Blanks vs Funbrain Jr.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blanks
Learn new English words with this interactive app. It presents definitions and multiple-choice answers, allowing you to drag and drop the correct word. Receive immediate feedback with visual cues for correct or incorrect selections.
- Learn new English words
- Word definitions provided
- Multiple-choice answers
- Drag-and-drop interaction
- Visual feedback (green check/red cross)
- Wordnet-based definitions
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Blanks shows you a definition and four words. Drag the right word into the hole in the paper. Get it right and a tick appears; get it wrong and you try again. After every right answer, Blanks shows what all four words mean, so the wrong choices teach you something too. Hold any of them to look it up in the dictionary on your iPhone or iPad. • Over 8,000 English words, with definitions from WordNet • No repeats until you have seen the whole list; words you miss come back sooner • Drag the words, or switch to tapping them • Your best streak is kept • No ads and no account; your progress stays on your device Want more practice with the words you get wrong? More Blanks adds a review mode for your mistakes, a list of your recent words, and your progress. Word definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University. The developer is not associated with WordNet or Princeton.
Funbrain Jr.
This app offers a collection of five engaging games designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners to develop early literacy, math, and problem-solving skills. Through colorful characters and interactive play, children aged 2-6 can practice letter recognition, counting, patterns, and fine motor skills.
- Letter recognition and sounds
- Early literacy skills
- Basic counting and number sets
- Sequence, order, and patterns
- Problem-solving
- Fine motor skills development
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Funbrain Jr. is a collection of unique and vibrant games for preschoolers and kindergarteners that helps jumpstart their journey of learning. Offering five separate fun and engaging games, Funbrain Jr. introduces little learners to several important skills while they play. With the help of colorful and quirky Funbrain Jr. characters, kids ages 2-6 will love practicing skills in early literacy, math, and problem solving. Funbrain Jr. was created by the developers of the hugely popular Poptropica.com and Funbrain. com, providing quality content to millions of children. Welcome to Funbrain Jr. – a fun place to learn! Concepts: •Letter recognition, letter sounds, and early literacy •Sequence, order, and patterns •Number recognition and basic counting •Concepts of quantity and number sets •Fine motor skills Features: •“Balloon Blowup”: Pop the balloon with the largest number set. •“Flashy Cards”: Match the picture with the correct first letter in this memory game. •“Heat Wave”: Connect the pipes in alphabetical order to fill up the pool. •“Mushroom Bounce”: Help Hotso count to ten as he bounces along a mushroom field. •“Shape Shack”: Click on the correct picture word to complete the pattern.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Blanks at 4.6 against Funbrain Jr.'s 3.6. Blanks also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 33%). Funbrain Jr.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (55 vs 7). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Blanks sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Funbrain Jr. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blanks holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Funbrain Jr. has 55 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Blanks's written reviews are positive against 33% of Funbrain Jr.'s.
| Parameter | Blanks | Funbrain Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) — better | 3.6 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 55 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 4.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Kunze | SandBox Group |
Customer experience
Blanks
Funbrain Jr.
Bugs and requests
Blanks
Reported bugs
9 issues- Correct word marked as incorrect
- Answer in definition/question
- Repeats words too often
- Starts on same word every time
- Word repetitions
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- Poor clues
- Doesn't show correct answer
- Definitions can be inaccurate
- Answer in the question
Requested features
24 requests- Tap to go to next definition
- See percentage of correct answers
- Ability to review mistakes
- Option to see correct answer
- Game modes (word count, time limit)
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- Review correct words/definitions after game
- Create own word bank/flashcard feature
- Shuffle words each time
- More challenging words/levels
- Leaderboard
- Track progress (saved scores)
- Use word in a sentence
- Different users
- Sync new words
- Remove words learned
- Tap instead of drag
- More extensive vocabulary
- Improve definitions
- Report stats (avg time, total correct/incorrect)
- Timed game option
- Combine with flashcard feature
- Different difficulty levels
- More similar alternate words
- Update app icon
Funbrain Jr.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blanks
- Coffee$1.99
- Lunch$5.99
- Pizza$9.99
Funbrain Jr.
No in-app purchases
Questions
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