Bugs and Buttons vs Busy Shapes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bugs and Buttons
Engage young children with a collection of 18 creative learning games designed for ages 3-5. Activities focus on developing essential skills like counting, critical thinking, and memory through interactive play with colorful graphics and sounds.
- 18 learning games and activities
- Develops counting, critical thinking, sorting, patterns, memory, and motor skills
- Designed for ages 3-5
- Visual instructions and self-leveling activities
- Over 40 achievements
- Original graphics and engaging music
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CREATIVE LEARNING Play tic-tac-toe with a dragon fly. Carefully avoid bees while picking apples. Complete colorful patterns of buttons and beautiful yarn. Even sort bugs from Uncle Bob's button factory conveyer belt (better be fast). Did we mention 18 games and activities? INCLUDES: Counting, Critical Thinking, Sorting, Patterns, Memory, Hand-Eye Coordination, and more FEATURES: • Designed for ages (3-5), playable by everyone! • Motor Skills: tap, pinch, drag, and tilt • Visual instructions for each activity • Most activities are self leveling. • Over 40 achievements • Original, detailed, and visually intriguing graphics • Each of the 18 activities has its own beautiful, and engaging music. • Humorous interactions and sound effects. • NO In-Apps / NO third party advertising • Parental Gate Thank you for supporting an independent software studio! We want and appreciate your feedback! Email: support@littlebitstudio.com Instagram: @littlebitstudio Facebook: @littlebitstudio Twitter: @lilbitstudio
Busy Shapes
This app helps young children develop reasoning skills and intelligence through engaging puzzles. It adapts to each child's learning pace and offers a kid-friendly design with innovative controls.
- Shape matching puzzles
- Real-time progress dashboard
- Kid-friendly swipe control
- Adaptive difficulty with AI
- Guided Access for safety
- Exploratory digital playground
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Are you in search of an innovative way to sharpen your child’s reasoning skills and awaken their intelligence? Then you’ll love Busy Shapes designed for children from 2 years old! *** Featured in App Store Best of 2014 *** *** Featured worldwide by App Store as a Best New App *** *** Featured in the USA Today *** *** Recommended by The Good App Guide *** *** Common Sense Media Editors' Pick 2014 *** *** Parents‘ Choice Awards 2014 *** *** Children's Technology Review Awards 2014 *** > Inspired by the pioneering works of famed Swiss scientist and intelligence expert Jean Piaget (1896-1980) > Helps children improve their ability to handle simple objects through a series of engaging puzzles > Real-time dashboard to monitor progress > Includes an array of kid-friendly features, such as “passing” swipe control & more! ABOUT BUSY SHAPES Busy Shapes helps children improve their ability to handle simple objects through a series of puzzles, in which they must change simple shapes and place them in proper holes. Along the way, the app responds to each child’s actions with positive guidance and motivation. Plus, the app’s digital exploratory playground regularly refreshes with different objects, which keeps children interested and engaged. INSPIRED BY JEAN PIAGET Busy Shapes is inspired by the pioneering works of famed Swiss scientist and intelligence expert Jean Piaget (1896-1980), who believed that “children are little scientists”, and that a child's thoughts are built through experiences that encourage him or her to engage in the reasoning process. INNOVATIVE, SCALEABLE PLATFORM Busy Shapes’ innovative scaleable platform for evolving experimentation lets children take advantage of the time they spend on touch screens -- so they aren’t just having fun, but learning every second of the way. KID-FRIENDLY DESIGN Busy Shapes features a special “kid-friendly” design that compensates for the fact that when young children hold an iPad or iPhone, they often have a finger touching the screen. “PASSING” SWIPE CONTROL Busy Shapes features “passing” swipe control that is essential for young children's quick hands (i.e. even if a child's finger reaches an object after he or she was already touching the screen, the object is still grasped as intended). POWERFUL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) Busy Shapes’ powerful AI supports each child’s unique learning journey. For example, the AI tracks the time it takes each child to complete a level, and increases or decreases difficulty accordingly. GUIDED ACCESS To prevent children from exiting the app by pressing the “home” button, Busy Shapes features a customizable Guided Access. This feature also disables selected parts of the screen for safety and protection. SEAMLESS INTERACTION Busy Shapes’ seamless interactive game area never blocks or limits children, and lets them freely access shapes. The menu is also neatly hidden away. AUTOMATIC MEMORY Sometimes the best learning is a combination of cognitive exercise and physical play. Busy Shapes’ automatic memory saves a child’s place in any particular game, which makes the app an ideal complement to physical play and for shorter games. MULTIPLE LANGUAGE SUPPORT The app is now available in: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Turkish, Russian, Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Vietnamese, Thai, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese CONNECT WITH US! If you have any support request, please write at support@edokiacademy.com or visit the Edoki Academy Online Community at edokiacademy.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bugs and Buttons at 4.5 against Busy Shapes's 4.0. Bugs and Buttons also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Busy Shapes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (410 vs 56). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Bugs and Buttons costs $0.99 and Busy Shapes $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bugs and Buttons holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Busy Shapes has 410 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Bugs and Buttons's written reviews are positive against 69% of Busy Shapes's.
Bugs and Buttons ships an update every 6 months, Busy Shapes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bugs and Buttons | Busy Shapes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (56 ratings) — better | 4.0 (410 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.0% of reviews — better | 69.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 410 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Little Bit Studio, LLC | EDOKI ACADEMY |
Customer experience
Bugs and Buttons
Busy Shapes
User reviews
Bugs and Buttons
From 56 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Engaging and educational
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and music
- 🧠 Helps develop cognitive skills
- 👨👩👧👦 Great for all ages
- 🕹️ Variety of fun mini-games
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes or compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- 🕷️ Some games feature realistic bugs that may concern parents
- 🔍 Lack of instructions for some games
Busy Shapes
From 410 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Engaging and challenging
- 👍 Great for toddlers and young kids
- 💡 Clever puzzle design
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Helps develop problem-solving skills
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Loses progress
- 🔋 Repetitive after a while
- 🐛 Sound issues
Bugs and requests
Bugs and Buttons
Reported bugs
2 issues- App not working on iOS 11 and later
- Games freezing or not loading properly
Requested features
3 requests- User profiles to track individual progress
- Ability to select/disable certain games
- More frequent updates to maintain compatibility
Busy Shapes
Reported bugs
3 issues- App doesn't open or load
- Reset function doesn't work
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save progress
- More variety in levels and challenges
- Parental controls and time limits
In-app purchases
Bugs and Buttons
No in-app purchases
Busy Shapes
No in-app purchases
Questions
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