Comparison

DEVAR vs Busy Kids

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

Head to head
About

DEVAR

Explore a world of augmented reality with interactive characters, games, and educational content. Bring dinosaurs, space, and more to life through your device's camera. Engage with digital creations through live coloring and storybooks for a fun learning experience.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality camera mode
  • Interactive AR characters and mini-games
  • AR dinosaur exploration
  • AR space course
  • Augment printed books
  • Live coloring and storybooks
  • 4D Encyclopedias
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DEVAR is a family-friendly augmented reality platform that provides fun edutainment activities for kids and adults. You will find exciting AR games, interactive characters, amazing camera effects, cool animations and more! EXPLORE a wide range of augmented reality experiences with the new AR CAMERA mode: • Meet cute dragons, space robots, historical figures and other interactive characters in augmented reality! Take awesome photos and videos and share them with friends! • Make calls to Fourdi the Dragondog, Myriam the Mermaid, Sym the Robot and Dinogotchi. Communicate with them in the emoji chat and play fun AR mini games! • Travel back in time to observe realistic-looking AR dinosaurs! Control their movements and make funny videos or stunning photos with Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Velociraptor and other ancient reptiles to amaze your friends! • Take a trip across the Solar System and test your knowledge with an interactive AR space course! AUGMENT printed books with interactive digital content: • Color the pictures and play with your AR creations in live coloring books • Watch the story unfolding right in front of you and even take part in it with AR story books • Learn about animals, ocean creatures, space, microworld, human anatomy and more in an exciting new way with visual 4D Encyclopedias HOW TO USE: • Point your camera at a flat, well-lit surface • Place the round blue spot where you want to spawn the character and tap on the screen • Move the character around by tapping on the screen • Swipe left or right on the bottom bar to explore new characters and experiences! • Swipe right on the main screen to open the catalogue of physical products. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: This app offers two auto-renewable subscription options: DEVAR Digital ($4.99/month) and Eastcolight Digital Content ($4.99/month) • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase See our full Terms and Conditions at: https://devar.tech/eula/ View our Privacy Policy at: https://devar.org/privacy-policy/ *Please note, that an Internet connection is required to download the in-app content. We always welcome your feedback and suggestions. Please email us at help@devar.org Follow us on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/devar_official/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/devar.official/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DEVAR_ORG

About

Busy Kids

This app helps young children learn to read Russian by transforming the learning process into an engaging adventure. It features interactive stories, a unique word workshop, and games designed to build reading confidence and comprehension.

Highlights
  • Interactive fairy tales with syllable-by-syllable reading
  • Voiced keyboard for word construction and syllable breakdown
  • Phonics-based methodology developed with speech therapists
  • Living alphabet with fun pictures
  • Educational games for letter and syllable memorization
  • Thematic word sets and voiced riddles
  • Progress tracking and daily rewards
Features
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Help your child read and speak Russian through play. Busy Kids: Russian Reading (known at home as «Буковки») teaches children aged 2 to 7 to read Russian by syllable chunks, from the very first letters to whole fairy tales, with Uni the unicorn as their guide. The app speaks two languages. Choose Russian or English for each child: the games, stories and voice follow along, and the Word Workshop can even mix both in one phrase. A gentle way to keep Russian alive in a bilingual family, with English reading as a bonus. WORD WORKSHOP - THE HEART OF THE APP A talking keyboard: your child types any word and every letter speaks. The word splits into chunks, then Uni hops across them and reads each one aloud. Type Russian, English, or both at once (МАМА CAT), and record the reading as a video to send to grandma. READ AND WRITE • Word Workshop - type, listen, split words into chunks • Fairy Tales - 60+ illustrated tales in each language, every word voiced; tap a chunk to hear it • Build a Word - a crane game that stacks words and builds an island town • Find a Letter - a letter-catching adventure across a 76-stop map • Tracing - lines, Cyrillic and Latin letters, then whole words WORLD AROUND • Discovery World - tap objects in lively panoramas and hear their names • I Spy - 190+ spoken riddles • Room - unlock objects by spelling their names PUZZLE GAMES • Memory: Letters and Memory: Chunks REWARDS AND FRIENDS • Earn stars and fill a sticker album: 19 packs, 480+ stickers, shareable to WhatsApp and Telegram • Pick a friend: Uni the unicorn, Kitty the kitten or Robby the robot FOR PARENTS • No ads • A profile for every child: own progress, language, play timer and drawings • Daily play-time limit and progress stats • Parental gate on purchases, the parents' area and sharing • Games work offline SUBSCRIPTION & PURCHASES Try it free: every day each child gets "suns" - 3 a day for one child, 2 each for two or three children (one visit to an activity costs one sun). Premium unlocks everything: unlimited play, all friends and up to 10 profiles. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase; the monthly plan has a 3-day free trial and the yearly plan a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions and purchases from earlier versions carry over. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage them and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings. Stickers are never sold for money: kids earn them with stars. Questions or ideas: hello@editale.com Privacy Policy: https://bukovki.app/policies/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DEVAR4 screens
Busy Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Busy Kids at 82% against DEVAR's 31%. Busy Kids also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.5 vs 4.0). DEVAR's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. DEVAR sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Busy Kids sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Busy Kids holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 66 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of DEVAR's written reviews are positive against 82% of Busy Kids's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DEVAR ships an update every 2 months, Busy Kids every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DEVAR versus Busy Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDEVARBusy Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (34 ratings)4.5 (66 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews82.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3466 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB354 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDEVAR ENTERTAINMENT LLCVictor Lavrentyev

Customer experience

DEVAR

All ratings34 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral7.6%
Negative61.6%

Busy Kids

All ratings66 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral7.6%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive82.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative8.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DEVAR

Subscriptions2
  • Devar digital$4.991 Month
  • Eastcolight Digital Content3 Days trial$4.991 Month
3 purchases

Busy Kids

Subscriptions2
  • All access for a week$2.997 Days
  • All access for a month$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Full version access$19.99

Questions

Is DEVAR free?
DEVAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Busy Kids free?
Busy Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DEVAR or Busy Kids?
Busy Kids is rated higher. DEVAR averages 4.0 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Busy Kids averages 4.5 from 66 ratings.
Do DEVAR or Busy Kids have ads?
Neither DEVAR nor Busy Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DEVAR or Busy Kids?
DEVAR ships an update every 2 months, and Busy Kids every 4 months. Most recently, DEVAR was updated on October 25, 2026 and Busy Kids on October 25, 2026.

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