Learn by doing! (Beginner) vs Penguin Protection
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn by doing! (Beginner)
Learn a new language through interactive, real-world scenarios like driving, cooking, and home repair. This app focuses on immersion to help you think in the target language, starting with foundational vocabulary for young learners.
- Immersive learning environment
- Real-world scenario simulations
- Focus on thinking in the new language
- Beginner to low intermediate level
- Spanish, French, English included
- Ages 4-7 focus
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Drive a car, cook in a real kitchen, fix up the house- all in a new language! Are you translating everything when you study a language? Is this slowing you down? Immersion will help you THINK in the new language, the first step to real fluency. This version is for ages 4-7, teaching the first words. For students aged 8+, who know some words in the new language, download level 2. -Spanish, French, English included -Beginner to low intermediate level
Penguin Protection
Experience life as a rockhopper penguin and nurture your chicks in this educational simulation. It's designed to align with first-grade life science modules focused on safety and growth.
- Raise penguin chicks
- Simulate rockhopper penguin life
- Educational content
- Aligned with science curriculum
- Interactive learning
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This simulation allows users to take the role of an adult rockhopper penguin helping to raise its young. This resource is aligned with the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom grade 1 life science module, "How Do Living Things Stay Safe and Grow?"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Learn by doing! (Beginner) at 4.8 against Penguin Protection's 3.7. Learn by doing! (Beginner) also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 34 months). Penguin Protection's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Learn by doing! (Beginner) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Learn by doing! (Beginner) ships an update every 3 months, Penguin Protection every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn by doing! (Beginner) | Penguin Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 629 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Interact and Immerse | Smithsonian Institution |
Customer experience
Learn by doing! (Beginner)
Penguin Protection
In-app purchases
Learn by doing! (Beginner)
No in-app purchases
Penguin Protection
No in-app purchases
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