Comparison

wriggles vs むしサウンド

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

Head to head
About

wriggles

A charming interactive toy app where a caterpillar hatches and wriggles on screen. Feed it to help it grow into a butterfly, and explore its reactions to touch. Designed for young children to freely play and stimulate their curiosity.

Highlights
  • Interactive caterpillar growth simulation
  • Transform into a butterfly
  • Touch-based reactions
  • Free play and exploration
  • Stimulates curiosity
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As you swipe the screen, a caterpillar is born and starts to wriggle around. Eat foods and grow up to be a beautiful butterfly! Touch various places and enjoy the reaction! It is a cute toy app that can play freely and tickle curiosity. Let small children play with it as if it were a toy.

About

むしサウンド

Features
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「むしサウンド」は、虫の鳴き声を見て、聴いて、楽しめるiPhone・iPadアプリです。 【収録している虫】 エンマコオロギ、アオマツムシ、ツヅレサセコオロギ、カンタン、ウマオイ、キリギリス、カネタタキ、クツワムシ、スズムシ、マツムシの10種類を収録しています。 【主な機能】 ・虫のイラストをタップして鳴き声を再生 ・複数の鳴き声を重ねて再生 ・姿や鳴く季節、生息場所などが分かる「むしずかん」 ・鳴き声を聴いて虫を当てる3択クイズ ・クイズのベストタイムを端末内に記録 【無料版】 ・最大2種類まで同時再生 ・各音源を1回再生 ・3問の鳴き声クイズ ・10種類のむしずかん 【購入後に解放される機能】 ・最大10種類を同時再生 ・すべての音源を無限ループ ・5問の鳴き声クイズ ・広告を非表示 身近な虫の声を聴き比べたいときや、秋の自然に親しみたいときにお楽しみください。

Screenshots

wriggles4 screens
むしサウンド4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: wriggles at none against むしサウンド's shown. むしサウンド's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. wriggles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and むしサウンド sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

wriggles ships an update every 8 months, むしサウンド every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
wriggles versus むしサウンド: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterwrigglesむしサウンド
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTAKURO IMAGAWAATSUSHI CHIBA

In-app purchases

1 purchases

wriggles

One-time1
  • Add content$1.99
1 purchases

むしサウンド

One-time1
  • すべての機能を解放$0.49

Questions

Is wriggles free?
wriggles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is むしサウンド free?
むしサウンド is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do wriggles or むしサウンド have ads?
むしサウンド shows ads; wriggles does not.
Which is updated more often, wriggles or むしサウンド?
wriggles ships an update every 8 months, and むしサウンド every 3 days. Most recently, wriggles was updated on October 24, 2026 and むしサウンド on October 29, 2026.

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