Comparison

Shake the Tree! vs Tadà

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

Tadà

Features
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Tadà is a digital educational instrument, that allows children to learn by playing with the animated tales within the application. Each tale, classic or original, comes with a vast array of games with several difficulty levels. Furthermore, it's designed to be inclusive thanks to the support of the AAC that allows reading, listening and playing with text entirely translated into symbols. A child exposed to reading on the daily will have a richer vocabulary, will express itself better and will be more curious about the world. Each story is handpainted, with great care in the details, without distractors, such as to make for an engaging experience, without it being overwhelming for the younger kids. Children will thus be able to read, listen and play, in accordance to their times and being. The tales are dubbed by narrators and present engagind sound effects, to provide all the benefits of shared reading: longer attention span, better comprehension through the animations and sounds. Additionally, the "Audio Record" function, allows to record the story in your own voice; children will enjoy dubbing the characters and listening back to themselves or listen to their favorite tale with the voice of a parent or teacher. Tales and fables empower their immagination and creativity, because set in fantastic worlds with wonderful characters to jog their fantasy. They help the child to understand and manage emotions, since they often tell stories of characters facing challenges and emotional hurdles. With Tadà learning is child's play. Follow us on www.tadabook.it and subscribe to our newsletter to receive hints and tips from the Tadà Team. Auxilia exclusive owner for Italy of the graphic symbols collection designated as Widgit Symbols licenses the right of usage for the application: Tadà.

Screenshots

Shake the Tree!4 screens
Tadà4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tadà at Free against Shake the Tree!'s $2.99. Tadà also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Shake the Tree!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Tadà is free to download; Shake the Tree! costs $2.99 up front. Tadà sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Shake the Tree! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shake the Tree! ships an update every 4 months, Tadà every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shake the Tree! versus Tadà: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShake the Tree!Tadà
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTIWI s.r.lLove for Inclusion

In-app purchases

None

Shake the Tree!

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tadà

One-time3
  • The Wolf and the Seven Kids$9.99
  • The evil Groem$9.99
  • Little Red Riding Hood$9.99

Questions

Is Shake the Tree! free?
Shake the Tree! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tadà free?
Tadà is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shake the Tree! or Tadà have ads?
Neither Shake the Tree! nor Tadà shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shake the Tree! or Tadà?
Shake the Tree! ships an update every 4 months, and Tadà every 2 weeks. Most recently, Shake the Tree! was updated on September 29, 2026 and Tadà on September 16, 2026.

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