Toby Math vs Meet a tree kangaroo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Toby Math
This app offers a structured English reading curriculum for young learners, focusing on vocabulary, sentence structure, and conversation. It aims to build a strong foundation for language acquisition and foster a global perspective.
- Vocabulary building
- Sentence structure practice
- Conversational English
- Structured curriculum
- Progress tracking
- Cross-cultural perspective
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A structured, content-rich math learning journey from preschool foundations toward elementary topics. Build number sense, practise calculations, explore flat and 3D shapes, and hear English throughout hands-on activities. The course framework connects these areas; playable levels are clearly distinguished from planned content. Adventure arranges math activities along a progressive learning route for daily practice and records completed tasks. Explore opens the available games and levels across counting, operations, shapes, time, measurement, patterns, and reasoning. The first level of every activity, the first seven Adventure stations, and all Songs are free. Launch pricing offers a one-month auto-renewable subscription or a one-time permanent purchase for the other available paid course content. In mainland China: CNY 18 per month or CNY 198 once. In the United States: US$5.99 per month or US$59.99 once. Prices for your App Store region are shown before purchase. Monthly access renews automatically at the current monthly price unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings. Cancelling renewal keeps access through the paid period. When access expires without a valid subscription or a permanent purchase, paid content is locked again; free content and learning records remain. An existing Toby Math permanent purchase remains valid. Buying permanent access does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Purchase and Restore Purchases are on the dedicated course purchase page in the parent area. Planned or Coming soon content becomes playable only when it is actually released. Terms of use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ In Number Listening, Toby says a number in English. Children build the answer one digit at a time with digit buttons or switch to writing each digit on the screen. Words has 263 illustrated entries in 19 groups, with meanings, examples, and tap-to-hear audio. Word explanations and settings follow the system language, with English, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese available. Songs has 22 English learning songs, all playable without payment. Children can collect medals as they play. The parent area shows local activity records and phrases encountered. The activities, voice clips, illustrations, songs, and handwriting recognition are included on the device for offline play. No account is needed.
Meet a tree kangaroo
Learn about the habits and lifestyle of tree kangaroos and discover how you can help with their conservation. Purchase sustainable coffee to support tree kangaroo habitats and local communities. Participate in research to improve conservation efforts.
- Learn about tree kangaroo habits
- Discover conservation efforts
- Support sustainable coffee
- Participate in research surveys
- Personalized tree kangaroo experience
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Zoos around the world and the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Project are working hard to save tree kangaroos and improve the lives of local communities where tree kangaroos are found. Tree kangaroos are only found in northeastern Australia and the island of New Guinea. Tree kangaroo habitat in New Guinea is also great habitat for coffee production. Since 1996, conservationists have been working with local residents of Papua New Guinea to save tree kangaroo habitat by developing sustainable coffee. The coffee is then sent to zoos and cafes for purchase. Every bag sold goes to help tree kangaroos and people. So, grab a cup of coffee and help save a tree kangaroo! Download the app to have a unique and personal experience with a tree kangaroo. Learn about their habits, lifestyle, and what you can do to help. Want to do even more? Take the survey after experiencing the app and be part of an ongoing research project to improve conservation outcomes for tree kangaroos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meet a tree kangaroo at none against Toby Math's 2. Meet a tree kangaroo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Toby Math's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Toby Math sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Meet a tree kangaroo asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Toby Math against 5.0 for Meet a tree kangaroo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toby Math has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Toby Math ships an update every 2 weeks, Meet a tree kangaroo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Toby Math | Meet a tree kangaroo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 788 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 上海震渊信息技术有限公司 | Handbuilt Creative Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Toby Math
Meet a tree kangaroo
In-app purchases
Toby Math
- Toby Math Monthly Access$5.991 Month
- Toby Math Permanent Unlock$59.99
Meet a tree kangaroo
No in-app purchases









