Newborns vs small
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newborns
Experience the challenges of early parenthood in this decision-making game. Swipe through choices to guide your newborn's development and see their future unfold. Manage your resources carefully to navigate the critical first years.
- Decision-making gameplay
- Newborn care simulation
- Resource management
- Child development tracking
- Multiple potential futures
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"The first three years of caregiving determine a child's lifelong social skills and academic achievement" - S. Olson, Medical Daily Give birth to a child and immerse yourself in the first years of parenting in this challenging decision-making game. Swipe cards left or right to decide what's best for your newborn child. Watch your resources and you will survive these critical years to see what your baby will become one day. From Beggar to President, anything is possible! Happy parenting :)
small
This app offers prompts and topics to move beyond superficial conversations and foster deeper connections. It includes question, quote, and image cards designed to enhance dialogue with friends, family, or even for self-reflection.
- Deeper dialogue prompts
- Question cards
- Quote cards
- Image cards
- Facilitates meaningful connections
- Suitable for all relationships
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Tired of endless small talk about the weather, shopping, or sports? Skip the polite conversation and build more meaningful connections! smalltalks is a collection of prompts and topics that help facilitate deeper, more open dialogue. There are question, quote, and image cards to take any conversation to the next level. Whether it’s with a few acquaintances, the BFF, or just yourself, there’s something for all relationships.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: small at 100% against Newborns's 0%. small also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Newborns's advantage is iOS requirement (10.1 vs 15.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Newborns sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. small asks for nothing beyond the download.
small holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Newborns's written reviews are positive against 100% of small's.
Newborns ships an update every 2 months, small every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and June 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newborns | small |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robert Heracles | Michelle Wong |
Customer experience
Newborns
small
In-app purchases
Newborns
- Upgrade to Premium$0.99
- Contribution$0.99
small
No in-app purchases
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