Comparison

29 Seconds vs Call the Monster

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

Head to head
About

29 Seconds

This app helps you achieve goals through daily audio check-ins. Record brief reviews of your day based on prompts, then summarize them weekly. A premium subscription unlocks unlimited backups, group creation, and multi-device access.

Highlights
  • Daily audio reviews
  • Weekly summaries
  • Goal achievement tracking
  • Premium subscription options
  • Accountability groups
  • Multi-device support
Features
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Become accountable to yourself using short daily audio reviews of your day.  Checking in with yourself daily is the best way to achieve big goals. The quickest and easiest way to check-in with yourself is with audio reviews of your day. Recording reviews is easy, just read the prompts and record your answers. At the end of the week, you recap all of your daily reviews and summarize them into a weekly review. ---- Premium subscription plan: 29 Seconds can be used for free but also offers a premium annual subscription plan. The premium plan gives you unlimited backups of your recordings and allows you to create 5 accountability groups and invite 5 people to those groups. You can also use your 29 Seconds account across multiple devices with the premium plan. If you need to create additional groups or to invite more people on top of your premium subscription, you can purchase a non-renewing pack that allows the creation of one group and three additional people. Payments and Renewal: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Account settings at any time after purchase No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of use: https://29seconds.app/terms Privacy policy: http://29seconds.app/privacy

About

Call the Monster

This app uses customizable monster voices to encourage children's good behavior. Parents can select from various creatures and use pre-written scripts for common scenarios, with in-call controls to manage the interaction.

Highlights
  • Customizable monster voices
  • Realistic creature calls
  • Professionally written scripts
  • In-call parental controls
  • Multiple fear modes
Features
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When bedtime turns into a battle, let a monster make the call. Call the Monster plays a realistic, pre-recorded phone call from a monster to your child. You stay in control: you choose the situation, the consequence, and how scary the call gets, then hand over the phone and let the monster do the talking. Every character speaks with its own native voice in English, French and Spanish. HOW IT WORKS • Pick what's happening: not listening, bedtime, or a mess. • Pick the consequence and the tone: gentler or firmer. • The phone rings. Your child answers. The monster takes it from there. • During the call, you can be firmer, praise good behavior, wrap up, or end the call. WHO CAN CALL • Seven monsters: the Boogeyman, the Mummy, the Witch, the Ghost, the Vampire, the Pumpkin King, and the Big Bad Wolf. • Three friendly helpers: Santa's Elf, the Fairy, and the Princess. • Every character has a gentler and a firmer tone. PARENTS ARE IN CHARGE • Every call is scripted in advance, and you decide what happens next. • Settings sit behind a parent gate. • No account needed. Your child's name stays on this device. • After a call, tell us whether it worked. Results are anonymous, and a note is shared only if you choose. Call the Monster Pro unlocks the Bedtime and Mess situations and the Monster's Choice and Take Something Away consequences. Pro is available as a monthly or yearly subscription. The yearly plan includes a free trial for eligible new subscribers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://www.callamonster.com/terms Privacy: https://www.callamonster.com/privacy EULA: https://www.callamonster.com/eula

Screenshots

29 Seconds4 screens
Call the Monster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 29 Seconds at 5.0 against Call the Monster's 4.5. 29 Seconds also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Call the Monster's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. 29 Seconds sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $48.99 per year and Call the Monster sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

29 Seconds holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Call the Monster has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

29 Seconds ships an update fortnightly, Call the Monster every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
29 Seconds versus Call the Monster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter29 SecondsCall the Monster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews—87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings113 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB149 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBrandplate Media LtdRyan Borker

Customer experience

29 Seconds

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Call the Monster

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

29 Seconds

Subscriptions1
  • Premium account.$48.991 Year
One-time1
  • Coin Pack (1 Gold, 3 Silver)$38.99
2 purchases

Call the Monster

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is 29 Seconds free?
29 Seconds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Call the Monster free?
Call the Monster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 29 Seconds or Call the Monster?
29 Seconds is rated higher. 29 Seconds averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Call the Monster averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do 29 Seconds or Call the Monster have ads?
Neither 29 Seconds nor Call the Monster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 29 Seconds or Call the Monster?
29 Seconds ships an update fortnightly, and Call the Monster every 5 weeks. Most recently, 29 Seconds was updated on November 3, 2026 and Call the Monster on October 30, 2026.

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