Learning Shapes vs Optics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learning Shapes
Children can learn to identify and classify seven common shapes through interactive exercises and animated feedback. This educational app makes learning shapes enjoyable by incorporating sorting games with familiar items and toys.
- Identify common shapes
- Sort resembling items and toys
- Animated feedback and effects
- Fun learning exercises
- Progress tracking
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Start your children on a journey to learn seven common shapes: triangle, rectangle, crescent, circle, square, semicircle, and trapezoid. Let them understand and classify their toys by their shapes. It is more fun than you think! Fun features: - Identifying common shapes; - Sort resembling items and toys; - Animated feedback and effects! Make learning shapes simple for children with fun exercises. See the result with BabyBus!
Optics
This app allows users to simulate various optical phenomena, including light sources, reflection, and refraction. It supports ideal lenses and mirrors, and includes tools for angular measurement. It's designed for educational purposes, helping users visualize and understand optics concepts.
- Simulate beam and point light sources
- Simulate reflection in plane or arc mirrors
- Simulate refraction in plane or arc interfaces
- Simulate ideal lens/mirror equations
- Angular measurement tool
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Optics simulation ▶Simulate various light sources:beam, and point source ▶Simulate reflection in plane or arc mirror ▶Simulate refraction in plane or arc interfaces, including both refracted and reflected rays ▶Simulate ideal lens/mirror, which obeys lens/mirror equation ▶Angular measurement
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Learning Shapes at 4.0 against Optics's 3.2. Optics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Learning Shapes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Optics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learning Shapes holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Learning Shapes | Optics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better | 3.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 30.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 213 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BABYBUS CO.,LTD | 继岭 陈 |
Customer experience
Learning Shapes
Optics
In-app purchases
Learning Shapes
- 连续包月SVIP$6.991 Month
- 连续包季SVIP$19.993 Months
- 连续包年SVIP$41.991 Year
- 1个月SVIP$4.99
- 3个月SVIP$9.99
- 1年SVIP$29.99
Optics
- Professional$0.99
Questions
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