Comparison

Itsy Bitsy Spider vs Bamba Surprise

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

Head to head
About

Itsy Bitsy Spider

An interactive and educational retelling of a classic nursery rhyme for young children. Features include hidden surprises, sing-along recording, and mini-games that teach counting and nature.

Highlights
  • Interactive illustrations with hidden surprises
  • Record your own voice singing
  • Learn about nature with Cloe the fly
  • Counting activities with a squirrel
  • Play peek-a-boo with a frog
  • Watch a caterpillar transform
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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.

About

Bamba Surprise

This interactive toy helps young children learn to spell common words through a fun peekaboo-style game. Kids discover new words by opening surprise eggs and then arrange the letters to spell them out.

Highlights
  • Learn to spell common words
  • Surprise egg discovery mechanic
  • Letter arrangement for spelling
  • Kid-focused interface
  • No stressful time limits
  • Playable alone or with adults
Features
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Kids learn how to spell words peekaboo-style. Drop a coin into the machine and get a special Egg! Open it to discover a new word! Arrange the letters that spell it out! Discover hundreds of items and learn how to spell at the same time! "Oooh! A Rainbow Cupcake! I've never seen one before!" – Jon, 3, Cupcake Connoisseur. Features: - Three cute Bamba Surprise machines to choose from - Learn how to spell common words! - Lots of different eggs and coins to use - Browse your collection, kids can replay surprises they like! - Catchy, awesome music! - Fantastic, beautiful artwork - Kid-focused interface - No in-app purchases - Great for kids 2+ Bamba Surprise is an interactive toy designed for kids. There are no scores, complicated interfaces or stressful time limits. This game is great to play alone or with an adult. *** OTHER GAMES BY BAMBA! ***  - Bamba Space Station: Kids pretend they are on the Space Station travelling the galaxy. There's lots to do on board. Craft items, cook food, party in the pool and tons more! Hours of fun and exploring! - Bamba Clock: Learn to tell the time with Captain Birdbeard as kids sail the high seas! - Bamba Books – Kids learn to read in a fun, interactive series of books. - Bamba Farm – Kids learn to count on a wacky crazy farm where they have to milk robot cows, bathe donkeys and collect dragon eggs amongst other things! - Bamba Airport: Kids pick the passengers and send them for a holiday! Kids roleplay air stewards, customs officers and more. Lots of hilarious fun! - Bamba BBQ: Set the pit up, fire the briquettes and choose your food! Bamba BBQ gets kids role-playing a BBQ pitmaster! Lots of fun characters, ingredients and reactions! - Bamba Craft: Choose a project, create a masterpiece and display it in a gallery for other kids to see. Bamba Craft gets kids painting and assembling collages in creative and fun ways! Projects and galleries are updated constantly! - Bamba Toys: Kids build a toy from a blueprint, picking parts and accessories before assembling the toy and finally getting to play with it! - Bamba Burger: Kids flip the patty, create their custom-made burger, fill their soda cup, slice the potatoes and make French fries. What's more, they get a mystery present with their meal! - Bamba Post Office: Everyone loves presents! Choose, wrap and decorate presents for three funny characters. Deliver them to the jungle or to the moon! - Bamba Pizza: Run a Pizza restaurant and make delicious pizza. Great fun with 26 different ingredients and four kooky characters to play with! - Bamba Ice-Cream: Create and eat fantastic ice-cream concoctions. Can you guess what the mystery topping is this time? ABOUT BAMBA! Bamba is a kid game studio that makes interactive toys for kids. We believe that interactive toys offer a new and exciting way to educate your child. We design interactive toys that are designed to stimulate imagination and creativity.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Itsy Bitsy Spider at 4.2 against Bamba Surprise's 3.3. Itsy Bitsy Spider also leads on ratings volume (45 vs 12). Bamba Surprise's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (82% vs 70%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Itsy Bitsy Spider holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 12 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Itsy Bitsy Spider's written reviews are positive against 82% of Bamba Surprise's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Itsy Bitsy Spider ships an update every 7 months, Bamba Surprise every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Itsy Bitsy Spider versus Bamba Surprise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterItsy Bitsy SpiderBamba Surprise
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (45 ratings) — better3.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews81.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB292 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuck Duck Moose LLCMezmedia

Customer experience

Itsy Bitsy Spider

All ratings40 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative17.5%
Written reviews105 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral9.5%
Negative20.0%

Bamba Surprise

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative41.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

Bugs and requests

Itsy Bitsy Spider

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • App won't progress past opening screen after iOS 13 update
  • App won't open at all after recent update
  • Stuck on first page with no way to turn pages
  • Sound not working despite troubleshooting
  • Program crashes and requires restart to change pages
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  • App incompatible with iPad HD version
  • Freezes and performance issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • More nursery rhymes in similar format
  • Additional screens and content
  • Female or child voice option for singing
  • More verses of Itsy Bitsy Spider incorporated
  • Automatic music playback option
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  • Multi-touch support for simultaneous screen touches
  • Ability to switch singer voice
  • More interactive activities and projects

Bamba Surprise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Itsy Bitsy Spider

No in-app purchases

None

Bamba Surprise

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Itsy Bitsy Spider free?
Itsy Bitsy Spider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bamba Surprise free?
Bamba Surprise is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Itsy Bitsy Spider or Bamba Surprise?
Itsy Bitsy Spider is rated higher. Itsy Bitsy Spider averages 4.2 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Bamba Surprise averages 3.3 from 12 ratings.
Do Itsy Bitsy Spider or Bamba Surprise have ads?
Neither Itsy Bitsy Spider nor Bamba Surprise shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Itsy Bitsy Spider or Bamba Surprise?
Itsy Bitsy Spider ships an update every 7 months, and Bamba Surprise every 3 months. Most recently, Itsy Bitsy Spider was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bamba Surprise on November 6, 2026.

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