The Wonky Donkey vs The Bedtime Express
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Wonky Donkey
An interactive digital version of the popular children's book, offering engaging features like read-to-me, narration recording, and coloring. It provides hours of entertainment with animations and sound effects for young readers.
- Swipe-to-Read™
- Touch-to-Hear™
- Touch-to-Spell™
- Read-to-me and read-it-myself options
- Record your narration
- Colour in the illustrations
- Animation and sound effects
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The award-winning, bestselling book Wonky Donkey is now available as an interactive digital KIWA BOOK™. Prepare for fits of laughter and hours of entertainment for all ages with this interactive story about a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey. Have fun finding a special feature on every page! FEATURES: - Swipe-to-Read™ - Touch-to-Hear™ - Touch-to-Spell™ - Read-to-me and read-it-myself options - Record your narration - Colour in the illustrations - Animation and sound effects - A child-friendly user interface - Background music that can be turned on and off This digital book contains text and audio in English. REVIEWS This book will tickle kids’ funny bones as each page reveals more of the characteristics of the titular donkey – The New Zealand Herald The donkey in this fast-paced song and cheekily illustrated book has issues galore, and the kids will embrace each and every one of them – The Newcastle Herald NEED HELP? Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com KIWA® is the world’s leading production house for experiential digital books. We partner with publishers and other content owners, using our patented technology to bring content to life in revolutionary new digital formats that deepen your child’s engagement and understanding. Check out our website: www.kiwadigital.com Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KiwaDigital Scholastic © text, music and song by Craig Smith © illustrations by Katz Cowley
The Bedtime Express
Embark on a nightly adventure with animated bedtime stories featuring unique characters and interactive elements. Help passengers on their journey home and tuck them into bed with calming activities. Discover new stories and locations each night for a relaxing end to the day.
- Animated bedtime stories
- Interactive passenger journeys
- Calming narration and illustrations
- Nightly changing stories
- Variety of characters and locations
- Interactive bedtime routines
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"The Bedtime Express by Unit11 is a stunning and delightful app for your kids at bedtime! The perfect app to create a relaxing time and help your kids to go to bed!" 5/5 funeducationalapps.com "This app has delightful illustrations, animation and calming narration. Beautifully done!" 5/5 Reading Buddies Board the "Bedtime Express" for the perfect animated bedtime story. Meet the unusual passengers on their way home at the end of the day and visit them in their homes to say goodnight. Each night, the train stops at different locations and picks up different passengers. One night you could be making Badger a hot chocolate and playing "I-Spy" with the fox family. The next night, you could be helping the Mouse family find their lost tickets and waking a sleeping Polar Bear! Once you have stamped all the passengers' tickets, the train pulls into the last station and you are taken to each of the passengers' homes to put them to bed. To send them off to sleep, you'll need to do things like switching off lights, closing curtains or lighting a log fire. Children will love meeting the adorable characters and helping them on their journey. There are 6 different groups of passengers, from meerkats to polar bears, and 5 different locations to visit, from the city to the arctic. The story is packed with highly detailed illustration and animation and the gentle pace of the story provides a calm atmosphere at bedtime. Climb aboard the Bedtime Express and discover who has boarded the train tonight! www.unit11apps.com | facebook.com/unit11apps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Wonky Donkey at every 2 months against The Bedtime Express's every 11 months. The Wonky Donkey also leads on iOS requirement (9.1 vs 13.0). The Bedtime Express's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (87% vs 72%). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
The Wonky Donkey costs $4.99 and The Bedtime Express $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Bedtime Express holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of The Wonky Donkey's written reviews are positive against 87% of The Bedtime Express's.
The Wonky Donkey ships an update every 2 months, The Bedtime Express every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | The Wonky Donkey | The Bedtime Express |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 401 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiwa Digital Limited | Unit11 |
Customer experience
The Wonky Donkey
The Bedtime Express
In-app purchases
The Wonky Donkey
No in-app purchases
The Bedtime Express
No in-app purchases
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