Home on the Range vs Monkey Rounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Home on the Range
Explore plant and animal habitats through interactive questions. This simulation aligns with a grade 2 life science module focused on finding optimal growing conditions for plants.
- Habitat and range questions
- Plant and animal focus
- Grade 2 life science alignment
- Interactive simulation
- Smithsonian curriculum resource
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This simulation asks users to answer questions about plant and animal habitats and habitat ranges. This resource is aligned with the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom grade 2 life science module, "How Can We Find the Best Place for a Plant to Grow?"
Monkey Rounds
Embark on jungle adventures with Mr. Monkey, running, jumping, and racing through various environments. Develop dexterity and counting skills with voice cues while collecting bananas and unlocking special abilities. Compete with friends and test your reflexes with simple controls.
- Jungle, mountain, and beach environments
- Daily prizes and unlockable skills
- Obstacle avoidance and banana throwing
- Achievement system
- One-touch controls
- Counting skills with voice cues
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Looking for a fun, engaging game to play? Follow Mr. Monkey run, jump and race on his many adventures thru the jungle avoiding hurled coconuts, boulders and other obstacles. Along the way learn how to better interact with devices, build dexterity and counting skills by counting along with Mr. Monkey with voice cues. FEATURES: ● Visit the jungle, mountains and beach ● Receive daily prizes and the chance to unlock special skills and enemies ● Jump over boulders, coconuts, logs and crabs ● Collect bananas to throw at your enemies ● Earn achievements and battle it out against friends ● Test your reflexes with simple one-touch controls ● Purchase Monkey Rounds Premium for $0.99 to receive more levels, premium upgrades, no ads and more fun! *** This game contains optional in-app purchases. https://www.flexxgames.com Privacy Policy: https://flexxgames.com/privacy_policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Home on the Range at none against Monkey Rounds's 3. Monkey Rounds's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 70 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Monkey Rounds sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Home on the Range asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Home on the Range against 5.0 for Monkey Rounds. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Home on the Range ships an update every 70 months, Monkey Rounds weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Home on the Range | Monkey Rounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 70 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smithsonian Institution | Flexx, LLC |
Customer experience
Home on the Range
Monkey Rounds
In-app purchases
Home on the Range
No in-app purchases
Monkey Rounds
- Upgrade to Premium$0.99
- Buy Bananas!$0.99
- Continue Playing$0.99
Questions
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