Comparison

Shake the Tree! vs FairyMinds

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

FairyMinds

Features
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Welcome to FairyMinds, the app for creating personalised stories to read together with your children. Choose your favourite ingredients: topic, main character, setting... Your children will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in amazing adventures alongside their favourite characters or, why not, those from their own imagination. Decide which values and concepts you want to convey through reading. Each story is enriched with educational and moral themes, helping children develop important skills in a fun and stimulating way. Let yourself be surprised by the story and illustrations. We believe that special, personalised stories can create fairy-tale minds. Whether it's for falling asleep, dreaming or learning something new, FairyMinds is designed for interaction between adults and children, for those who want to give their children an educational and entertaining experience tailored to them. Ready to write fairy tales that have never been read before?

Screenshots

Shake the Tree!4 screens
FairyMinds3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: FairyMinds at Free against Shake the Tree!'s $2.99. FairyMinds also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). Shake the Tree!'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On 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

FairyMinds is free to download; Shake the Tree! costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shake the Tree! ships an update every 4 months, FairyMinds every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shake the Tree! versus FairyMinds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShake the Tree!FairyMinds
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTIWI s.r.lDiciolla Giuseppe

In-app purchases

None

Shake the Tree!

No in-app purchases

None

FairyMinds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shake the Tree! free?
Shake the Tree! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is FairyMinds free?
FairyMinds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shake the Tree! or FairyMinds have ads?
Neither Shake the Tree! nor FairyMinds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shake the Tree! or FairyMinds?
Shake the Tree! ships an update every 4 months, and FairyMinds every 3 weeks. Most recently, Shake the Tree! was updated on November 14, 2026 and FairyMinds on November 8, 2026.

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