Comparison

First Words Christmas vs Starfall Gingerbread

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

Head to head
About

First Words Christmas

An educational app for toddlers featuring a Christmas theme. It helps young children learn 40 holiday-themed words and their corresponding sounds through interactive letter and word matching.

Highlights
  • 40 Christmas-themed words
  • Matching holiday sounds
  • Interactive letter and word matching
  • Toddler-tested design
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Engaging learning tool
Features
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Push the letters into place, and Santa Claus is coming to town, bringing gifts of fun and learning! The popular educational app for toddlers is now available with a Christmas theme! First Words Christmas has 40 beautifully illustrated christmas words and matching holiday sounds, from Bell to Toys, Cookies to Star, all of your favorite Christmas words are here. First Words apps are toddler-tested and approved, designed for the littlest of fingers. More than just a game, First Words is a sophisticated learning tool that engages your child, encourages exploration and helps them understand the relationships between letters and words. A variety of options lets you adjust the difficulty level to match the abilities of your younger or older kids. Kids can play First Words by themselves, but they also love bringing their parents along, saying the names of the letters and enjoying the Christmas cheer. If your child is old enough to ask for your new phone or iPod touch, they're old enough for First Words Christmas! ================================= If you like First Words Christmas, be sure to check out the other apps in our highly rated FirstWords series! ================================= ================================= We love getting feedback and hearing stories about kids who use our software! Share your Christmas cheer with a review on iTunes or leave feedback at learningtouch.com. Tell us how your kids like First Words Christmas

About

Starfall Gingerbread

Children learn 2D and 3D shapes by creating and decorating virtual gingerbread cookies. They can then navigate a maze, following specific shapes or patterns, with a new maze generated each time they play.

Highlights
  • Create and decorate virtual gingerbread cookies
  • Learn 2D and 3D shapes
  • Engage in shape-following mazes
  • Randomly generated maze challenges
  • Color recognition activities
Features
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The Starfall Gingerbread app is a delicious way to learn 2D and 3D shapes. Children create their own cookies, decorating them as they learn more shapes and colors. In this app edition, create a tray of gingerbread cookies, and choose a favorite cookie to run through a maze following shapes or shape patterns. Run the maze again and again, it’s different every time!

Screenshots

First Words Christmas4 screens
Starfall Gingerbread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: First Words Christmas at 92% against Starfall Gingerbread's 44%. First Words Christmas also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.4). Starfall Gingerbread's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

First Words Christmas costs $1.99 and Starfall Gingerbread $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

First Words Christmas holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of First Words Christmas's written reviews are positive against 44% of Starfall Gingerbread's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Words Christmas ships an update every 13 months, Starfall Gingerbread every 12 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
First Words Christmas versus Starfall Gingerbread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst Words ChristmasStarfall Gingerbread
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (12 ratings) — better2.4 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1212
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLearning Touch LLCStarfall Education Foundation

Customer experience

First Words Christmas

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

Starfall Gingerbread

All ratings12 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

First Words Christmas

No in-app purchases

None

Starfall Gingerbread

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Words Christmas free?
First Words Christmas costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starfall Gingerbread free?
Starfall Gingerbread costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, First Words Christmas or Starfall Gingerbread?
First Words Christmas is rated higher. First Words Christmas averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Starfall Gingerbread averages 2.4 from 12 ratings.
Do First Words Christmas or Starfall Gingerbread have ads?
Neither First Words Christmas nor Starfall Gingerbread shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Words Christmas or Starfall Gingerbread?
First Words Christmas ships an update every 13 months, and Starfall Gingerbread every 12 months. Most recently, First Words Christmas was updated on October 23, 2026 and Starfall Gingerbread on October 23, 2026.

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