Itsy Bitsy Spider vs TinyHands Towers 1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Itsy Bitsy Spider
This interactive app brings a classic nursery rhyme to life with engaging illustrations and activities. Children can explore hidden surprises, sing along, and learn through playful interactions. Designed for young children, it offers a fun and educational experience.
- Interactive illustrations with hidden surprises
- Easy navigation
- Record your own voice to sing along
- Learn about nature and counting
- Play peek-a-boo
- Listen to classical music
- Watch caterpillar transformation
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An award-winning original tribute to a childhood classic, Itsy Bitsy Spider offers children a fun, interactive and educational experience. AGES: 2-5. OVERVIEW - 100% interactive illustrations with hidden surprises on every page - Easy navigation – just poke the spider to move to the next scene - Use the record feature to sing along CATEGORY: Nursery Rhyme ACTIVITIES - FOLLOW the spider on an adventure – up, down and all around - LEARN about the environment and nature from Cloe the fly - COUNT with a squirrel as he builds his house - PLAY peek-a-boo with a frog - SING along and record your own voice - LISTEN to classical music performed on a violin and cello - WATCH a caterpillar become a beautiful butterfly - COLLECT colorful eggs on the spider web AWARDS - Parents’ Choice Gold Award - Parents’ Choice Foundation - Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Design ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now 100% free, without ads or subscriptions. For kids ages 2-7, don't miss Khan Academy Kids, our new early learning app to help young children with reading, writing, math and social-emotional development! We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.
TinyHands Towers 1
An educational game for toddlers aged 1.5 and up, designed to teach sorting by size and basic concepts like big vs. small. Developed with child psychologists, it features 15 mini-game boards with ascending difficulty to enhance hand-eye coordination and concentration.
- Tower building and size sorting
- Learn big vs. small, before vs. after
- 15 mini-game boards
- Ascending difficulty levels
- Enhances hand-eye coordination
- Improves concentration and visual perception
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* Fun educational game for toddlers of age 1.5 and up * Build towers in the correct order and learn to sort objects by size * Developed with certified child psychologists * 15 beautiful mini-game boards * Ascending difficulty level About the game: ----------------- "TinyHands Towers 1" is an educational game for children of age 1.5 and up. The game consists of 15 beautiful boards Designed to help toddlers acquire basic concepts such as: big VS. small, before VS. after, and bottom VS. top. The game is designed to enhance the following skills: - Hand-eye coordination - Concentration - Visual perception Game Boards: ------------ The game consists of 15 boards with different difficulty levels as the number of puzzle pieces raises from 4 pieces up to 7 pieces. Game towers: Snowman,Ship, Wedding Cake, Cubes Tower, Car, The "Eiffel Tower" Fortress, Clown Hat, Pyramid, Rings, Circus clown, Circus seal, Lighthouse, Forklift truck, Spaceship. We are sure that your child will enjoy this exciting educational game that will encourage his thinking, and contribute to the development of his basic skills. TinyHands IPAD Games: *** TinyHands Sorting Series **** ----------------------------------------- A set of sorting games designed to help children acquire basic concepts such as shape, color, size seasons and animals. Game boards are organized in an ascending difficulty level starting from basic sorting followed by more complex context based sorting and classification environments. TinyHands Sorting 1 is recommended for AGE 2+ TinyHands Sorting 2 is recommended for AGE 2.5+ TinyHands Sorting 3 is recommended for AGE 3+ *** TinyHands Towers Series *** ---------------------------------------- A set of stacking games. The game is designed to help children acquire basic concepts such as: big VS. small, before VS. after, and bottom VS. top. Game boards are organized in an ascending difficulty level. TinyHands Towers 1 is recommended for AGE 1.5+ TinyHands Towers 2 is recommended for AGE 2.5+ *** TinyHands What's My Pair Series *** ------------------------------------------------- A set of pair matching games. The game challenges the child to match pairs, initially based on visual aspects alone and in more advanced screens based on logic and understanding of card content. TinyHands What's My Pair 1 is recommended for AGE 2+ TinyHands What's My Pair 2 is recommended for AGE 2.5+ Note for parents: ------------------- Like all our games, this game is designed to provide quality playtime for parents and children together. Playing along with your child is highly recommended and will surely make him benefit the most from this app and help him expand his vocabulary. We are sure that your child will enjoy this exciting educational game that will encourage his thinking and contribute to the development of his basic skills. About the Team: ------------------ We believe that children learn best through playing. We teamed up with certified child psychologists and experienced educators out of desire to create fun games that will help our children acquire new concepts and improve their skills. In addition, we design our games to provide quality playtime for parents and children together. All our products are designed and developed in cooperation with certified child psychologists and experienced educators.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Itsy Bitsy Spider at 4.2 against TinyHands Towers 1's 3.3. Itsy Bitsy Spider also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (87% vs 62%). TinyHands Towers 1's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 9.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. TinyHands Towers 1 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Itsy Bitsy Spider asks for nothing beyond the download.
Itsy Bitsy Spider holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Itsy Bitsy Spider's written reviews are positive against 62% of TinyHands Towers 1's.
Itsy Bitsy Spider ships an update every 6 months, TinyHands Towers 1 every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Itsy Bitsy Spider | TinyHands Towers 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) — better | 3.3 (42 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.6% of reviews — better | 61.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 42 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duck Duck Moose LLC | Kids Academy Co apps: Preschool & Kindergarten Learning Kids Games, Educational Books, Free Songs |
Customer experience
Itsy Bitsy Spider
TinyHands Towers 1
User reviews
Itsy Bitsy Spider
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for toddlers and young kids
- 🎨 Excellent graphics and animations
- 🎶 Engaging music and sounds
- 🕷️ Interactive features like collecting eggs
- 🎨 Customizable with ability to record own voice
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
- 🔇 Sound issues after updates
- 🔁 Limited number of screens/levels
- 🔍 Confusing navigation with 'recommended' icon
TinyHands Towers 1
From 42 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for kids
- 🎨 Cute and appealing graphics
- 🧠 Educational and engaging
- ✨ Well-designed for toddlers
- 😊 Fun and entertaining
Room to improve
- 💸 Repurchasing required
- 😡 Frustrating purchase issues
- 💰 Rip off
- 📉 Update removed purchased content
- 🚫 No sound
Bugs and requests
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sound not working after iOS updates
- App crashing on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and screens to explore
- Additional songs/nursery rhymes
- Ability to change backgrounds/environments
TinyHands Towers 1
Reported bugs
7 issues- Purchased content disappears after updates
- App asks to pay again after purchase
- Demo version available instead of full version
- Restore purchase not working
- No sound
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- Apple password doesn't work to unlock anything
- Accidental purchases
Requested features
7 requests- Cancel accidental purchases and get refunds
- Fix issue where purchased content disappears after updates
- Allow transfer of purchases between devices (iPhone/iPad)
- More apps for iPod
- Add sound to the app
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- Improve organization of channels and groups
- Categorize channels by subject
In-app purchases
Itsy Bitsy Spider
No in-app purchases
TinyHands Towers 1
- Open all boards$2.99
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