Fireworks Lab vs Skyscrapers by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fireworks Lab
Design and launch your own unique fireworks displays with realistic particle effects and sounds. This app offers a safe and playful sandbox experience for young children to explore creativity and experiment with different firework combinations.
- Create custom fireworks
- Realistic particle effects
- Multi-touch controls
- Sandbox play
- Child-friendly environment
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Create your own amazing fireworks display! Pick your fireworks shape and then customize it by feeding it a colorful treat. Arrange your creations into a display and see them come to life. See your choices launch into spectacular realistic particle effects and sounds, supported by multi-touch to trigger fireworks. The perfect app for toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy fireworks in a playful and safe environment this holiday weekend. Features: - Four types of firework: rockets, fountain, mortar and roman candle - Unlimited color options - Arrange fireworks into a display - Test your ideas and experiment different combinations - No goals or objectives, just a free play sandbox. Child friendly app: - No in-app purchases - No third-party advertising - No social media More fun with fireworks coming in future app updates. We’d love to hear what you think, so get in touch with @cowlyowl on Twitter, Facebook or our website. Created by Cowly Owl, a British micro-studio creating playful digital toys and educational games. http://www.cowlyowl.com/
Skyscrapers by Tinybop
Explore the inner workings of tall buildings from foundation to rooftop. Design facades, investigate utilities, and test structural integrity against natural disasters and unexpected events. Learn how people live and work within these massive structures.
- Explore skyscrapers floor by floor
- Design building facades and tops
- Investigate structural foundations
- Test engineering against disasters
- Manage building utilities
- Simulate emergencies and repairs
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Discover how people build, live, and play in skyscrapers. Go up and down, through every floor, and underground. Spark a blackout, fix a pipe, or clog the toilets. Test your building’s engineering when dinosaurs invade, lightning strikes, or the earth quakes. Find out what keeps skyscrapers standing tall and people happy in them all. Skyscrapers is No. 7 in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library series. Apps in this series have been downloaded more than 5 million times and have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. FEATURES + Explore skyscrapers from the ground, up to the roof. + Design each building’s facade and top with different colors, spires, clock towers, and more. + Investigate a building’s structure, from the foundation to the frame. + See how soil affects a building’s stability. + Test and observe your building’s engineering in lightning storms, earthquakes, and high winds. + Move people throughout the building: up and down in elevators, through bathrooms, and in and out of rooms. + Investigate the utilities: water, electricity, and safety features. + Save the building in emergencies! Put out fires and repair water breaks. + Turn lights on and off. Cause a blackout! FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. 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 Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fireworks Lab at 85% against Skyscrapers by Tinybop's 32%. Fireworks Lab also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (4.6 vs 4.1). Skyscrapers by Tinybop's advantage is ratings volume (63 vs 11). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Fireworks Lab is free to download; Skyscrapers by Tinybop costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fireworks Lab holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyscrapers by Tinybop has 63 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Fireworks Lab's written reviews are positive against 32% of Skyscrapers by Tinybop's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Fireworks Lab | Skyscrapers by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better | 4.1 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 31.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 63 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cowly Owl Ltd | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
Fireworks Lab
Skyscrapers by Tinybop
Bugs and requests
Fireworks Lab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Skyscrapers by Tinybop
Reported bugs
9 issues- Background details disappear when zooming out on skyscraper
- People turn into colored circles at certain zoom levels
- App crashes immediately on startup
- Black screen during gameplay
- Game freezes on loading screen
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- App won't launch on iPhone/iPad
- Download fails despite sufficient storage
- Incorrect language display (simplified Chinese instead of traditional)
- Location permission requested unnecessarily
Requested features
14 requests- Character customization and personalities
- Apartment/room customization options
- Social interactions between characters
- Character families and relationships
- More building options and facades
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- Objectives and progression system
- Rewards and achievement system
- More interactive tasks for characters
- Ability to control characters directly
- More variety in activities and mini-games
- Level progression system
- Character AI that acts independently
- Shops and commercial spaces
- More building customization elements
In-app purchases
Fireworks Lab
No in-app purchases
Skyscrapers by Tinybop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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