Comparison

Injini vs Starfall Numbers

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

Head to head
About

Injini

This app offers a suite of 10 engaging learning games designed by experts to support early childhood development, particularly for toddlers and preschoolers with developmental delays. It focuses on cognitive, language, and fine motor skills through playful challenges and over 100 puzzles.

Highlights
  • 10 learning games
  • 90 puzzles
  • Fine motor skill practice
  • Language skill development
  • Cognitive skill enhancement
  • Printable supplements
Features
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+ Winner of the Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Design from Children’s Technology Review + “This is one of the most thought-out and comprehensive apps that we have seen.” - Technology in (Spl) Education + “Injini has really taken care to make sure that this is not a ‘yay, everyone wins no matter what’ kind of game, but a real learning game.” –Cool Mom Tech + “Whether you are working with children with disabilities or want to help your young child develop in a fun yet challenging manner, I strongly recommend Injini." -David Boniske, Occupational Therapist, Albany Unified School District Developed by experts and endorsed by parents and teachers, Injini’s collection of learning games offers meaningful play to young children, especially toddlers and preschoolers with cognitive, language, and fine motor delays. The games contain an extraordinary wealth of content: 10 feature games with 90 puzzles, over 100 beautiful illustrations, 8 farm-themed mini-games and more. Injini is ideally suited for early intervention - it brings fun to learning and at the same time practices children’s fine motor and language skills, understanding of cause and effect, spatial awareness, memory and visual processing.
 
Inspired by children with special needs, Injini's game developers worked for two years with parents, early childhood educators, and occupational, speech, and cognitive experts to create superior play-based learning experiences that help young children reach developmental milestones. The games were designed for and tested with children with autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and various developmental delays, as well as typically developing preschoolers - they love it too!
 WATCH THE DEMO: http://bit.ly/nkLdie
 ***Injini Highlights***
 - 10 learning games for children with special needs 
- Designed for school and home use
 - Educational discounts 
- Intuitive game design promotes independent play - Child-friendly level advancement – no-penalty philosophy 
- Printable supplements, tips, and support available at www.injini.net 

***Injini Games***
 * Balloons: Learn colors and shapes while practicing auditory and visual processing skills 
* Farm: 8 mini games that cultivate curiosity and responsibility 
* Find It: Practice and improve auditory processing and visual discrimination 
* Frog: Improve prewriting skills by feeding the hungry frog * Letters: Develops capital and lowercase letter and phonemic awareness * Matching: Tap the matching picture card to make a pair
 * Pattern: Tap the correct picture card to complete the pattern 
* Puzzle: Put the puzzles together to develop cognitive and fine motor skills 
* Squares: Tap the squares in the order that they were highlighted * Tracing: Move the ball along the path to trace the shapes 

***Injini Features***
 - Subtle level changes support different stages of development
 - Short tutorials model how to play each game
 - Help button gives hints to boost confidence
 - Clearly defined game starts and endings for a distinct learning experience
 - Superb artwork, music and real voice files Project Injini also offers My First AAC, the alternative and augmentative communication application designed specifically for young children. Project Injini 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: 1-3, 4-7
Categories: Creative Play, Early Learning, Colors, Shapes, Matching, Games, Reading, Sight Words, Vocabulary, Special Needs

About

Starfall Numbers

This app uses interactive activities and songs to help children learn number recognition and counting skills. It connects numbers to real-world objects and introduces basic math concepts for early learners.

Highlights
  • Number symbol and value recognition
  • Counting activities
  • Interactive introductions for numbers 0-100
  • Coin counting and math expressions
  • 15 animated math songs
  • Closed captioning for songs
Features
Currently charting
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Explore numbers through the magic of curiosity and the power of motivation: the Starfall way! With this app, your child will learn to recognize number symbols and values by connecting them to real-world objects (such as 1 sun, 5 fingers, and 10 toes). Your child will then apply these concepts with counting activities and songs! Starfall Numbers includes interactive introductions for numbers 0-20, 25, 50, and 100. Counting activities introduce coins, math symbols, and simple expressions while building counting skills from 0 to 100 in entertaining and practical ways. Your child will also enjoy singing along with 15 Starfall math songs! Counting song favorites and calendar concepts are animated playfully, with a closed caption option to display song lyrics. Each activity and song reinforces simple language and basic vocabulary, making this app an excellent choice for pre-readers, emerging readers, and English language learners alike.

Screenshots

Starfall Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Injini at 83% against Starfall Numbers's 25%. Injini also leads on rating (4.1 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months). Starfall Numbers's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $29.99) and chart position (#106 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Injini costs $29.99 and Starfall Numbers $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Injini holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Injini's written reviews are positive against 25% of Starfall Numbers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Injini ships an update every 3 months, Starfall Numbers every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Injini versus Starfall Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInjiniStarfall Numbers
Price$29.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.1 (34 ratings) — better3.3 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews83.2% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3436 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#106 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size457 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNC Corp.Starfall Education Foundation

Customer experience

Injini

All ratings33 ratings
Positive78.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative15.2%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive83.2%
Neutral13.7%
Negative3.2%

Starfall Numbers

All ratings35 ratings
Positive51.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative68.8%

Bugs and requests

Injini

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Stopped working with iPads that have iOS 10.3.3 and lower
  • New updated version crashes
  • No sound on iOS 6
  • No sound on iOS 7
  • Balloons and Find It portion of the app not working on iOS 7
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  • Ballons and Find It game no longer work after iOS 7 update
  • No sound
  • Balloon activity crashes
  • Letter sounds not correct (l, o, r)
  • Frog won't open

Requested features

9 requests
  • Make more apps
  • Fix iOS 10.3.3 and lower compatibility
  • Fix updated version crashes
  • Update for iOS 7
  • Add more levels/challenges
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  • Add more games/updates
  • Make back button bigger
  • Trace ABCs
  • More activities for the price

Starfall Numbers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Injini

No in-app purchases

None

Starfall Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Injini free?
Injini costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starfall Numbers free?
Starfall Numbers costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Injini or Starfall Numbers?
Injini is rated higher. Injini averages 4.1 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while Starfall Numbers averages 3.3 from 36 ratings.
Do Injini or Starfall Numbers have ads?
Neither Injini nor Starfall Numbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Injini or Starfall Numbers?
Injini ships an update every 3 months, and Starfall Numbers every 11 months. Most recently, Injini was updated on October 20, 2026 and Starfall Numbers on October 21, 2026.

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