How Are Things Made? vs Tiny animals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
How Are Things Made?
Explore how everyday items and foods are made through interactive games and animations. This app satisfies children's curiosity about manufacturing processes with fun, educational content. It's narrated and designed for young learners to discover the origins of things.
- Interactive games and animations
- Explains food and object manufacturing
- Narrated content for non-readers
- Focuses on origin and production
- Dozens of educational mini-games
- Content for ages 5+
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Play and discover where chocolate comes from, how a shirt is produced or how bread is made. Children are very curious and always wondering where things come from or how they are made. With “How Are Things Made?” they will have a fun and educational way to satisfy their curiosity. “How Are Things Made?” is a very entertaining didactic application, which gives children the opportunity to explore how everyday objects and foods are made and manufactured through games, animations and short explanations. Discover how chocolate, T-shirts, and bread are made, how a skateboard is developed and how a book is created. In addition, it includes a large number of educational games and animations. Everything moves and everything is interactive: characters, machines, trucks, factories... CHARACTERISTICS • Learn basic information about objects and typical food. • Discover the curiosities about the origin and manufacturing of chocolate, bread, skateboard, T-shirts and books. • Dozens of educational games: clean the impurities from the cotton to make thread, screw the wheels on a skateboard, mix the ingredients to make bread, grind the grains to make flour, lift the bags into the truck, pass the rollers to print the book… • Entirely narrated. Perfect for children who cannot read yet and for children who are starting to read. • Content for children age 5 and over. Games for the whole family. Hours of fun. • No ads. WHY "HOW ARE THINGS MADE?" ? Because it is a user-friendly, educational game that excites children with educational games, interactive animations and beautiful illustrations to better understand where everyday objects and food come from. Download it now to: • Discover where things come from in a fun way. • Learn about everyday objects. What is their origin? How are they manufactured? • Know the raw materials from which our food is obtained, such as wheat, salt, and cocoa. • Play fun and educational games. • Enjoy educational entertainment. Children love to play and explore. With this application, they will also find answers to some of their questions and learn about daily life through games. ABOUT LEARNY LAND At Learny Land, we love to play, and we believe that games must form part of the educational and growth stage of all children; because to play is to discover, explore, learn and have fun. Our educational games help children learn about the world around them and are designed with love. They are easy to use, beautiful and safe. Because boys and girls have always played to have fun and learn, the games we make - like the toys that last a lifetime - can be seen, played and heard. At Learny Land we take advantage of the most innovative technologies and the most modern devices to take the experience of learning and playing a step further. We create toys that could not have existed when we were young. Read more about us at www.learnyland.com. Privacy Policy We take Privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your children or allow any type of third party ads. To learn more, please read our privacy policy at www.learnyland.com. Contact us We'd love to know your opinion and your suggestions. Please, write to support@learnyland.com. Terms of Use: http://learnyland.com/terms-of-service/
Tiny animals
This app introduces children to the animal kingdom through interactive games and quizzes across three themed locations. It teaches about animal diets, voices, and habitats, rewarding learning with collectible butterflies.
- 35 animals in three habitats
- Four playing modes
- Lifelike animal sounds
- Interactive games and quizzes
- Butterfly collection reward system
- Intuitive interface
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Tiny Animals is a colorful and captivating educational app for children. It introduces children to the animal kingdom through three themed locations: the farm, the forest, and Africa. It explains the special aspects of different animals' lives and their diets, and teaches children to tell apart the voices of animals living within each of the three ecosystems. After having studied all animals, kids can test their knowledge in several different ways, including speed games and quizzes. Efforts are rewarded with beautiful butterflies. Can you collect enough butterflies to fill an entire meadow of wildflowers? Do you like to play hide-and-seek? It's a lot more fun when you play with animals! Find every single one, but watch out: they are extremely good at disguising themselves. Tiny Animals is full of stunning graphics, lifelike animal sounds, entertaining animations, and exciting special effects. This app rightfully belongs in the 0+ category: it is colorful, the rules are simple, and the interface is intuitive. For older children who are interested in the animal world, the app will offer new discoveries. Indeed, even adults do not always know what a wolf's den, a bear's lair, or an eagle's nest looks like; what a hippo's or panda's diet is made up of; how turkeys talk, or what noises rabbits make. Built by parents with love and care. Features: 35 animals in three habitats: the forest, Africa, and the farm Four playing modes: catalog mode, hide and seek, timed play, and quiz • life like animal sounds • professionally created background music • sound recorded in-studio • original artwork • fun animations and pleasant surprises at the end of each game • intuitive interface • an opportunity to build a collection of live butterflies • approved by independent child psychologists With the Tiny Animals educational app, your child will pass the time by learning. Your child will learn many new facts about animals while playing hide-and-seek with them, feeding them their favorite foods, and finding their homes. The app is full of interactive features and allows users to build a butterfly collection. The app's four playing modes will capture the interest of a child of any age for a long time: • catalog mode for learning facts about animals • game of hide-and-seek in the forest, at the farm, or in Africa • speed play: find animals' homes • quiz: match animals with their voices and the foods they eat Users catch beautiful butterflies and fill up their collections in reward for successfully completing each game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tiny animals at every 2 weeks against How Are Things Made?'s every 3 months. Tiny animals also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 58%). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. How Are Things Made? sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Tiny animals sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
How Are Things Made? ships an update every 3 months, Tiny animals every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | How Are Things Made? | Tiny animals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (65 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 415 MB | 959 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Learny Land | Bamboo Kids |
Customer experience
How Are Things Made?
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In-app purchases
How Are Things Made?
- Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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- Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
Tiny animals
- Africa animal pack$1.99
- Farm animal pack$1.99
- Africa and farm animal packs$2.99
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