Comparison

How Are Things Made? vs LearnStrike

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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+
Features
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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/

About

LearnStrike

Features
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With LearnStrike, you can quickly launch your own Experience Based Learning app. The app enhances your existing learning resources and systems, aiding your target audience in transitioning from understanding to action. Theory is converted into engaging learning challenges and short games that prompt action and experimentation. Make videos interactive, link games, quizzes, and reflections to your existing knowledge sources and learning management system. Employees actively practice new skills: first attempting and experiencing the complexity, then delving deeper into the subject and striving to improve their scores. LearnStrike makes learning enjoyable. Create your own Experience Based Learning app in 5 steps!

Screenshots

How Are Things Made?4 screens
LearnStrike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LearnStrike at none against How Are Things Made?'s 4. LearnStrike also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). How Are Things Made?'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. How Are Things Made? sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. LearnStrike asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

How Are Things Made? ships an update every 3 months, LearnStrike every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
How Are Things Made? versus LearnStrike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHow Are Things Made?LearnStrike
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (61 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings61 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size415 MB283 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearny Land4Growth.com

In-app purchases

4 purchases

How Are Things Made?

Subscriptions4
  • 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
None

LearnStrike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is How Are Things Made? free?
How Are Things Made? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LearnStrike free?
LearnStrike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do How Are Things Made? or LearnStrike have ads?
Neither How Are Things Made? nor LearnStrike shows ads.
Which is updated more often, How Are Things Made? or LearnStrike?
How Are Things Made? ships an update every 3 months, and LearnStrike every 4 weeks. Most recently, How Are Things Made? was updated on October 14, 2026 and LearnStrike on September 24, 2026.

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