Comparison

Animal Train vs Sapling Beats

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

Head to head
About

Animal Train

Embark on a global train journey to discover animals in their natural habitats. This toddler-friendly game offers flashcards, facts, quizzes, and spelling puzzles to teach children about various animal species and their behaviors.

Highlights
  • Animal flashcards
  • Animal facts and quizzes
  • Spelling puzzles
  • Jigsaw puzzles
  • Animal sticker rewards
  • Learn animal names
Features
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No Zoo, No Cage! Welcome to the magical world of animals! Are you ready for a long trip around the world to learn about animals and their behaviors in the wild? Get into our train and let's start the ride! Baby animals are really fun to watch, right? How about learning about farm animals or wild animals? Or play with kittens & other cute domestic pets? Or learn about animal facts? In this train game for kids, children can explore the magical world of animals for free! Toddler-friendly learning game for kids! Great educational resource for preschool teachers & parents to teach girls & boys to care for animals! The best free animal games for kids! Animal learning has never been this fun & educational for children. Jump into our train to travel around the world and learn to care for these creatures in the wild! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMES & FEATURES: Animal Flash Cards - 65 colorful toddler flashcards to learn animal names, donkey, monkey, zebra, tapir, elephant, and much more Animal Facts & Quizzes - More than 250 fun animal facts & quizzes for kids Animal Names - Kids will learn the names of 65 animals and baby animals Kids Train - Make a jigsaw puzzle of colorful trains and start your trip in the nature Animal Stickers - At the end of each animal game for kids, there is an animal sticker reward Spelling Games - 65 Spelling puzzles with voice commands to teach kids how to spell and recognize animals! Train Ride - Kids will travel around the world in a magical color-changing train to discover & learn about animals & their babies! Our train game for children is not in the zoo, we do not like to see those amazing creatures in cages! We like to see animals free in their natural habitats or the wildlife parks! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANIMALS: African Wild Animals & Big 5 - Giraffe, Elephant, Hippo, Lion, Lioness, Lion Cub, Baboon, Rhino, Zebra, Hyena Farm Animals - Cow, Horse, Donkey, Pig, Sheep, Duck, Rooster, Hen, Piglet, Calf Arctic Animals - Polar Bear, Walrus, Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Snowy Owl, Polar Bear Cub Desert Animals - Fox, Tortoise, Rabbit, Snake, Roadrunner Mythical Animals - Unicorn, Pegasus, Foal Domestic Animals - Dog, Cat, Puppy, Kitten Panda Land - Panda, Panda Cub Australian Animals - Kangaroo, Koala, Dingo, Platypus Antarctic Animals - Whale, Seal, Penguin Prehistoric Animals - Dinosaurs Ocean Creatures- Shark, Octopus, Frog, Sea turtle, Crab, Starfish, Fish, Jellyfish, Seahorse Rainforest Animals - Alligator, Monkey, Snake, Macaw, Tapir, Toucan, Iguana, Sloth IN-APP PURCHASES: • 5 Animal zones and their animals + 65 animal flashcards • 5 Animal zones and their animals + 65 spelling puzzles Privacy Policy: http://www.cubicfrog.com/privacy Terms & Conditions :http://www.cubicfrog.com/terms

About

Sapling Beats

Features
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Sapling Beats is a calm, ad-free drum machine and beat maker for curious kids. Two ways to play: - Play Drums: tap big, colorful pads and explore sound kits inspired by drums, forests, music, robots, and more. - Make Beats: a simple step sequencer where kids tap squares to build a groove and press Play. Beat Idea offers a ready-made rhythm to start from, and speed animals (snail, turtle, rabbit) set the tempo. Add more beats, Half Beats, and more drums as their ideas grow. The parent-gated Recordings kit lets families make six short sounds of their own. Hold a pad to record, release to save, then use that sound in Play Drums or Make Beats. Recordings stay in private app storage and never leave the device. Made for little hands and big imaginations: - Picture-labeled controls for pre-readers - Grow the grid from 4 to 8 to 16 steps, and 4 to 6 drum rows, as kids are ready - A quiet, warm look that's easy on the eyes and ears - Uses the device's familiar volume buttons, plus a parent-gated Half Volume for little ears Made by two professors and parents who were tired of "educational" apps that are really ad machines. So we built the opposite: - No ads, ever - No accounts and no sign-in - No data collected from children - No social features and no links kids can wander out of - Works completely offline Start with a generous collection of core sound kits free. A parent-gated, optional one-time Sound Pack purchase adds more playful sounds, including Silly Notes, Weather, Farmyard, Spooky, and Jingle. There is no subscription, and the free kits stay free. From Sapling Hollow Studios — calm educational apps for curious kids.

Screenshots

Animal Train4 screens
Sapling Beats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sapling Beats at every 5 days against Animal Train's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Animal Train sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Sapling Beats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animal Train ships an update every 3 months, Sapling Beats every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Animal Train versus Sapling Beats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimal TrainSapling Beats
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCubic Frog AppsJonathan Hood

Bugs and requests

Animal Train

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Sound not working on some devices
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free content
  • Improved sound and audio quality
  • Customization options for parents

Sapling Beats

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Animal Train

One-time2
  • PACK 1-Unlock 5 Zones Forever!$6.99
  • PACK 2-Unlock 5 Zones Forever!$6.99
1 purchases

Sapling Beats

One-time1
  • Sound Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Animal Train free?
Animal Train is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sapling Beats free?
Sapling Beats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Animal Train or Sapling Beats have ads?
Neither Animal Train nor Sapling Beats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animal Train or Sapling Beats?
Animal Train ships an update every 3 months, and Sapling Beats every 5 days. Most recently, Animal Train was updated on November 8, 2026 and Sapling Beats on October 31, 2026.

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