Boukili vs Liftoff!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boukili
This app offers an interactive and educational reading experience for children aged 4 and up, supporting both native French speakers and learners. It features a vast collection of illustrated books, multiple reading modes, and tools for teachers and parents to track progress and assign readings.
- Hundreds of illustrated books
- Multiple reading modes
- Teacher and parent dashboard
- Student progress tracking
- Customizable avatar
- Interactive quizzes
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Boukili, presented by Groupe média TFO, provides an immersive, interactive and educational reading experience for children ages 4 and up, whether they are native to the language or still learning French. Boukili encourages children to read and supports them by offering a collection of hundreds of illustrated books grouped by reading level, theme and skill. Boukili offers different reading modes to young readers according to their needs: narration mode (listening to the book), solo mode (independent reading) or voice recording mode. Boukili is a customizable tool for teachers, parents and children. Teachers have access to a dashboard allowing them to: create a profile for each student (unlimited number of students!) assign readings to students according to their level and interests listen to student recordings view the progress of each student send messages of encouragement A version adapted for parents also gives them access to a dashboard where they can track and guide their child’s progress. Boukili makes learning to read fun by offering quizzes and a cute avatar to customize. The theme of travel is ever-present, with the possibility of unlocking countries to discover. Children gain confidence while discovering the wonderful world of reading! Have a nice trip!
Liftoff!
Explore the life of astronauts and enhance your science knowledge with this engaging space-themed minigame. It's a free and fun educational experience designed to teach you about space exploration.
- Space-themed minigame
- Educational content
- Astronaut life exploration
- Science knowledge improvement
- Web-based accessibility
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This minigame is part of Mission: Astronaut, a free and fun space-themed game created by the Canadian Space Agency. Learn more about the life of astronauts and improve your science knowledge at the same time! Go try today: https://ma.picnicplatform.com. Mission: Astronaut is a web-based game available on any browser and is optimized for tablets, laptops and desktops.
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Verdict
Boukili and Liftoff! both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Liftoff!'s written reviews are positive against 28% of Boukili's. Liftoff! also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Boukili against 4.2 for Liftoff!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 28% of Boukili's written reviews are positive against 100% of Liftoff!'s.
| Parameter | Boukili | Liftoff! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | L'OFFICE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS EDUCATIVES DE LANGUE FRANCAISE DE L'ONTARIO | Canadian Space Agency |
Customer experience
Boukili
Liftoff!
Bugs and requests
Boukili
Reported bugs
39 issues- Screen is cropped in 'trouvez les objets suivants' game
- Contact support link goes to 404
- Long loading times for the app and images
- Null is not an object error when logging in
- TypeError: null is not an object (evaluating 'I.providerData')
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- App freezes at the last step of account creation
- Sound stops working or takes a long time to speak
- Progress not displayed after reading a book
- No questions accessible at the end of reading
- Airplane doesn't always advance after reading a book
- Error in question 2 of 'le coffre d’outils marin'
- App freezes and jumps from question 1 to 3
- App blocks after each reading, requiring logout/login
- Images do not appear in books, only cover page image
- Cannot answer question two of 'les brocolis' story
- Cannot go back to read another book
- Question number 2 is inaccessible when answering questions
- App freezes constantly
- App crashes constantly
- Unusable on iOS 14.2
- Login requires re-typing email and password every time
- No option to log in with Google, Apple, etc.
- App freezes every 3-5 minutes
- App freezes a lot
- App freezes on questions every time
- Cannot save username and password for quick login
- App is slow, freezes often, no longer useful
- Cannot pass to question two at the end of the story
- Cannot go back to read another book
- App freezes at any moment, requires closing and reopening
- Cannot create a parent account, stays on login page
- App is in old version after re-downloading
- Cannot create an account, just spins
- App doesn't work, keeps downloading after info is put in
- Doesn't work at account creation stage
- Takes long to download in China
- Unable to login using class code
- Error code when trying to login with class code
- Issue to log in
Requested features
5 requests- Syllable-colorization option for books
- Re-categorize app under 'Education'
- Add more books
- Pause narration and change speed for books
- Different books for different places
Liftoff!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Boukili
No in-app purchases
Liftoff!
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Boukili free?
Is Liftoff! free?
Which has better reviews, Boukili or Liftoff!?
Do Boukili or Liftoff! have ads?
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