Comparison

TenseBuilder vs The Llama App

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

Head to head
About

TenseBuilder

This app uses animated videos to teach students how to identify and use correct past, present, and future verb tenses. It includes interactive exercises and a recording feature to help improve language skills.

Highlights
  • Animated video lessons
  • Demonstrates past, present, future tense
  • Focus on irregular past tense verbs
  • Interactive sentence completion
  • Voice recording for practice
  • Drag and drop sentence building
Features
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Own as an individual app or as part of our MES Speech Therapy Bundle. Winner - 2012 2nd Best Educational App by Let's Talk SLP Winner - 2012 Best Teaching App by TeachHub.com Winner - 2012 Best Education App by TeachersWithApps.com TenseBuilder is designed to help students learn how to identify and use correct tense forms by playing movie quality animated videos to demonstrate past, present and future tense. 48 video lessons (will expand to 58) are in place to help give students a deeper understanding about the purpose of tense. Special attention is paid to the past tense of irregular verbs. Students will learn how to sequence events and how to differentiate between events that will happen, events that are happening now and events that have already happened. Students will also identify correct written verb forms and drag them to complete sentences. Students have the opportunity to record their sentences in their own voice to improve their receptive and expressive language skills and promote carryover of these target verb forms to their conversational speech. Tense Builder offers a unique environment for improving a student's ability to understand tenses and use verb forms properly. FEATURES -48 target verbs with matching animated movies -Movies employ humor to engage student -Video modeling for each verb and tense form used -Each verb has separate animated lesson to show past, present and future tense -Option to focus on a particular tense -Ability to address past tense developmentally, by first teaching regular past -ed forms and then moving to irregular past. -Includes receptive task, where student taps the correct image to match a sentence, and an expressive task where student drags the correct verb form to complete the sentence -Intuitive drag and drop to create sentences -Words are spoken as they are being dragged for emerging readers -Record feature allows students to record sentences in their own voice -Save and email recorded sentences LANGUAGES - English REQUIREMENTS - Compatible with iPad - Requires iPad 5.0 software update TenseBuilder is part of "The Builder Series" of award winning education apps. Mobile Education Store has won over 40 app awards and has been named educational developer of the year in 2011 and 2012. Mobile Education Tools is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. Recommended Ages: 3-6, 6-10 Categories: Special Needs, Education

About

The Llama App

Navigate life's challenges with a virtual guide and interactive tools. Develop essential social skills and confidence to improve friendships and relationships through engaging videos and step-by-step conflict resolution guides.

Highlights
  • Virtual personal assistant for conflicts
  • Step-by-step conflict resolution guides
  • Bite-sized quotes from professional teachers
  • Entertaining videos teaching social skills
  • Links to external relationship resources
Features
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Life is an adventure, and like any exciting adventure, it can be full of conflict! Meet Lonny The Llama, a personal friend and travel guide here to help you navigate this adventure we call Life! With an interactive user-friendly interface plus funny and engaging videos, The Llama App is a visually captivating world of adventure where you can develop the skills and confidence you need to improve your friendships and relationships. Relationships are the most important human need. Being in a relationship with co-workers, bosses, employees, teachers, students, friends and loved ones, our personal health is directly linked to the health of our relationships. When those relationships suffer due to conflict, we suffer. Conflict is inevitable in life, but it doesn’t have to be detrimental. With The Llama App on your phone you can have the confidence, knowledge and practical skills to restore relationships affected by conflict, and live a life of health and happiness. And with Lonny The Llama by your side on this adventure, it can actually be fun! What’s included? - A virtual personal assistant for each unique conflict that arises in your life - Easy-to-follow step by step guides to confidently walk you through any conflict - Years of research from professional teachers condensed to bite-sized easy-to-read quotes - Entertaining videos with Lonny The Llama that teach social skills in a fun and engaging way - Links to external resources for those serious about improving their relationships

Screenshots

The Llama App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Llama App at Free against TenseBuilder's $9.99. The Llama App also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). TenseBuilder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Llama App is free to download; TenseBuilder costs $9.99 up front. The Llama App sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. TenseBuilder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Llama App holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TenseBuilder ships an update every 6 months, The Llama App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TenseBuilder versus The Llama App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTenseBuilderThe Llama App
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size466 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Education Store LLCLlama Tribe LLC

Customer experience

TenseBuilder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative5.0%

The Llama App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TenseBuilder

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Llama App

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annually7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is TenseBuilder free?
TenseBuilder costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Llama App free?
The Llama App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TenseBuilder or The Llama App?
The Llama App is rated higher. TenseBuilder averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while The Llama App averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do TenseBuilder or The Llama App have ads?
Neither TenseBuilder nor The Llama App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TenseBuilder or The Llama App?
TenseBuilder ships an update every 6 months, and The Llama App every 2 months. Most recently, TenseBuilder was updated on September 23, 2026 and The Llama App on October 12, 2026.

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