings364,573 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews2,829 reviews
Positive47.3%
Neutral14.8%
Negative37.9%

Zigazoo

All ratings59,563 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews2,538 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral9.9%
Negative17.8%

User reviews

IMVU

From 365K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💕 Vibrant community
  • 🎨 Excellent customization options
  • 🌍 Global connectivity
  • 👍 Convenient mobile app

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive credits and items
  • 🕰️ Difficult to earn credits
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔒 Security and account issues
  • 🔞 Inappropriate content and users

Zigazoo

From 61K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💞 Amazing
  • 🤗 Made lots of friends
  • 😍 Awesome
  • 🥰 Great for children that want a chase with social media
  • 🥰 The best I mean it

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Ok
  • 😠 I HATE IT!😡
  • 😡 Can't enter app
  • 😕 I don't like that much
  • 😒 There's only a few problems

Bugs and requests

IMVU

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing items and credits
  • Inability to log in or access account
  • Persistent connectivity problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • More ways to earn credits
  • Ability to gift owned items
  • Improved chat and messaging features
  • Better moderation and age restrictions
  • Customizable rooms and homes

Zigazoo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 🐛 Videos not uploading properly
  • 🐛 Glitchy, freezing, and crashing issues
  • 🐛 Sound loading issues
  • 🐛 Verification process problems

Requested features

10 requests
  • 💡 Being able to delete challenges that have responses
  • 💡 Being able to private chat someone without stickers
  • 💡 Being able to have more than one account with the same email
  • 💡 Longer videos
  • 💡 More music options
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  • 💡 Comments
  • 💡 Going live
  • 💡 Ability to pause and resume videos
  • 💡 Ability to add custom pictures and videos
  • 💡 Ability to record without posting

In-app purchases

14 purchases

IMVU

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Live Room Token$4.991 Month
  • VIP Gold$4.991 Month
  • VIP Platinum$9.991 Month
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  • VIP Diamond$19.991 Month
One-time10
  • 1000 Credits$0.99
  • 800 Credits$0.99
  • 2000 Credits$1.99
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  • 5000 + 1500 Credits$4.99
  • 5000 Credits$4.99
  • 10000 Credits + 3000 Credits$9.99
  • 10,000 Credits$9.99
  • 20,000 Credits$19.99
  • 30,000 Credits$29.99
  • 50,000 Credits$44.99
37 purchases

Zigazoo

Subscriptions19
  • Zigazoo Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Zigazoo Premium (Monthly)$7.991 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Premium Plus$9.991 Month
  • Verified badge (monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Mackayla2Dance's Club$9.991 Month
  • Jasper boyz Club$9.991 Month
  • Britain and Baylaa (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Anna McNulty Club$9.991 Month
  • Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Life with Lyla Club$9.991 Month
  • Addies World Crew$9.991 Month
  • Peja Club$9.991 Month
  • Rock Squad (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Rock Squad (Monthly)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium + No Ads (Monthly)7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Zigazoo Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Premium Plus$79.991 Year
  • Premium + No Ads (Annual)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time18
  • Verification Bundle (150)$0.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (100)$0.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (200)$1.99
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  • Zigabuck Bundle (525)$4.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (500)$4.99
  • Common Qai Qai Collectibles$5.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (1100)$9.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (600)$9.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (1000)$9.99
  • Boost your video$9.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (2300)$19.99
  • Rare Qai Qai Collectibles$19.99
  • Zigabuck Bundle (1300)$19.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (2000)$19.99
  • Legendary Qai Qai Collectibles$49.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (5000)$49.99
  • Boost your video$59.99
  • ZCoin Bundle (10000)$99.99

Questions

Is IMVU free?
IMVU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zigazoo free?
Zigazoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, IMVU or Zigazoo?
Zigazoo is rated higher. IMVU averages 4.6 out of 5 from 365K ratings, while Zigazoo averages 4.8 from 61K ratings.
Do IMVU or Zigazoo have ads?
IMVU shows ads; Zigazoo does not.
Which is updated more often, IMVU or Zigazoo?
IMVU ships an update fortnightly, and Zigazoo every 9 days. Most recently, IMVU was updated on October 25, 2026 and Zigazoo on October 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, IMVU or Zigazoo?
IMVU currently peaks at #24 in the App Store charts, and Zigazoo at #121. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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