BIGBOX vs Howard App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BIGBOX
This app offers a comprehensive English learning experience for children through engaging videos, interactive flashcards, and AI-powered speaking practice. It provides personalized recommendations and progress reports to foster self-motivated learning and boost confidence.
- Extensive video library (10,000+)
- Multimedia flashcards for vocabulary
- AI speaking practice with Monty
- Personalized video recommendations
- Game-like learning system
- Progress reports
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Boost up your kids’ confident in English! BIGBOX is all you need! BIGBOX is a customized educational service that allows users to learn English through watching videos and various mission-based learning. [Features of BIGBOX App] ■ More than 10,000 videos - Engaging videos from popular content providers - 1,300 videos (badanamu, pororo, Tobot, spookiz, and more.) - 1,700 videos of Mcgraw-Hill and Readers series of Joy Cowley - 7.400 YouTube videos selected for students (Sesame Street, Caillou, Super Simple Song, and more) (*Some videos are restricted in some countries.) ■ 3,000 Multimedia flash cards - Learn 90% of the words used in daily conversation - Collecting Word Cards after watching videos - Speaking the words you’ve collected and competing in mini games ■ 1,200 English expressions to boost your fluency - Making sentences based on Word Cards you’ve collected after watching videos and playing mini games - Practice speaking with A.I. friend Monty: Listen & Repeat, Free Talking ■ Why you should use BIGBOX - One-on-one custom video recommendations: Recommendations through the analysis of user’s age, gender, tendency, and study pattern - Self-motivated learning support: Game-like learning system such as a daily mission, word challenge, and more - Personalized progress reports [Awards] - 2019 Bett Awards Finalist, Educational Apps - 2018 Korea Internet Award - a Ministry of Science and ICT Award - 2018 App Awards Korea Education App EduTech – Grand Prize - 2017 e-learning Korea Educational Game - Excellence Award - 2017 Acquired patent for ‘English learning contents recommendation algorithm’ [Subscription Details] - $12.99 payment through for a 1-month subscription. - Paid subscriptions cannot be canceled or refunded according to the App Store policy. [App Access Permissions Notice] * Required Access Permissions BIGBOX provides access only to the essentials of the service, and the items and reasons for the service are listed below. -Save Image Authority: Temporary storage of fairy tale/nursery rhyme thumbnail images -Device ID: Save learning log data (not identifying individuals) -Device/App history: Service optimization and error confirmation ▶Official Site ∙Website : http://www.playbigbox.com ▶ Terms of Service: http://global.playbigbox.com/terms ▶ Privacy Policy: http://global.playbigbox.com/privacy [Contact us] Email: bigbox@wjcompass.com English Education Company, Compass Publishing
Howard App
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Aplicación móvil con la que podrás acceder a tu información académica, estados de cuenta y ver las noticias más recientes. Mantente al tanto de los eventos y noticias de HOWARD INSTITUTE. -Con la app móvil podrás consultar tus estados de cuenta y pagos, sin tener que trasladarte al lugar. -Podrás revisar los reportes y calificaciones registradas al momento. -También está disponible el calendario de eventos para que no te pierdas de nada. -Ahora es mucho más sencillo iniciar sesión con los datos biométricos, si tu dispositivo tiene face id o huella digital disponible. -Cuenta con chat interno para que te puedas comunicar con el personal de HOWARD INSTITUTE. -Habilita las notificaciones para no perderte de ninguna noticia o anuncio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Howard App at none against BIGBOX's 10. BIGBOX's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. BIGBOX sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Howard App asks for nothing beyond the download.
BIGBOX ships an update every 2 weeks, Howard App monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BIGBOX | Howard App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (21 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.0 GB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Woongjin Compass, Co., Ltd. | Uplift Educational Solutions |
In-app purchases
BIGBOX
- bigboxTV_90days$13.49
- bigboxTV_180days$26.00
- wordkingdom_90days$27.49
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- readingocean_90days$37.00
- bigboxTV_360days$45.49
- wordkingdom_180days$52.00
- readingocean_180days$70.00
- Reading Ocean's 360-day event.$74.99
- wordkingdom_360days$93.00
- readingocean_360days$125.99
Howard App
No in-app purchases
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