Comparison

Itsy Bitsy Spider vs Toothsavers Brushing Game

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

Toothsavers Brushing Game

Engage children in brushing their teeth with a fun, interactive game. Help characters in a fairy tale kingdom fight cavities by brushing for two minutes, twice a day. Unlock new characters and track progress to encourage healthy oral hygiene habits.

Highlights
  • Interactive brushing game
  • Character-based challenges
  • Two-minute brushing sessions
  • Unlockable characters
  • Parental progress monitoring
  • Two-player mode
Features
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Save the fairy tale kingdom with your toothbrush! An evil sorceress has cast a wicked spell, leaving everyone’s mouths to rot and be overrun by cavities. Now it’s up to you to help Toothy and the Toothsavers save everyone’s teeth! You’ll have two minutes to brush and scrub away the spell for each of the kingdom’s quirky inhabitants. From the Dragon to Little Red Riding Hood to the Pirate, only you can help them clean their teeth. Save your own teeth by brushing them with each Toothsaver for two minutes, twice a day. They’ll help make brushing fun. And for every few days you brush, you’ll unlock a new Toothsaver to brush with. Brush for 30 days and you’ll have the chance to defeat the evil sorceress herself! And be sure to brush your friends’ and family’s teeth using the two-player Toothsaver mode. Keep your whole family clean with Toothsavers! Features - 10 colorful characters with their own fun toothbrushes and food particles to brush - Use swipes and taps to clean each character’s teeth in each two-minute session - Up to three stars awarded for brushing each character well - 10 different two-minute animations to make brushing in real life fun - 10 colorful cartoon teeth that animate to your voice in two-player mode - An interactive map to chart each day and night you brush with Toothsavers - Earn new characters by brushing two minutes, twice a day with Toothsavers - Parents’ section allows parents to designate daily brushing times and monitor their child’s brushing progress on a calendar - Parents can connect on Facebook and post whenever their child reaches a brushing milestone Toothsavers is brought to you by the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives as part of its Kids’ Healthy Mouths campaign. The campaign aims to motivate parents to take action to reduce their children’s risk of oral disease by making sure their kids are brushing their teeth for two minutes, twice a day. Visit 2min2x.org for more information.

Screenshots

Toothsavers Brushing Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Toothsavers Brushing Game at 4.7 against Itsy Bitsy Spider's 4.2. Toothsavers Brushing Game also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 9.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Toothsavers Brushing Game holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Itsy Bitsy Spider's written reviews are positive against 69% of Toothsavers Brushing Game'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, Toothsavers Brushing Game every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and June 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Itsy Bitsy Spider versus Toothsavers Brushing Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterItsy Bitsy SpiderToothsavers Brushing Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (40 ratings)4.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings40 — better26
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuck Duck Moose LLCDental Trade Alliance

Customer experience

Itsy Bitsy Spider

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

Toothsavers Brushing Game

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%

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

Toothsavers Brushing Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Itsy Bitsy Spider

No in-app purchases

None

Toothsavers Brushing Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Itsy Bitsy Spider free?
Itsy Bitsy Spider is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Toothsavers Brushing Game free?
Toothsavers Brushing Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Itsy Bitsy Spider or Toothsavers Brushing Game?
Toothsavers Brushing Game is rated higher. Itsy Bitsy Spider averages 4.2 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Toothsavers Brushing Game averages 4.7 from 26 ratings.
Do Itsy Bitsy Spider or Toothsavers Brushing Game have ads?
Neither Itsy Bitsy Spider nor Toothsavers Brushing Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Itsy Bitsy Spider or Toothsavers Brushing Game?
Itsy Bitsy Spider ships an update every 7 months, and Toothsavers Brushing Game every 5 months. Most recently, Itsy Bitsy Spider was updated on June 9, 2026 and Toothsavers Brushing Game on June 8, 2026.

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