Comparison

Shake the Tree! vs Little Fox Train Adventures

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

Head to head
About

Shake the Tree!

Discover hidden animals by shaking a tree. This simple, intuitive game is designed for young children and encourages shared play with parents. Enjoy a short, surprising gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Discover hidden animals
  • Simple and intuitive gameplay
  • Designed for shared play
  • Short, surprising game sequences
  • No navigation menu
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Unexpected guests are hiding among the branches of a tree: if you shake it, just a little bit, sooner or later someone will fall out! Drag your finger across the foliage to see which animals are hiding in there: giraffes, hedgehogs, kangaroos and toucans … there’s no end to the surprises! --- THIS IS A MINIBOMBO APP! • It's simple and intuitive One single gameplay and no navigation menu for maximum accessibility. • It takes the right amount of time A short game sequence full of surprises, suitable for the young users it was designed for. • It's much more fun if played together Designed for sharing so that parents can play with even the youngest of children. --- WHO IS MINIBOMBO? Minibombo is an Italian publishing house dedicated to little children and the grown-ups who read along with them.

About

Little Fox Train Adventures

Children can drive a steam engine through beautiful landscapes, helping to load and unload goods at farms and factories. They'll learn about production processes and deliver items to the city, all with simple, intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Drive a steam engine
  • Farm harvesting and loading
  • Factory production processes
  • City deliveries
  • Simple tap controls
  • Picturesque landscapes
  • Over 30 stations
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DRIVING BY RAIL In "Little Fox Train Adventures", children can travel by train through enchanting landscapes and visit various places. At farms and factories, they help to load and unload the wagons, produce goods and deliver them to the next city. Lovely illustrations, fun animations and simple controls make the app suitable even for little children. BRING IN THE HARVEST AND LOAD THE TRAIN Kids can bring in the harvest and load the train at over 10 different farms. They help to harvest fruit trees and vegetable fields, collect eggs from the chicken farm or milk the cows. TAKE YOUR HARVEST TO THE FACTORY The harvest must now be taken to factories to process it. Whether it's carrot cupcakes, peach ice cream or socks made of alpaca wool - in over 20 factories, children can playfully learn about production processes, play an active part in them and trigger fun animations. SELL THE GOODS IN THE CITY As soon as juice, cake or cheese have been loaded at the factory, the next stop will be the big city. The citizens are already waiting for new supply, so bring your goods to the supermarket quickly. But watch out for the gangster sheep, it wants to steal your goods! PERFECT FOR SMALL CHILDREN The controls are very easy: By tapping you can harvest, load or accelerate the train. So even the younger ones can easily navigate through the app. "Little Fox Train Adventures" was illustrated by Karoline Pietrowski. With great attention to detail and the use of handmade textures and brushes, the scenes look like a picture book. CHARACTERISTICS: - Easy control, optimized for children between 2 and 5 years - Picturesque landscapes - Over 30 different stations - Funny characters and funny animations - Loving graphics and music - No internet or WiFi required - play wherever you want! About Fox & Sheep: We are a Studio in Berlin and develop high quality apps for kids at the age of 2-8 years. We are parents ourselves and work passionately and with a lot of commitment on our products. We work with the best illustrators and animators around the world to create and present the best apps possible – to enrich the lives of our and your kids.

Screenshots

Shake the Tree!4 screens
Little Fox Train Adventures4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Little Fox Train Adventures at 4.3 against Shake the Tree!'s 3.7. Little Fox Train Adventures also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 9) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). Shake the Tree!'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Shake the Tree! costs $2.99 and Little Fox Train Adventures $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Little Fox Train Adventures holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Fox Train Adventures has 1.4K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Shake the Tree!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Little Fox Train Adventures's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shake the Tree! ships an update every 4 months, Little Fox Train Adventures every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Shake the Tree! versus Little Fox Train Adventures: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShake the Tree!Little Fox Train Adventures
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating3.7 (9 ratings)4.3 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB369 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTIWI s.r.lFox and Sheep GmbH

Customer experience

Shake the Tree!

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive79.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.7%

Little Fox Train Adventures

All ratings1,420 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shake the Tree!

No in-app purchases

None

Little Fox Train Adventures

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shake the Tree! free?
Shake the Tree! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Little Fox Train Adventures free?
Little Fox Train Adventures costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shake the Tree! or Little Fox Train Adventures?
Little Fox Train Adventures is rated higher. Shake the Tree! averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Little Fox Train Adventures averages 4.3 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Shake the Tree! or Little Fox Train Adventures have ads?
Neither Shake the Tree! nor Little Fox Train Adventures shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shake the Tree! or Little Fox Train Adventures?
Shake the Tree! ships an update every 4 months, and Little Fox Train Adventures every 13 months. Most recently, Shake the Tree! was updated on September 20, 2026 and Little Fox Train Adventures on September 24, 2026.

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