SmartBaby vs Shape Playground
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartBaby
An educational game for young children that teaches letters, numbers, colors, and shapes through interactive touch. Each tap on the screen reveals and vocalizes a new learning element, with distinct sections for each subject.
- Interactive learning with touch
- Teaches letters A-Z
- Teaches numbers 1-10
- Teaches 9 colors
- Teaches 8 shapes
- Separate learning sections
Read full descriptionHide full description
"SmartBaby" is an educational baby game developed for the iPhone. Each time you touch the screen you will hear and see a letter, number, shape, or color. The screen is divided up into four buttons one for each subject. Current version has A-Z, 1-10, 9 colors, and 8 shapes including happy and sad.
Shape Playground
Read full descriptionHide full description
Shape Playground Have fun creating designs and colorful images with the Shape Playground interactive iPad app. Children will enjoy the ease with which they can create images with the Shape Playground. Shape Playground pieces slide onto the work area and can be easily picked up and moved or removed from the board. Shape can be made larger or smaller and rotated by tapping icons. Give your child the opportunity to use your iOS device for creative play. Teachers will find that the Shape Playground is useful in programs that have shape, color and geometry as instructional objectives.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SmartBaby at Free against Shape Playground's $1.99. Shape Playground's advantage is iOS requirement (13.2 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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
SmartBaby is free to download; Shape Playground costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SmartBaby ships an update every 39 months, Shape Playground every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartBaby | Shape Playground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 35 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Mickey | Ventura Educational Systems |
In-app purchases
SmartBaby
No in-app purchases
Shape Playground
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SmartBaby free?
Is Shape Playground free?
Do SmartBaby or Shape Playground have ads?
Which is updated more often, SmartBaby or Shape Playground?
Other comparisons
