Comparison

Buglets vs Let's Build a Zoo

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

Head to head
About

Buglets

A fun and challenging game for two to four players on a single iPad. Navigate your buglet through over 100 levels, dodging obstacles and finding food while competing against opponents. Perfect for parties and family fun.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer on a single device
  • Over 100 challenging levels
  • Dodge obstacles
  • Master moving levels
  • Find food for your buglet
  • Suitable for all ages
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Buglets - a fun and entertaining game for two or more players on a single iPad! - Dodge obstacles - Master moving levels - Find food for your buglet …and challenge your opponents! all in over 100 levels from very easy to fiendishly difficult. Provides loads of fun with friends and at parties. And best of all, you only need one iPad to play together with up to four players! Based on our proven game engine technology, Buglets provides a beautifully crafted and challenging experience for all ages.

About

Let's Build a Zoo

Build and manage your own animal empire in this cozy simulation game. Import, breed, and care for a wide variety of creatures, from common to rare, while keeping visitors happy and dealing with unique events.

Highlights
  • Build your own zoo
  • Import and breed animals
  • Keep animals and visitors happy
  • Manage zoo operations
  • Discover rare creatures
  • Trading Post for animals
Features
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About this game It's time to build a zoo! Let out your wild side, and create your own animal empire with this cute, expansive management sim. Import and breed rare creatures, keep your visitors happy and deal with plenty of weird and wonderful events Features • Build your own zoo with over 100 different animals at your disposal • Keep your animals and your visitors happy then take the visitor income. • Control everything that happens in your park, from what your animals eat to what eats your animals... • Decide whether you want to run your Zoo above board. • Start with Dung Beetles you can use Beetles then they continue matting to feeding and building a new enclosure for spiders, and continue for Frogs, Snake…. • You act like Zoo’s Boss, You have to run a business and take care of your animals, Breed your animals and start families to expand your wildlife and fill your enclosures. • You have to do all of the Zoo Improvements as entertainers, swamp biome, and animal education class to increase the Visitor’s Income • Every gift you collect works then you can start building a statue that provides a permanent mating boost to the blome you build it for. • The Trading Post is available for trading your animals How to play • You have the money to start your zoo’s business and start from Dung Beetles, earn the money by selling animals, and open a new enclosure. • Do the Zoo improvements to increase the Zoo’s value with all visitor • Continue to take care of your animals to increase the Zoo’s Value • The Rare Animals like Werewolf, Dodo, Shinigmi, Alien, Big Foot, Unicorn,…can be purchased with fossils. You earn fossils by selling your zoo and keep the rare animals even after selling your zoo. Who is playing this game • You are interested in a business management simulation • You are a fan of the city builder’s game • You like a strategic game with beautiful design graphics and very cute animals. • You love the Zoo, love the wild spices. Ever wondered what a Cerberus, Griffin, Ogre… would look like? Now you can find out it in this game! Install and play it now.

Screenshots

Let's Build a Zoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Buglets at 100% against Let's Build a Zoo's 44%. Buglets also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7) and in-app purchases (none vs 8). Let's Build a Zoo's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. Let's Build a Zoo sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Buglets asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buglets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Let's Build a Zoo has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Buglets's written reviews are positive against 44% of Let's Build a Zoo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buglets ships an update every 7 months, Let's Build a Zoo every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Buglets versus Let's Build a Zoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBugletsLet's Build a Zoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB254 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBumbayaya GmbHQUY NGUYEN KHAC

Customer experience

Buglets

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Let's Build a Zoo

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Buglets

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Let's Build a Zoo

One-time8
  • 50 Gems$4.99
  • 120 Gems$9.99
  • Rare Bundle$9.99
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  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • 260 Gems$19.99
  • Species pack$19.99
  • 450 Gems$29.99
  • Epic bundle$29.99

Questions

Is Buglets free?
Buglets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Let's Build a Zoo free?
Let's Build a Zoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buglets or Let's Build a Zoo?
Buglets is rated higher. Buglets averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Let's Build a Zoo averages 2.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Buglets or Let's Build a Zoo have ads?
Let's Build a Zoo shows ads; Buglets does not.
Which is updated more often, Buglets or Let's Build a Zoo?
Buglets ships an update every 7 months, and Let's Build a Zoo every 14 months. Most recently, Buglets was updated on October 18, 2026 and Let's Build a Zoo on October 24, 2026.

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