Comparison

Boukili vs Thumb Pilot

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of illustrated books
  • Multiple reading modes
  • Teacher and parent dashboard
  • Student progress tracking
  • Customizable avatar
  • Interactive quizzes
Features
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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!

About

Thumb Pilot

Features
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You're flying a plane through an endless sky. Clouds are everywhere. A clock is counting down. Your only job — fly as far as you can. Drag your thumb to dodge clouds. Every hit drains your clock. When time runs out, one more cloud ends your flight. Grab clocks to keep going. Catch a tailwind and watch the world blur past — but the clouds come faster too. Hit a headwind and slow down, buying yourself room to breathe. When things get desperate, call in Air Support. The Electra swoops in and shields you from everything for seven seconds. Use it wisely — you only get one per flight. Scan the skies with Weather Radar. It sweeps a beam across your path, clears the clouds, and buys you precious time. Every power-up matters when you're going for a global HIGH SCORE. BUFFALO BUCKS Coins drop mid-flight. Catch them. Every Buffalo Buck has a serial number and gets recorded on your personal coin ledger. Spend them in the Hangar on exclusive aircraft skin, each one individually minted and tracked. Trade skins with other players on the Used Aircraft Store. It's a real economy inside a flight game. DAILY CHALLENGES Three new challenges every day. Complete enough in a month and unlock a limited-edition aircraft skin that can never be earned again. CLIMB THE BOARDS Global leaderboards across multiple categories — all-time, 24-hour, 1-hour, and per-aircraft. Trophies are awarded to the best pilots. Your ranking updates live after every flight. FLY YOUR WAY Multiple aircraft with different sprites and feels — DC-3, 737, CL-215, DC-4, and more. Equip custom skins from the Hangar and make every flight yours. Built by Mikey McBryan from Buffalo Airways in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. No ads. No real-money purchases. Just fly. How far can you go?

Screenshots

Boukili4 screens
Thumb Pilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Thumb Pilot at every 5 days against Boukili's every 2 months. Boukili's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Boukili ships an update every 2 months, Thumb Pilot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Boukili versus Thumb Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBoukiliThumb Pilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperL'OFFICE DES TELECOMMUNICATIONS EDUCATIVES DE LANGUE FRANCAISE DE L'ONTARIOMikey McBryan

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

Thumb Pilot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Boukili

No in-app purchases

None

Thumb Pilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Boukili free?
Boukili is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thumb Pilot free?
Thumb Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Boukili or Thumb Pilot have ads?
Neither Boukili nor Thumb Pilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Boukili or Thumb Pilot?
Boukili ships an update every 2 months, and Thumb Pilot every 5 days. Most recently, Boukili was updated on September 22, 2026 and Thumb Pilot on September 27, 2026.

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