Prehistoric Dinosaur Discovery vs Papersaurus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prehistoric Dinosaur Discovery
Uncover dinosaur bones by tapping them at the bottom of the screen. Assemble the skeleton and bring the dinosaur to life. Discover new dinosaurs as you progress through this interactive prehistoric adventure.
- Uncover dinosaur bones
- Assemble dinosaur skeletons
- Bring dinosaurs to life
- Interactive dinosaur reactions
- Unlock new dinosaurs
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Use your finger to uncover dinosaur bones. Find the bones at the bottom of the screen to complete the dinosaur skeleton. When you find the correct bone press on it to collect it. But be careful, choose the wrong bones 3 times and the game will be over. After you find all the dinosaur bones you will proceed to the next section of the game. In this section drag the bones to its corresponding location to complete the dinosaur skeleton. Finally after you completed the skeleton, the dinosaur will come back to life! Touch its head, back or tail to get different reactions from the dinosaur. Also you will unlock a new dinosaur. Please rate the game if you like it and would like to see more dinosaurs.
Papersaurus
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Papersaurus is a gentle dinosaur world for toddlers, made to look like it was cut from construction paper and felt. Tap the egg, watch it hatch, and a living paper world unfolds - no menus, no words to read. Everything is spoken aloud, every corner of the island has its own music, and nothing can ever go wrong. THREE PLACES TO EXPLORE • DINO PALS - Meet five friendly dinosaurs: T-rex, Triceratops, Spinosaurus, Velociraptor and Brachiosaurus. Feed them their favourite snacks, hear their names spoken aloud, and listen to real dinosaur facts. Every dinosaur has its own roar and its own theme tune. • DIG SITE - Brush away the dirt with a finger to uncover a fossil skeleton, then watch the dinosaur come back to life. • CAVE ARCADE - A cosy mini-game cave with three doors: a memory matching game with dinosaur cards, a colouring book where paint always stays inside the lines, and Star Bones, a dot-to-dot night sky where joining the twinkling stars reveals a dinosaur constellation. MADE FOR AGES 2-4 • No reading required - audio guides everything • No fail states, timers or scores - every activity ends in celebration • Big, forgiving touch targets built for small fingers • Screen-mashing never breaks anything SAFE BY DESIGN • No ads, ever • No in-app purchases • No data collection - nothing leaves the device • No links a child can reach - settings sit behind a press-and-ho
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Papersaurus at none against Prehistoric Dinosaur Discovery's 1. Papersaurus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Prehistoric Dinosaur Discovery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Papersaurus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prehistoric Dinosaur Discovery ships an update every 14 months, Papersaurus fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Prehistoric Dinosaur Discovery | Papersaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salvador Nunez | DAVID MORRIS |
In-app purchases
Prehistoric Dinosaur Discovery
- No Ads$2.99
Papersaurus
No in-app purchases
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