Comparison

Ibn Battuta vs First Step

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

Head to head
About

Ibn Battuta

Record your travels, documenting routes, interactions, and experiences in an interactive journal. Create a personalized travel log that captures the essence of your journeys, similar to historical explorers.

Highlights
  • Record travel paths
  • Document findings and observations
  • Create individualized travel registers
  • Interactive journaling
  • Capture route, interactions, and experience
Features
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In a world were traveling is becoming more and more an objective on its own, we at Electronic Village started an initiative to create a modern tool for travelers to record the paths, findings and observation in the same way Ibn Batuta did but in a more intuitive and interactive manner; an app that accommodates the creation of an individualized register of traveling, not only of the destination but also of the route, the interactions and the experience. The App is aiming at creating an impartial “Human Travel Record” of various travelers from different nationalities and cultures thus covering the corners of the “Holy” triangle of social cognition namely: Man, Environment and Behavior. Privacy Policy and Terms of User : http://www.electronicvillage.org/mohammedsuwaidi.php?pageid=26&languageid=2 https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

First Step

Features
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An electronic developmental scale focuses on identifying the aspect that represents apparent delay in the condition, specifying it by measuring against the natural development of children from the age of 1 to 18, encompassing psychological, cognitive, motor, and functional development, followed by speech and language development in the condition, as well as any developmental or sensory disorders (motor, visual, auditory). This is achieved through the response of the parent or caregiver to diverse questions on the application, according to the chronological age of the individual, enabling us to determine the extent of development in the aforementioned aspects or the degree of delay compared to the normal growth and acquisition rate. The application provides an indicator of a delay in one or more of these aspects. The scale includes 360 questions distributed across 5 skills: 1. Communication Skills 2. Academic and Functional Skills 3. Functional Skills 4. Social Skills 5. Motor Skills Estimated time for the application: 30 minutes Languages: Arabic, English, Russian The methodology was tested and translated by the Ural Federal University (the Russian Federation).

Screenshots

Ibn Battuta4 screens
First Step4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: First Step at none against Ibn Battuta's 4. First Step also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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. Ibn Battuta sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. First Step asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ibn Battuta ships an update every 2 weeks, First Step weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ibn Battuta versus First Step: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIbn BattutaFirst Step
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB75 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperElectronic Village LLCZayed Higher Organization for People of Determination

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ibn Battuta

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription2 variants$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription2 variants$59.991 Year
None

First Step

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ibn Battuta free?
Ibn Battuta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First Step free?
First Step is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ibn Battuta or First Step have ads?
Neither Ibn Battuta nor First Step shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ibn Battuta or First Step?
Ibn Battuta ships an update every 2 weeks, and First Step weekly. Most recently, Ibn Battuta was updated on September 21, 2026 and First Step on September 7, 2026.

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