# The Monsters by Tinybop — Make scary, silly monsters.

> Create and play with custom monsters from shadows. (iPhone/iPad app by Tinybop Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-monsters-by-tinybop/id1040968715 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Tinybop Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/682046582)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: $2.99
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 62 App Store ratings · 63 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 175 MB
- Languages: American English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Basque, Bangla, Bulgarian, Khmer, Catalan, Croatian and 48 more
- Released: 2015-12-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-monsters-by-tinybop/id1040968715/reviews.md

## What is The Monsters by Tinybop?

Turn shadows on the wall into wild and wooly creatures. Give them googly eyes, tiny arms, too many horns, spotted tails, or sparkly fur — any assortment of fantastical features that you like. Bring your monsters to life! Make them happy or sad, nervous or bad, lovely or mad. Feed them radioactive snacks and make them sing and dance. Take a monster selfie and decorate with stickers. 

Make the monsters of your dreams!
“Weird, but in a good way” — Geeks with Juniors
"A wonderful aesthetic experience" — Warren Buckleitner, Children's Technology Review


The Monsters is the third app in Tinybop’s Digital Toys, a series of open-ended building apps that let kids ages 4+ create, play with, and collect whatever they can imagine. The second is The Everything Machine, an App Store Editors’ Choice and Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice. The first, The Robot Factory, is a Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner and the iPad App of the Year.

FEATURES
     + Make monsters! Turn shadows into the creatures of your dreams...or nightmares. Millions of monsters are possible.
     + Give your monsters lots of arms and legs. Stretch or shrink their limbs as you like.
     + Add all kinds of eyes, mouths, and horns to your monsters. Give them scales or fur, feathers or hair.
     + Paint your monster with different colors, sparkles, spots, scales, and more! 
     + Make happy, sad, scared, or mad monsters. What will yours be like?
     + Explore different rooms. In the closet, turn shadows into monsters. Keep and play with all your creations in a haunted hall.
     + Pop into the photo booth and take selfies with your monsters.
     + Have a monster battle!  
     + Make your monsters speak. Explore the sound library or record your own monster sounds.
     + Intuitive, safe, and kid-friendly design.
     + Multi-user system: each child can create and save their own monsters.
     + Entertaining for kids and adults alike.
     + No in-app purchases or 3rd party advertising. 
     + Original artwork by Tianhua Mao.
     + Original sound design.

Privacy Policy 
We take your and your child’s privacy seriously.  While none of our apps collect personally identifiable information, Monsters does not collect any analytics data, including usage data. 

We do not include third-party advertising or have in-app purchases in this app. 

If the camera, microphone, and other services are used in an app, your information is not collected or distributed outside of your device. The images are not transmitted to us, Tinybop has no access to them. 

Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. 

About
Tinybop is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet.
Visit us: www.tinybop.com
Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop
Like us: facebook.com/tinybop
See us: instagram.com/tinybop

We love hearing your stories! Reach out: hi@tinybop.com.

Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.

## Key features

- Create unique monsters from shadows
- Customize monster features and appearance
- Animate monsters with emotions
- Feed monsters and make them sing/dance
- Take monster selfies
- Explore different rooms and play areas
- Record custom monster sounds

## Recent user reviews (10 of 63)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-monsters-by-tinybop/id1040968715/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Peak game

*2026-02-04*

What the us is leak

### 5/5 — More Parts Plz

*2025-12-22*

Can you add more monster parts like a llama or camel and missing parts of a guidebook plz? Thank you!

### 5/5 — Guide has more features but still awesome!

*2025-06-30*

This game has been good since 2025! I like the reference in things that go bump btw. When I looked in the guide, it looked like there were more features. Can you please add those features?

### 5/5 — ОФИГЕННО!!!

*2025-03-14*

Спасибо большое за такую крутую игру!Единственное хочется больше тел и частей.А также всяких других функций.А так игра очень крутая!!!Я считаю что не зря потратил свои деньги!

### 5/5 — Bring back things that go bump!

*2024-07-06*

Can you please bring back the Apple Arcade game? Pretty please?

### 5/5 — MAKE SOME MONSTERS!

*2024-02-01, version 1.2.0*

I love monsters, and I get to make one! I usually think you should play it to!

### 5/5 — Do respond if possible

*2023-11-22*

I really love the game but it has a couple of bugs with some of the mouse and parts but there’s a few things I want you to add I want you to add like more monster parts me and Mike more new monsters, new eyes, new mouth no maybe colors or even attachments or maybe come up with new emotions or new voices for other types of monsters I wish you a good Christmas whenever it gets that day

### 3/5 — Good, But one problem.

*2023-07-20*

I've had this game for a LOOONG time. and i love it! it's just one thing.

Hidden Content. 

I've seen so many parts for the monsters in the handbook i've never been able to access. and during the game, some eyes, mouths, and emotion aren't available. So if you can fix this it will be a lot better.

### 5/5 — is tiny bop the best design for kids?

*2023-04-17, version 1.2.0*

i don’t understand why this has 2.2 stars it needs more than 2.2 stars there is really bad garbage games out there with 4 stars 4! its a shame that it has 2.2 stars it’s a good game i like the idea that you can make monsters why does it have 2.2 stars 2.2!

### 5/5 — Hello again

*2022-09-22*

Sorry I took so long. It was a fun summer vacation. Inhale. Ok, so some of the missing parts didn’t exist in real life, but it said it was in the guide for all of the people who play this game. And what I meant by that was that some of the parts were showing in the guide but didn’t show up in the game. I love love LOVE this game so please add the things from the guide to the game, okay? And, also, let me tell you this, I used the horns that look like wings for wings and horns so please let the game include real wings and other dragon body parts into the game and I used that strategy for my “water dragons” so please add some real wings so I don’t have to use the “wing/horn” strategy again. And add the missing colors in too. And I wish that there would be a button where you could scroll down the colors and stuff. And make sure that the wings could flap and also, make sure the monsters can jump out of the pics and walk around and scare everyone around the place and also if they have wings, sometimes fly around the place and the reason I got inspired was because in books I read, some monsters have wings that fly. The missing parts and colors are: blue and yellow color scheme, white and red color scheme, giant orange bug-eyes, buck teeth, flaming eyes with plus shaped slits, dragonfly wings, scorpion claws, steely eyes, and some more. I think you get it now.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for all of these awesome ideas! We will definitely consider them when making updates to the app! In the meantime, if you have any other ideas for us please email us at support@tinybop.com. Thanks!

## Frequently asked questions about The Monsters by Tinybop

### What does The Monsters by Tinybop app do?

This app allows children to transform shadows into unique, imaginative monsters. Users can customize their appearance with various features, bring them to life with different emotions, and interact with them through activities like feeding, singing, dancing, and taking selfies.

### What are the key features of this monster creation app?

Key features include the ability to create millions of unique monsters from shadows, customize limbs, add various eyes, mouths, and horns, paint them with different colors and patterns, make them express emotions, explore different rooms, take monster selfies, and record custom sounds for the monsters.

### How much does The Monsters by Tinybop cost?

The app is a paid application, meaning there is an upfront cost to download and use it. The description explicitly states there are no in-app purchases or third-party advertising, ensuring a safe and uninterrupted experience.

### What age group is The Monsters by Tinybop for?

This app is designed for children aged 4 and up. It is part of Tinybop's 'Digital Toys' series, which focuses on open-ended building and creative play for young children.

### What are some common use cases for this app?

Common use cases include encouraging creativity and imagination by letting children design their own creatures, providing a fun and engaging way for kids to express emotions through their monster creations, and offering a safe, ad-free digital play experience for young users.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.2.0 — 2022-12-23

updated for iOS 16

### 1.1.8 — 2021-10-19

Updated for the new iPads and iOS15!

### 1.1.5 — 2021-04-16

A completely revamped home screen and dashboard!

### 1.1.4 — 2020-10-30

Boo! Updated for iOS 14. Optimizations for those with an iPhone X, iPhone 11, and iPad Pro. Bugfixes for all! 
(＊◕‿◕＊)

### 1.1.3 — 2019-10-17

Optimizations for iOS 13!

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