Comparison

Arty Mouse Colors vs Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Arty Mouse Colors

This animated app helps children aged 3-6 learn about colors through interactive activities. It focuses on identification, matching, mixing, and using colors to create pictures, while also developing motor skills.

Highlights
  • Interactive color activities
  • Color identification and mixing
  • Picture creation
  • Motor skill development
  • Mini play-again games
  • Available in 7 languages
Features
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Arty Mouse loves to get stuck into fun creative activities, which is why he is always smiling! He is the perfect enthusiastic mentor for young children just getting to grips with early learning concepts. In Arty Mouse Colors, Arty Mouse and his colourful friends engage, enthuse and empower little learners, helping to fast-track them in key early learning color identification and picture-making skills. This fun animated app for boys and girls aged 3 to 6 has 12 exciting interactive colour activities to choose from, with mini play-again games to discover within each one. Covering a selection of color-related skills including identifying, matching, mixing and using to create pictures, this app also helps to develop important motor skills for learning to write. Part of the award-winning Arty Mouse Early Learning Through Art product family. Get into color and create with Arty Mouse! Over 1 million Arty Mouse books sold worldwide. KEY FEATURES • Animation • Available in 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Russian. • Sound effects • Featuring Arty Mouse and his colourful friends • 12 fun themed activities to choose from • Numerous mini games to play again and again to develop confidence with colors • Proven educational content • Encourages creative play on and off screen • Ideal for children aged 3 to 6 • Free app download including open content and in-app purchases. For more detailed information about Arty Mouse Colors App, please visit: http://www.taptaptales.com Tap Tap Tales also has other applications such as Hello Kitty, Maya The Bee, Smurfs, Vic The viking, Shaun the Sheep, Tree Fu Tom, Heidi, Caillou and Care Bears. In Tap Tap Tales we care about your opinion. For this reason, we encourage you to rate this app and if you have any comments please send them to our e-mail address: hello@taptaptales.com. Web: http://www.taptaptales.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/taptaptales Twitter: @taptaptales Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/taptaptales Our Mision Bringing joy to children and contributing to their development through the creation and publication of amazing interactive adventures full of fun educational activities. Motivating and helping the kids to accomplish the tasks of the educational game. Learning and growing with our users, adapting to their needs and sharing happy moments with them. Helping parents and teachers in their educational and caring endeavors with young children, offering them top-quality, state-of-the-art learning applications.

About

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets

Color, care for, and play with digital pets in a safe, kid-friendly environment. Nurture empathy and responsibility through interactive pet care activities, and unlock over 90 unique pets to explore in vibrant 3D worlds. This app is part of a larger subscription bundle offering a variety of creative experiences.

Highlights
  • Interactive pet care activities
  • Coloring and customization of 3D pets
  • Collect and unlock over 90 pets
  • Explore diverse 3D environments
  • Safe and COPPA certified
  • Monthly updates with new content
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Color, care and play with adorable pets! Transform Crayola’s #1 selling toy into digital companions with endless creative fun and interactive pet care activities. PART OF THE CRAYOLA CREATIVITY BUNDLE Get 5 Crayola apps, including award-winning favorites, all in one subscription. Color, create, learn, play & relax with experiences for ages 2 through adult. Download this app to unlock them all! PRACTICE EMPATHY, RESPONSIBILITY & KINDNESS WITH PET CARE • Engage in nurturing pet care activities like grooming, feeding and washing • Build your child’s emotional intelligence with pet vet check-ups • Encourage empathy and responsibility while caring for pets needs • Develop attention and memory skills through repetition and detail-oriented play GROW YOUR ADORABLE PET FAMILY • Collect and unlock 90+ cute pets for endless joy & sense of achievement • Partner with your favorite pets for endless imaginative journeys • Explore with your lovable companions in interactive and colorful 3D environments like the arctic, beach, pet house, and more COLOR, CUSTOMIZE & WASH YOUR DIGITAL PETS IN 3D • Customize your 3D pets and color them for fun occasions with digital Crayola art tools • Design your dream pets again and again! • Watch coloring videos to get inspired with new design techniques • Capture memories with your customized pets and decorate your photos CALM, SAFE & KID-FRIENDLY PRETEND PLAY • COPPA and PRIVO certified, and GDPR compliant so you can be sure the app is safe for the whole family • Play along with your children to watch them grow and learn • For toddlers and preschool age children TRUSTED AWARD-WINNING CRAYOLA TOY, APP & YOUTUBE SERIES • Built from the #1 selling physical Crayola toy Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets • Watch episodes from the hit Scribble Scrubbie YouTube series • Winner of the Mom’s Choice Award, PAL Award, and Toy of the Year, and trusted by families globally • Apple’s Top Apps for Kids, Favorite Coloring Fun for Kids, and 5-time App of the Day NEW PETS, PROPS, FEATURES & ENVIRONMENTS • Explore monthly updates with in-app purchases and/or a yearly subscription • App is free to download and play, but there may be in-game items that can be purchased for real money DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RED GAMES CO. • Red Games Co. is a boutique studio filled with a team of parents and educators who have a passion for providing kids with the most polished, fun, and engaging apps, and providing parents with the tools they need to let their little ones flourish. • Named #7 on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in Gaming for 2024 • Explore the whole Crayola universe with the official creativity apps - Crayola Create and Play and Crayola Adventures • Questions or comments? Contact our team at support@scribblescrubbie.zendesk.com Privacy Policy: https://www.redgames.co/scribble-scrubbie-pets-privacy-page Terms of Service: https://aut.crayocom.cloud.sitefinity.com/company/app-terms-of-use

Screenshots

Arty Mouse Colors4 screens
Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets at none against Arty Mouse Colors's shown. Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 43 months) and ratings volume (30K vs 3). Arty Mouse Colors's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Arty Mouse Colors sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arty Mouse Colors holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets has 30K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arty Mouse Colors ships an update every 43 months, Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Arty Mouse Colors versus Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArty Mouse ColorsCrayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.5 (30K ratings)
Positive reviews—47.6% of reviews
Number of ratings330K — better
Update frequencyEvery 43 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB1.6 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTap Tap Tales, SLRED GAMES CO, LLC

Customer experience

Arty Mouse Colors

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets

All ratings29,923 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews986 reviews
Positive47.6%
Neutral9.3%
Negative43.1%

Bugs and requests

Arty Mouse Colors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Coloring tools not working as expected
  • Pets disappearing or getting locked after updates
  • Connectivity issues causing frequent crashes
  • Progression bar not updating correctly
  • Glitches in mini-games and pet interactions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more pet types and customization options
  • Introduce new gameplay modes and activities
  • Allow players to name and personalize their pets
  • Implement a pet breeding or family system
  • Provide more detailed feedback on player progress

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arty Mouse Colors

One-time1
  • Buy All$0.99
10 purchases

Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets

Subscriptions9
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$14.991 Year
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  • Standard Subscription$23.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$23.991 Year
  • Standard Subscription$35.991 Year
  • Crayola Creativity Bundle7 Days trial$47.991 Year
  • Bundled Subscription$47.991 Year
  • Crayola Creativity Bundle7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pet Token $3.99$3.99

Questions

Is Arty Mouse Colors free?
Arty Mouse Colors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets free?
Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arty Mouse Colors or Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets?
Arty Mouse Colors is rated higher. Arty Mouse Colors averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets averages 4.5 from 30K ratings.
Do Arty Mouse Colors or Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets have ads?
Arty Mouse Colors shows ads; Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets does not.
Which is updated more often, Arty Mouse Colors or Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets?
Arty Mouse Colors ships an update every 43 months, and Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets every 3 weeks. Most recently, Arty Mouse Colors was updated on November 2, 2026 and Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets on November 12, 2026.

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