Alice for the iPad vs Classical Tale Rapunzel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alice for the iPad
Experience a classic tale with interactive animations and physics-based effects. Tilt your device to alter Alice's size, engage with characters, and bring classic illustrations to life in this reimagined digital book.
- Interactive animated scenes
- Physics-based animations
- Tilt-to-interact features
- Digitally remastered illustrations
- Hundreds of pages of content
- Interactive story for children
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Enjoy Lewis Carroll's original Alice in Wonderland digitally remastered for the iPad. Alice for the iPad is a stunning treasure for the whole family to enjoy, one of the most gorgeous books in all of human history. And now, for a limited time, you can purchase Alice for iPad at a price that is 70% off of the original launch price! Tilt your iPad to make Alice grow big as a house, or shrink to just six inches tall. Throw tarts at the Queen of Hearts - they bounce off her! Witness the Cheshire Cat disappear and help the Caterpillar smoke his hookah pipe. This wonderful book includes hundreds of pages and amazing animated scenes. Watch as full-screen physics modelling bring John Tenniel's gorgeous illustrations to life. The review are in... • “It reinvents reading.” - The Huffington Post • "I am blown away.” - Gizmodo • "The future" - BBC • “A new generation of pop-up books.” - The Independent • “Shows why e-books are cool.” - Mashable • "Sumptuous." - The Sunday Times More features features... • 52 incredible digitally-remastered pages in abridged mode • 20 breathtaking animated scenes • 250 pages with dozens of illustrations • Pictures that move and animate as you tilt or touch your iPad • The perfect interactive story for entertaining kids
Classical Tale Rapunzel
Embark on an interactive fairy tale adventure to help Rapunzel escape her tower. Engage with characters, solve puzzles, and explore beautifully illustrated scenes. Enjoy the story through reading or listening in multiple languages.
- Interactive fairy tale gameplay
- Multi-language support (English, Italian, French, Portuguese)
- Compose and play music
- Play with Rapunzel's hair
- Colorful graphics and character animations
- Offline play capability
- Adjustable voice-over
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Help the lovely Rapunzel escape from the tower where the evil witch has held her captive for years! Play and interact with the characters of this amazing fairy tale, retold by Digital Taps. You will be able to defeat the witch and help the loving prince save his beautiful long haired beauty. Special features: - Fun and easy to use and play! - Read and/or listen to the tale in English, Italian, French and Portuguese - Compose and play the music for the app, and play with Rapunzel’s hair! - Be amazed by the colorful graphics and by the funny faces of all of the characters - Use the contextual help tool, and make sure you don’t miss anything - It works on "airplane mode" too - Possibility of turning the voice-over on / off. And now ... are you ready to enjoy the magic of Rapunzel’s 24 exclusive and beautifully illustrated scenes, ready for you to explore and play? Yes you are! Because playing is a serious business and learning can be fun!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alice for the iPad at 4.9 against Classical Tale Rapunzel's 2.5. Alice for the iPad also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Classical Tale Rapunzel's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Alice for the iPad costs $4.99 and Classical Tale Rapunzel $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Alice for the iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Alice for the iPad's written reviews are positive against 43% of Classical Tale Rapunzel's.
Alice for the iPad ships an update monthly, Classical Tale Rapunzel every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alice for the iPad | Classical Tale Rapunzel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (11 ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.0% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 267 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oceanhouse Media | Digital Taps |
Customer experience
Alice for the iPad
Classical Tale Rapunzel
Bugs and requests
Alice for the iPad
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes on launch (especially older iOS)
- Does not open on newer OS versions
- Non-working app after purchase
- Inconsistent quotation marks
- Cannot access beyond a certain page
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- Index not working well
- Typographical errors
Requested features
12 requests- Add text-to-speech/read-to-me functionality
- Include unabridged version with full text
- Add sound effects and narration
- Improve navigation and indexing
- Add bookmarking feature
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- Make page turning optional (not just swipe)
- Add more interactive elements and variety
- Consider a sequel or 'Through the Looking Glass'
- Allow recording own readings
- Add chapter selection
- Make navigation elements less obtrusive
- Fix typos and grammatical errors
Classical Tale Rapunzel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alice for the iPad
No in-app purchases
Classical Tale Rapunzel
No in-app purchases
Questions
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