myPeekaville vs FirstBrain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myPeekaville
This digital learning game uses story-based and game-based activities to teach social-emotional skills. Players explore a magical town, help characters with quests, and engage in mini-games that also enhance reading and writing abilities. Detailed reports are available for educators to track student progress and sentiment.
- Social-emotional learning quests
- Story-based learning activities
- Reading and writing skill enhancement
- Interactive town exploration
- Customizable avatar and home
- Daily feelings check-in tool
- Detailed teacher analytics
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Welcome to myPeekaville! myPeekaville is a digital learning game that extends on our award-winning social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum to give students an engaging and personalized learning experience. In the game, students (and teachers) enter the magical world of Peekaville, where animals and humans, called the Peekapak Pals, live and play in harmony. Through an interactive map, they can visit different parts of town and interact with the Peekapak Pals by helping them solve problems in a series of quests, activities and games. All activities use story-based learning and game-based learning to teach social-emotional learning skills and link back to improve reading and writing skills. THE TOWN • Pop-in to the Style Shop to style your hair, change your eye color and buy more clothing! • Check-in at the Peekaville Library to access all of Peekapak’s learning books available in 4 guided reading levels and in both Spanish and English • Visit the Peekapak Pals’ homes to learn more about their families and interests • Create a gratitude tag and decorate your own Tree of Gratitude at the town square • Cannonball into The Pool to learn about the different types of courage • Flex your musical skills at the Stage or in the Peekaville forest • Write letters of Optimism & Gratitude at the Post Office and the Bakery • And so many more places to go! MORE FEATURES • The Feelings Check-In tool allows students to check-in daily and journal how they’re feeling • Detailed reports analytics: teachers receive access to various analytical insights like a student sentiment heatmap, amount of in-game currency, progress with the quests, games & stories, and areas in which students are struggling in myPeekaville. QUALIFICATIONS •Aligned to CASEL’S framework of five social emotional learning competencies •Developed using evidence-based practices •Researched in distracts, Pre-K and after-school programs •iKeepSafe Certified [COPPA compliant] to ensure student privacy •Employs expert-backed design principles AWARDS Winner of the 2017 Family Choice Award Common Sense Education’s 2019 Top Pick for Learning Academic’s Choice’s Smart Media Award Winner No matter where learning happens, myPeekaville helps students learn valuable life skills that help them grow to be the next globally aware, enthusiastic, and empathetic citizens of our world. To learn more about Peekapak and our SEL curriculum visit www.peekapak.com or contact us at hello@peekapak.com
FirstBrain
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FirstBrain helps parents unlock their child’s potential in just 10–15 minutes a day. Backed by science, FirstBrain offers short, structured activities designed for children aged 1–8. Parents guide the sessions while children stay completely screen-free, using simple everyday objects like blocks, cups, and cards. This app requires an active FirstBrain Pro subscription to use. No free content. What makes FirstBrain different? • Evidence-based framework: Activities target 5 key areas of intelligence — Language, Attention, Memory, Inhibition, and Reasoning. • Daily routine made easy: 2–5 quick activities, each lasting 2–3 minutes, fit seamlessly into your family’s day. • Screen-free for children: Kids interact with the real world, while parents use the app for prompts, timers, and tracking. • Personalized progression: Difficulty adapts to your child’s pace. Pass an activity to level up, retry if needed. • Positive endings: Sessions follow a “quit on a win” approach to keep motivation high. Why it matters: Early, consistent practice strengthens core cognitive skills — focus, problem-solving, and self-control — that ripple out into lifelong learning advantages. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.firstbrain.me/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: myPeekaville at none against FirstBrain's 2. myPeekaville also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). FirstBrain's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price 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. FirstBrain sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. myPeekaville asks for nothing beyond the download.
myPeekaville ships an update every 3 months, FirstBrain fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | myPeekaville | FirstBrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peekapak Inc | Romain,Raphael BATLLE |
In-app purchases
myPeekaville
No in-app purchases
FirstBrain
- Monthly Plan$8.991 Month
- Yearly Plan3 Days trial$34.991 Year









