Comparison

How do Things Fly? vs Forest Games

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

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About

How do Things Fly?

Explore the principles of flight through interactive play with various aircraft. Learn about physics, logic, and scientific concepts in a fun, stress-free environment. Designed for children and families to discover how things fly.

Highlights
  • Interactive flight simulation
  • Learn physics and scientific concepts
  • Pilot planes, helicopters, drones, and balloons
  • Develop scientific thinking and logic
  • Intuitive interface for children
  • Content for ages 5 and up
Features
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"How Do Things Fly?" is an educational and fun game for learning how flying machines work: the plane, the helicopter, the drone and the hot air balloon... Pilot the different aircraft and watch the different forces interact. What makes an airplane fly? How do you turn or descend? How can a hot air balloon stay in the air? What physical laws are behind all this? Play and learn as you internalize scientific concepts and thus develop scientific thought, logic and curiosity. Why do helicopters have a propeller on their tail? And why do drones have 4 engines? Do they all rotate in the same direction? With "How Do Things Fly?", you can freely play and learn, with no pressure or stress. Think, act, observe, ask questions and find answers. Have fun answering one of the most curious questions: how do planes fly? FEATURES • Helps develop scientific thinking. • Easy and intuitive scenarios, with interfaces that appeal to children. • Includes basic concepts for understanding physics and its laws. • Discover some of the most spectacular flying machines. • Learn how things work, like motors, wings, hot air balloons... • Content for children ages 5 and up. A game for the whole family. • No ads. 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

Forest Games

This app offers a collection of engaging games designed to make learning math and coding fun for children aged 2-11. It features interactive activities, customizable learning paths for different grades and learning styles, and progress tracking across multiple games with a single pass.

Highlights
  • Interactive learning games
  • Math skill practice
  • Introduction to coding concepts
  • Customizable learning paths
  • Progress tracking
  • Access to 40+ games
Features
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Welcome to SKIDOS! With our unique learning games, make learning fun for your 2-11-year-olds. SKIDOS games help kids practice math skills & develop an interest in coding. You can get a new SKIDOS Pass or log in with an existing one from within this app. All SKIDOS Passes are auto-renewable with monthly, quarterly, bi-annual & annual Passes for up to six kids. With one SKIDOS Pass, you can add up to 6 profiles. Each profile can be customized according to the grade (Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade) & the learning style of your kids. ____ ANIMAL GAME SKIDOS Animal Game is a fun learning app for the smallest kids. 12 mini-games will help your child discover an amusing world around us - play with cute animals, explore the woods, watch how the seasons change and how days turn into nights. Like in all the SKIDOS educational games, your toddler will also learn numbers, counting & solve logical thinking tasks whilst playing. With SKIDOS Animal game, your child can engage in such activities: • Explore the woods with cute animals - pony, caterpillar, fox • Feed your new friends • Find out how to tell time with a magical Bear Clock • Learn numbers, solve simple counting & logical thinking tasks • Experience different seasons of the year • Solve puzzles • Arrange stars in constellations in the night sky • Water your plants and see how fruit grow on trees • Drive a cool truck with a fox _____ DEAR PARENTS & TEACHERS, Get Your SKIDOS Pass to all of our apps! Our apps are primarily designed as super fun games that children LOVE playing. We then integrate interactive learning content into them to make it a seamless & enjoyable experience for kids all over the globe. ENCOURAGE YOUR KIDS TO LEARN MATH & CODING All SKIDOS games turn classroom lessons into fun challenges, especially for kids in the 1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th grades. In this updated version, we added more interactive ways for your kids to strengthen their math skills! Our math problems are now more visual & dynamic, for an engaging & fun experience. 40+ GAMES WITH A SINGLE SKIDOS PASS Why pay for each game individually when you can get all of them at once! 40+ games included in one SKIDOS Pass. Get game recommendations from within the app & track progress across all of our games in a single dashboard. CUSTOMIZED LEARNING & PRACTICE Kids have different learning styles. All SKIDOS games give children the option to pick subjects (math or coding), grade (1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th grade) & topic, & progress with problem-solving. START CRACKING CODING & LOVING MATH All learning content in SKIDOS games is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics and covers a comprehensive list of topics including number sense, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, geometry, and more! For kids who are interested in coding, SKIDOS has developed a unique curriculum that teaches them concepts around basic programming & computational thinking. All SKIDOS games are COPPA & GDPR compliant & have no third-party advertising. Get your SKIDOS Pass today! - SKIDOS has monthly, quarterly, bi-annual, & annual Passes. - Add up to six kids, play 40+ games with one SKIDOS Pass! - Payment will be charged to your Apple Account after any free trial period if applicable. - Passes renew automatically unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - The SKIDOS Pass may be managed by the user & any auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings. - Cancellation will not go into effect until the end of the billing cycle. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a Pass, where applicable. Privacy Policy: http://skidos.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://skidos.com/terms/ For support, write to us at support@skidos.com

Screenshots

How do Things Fly?4 screens
Forest Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Forest Games at 4.2 against How do Things Fly?'s 3.7. Forest Games also leads on ratings volume (430 vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). How do Things Fly?'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 do Things Fly? sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Forest Games sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forest Games holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forest Games has 430 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of How do Things Fly?'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Forest Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

How do Things Fly? ships an update every 4 months, Forest Games every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
How do Things Fly? versus Forest Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHow do Things Fly?Forest Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.2 (430 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3430 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size551 MB444 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearny LandSkidos Learning

Customer experience

How do Things Fly?

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Forest Games

All ratings424 ratings
Positive77.1%
Neutral13.9%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

How do Things Fly?

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
Show 1 more
  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
7 purchases

Forest Games

Subscriptions7
  • SKIDOS Pass: Enjoy Full Access$9.997 Days
  • SKIDOS: GET 40+ LEARNING GAMES3 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • SKIDOS: GET 40+ LEARNING GAMES3 Days trial$24.993 Months
Show 4 more
  • SKIDOS: GET 40+ LEARNING GAMES3 Days trial$45.996 Months
  • SKIDOS Pass: Enjoy Full Access3 Days trial$51.991 Year
  • SKIDOS: GET 40+ LEARNING GAMES3 Days trial$64.991 Year
  • SKIDOS Pass: Enjoy Full Access$64.991 Year

Questions

Is How do Things Fly? free?
How do Things Fly? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Forest Games free?
Forest Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, How do Things Fly? or Forest Games?
Forest Games is rated higher. How do Things Fly? averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Forest Games averages 4.2 from 430 ratings.
Do How do Things Fly? or Forest Games have ads?
Forest Games shows ads; How do Things Fly? does not.
Which is updated more often, How do Things Fly? or Forest Games?
How do Things Fly? ships an update every 4 months, and Forest Games every 5 months. Most recently, How do Things Fly? was updated on October 23, 2026 and Forest Games on October 22, 2026.

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