Itsy Bitsy Spider vs Community Helpers
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.
Community Helpers
This app introduces preschool children to various community helpers and the jobs they do. It features colorful illustrations and high-quality sound to make learning engaging. Regular updates add more activities to keep young learners entertained.
- 19 community helpers
- Explains job types
- Colorful illustrations
- High-quality sound
- Easy navigation
- Activity updates
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Community Helpers an App for preschool children about people who helps us. Key Features: * 19 Community Helpers * The type of work they do * Colourful illustrations * Fantastic Sound Quality * Easy Navigation * More Activities update
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Itsy Bitsy Spider at 4.2 against Community Helpers's 1.6. Itsy Bitsy Spider also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (45 vs 7). Community Helpers's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. Community Helpers 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 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Itsy Bitsy Spider has 45 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Itsy Bitsy Spider ships an update every 7 months, Community Helpers every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Itsy Bitsy Spider | Community Helpers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (45 ratings) — better | 1.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 11 months |
| 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 | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duck Duck Moose LLC | Magicbox Animation Private limited |
Customer experience
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Community Helpers
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
Community Helpers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Itsy Bitsy Spider
No in-app purchases
Community Helpers
- Community Helpers$1.99
Questions
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