Comparison

My first puzzles vs Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

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

Head to head
About

My first puzzles

This educational game offers 12 interactive puzzles designed for children aged 2-6. It helps develop motor skills through engaging gameplay, sound effects, and vibrant graphics. Shake the device to replay or reset puzzles.

Highlights
  • 12 different puzzles
  • Sound effects
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Motor skill development
  • Shake to replay/reset
  • Part of 'Learning is fun' collection
Features
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Kids from 2 to 6 will have fun solving their first puzzles. With 12 different puzzles, nice sound effects, beautiful graphics, this game will entertain your children while improving their motor skills. Don't forget to shake your device to replay a puzzle or to reset puzzles already done. This game is part of your "Learning is fun" educational game collection. Visit our website for more educative games: http://ar-entertainment.net/learning/ or http://ar-entertainment.net/learning/ipad.html

About

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

Decorate elephants for a parade by taking photos of the world around you. Use your camera to capture colors, shapes, and textures to create unique patchwork patterns for each of the ten elephants. This app encourages creativity and helps children develop an eye for composition and design.

Highlights
  • Decorate elephants with custom photo patterns
  • Use camera to capture real-world textures and colors
  • Create unique designs for ten different elephants
  • Develop an eye for composition, color, and pattern
  • Save and share creations
  • Ideal for children aged 3-8
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It’s nearly time for Elmer’s Parade, and his elephant friends need your help to get ready. Get creative, take inspiration from the world around you and use your camera to decorate the elephants with your own bright, beautiful patchwork pattern. Have fun making each of Elmer’s friends unique and ready to take part in the parade. “This is a brilliant app for getting your children out and about in the real world...Ideal for exploration to find interesting colours and shapes in the outside world.” – The Guardian “Elmer deserves a place in everyone’s childhood.” – Angels & Urchins “A deserved favourite.” – Sunday Times FILL PATCHES WITH YOUR CAMERA Use your camera to take photos of interesting shapes, colors and textures and add them to your elephant’s patchwork pattern. Make every one of Elmer’s friends colorful and unique. Each of the ten elephants has four patchwork patterns to choose from – combined with the photos you take, your parade will be truly one-of-a-kind! TELL A STORY WITH PATCHWORK The only limit to each photo-patchwork is your imagination. Try telling the story of your day in a series of photos. Capture your trip to the park or your visit to the museum in an unforgettable way. This way, like Elmer, each one of your elephants will be different and special. CREATE YOUR OWN PARADE Once you’ve decorated Elmer’s friend, save your creation to your camera roll. Then you can share them with your friends and family, or print and keep your patchwork creation with you. You could even fill your room with parading elephants! PARENTS AND EDUCATORS This app is ideal for children aged 3–8. While your child is having fun with this app, they will naturally be developing a photographer’s eye for composition, color, pattern and texture. We made this app so that children could fall in love with patchwork and photography as we have, and see the world as a work of art and an endless source of inspiration.

Screenshots

My first puzzles4 screens
Elmer’s Photo Patchwork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: My first puzzles at 61% against Elmer’s Photo Patchwork's 14%. Elmer’s Photo Patchwork's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 1.0) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

My first puzzles costs $1.99 and Elmer’s Photo Patchwork $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of My first puzzles's written reviews are positive against 14% of Elmer’s Photo Patchwork's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My first puzzles ships an update every 14 months, Elmer’s Photo Patchwork every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
My first puzzles versus Elmer’s Photo Patchwork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy first puzzlesElmer’s Photo Patchwork
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexandre MinardNatureGuides Ltd.

Customer experience

My first puzzles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative26.1%

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

My first puzzles

No in-app purchases

None

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is My first puzzles free?
My first puzzles costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elmer’s Photo Patchwork free?
Elmer’s Photo Patchwork costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, My first puzzles or Elmer’s Photo Patchwork?
Elmer’s Photo Patchwork is rated higher. My first puzzles averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Elmer’s Photo Patchwork averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do My first puzzles or Elmer’s Photo Patchwork have ads?
Neither My first puzzles nor Elmer’s Photo Patchwork shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My first puzzles or Elmer’s Photo Patchwork?
My first puzzles ships an update every 14 months, and Elmer’s Photo Patchwork every 19 months. Most recently, My first puzzles was updated on November 4, 2026 and Elmer’s Photo Patchwork on November 1, 2026.

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