Comparison

Five Big Dinosaurs vs Lola

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Five Big Dinosaurs

Features
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Have fun learning to count down from five to one with this counting song. The song and animation stop at the end of each verse and a simple touch of the screen or press of a switch will continue the counting song. This app uses simple clear graphics, which include the numbers and words to sing along with high quality voice over to encourage correct pronunciation of the number names. The clear uncluttered layout helps learners with visual and perceptual difficulties to access the activities and focus on the learning objectives. The topic and song have been designed to provide additional appeal to older learners who still need to continue to work on early number concepts Key features โ€ข Count down from five to one โ€ข Sing along to practice counting down โ€ข Lots of repetition of number names โ€ข Clear visual and auditory feedback for numbers and number names โ€ข Easy access, just touch the screen to move on, ideal for users with motor difficulties Includes two follow-up activities โ€ข Counting up โ€“ touch the screen or press a switch to count up to five โ€ข Count along number line โ€“ errorless activity using touch or switch to count to five This set of activities is an enjoyable way to help a early learners become familiar with seeing and hearing numbers from one to five. It can be used with touch and with single and two switch access using a suitable switch interface. If only they been to get their flu jab we might still have dinosaurs!

About

Lola

This app helps children learn to read by generating syllables from custom character sets. It focuses on vowel-consonant patterns and allows for the addition of new characters from any language. It's designed for offline use and is completely free of ads and in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Customizable character sets
  • Syllable generation with vowel-consonant patterns
  • Supports characters from all languages
  • Offline functionality
  • Ad-free and no in-app purchases
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Lola-Read generates syllables for children, who learn reading. With Lola-Read you can set desired characters, that will be used to generate syllables. Each word contain 4 characters and 2 syllables where vowels always follow after consonants and conversely. The child should try to join different letters to a common syllables and pronounce them correctly. If new characters are learnt, you can add them in Lola-Read.ย  You can put any characters of all languages. Lola-Read contains nether advertising nor in-App purchases. It is also completely offline.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lola at $0.99 against Five Big Dinosaurs's $3.99. Lola also leads on device support (4 vs 1). Five Big Dinosaurs's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Five Big Dinosaurs costs $3.99 and Lola $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 4 level
Five Big Dinosaurs versus Lola: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive Big DinosaursLola
Price$3.99$0.99 โ€” better
Update frequencyโ€”Every 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Paid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS6.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInclusive Technology LtdAleksandr Kurdiukov

In-app purchases

None

Five Big Dinosaurs

No in-app purchases

None

Lola

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Five Big Dinosaurs free?
Five Big Dinosaurs costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lola free?
Lola costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Five Big Dinosaurs or Lola have ads?
Neither Five Big Dinosaurs nor Lola shows ads.

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