Pocket Penguins vs Knowee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pocket Penguins
Experience the charming world of African penguins with live, 24/7 streaming from their exhibit. Observe their daily activities, from swimming and nesting to feeding time Q&A sessions with biologists.
- Live 24/7 penguin streaming
- Multiple live webcams
- Observe swimming and diving
- Watch feeding times
- Biologist Q&A sessions
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Warning: Cute alert! Pocket Penguins, streaming in real-time from the California Academy of Sciences, provides an intimate view into our live African penguin exhibit. Watch the birds swim, dive, flirt, nest and relax from any one of three live webcams. Listen in as Academy biologists answer questions from visitors during meal time, daily at 10:30am and 3:00pm PST. The Academy's penguins are part of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association's Species Survival Program, aimed at conserving this species in the wild. African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) live off the coast of South Africa and Namibia. In 2010, the International Union for Conservation of Nature classified the species as endangered, or at very high risk of extinction in the wild. Disclaimer: Please note that this app depends largely on your wireless network’s quality of service and data rates may apply. A Wi-Fi connection is recommended.
Knowee
Explore the fascinating world of penguins through an interactive encyclopedia. Learn about their habitats, diets, communication, and life cycles via engaging audio stories or self-reading. This ad-free educational app offers a fun learning experience for all ages.
- Interactive penguin encyclopedia
- Learn about habitats and diets
- Audiobook and self-reading options
- Tap for sounds and info
- Educational content for families
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Penguins interactive encyclopedia for kids and grown-ups. Dive in the world of penguins to learn interesting things about them. Swim with them in the ocean, find out what they eat, where do they live and how they communicate. You can listen to their story like an audio book or read by yourself. Tap on penguins or other objects to make sounds or find new info about them. What are the differences between penguins and other birds? How do they raise the little ones on the ice? All the information is shared in this small interactive encyclopedia, an educational application with no ads or in-app purchases designed for the whole family. Kids will certainly love it. Knowee - improve your knowledge!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pocket Penguins at 157 against Knowee's 2. Knowee's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Pocket Penguins against 4.5 for Knowee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket Penguins has 157 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Pocket Penguins's written reviews are positive against 100% of Knowee's.
| Parameter | Pocket Penguins | Knowee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (157 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | California Academy of Sciences | TEDRA SOFT SRL |
Customer experience
Pocket Penguins
Knowee
Bugs and requests
Pocket Penguins
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch for some users
- Underwater camera is blurry
- Connectivity issues and black screens
Requested features
5 requests- Add more camera angles and views
- Improve video quality
- Provide more information about the penguins
- Add sound and audio features
- Implement push notifications for feeding times
Knowee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pocket Penguins
No in-app purchases
Knowee
No in-app purchases
Questions
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