Comparison

BURSTS vs Kangaroos

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

Head to head
About

BURSTS

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BURSTS equips families with fun, personalised and progressive physical activities, giving them the confidence to enjoy playing and being active together. Fun and engaging β€’ Different themes to inspire EVERY child to move, play and learn. β€’ Animated and augmented reality characters come to life to guide children and demonstrate activities. β€’ Help and encouragement through tips and prompts builds confidence to play and be active. Celebrate and reward β€’ Children’s progress in their Fundamental Movement Skills is celebrated when completing challenges and games. β€’ Children positive learning behaviours are celebrated with points and badges. β€’ Children’s activity is celebrated through badges and awards. Suitable for families with children aged 4 – 7 years old.

About

Kangaroos

Features
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The Kangaroos app makes it very easy for you to manage your Kangaroos account, book into our classes and events and keep in touch with us. You can easily message us if you have a question or want to share something with them. You can also follow our public feed to see any announcements we make, promos we run, or content we share.

Screenshots

BURSTS4 screens
Kangaroos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kangaroos at every 2 months against BURSTS's every 25 months. BURSTS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BURSTS ships an update every 25 months, Kangaroos every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
BURSTS versus Kangaroos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBURSTSKangaroos
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 2 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size267 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreate Development LtdMomence, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

BURSTS

No in-app purchases

None

Kangaroos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BURSTS free?
BURSTS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kangaroos free?
Kangaroos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BURSTS or Kangaroos have ads?
Neither BURSTS nor Kangaroos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BURSTS or Kangaroos?
BURSTS ships an update every 25 months, and Kangaroos every 2 months. Most recently, BURSTS was updated on September 11, 2026 and Kangaroos on September 10, 2026.

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