Comparison

Goat Simulator GoatZ vs SAKURA School Simulator

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

Head to head
About

Goat Simulator GoatZ

Experience a zombie apocalypse with a twist in this official addition to the Goat Simulator universe. Craft weapons, survive hunger, and turn humans into zombies. Unlock new goats with special powers for chaotic fun.

Highlights
  • Zombie apocalypse setting
  • Mandatory crafting system
  • Survival mode with hunger mechanics
  • Casual mode available
  • Unlockable goats with special powers
  • Large map with interactive elements
Features
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This is GoatZ, this is your story. GoatZ is the latest official addition to the Goat Simulator universe, and is a fine contender for the dumbest thing to come from Coffee Stain Studios yet - GOATS AND ZOMBIES IN THE SAME GAME! Well if you’re not already yelling at your mom to buy the game for you right away, maybe this will impress you a bit more: * Official new app from the idiots that brought you Goat Simulator * Mandatory crafting system - Craft anything in the world, as long as it’s one of the half dozen weapons in the game. * Zombies, zombies everywhere because this is a zombie game, remember? * A pretty big map with some stuff on it. * Fully fledged survival mode where you have to eat every five minutes to survive, just like your grandmother. * Turn humans into Zombies and loot some crates. Just like your grandmother. * Also a casual mode for people who don’t like feeding their goat every five minutes * Tons of new unlockable goats with special powers - shrink people’s heads, hang glide, wreak havoc, spit and be a goat. For real.

About

SAKURA School Simulator

Experience simulated Japanese high school life in a fictional town. Interact with students, attend classes, and engage in various activities. The game blends realistic daily routines with fantastical elements, allowing for open-ended play with no set ending.

Highlights
  • Simulated Japanese high school life
  • Open fictional world
  • Character customization
  • Interactive NPCs
  • Attend school lessons
  • Earn in-game currency
  • Drive vehicles
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This game is a "school simulator game" which is made in Japan. The game is played in the small open fictional world "Sakura-town". We designed the game situations as if it is in a mixture world, that is the both of the situations in the real high school daily life in Japan and the situations which is shown in Japanese animations that sometimes contain very fantasistic elements. The half things you might see in this game will be really shown in japanese high school. In that sense, in this game, you can experience the simulated high school daily life in Japan as a student. This game is not an action and shooting game and so on but a simulator. Although we made violent actions and elements valid, but there are no descriptions of blood in the game. The people in the game world will be only fainted but will not be die. The concept of death does not exist in this game so that the fainted people will wake up next day, and they will hate you. You can do the actions below in the game. You can, control and change 4 players in the same stage (The two are valid after watching ADS.) choose avator cloths talk to students and other people choose the sentense for talking make friends and lovers through simulations attend the school lessons buy something and use by yourself or give it to other eat in sushi-bar earn money at car restore shop(a ADS. is shown.) drive a car untill be broken ride the atractions in the amusement park and so on. The above actions that you did will affect and simulate your playing in the various situations. There are no end in this game. Please make the situations as you like, and find favorite way for playing. We hope you will enjoy the game. The contents of this game will be added when we made the new game elements. The additional contents will be shown as a "new" context in this page. *NOTIFICATION Although we used the charactor models of AOI and TAICHI in this game, AOI is a NOT-FREE asset and TAICHI is a FREE asset. Everyone who want to make a game contents and so on can use these assets.

Screenshots

Goat Simulator GoatZ4 screens
SAKURA School Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SAKURA School Simulator at Free against Goat Simulator GoatZ's $6.99. SAKURA School Simulator also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (84% vs 53%). Goat Simulator GoatZ's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On rating, monetization model 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

SAKURA School Simulator is free to download; Goat Simulator GoatZ costs $6.99 up front. Goat Simulator GoatZ sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SAKURA School Simulator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Goat Simulator GoatZ against 4.3 for SAKURA School Simulator. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SAKURA School Simulator has 26K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 53% of Goat Simulator GoatZ's written reviews are positive against 84% of SAKURA School Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goat Simulator GoatZ ships an update every 2 months, SAKURA School Simulator weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Goat Simulator GoatZ versus SAKURA School Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoat Simulator GoatZSAKURA School Simulator
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (1.1K ratings)4.3 (26K ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews84.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.1K26K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size724 MB353 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCoffee Stain PublishingGARUSOFT K.K.

Customer experience

Goat Simulator GoatZ

All ratings1,123 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews569 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral10.9%
Negative36.2%

SAKURA School Simulator

All ratings25,500 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.2%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews1,708 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative8.6%

User reviews

Goat Simulator GoatZ

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Hilarious and fun gameplay
  • 🐐 Variety of goats to play as
  • 🔥 Exciting zombie survival mode

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 🤖 Glitchy controls and camera

SAKURA School Simulator

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Awesome game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Lots of customization options
  • 👍 Diverse locations to explore
  • 👍 Fun roleplay opportunities

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🔋 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🔒 Limited character customization
  • 🔒 Restricted NPC interactions

Bugs and requests

Goat Simulator GoatZ

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when using spitting goat ability
  • Goats disappearing from inventory after updates
  • Falling through the map and getting stuck
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more goats to unlock
  • Improve crafting system
  • Expand map size and locations
  • Implement multiplayer mode

SAKURA School Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Character customization reset after saving
  • Vehicles and characters glitching through walls
  • Inconsistent police and NPC reactions
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add multiplayer mode
  • Implement marriage and family features
  • Expand NPC behaviors and relationships
  • Introduce more buildings and locations
  • Allow customization of children characters
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  • Add skin tone and hair type options
  • Implement a phone system with texting
  • Introduce clubs, jobs, and school activities

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Goat Simulator GoatZ

One-time4
  • Classics Pack$1.99
  • Fantasy Pack$1.99
  • Space Pack$1.99
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  • Prank Pack$1.99
None

SAKURA School Simulator

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Goat Simulator GoatZ free?
Goat Simulator GoatZ costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is SAKURA School Simulator free?
SAKURA School Simulator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Goat Simulator GoatZ or SAKURA School Simulator?
SAKURA School Simulator is rated higher. Goat Simulator GoatZ averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while SAKURA School Simulator averages 4.3 from 26K ratings.
Do Goat Simulator GoatZ or SAKURA School Simulator have ads?
SAKURA School Simulator shows ads; Goat Simulator GoatZ does not.
Which is updated more often, Goat Simulator GoatZ or SAKURA School Simulator?
Goat Simulator GoatZ ships an update every 2 months, and SAKURA School Simulator weekly. Most recently, Goat Simulator GoatZ was updated on October 30, 2026 and SAKURA School Simulator on October 30, 2026.

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