Comparison

Counting Bear vs BrailleBuzz

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

Head to head
About

Counting Bear

This educational game helps young children learn to count from 1 to 20 through interactive sight, sound, and touch. It allows for personalization with custom voices and items, offering a multi-sensory learning experience for ages 0 to 6.

Highlights
  • Learn numbers 1-20
  • Count objects by sight
  • Count by touch with audio feedback
  • Add custom voice recordings
  • Personalize with own photos
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • Multi-sensory learning
Features
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Endorsed by parents, teachers, and toddlers. Grasshopper Apps = Top Educational Apps for Kids :-) Warning: Your child will keep begging for your iPhone or iPad after they try this app. Counting Bear is an exciting educational game that helps your child rapidly learn how to count by sight, sound, and touch. The interface is so easy to use that even a 6 month old baby will delight in using this app. Ideal for ages 0 to 6. FEATURES: ● Learn how to count from 1 to 20 - you decide exactly what numbers to teach ● Learn how to recognize numbers by counting objects ● Learn how to count by touch - each time an item is counted the child will hear the number ● Add your own voice - now your toddler can learn everything in mommy's or daddy's voice ● Add your own items - take pictures of your child's favorite items to make the game more fun and personal ● Uses real, crisp photographs that are carefully hand picked and selected vs. cartoonish illustrations ● Fun & engaging voice artist keeps kids engaged ● Dynamic game play adjust difficulty (the number of objects per page) progressively or randomly based on user preferences ● Wrong answers do not interfere with gameplay, the child can immediately try again and touch the correct answer (most other games are too slow to keep kids interested by slowly repeating the desired question). ● Multi-sensory learning tool - combining audio, voice, and written words ● Don't like some of the existing items... no problem, just delete any item your kids does not enjoy ● Multi-language support - since you can edit existing items and add new items, you can record everything in your native tongue HEROIC SUPPORT Heroic Support is not just what we do.  It's really what makes us, well, us.  It's that drive to make a difference in your life - no matter how big or small.  Really, it's our way of life because we want you to be our customer for a lifetime of fun and learning. Have questions?  We are here to help.  Email us at support@grasshopperapps.com

About

BrailleBuzz

This app introduces braille through engaging sounds and activities. It teaches essential skills for app control and braille letter recognition, enhancing the original product with an electronic braille experience.

Highlights
  • Introduction to braille
  • Basic app control skills
  • Braille letter identification
  • Interactive sounds and activities
  • Works with refreshable braille displays
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Combining fun sounds and activities, the BrailleBuzz™ App provides an introduction to braille, as well as teaching the skills necessary to perform basic activities for controlling the app, and identifying braille letters. The App provides the functionality of the original BrailleBuzz™ product, with the added electronic braille experience. While the BrailleBuzz™ App was designed especially for APH's Chameleon 20™ and Braille Trail Reader LE™ refreshable braille displays; it also works with any connected display.

Screenshots

Counting Bear4 screens
BrailleBuzz3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BrailleBuzz at Free against Counting Bear's $0.99. Counting Bear's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (86 vs 7). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

BrailleBuzz is free to download; Counting Bear costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Counting Bear holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Counting Bear has 86 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Counting Bear's written reviews are positive against 67% of BrailleBuzz's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counting Bear ships an update monthly, BrailleBuzz every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Counting Bear versus BrailleBuzz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounting BearBrailleBuzz
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (86 ratings) — better3.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings86 — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovative Investments LimitedAmerican Printing House for the Blind (APH)

Customer experience

Counting Bear

All ratings85 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative18.5%

BrailleBuzz

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Counting Bear

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App crashes when adding own pictures
  • Photo loader doesn't work
  • App crashes when the bear in the corner is touched
  • App freezes and doesn't progress
  • App crashes on launch after update
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  • App opens and closes immediately
  • App crashes on iPad
  • App closes when bear at the bottom is touched
  • App automatically closes when child touches the bear
  • Keeps saying '4' in the background
  • App crashes more often than others
  • Fails to display image on screen occasionally
  • No sound with the app

Requested features

11 requests
  • Allow counting past 20
  • Option to delay voice prompts
  • Landscape view option
  • Confirmation at the end of counting
  • Option to create an endpoint or 'play again'
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  • Customizable upper limit for counting
  • Hear corresponding number when previously counted object is clicked
  • Counting pattern from left to right, top to bottom
  • Fix the issue with the bear in the corner causing crashes
  • Fix the issue with the orange picture showing 1.5 oranges
  • Option to delay voice from saying each number

BrailleBuzz

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Counting Bear

No in-app purchases

None

BrailleBuzz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counting Bear free?
Counting Bear costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is BrailleBuzz free?
BrailleBuzz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Counting Bear or BrailleBuzz?
Counting Bear is rated higher. Counting Bear averages 4.5 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while BrailleBuzz averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Counting Bear or BrailleBuzz have ads?
Neither Counting Bear nor BrailleBuzz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counting Bear or BrailleBuzz?
Counting Bear ships an update monthly, and BrailleBuzz every 3 weeks. Most recently, Counting Bear was updated on October 21, 2026 and BrailleBuzz on October 19, 2026.

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