Itsy Bitsy Spider vs Bamba Burger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Bamba Burger
Children can create their own custom burgers, prepare fries, and serve drinks in a virtual fast-food restaurant. This interactive game allows kids to role-play as either the cook or the customer, assembling meals and ringing up orders.
- Create custom burgers with various ingredients
- Prepare French fries
- Dispense drinks with multiple flavors
- Cook and flip patties
- Ring up orders on a cash register
- Role-play as cook or customer
- Includes a mystery toy with each meal
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Kids create their favorite burger, flip the patty, make French fries and dispense the drinks – just like in a real fast food restaurant! They can choose from lots of funny ingredients to make their happy meal. (Check out Bamba Burger 2, the all new sequel with more fun stuff to do!) "Do you want fries with your Octopus Burger, Mom?" - Vicky, 4-year old Bamba Burger Employee. Kids assemble the meal, ring up the order on a cash register, and finally eat their custom-made burger! There’s lots of creative fun when role-playing either the customer or the cook. Features: - Dozens of buns, ingredients and drinks to choose from: Hamburger patties to Unicorn Juice! - Cook the patty and flip it on the hot pan - Make the type of fries you want – and fry it in the deep fryer - Dispense the drinks – 12 flavors to choose from! - Mystery toy that comes with every meal - Fantastic, beautiful artwork - Kid-focused interface - Great for kids 2+ Bamba Burger 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 Surprise: Learn new words with a peekaboo game. Kids arrange the letters to form the word. There are over 200 objects to learn and collect. - 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 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Itsy Bitsy Spider at none against Bamba Burger's 5. Bamba Burger's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Bamba Burger sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Itsy Bitsy Spider asks for nothing beyond the download.
Itsy Bitsy Spider holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 164 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Itsy Bitsy Spider's written reviews are positive against 78% of Bamba Burger's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Itsy Bitsy Spider ships an update every 7 months, Bamba Burger every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Itsy Bitsy Spider | Bamba Burger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (45 ratings) — better | 4.0 (164 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews | 78.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 | 164 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duck Duck Moose LLC | Mezmedia |
Customer experience
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Bamba Burger
User reviews
Itsy Bitsy Spider
From 45 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👶 Highly engaging for toddlers and young children
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
- 🎵 Entertaining music and sound effects
- 🖱️ Interactive cause-and-effect gameplay
- 🎓 Educational value for learning
Room to improve
- 🎤 Male singer's voice sounds creepy or odd
- 📱 Limited content - only 2 screens
- ⏱️ Short play duration before boredom sets in
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay with limited variety
- 💸 Expensive for the amount of content
Bamba Burger
From 164 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 👍 Variety of ingredients and customization options
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing graphics
- 🧠 Encourages creativity and imagination
- 🤗 Nostalgic for childhood memories
Room to improve
- 🔒 Some features locked behind paywall
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
- 🤔 Repetitive gameplay after a while
- 🤷♀️ Lack of new content updates
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 Burger
Reported bugs
2 issues- Black screen on launch for some users
- Freezing or crashing during gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- More free content and unlockable options
- Ability to remove or change ingredients
- Additional food types beyond burgers
- Multiplayer or social features
In-app purchases
Itsy Bitsy Spider
No in-app purchases
Bamba Burger
- Birthday Party Pack$0.99
- Holiday Season Party Pack$0.99
- Pirate Pack$0.99
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- Galactic Pack$0.99
- Mega Burger Pack$1.99
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