Comparison

Paperbark vs Energy Transformers

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

Head to head
About

Paperbark

Embark on a serene journey through a vibrant Australian landscape as a sleepy wombat seeking a new home. This interactive storybook brings a beautifully illustrated world to life with watercolors and ambient sounds, offering a peaceful exploration experience.

Highlights
  • Explore a stylized Australian landscape
  • Interactive storybook experience
  • Bring illustrations to life with watercolors
  • Ambient sounds and narration
  • Gentle exploration and foraging gameplay
Features
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Paperbark is a charming game that tells a beautiful short story of a wombat, the bush and a very hot Australian Summer. Follow a sleepy wombat who spends its day exploring and foraging, while in search for a new home. Wander through a beautifully stylized interpretation of Australia, and watch as you bring the illustrated landscape to life, through vibrant watercolors and sounds. Inspired by iconic Australian storybooks and landscape artists, Paperbark will make a wonderful addition to anyone's library. Story by: Renee Treml Narrated by: Georgia Maq Music by: Biddy Conner Paperbark is only compatible with iPad Air 2, iPad 9.7" and iPad Pro, iPhone 6, iPod Touch 6 and up. It will not be able to run on earlier generations, even if able to be installed.

About

Energy Transformers

An educational game where players explore Australia to learn about renewable energy, air pollution, and climate solutions. Team up with a character from the future to make choices that reduce pollution and power the country sustainably.

Highlights
  • Learn about renewable energy
  • Explore Australia virtually
  • Understand climate solutions
  • Answer multiple-choice challenges
  • Collect fast facts and news nuggets
  • Make sustainable energy choices
Features
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Fly into the world of Energy Transformers, a fun, immersive and educational mobile game designed for Australian upper primary and lower secondary students. The goal? To give students a positive way to learn about renewable energy, air pollution and climate solutions – with the topics aligned with science and HASS requirements in the Australian Curriculum. Get ready for an adventure where you'll fly around Australia, seeing how the energy we use today affects our health and our environment. Meet Terra, a brilliant teen from the future. She’s come back in time to create a cleaner, healthier Australia. Your mission? To team up with Terra and choose the best ways to cut Australia’s climate pollution and create enough renewable energy to power the country. To complete the game, each player will answer multiple choice challenges, learn from fast facts, and collect news nuggets hidden across Australia. You complete your mission by choosing enough low-emission solutions that are better for our health, our planet, and our wallets. By making the right choices, you’ll also help make our homes and cities better places to live. Energy Transformers is more than a game. Built by energy experts from the Digital Grid Futures Institute, UNSW Sydney, and award-winning game designers Chaos Theory, this game will help students discover the best solutions for powering Australia. Get ready to be a change-maker in your school and community. Your teachers will love this game, and you'll have fun playing it while becoming a champion for a cleaner, healthier Australia. Let's transform the future together with Energy Transformers – the game that gives you the power to make Australia a better place to live.

Screenshots

Paperbark4 screens
Energy Transformers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Energy Transformers at Free against Paperbark's $3.99. Energy Transformers also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Energy Transformers is free to download; Paperbark costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paperbark ships an update every 5 days, Energy Transformers every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Paperbark versus Energy Transformers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaperbarkEnergy Transformers
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (27 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size467 MB258 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaper House Pty LtdChaos Theory Games

Customer experience

Paperbark

All ratings27 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative15.8%

Energy Transformers

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Paperbark

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Game crashes after completion
  • Cannot reopen the game after first play
  • Won't download after uninstall/reinstall
  • No sound issues
  • Game freezes on startup
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  • Animals walk through solid objects
  • Bug preventing progression
  • Sticker album bug causing crashes
  • Collected items not added to total
  • Some collection items cannot be picked up
  • Game lags on iPhone SE

Requested features

7 requests
  • More content or longer gameplay
  • Sequel or more games like this
  • Labels for collected stickers
  • Kid-friendly encyclopedia
  • Autoplay option for younger children
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  • Improved controls for younger players
  • More interactive elements

Energy Transformers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Paperbark

No in-app purchases

None

Energy Transformers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paperbark free?
Paperbark costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Energy Transformers free?
Energy Transformers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Paperbark or Energy Transformers have ads?
Neither Paperbark nor Energy Transformers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paperbark or Energy Transformers?
Paperbark ships an update every 5 days, and Energy Transformers every 3 days. Most recently, Paperbark was updated on November 6, 2026 and Energy Transformers on November 3, 2026.

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