Castrum vs Babaoo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Castrum
Develop a fortified village in 13th-century Occitania to defend against crusaders and aid pursued Cathars. Explore Cathar Country, collect items, and craft resources to preserve local culture. Engage in mini-games at historical monuments for unique rewards.
- Develop a fortified village
- Collect and craft items
- Explore Cathar Country
- Geotagged mini-games at monuments
- Historical narrative
- Unlock legendary tools
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You are a faidit, a rebel Occitan lord from the 13th century. Develop your castrum - a fortified village - to face off the attacks of your adversaries, the crusaders and offer a refuge to the pursued Cathars. With the help of your faithful friends, cross Cathar Country in search of items that you will be able to combine in your WORKSHOP to save the Occitan culture from destruction. Castrum offers you: - A HISTORY mode, playable anywhere at any time, during which you collect items to develop your castrum. - A MONUMENT mode, playable only during your visit to the monuments of Aude, which lets you play geotagged mini games. You will need to visit 5 monuments to complete your quest. Over the course of the adventure, you will be able to: - Collect 54 items and craft close to 200 with them; - Go into your INVENTORY to discover the items to craft; - Win surprise rewards by visiting the 20 Cathar country monuments. During your visit, you must complete 5 mini games: if you succeed, you unlock a legendary tool which is added to your collection. Some examples of mini games: - Catapult game: destroy the fortresses by discovering their weak points - Flute Hero: play medieval melodies in time - Matching game: find the right combinations - Shooting game: eliminate your enemies via 360° immersion in the monuments - The source of sign language: learn to speak like the monks of the Middle Ages Castrum gives you the chance to immerse yourself in lavish settings by visiting the 20 Cathar country monuments off the beaten track, in the company of characters associated with the history of the Aude département. The 20 monuments of Cathar country: 10 CASTLES Aguilar castle Arques castle Montségur castle Peyrepertuse castle Puilaurens castle Quéribus castle Saissac castle Termes castle Villerouge-Termenès castle Lastours castle 7 ABBEYS Alet-les-Bains abbey Caunes-Minervois abbey Fontfroide abbey Lagrasse abbey Saint-Hilaire abbey Saint-Papoul abbey Villelongue abbey 2 MEDIEVAL SITES Castles and ramparts of the city of Carcassonne Medieval city of Fanjeaux 1 MUSEUM Quercorb museum Who are the Cathars? Appearing around the year 1000, Catharism was a dissident Christian religion, originating from the East, particularly influential around Toulouse, Carcassonne, Béziers and Albi. The region therefore became a refuge for the Cathars when the Church pursued them during the Albigensian crusade, all the way to the heights of Montségur. It is this saga that the castles of Cathar country recount.
Babaoo
This science-based neuro-educational app helps children develop essential 21st-century skills like focus, self-control, and confidence through engaging games and activities. It aims to empower young minds to understand and manage their attention, leading to improved academic performance and emotional well-being.
- Science-based neuro-education
- Focus and self-control training
- Games to build executive functions
- Calming audio relaxation space
- Real-world micro-missions
- Loved by kids, trusted by parents
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Babaoo is a science-based neuro-educational app to build Focus Power, better Grades, Self-Control, and Confidence. Babaoo is a premium, child-friendly program designed with PhD-level neuroscience experts to help your child develop one of the most essential skills of the 21st century: the ability to direct attention with purpose. No medical claims. No passive screen time. Just joyful, meaningful learning that builds real-world skills. Your child discovers the brain as a world to explore — where attention becomes a superpower they can understand, protect, and grow. WHY BABAOO? Joyful. Calming. Empowering. Loved by Kids. Trusted by parents. Built by Neuroscientists. Used by Teachers. Trusted by Therapists. Give your child the skill that unlocks every other skill: Focus Power. Babaoo unlocks their Potential. THE ADVENTURE Mode — Focus grows through the journey Your child teams up with Inhi, the steady blue Babaoo of Self-Control, to find Atteni, the curious yellow Babaoo of Attention. Together, they outsmart Distractors invading the Brain-World. Every mission builds skills such as Focus, Self-Control, Resilience, and determination. THE TRAINING Mode — Build Brain Superpowers A guided path where your child meets the Babaoos — lovable characters representing the Executive Functions your child needs to control Attention: Focus, Inhibition, Working Memory, Planning, Flexibility. Each Babaoo carries a floating Power Sphere that makes brain skills visible, emotional, and fun to strengthen. Your child unlocks secrets of their brain, listens to joyful songs and stories, practices Focus routines and Magic Checks, and completes real-world micro-missions that turn in-game skills into everyday wins. Over 100 games designed with neuroscience experts nurture powerful habits: pause, choose, focus… THE BRAIN BUBBLE Mode — Calm meets knowledge A soothing audio nest where your child relaxes, listens to micro-podcasts about their Brain, and connects emotions, thinking, focus, and confidence. A space where learning feels natural, safe, and calming. ATTENTION CAN BE LEARNED! Because it’s a skill, not a gift — and like any other skill, it develops step by step. As your child learns to master their Attention, they strengthen two essential abilities: They recognize EXTERNAL DISTRACTIONS — noises, sounds, images, movements — and learn to manage them to protect what truly matters: their Attention. They identify INTERNAL DISTRACTIONS — ideas, daydreams, impulses, emotions — and gradually learn to regulate their impact to stay on track and stabilize their concentration. And when Attention becomes more stable… something valuable begins to happen. EXTERNAL INDICATORS improve: school grades, feedback from parents, teachers, and friends. Then INTERNAL indicators follow — the ones that matter most for your child’s future: their sense of competence grows, pride returns, Confidence takes root… and anxiety gently fades away. This is Babaoo’s ultimate goal: To restore your child’s confidence so they approach school — and life — with enthusiasm and the deep inner belief that they can succeed. https://babaoo.com/en/general-terms/ https://babaoo.com/en/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Babaoo at 5.0 against Castrum's 3.0. Babaoo also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 41%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Castrum's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Babaoo sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Castrum asks for nothing beyond the download.
Babaoo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Castrum's written reviews are positive against 50% of Babaoo's.
Castrum ships an update every 2 months, Babaoo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Castrum | Babaoo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 892 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DEPARTEMENT DE L AUDE | Babaoo |
Customer experience
Castrum
Babaoo
In-app purchases
Castrum
No in-app purchases
Babaoo
- Monthly Patient Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Monthly Family Subcription3 Days trial$24.991 Month
- Yearly Ambassador Subscription$25.001 Year
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