Comparison

Noodle Words vs Tigrinya Proverbs

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

Head to head
About

Noodle Words

This interactive app brings 18 active words to life with animated characters, allowing young learners to play with words and discover their meanings through touch. Developed by a renowned children's designer, it encourages emerging readers ages 4-7 to engage with language in a fun and dynamic way.

Highlights
  • Interactive word play
  • Animated characters
  • Word meaning discovery
  • Touch screen interaction
  • Designed for emergent readers
  • 18 playful words
Features
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Through interactive play, our set of 18 active words come to life as the Noodle Bugs demonstrate word meanings with their highly animated antics. Young readers can interact with the words or the cute bugs using the iPad's touch screen. They literally play with the words to make SPIN spin and JUMP jump. Developed by award winning children’s designer Mark Schlichting, creator of the best selling Living Books series of interactive children's books, Noodle Words is the first in a series of animated Word Toys, Noodle Words encourages emerging readers ages 4-7 to discover word meanings like they never have before. ◆ Featured in USA Today ◆ Featured in Apple's New and Noteworthy in Education ◆ New-York Times Best Apps for Children - End of Year Edition ◆ Winner of the Parents' Choice Gold Award ◆ Winner of the 2012 KAPi Award for Best Educational Product ◆ Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award, with 4.7/5 "This is a masterful example of how an app can make learning fun." - Jinny Gudmundsen, USA Today "A charming educational app for iPad that is sure to put a smile on the face of users no matter the age, as well as teach the meaning of action words in ways most delightful" - GiggleApps.com This app has been a great hit with every child who has tried it. It's a great way for kids of all ages to learn and play with words, giggle, have fun, laugh and dance! ▸ "My preschool students love this app." ▸ "My four year old daughter makes a point of showing me each word." ▸ "This is such a fantastic app for my profoundly autistic teenage daughter. It is perfect. All I wish is for there to be hundreds more words! Thank you for all the work that must have gone into this app." ▸ "Noodle Words is one of our favorite apps ever!" -- KinderTown ▸ "This is a terrific app for teaching children the meaning of words." -- The iPhone Mom ▸ "Noodle Words is a very interactive word recognition game, and a great game for young readers." -- Famigo ▸ "I think Noodle Words a new classic; a breakthrough like Dr. Seuss's books, but in a sillier than ever, touchable medium." -- Ann H. McCormick, PhD, Founder, The Learning Company Features: • Universal App supports iPad, iPhone and iPod touch • Word Toy, with 18 playful words • Expressive Words • Invites Play • Word Learning • Highly Animated • Dynamic Interaction • Appealing Animated Characters • Simple and Elegant • Rich Multi-Touch Interface • Tips for Parents • Innovative Tutorial • Designed in Partnership with Children Not all children learn to read the same way. Exposure, repetition, and context all help build relationships to vocabulary and understanding. Noodle Words is a word toy designed to offer emerging readers a playful modality for language acquisition and word comprehension. Kids of all ages can explore at their own pace, and develop a love of word play through direct interaction. It's even designed to draw-in the most hesitant early reader. Noodle Words is a wonderful app to play with your children. Some kids love to show off what they can do, and others love to laugh with you when the Noodle Bugs do something silly. We hope playing together with your children brings you the same joy we had while making this app. --------- Privacy Disclosure: NoodleWorks Interactive creates engaging environments for children that are educational, fun and above all safe and appropriate. Our apps: - do not collect any information - do not contain ads or in-app purchases - do not have links to websites or social networks - do not use analytics or data collection tools Email us at info@noodleworks.com if you have any questions.

About

Tigrinya Proverbs

Features
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TiProverbs brings over hundreds of traditional Tigrinya proverbs to your fingertips, preserving generations of cultural wisdom in a beautifully crafted iOS experience. Whether you're reconnecting with your heritage or discovering Tigrinya culture for the first time, TiProverbs offers an elegant and accessible way to explore timeless wisdom. Collection: This collection was carefully compiled from books, newspapers, and individual contributions. Each proverb represents a piece of living cultural heritage, passed down through generations and now preserved digitally for the future. Features: • Browse 520+ authentic Tigrinya proverbs in native Ge'ez script and Latin transliteration for enhanced accessibility • Swipe proverb cards left or right for navigation • Save favorite proverbs for quick access: double-tap to heart • Choose from Light, Dark, and System reading modes • Adaptive readability and reduce eye strain • Display daily proverbs on your Home Screen with iOS Widgets • Widgets auto-refresh every 4 hours with new proverbs • Tap widget to open specific proverbs directly in the app • Full-text search across proverbs and transliterations • View recently browsed proverbs in the Search page Community Contributions • Share selected proverbs with friends or over social media • Copy proverbs to clipboard with one tap and paste them anywhere • Submit proverbs from your family or community and contribute to preserving cultural heritage The TiProverbs app is perfect for: • Tigrinya speakers reconnecting with their culture • Language learners exploring Tigrinya wisdom • Parents teaching children traditional values • Educators sharing cultural heritage • Anyone interested in African proverbs and wisdom

Screenshots

Noodle Words4 screens
Tigrinya Proverbs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tigrinya Proverbs at Free against Noodle Words's $2.99. Noodle Words's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16). On 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

Tigrinya Proverbs is free to download; Noodle Words costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Noodle Words versus Tigrinya Proverbs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNoodle WordsTigrinya Proverbs
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndependentFitsum Gaim

Bugs and requests

Noodle Words

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes
  • App stuck on splash screen
  • App goes from booting up to blank
  • Cannot open the app

Requested features

10 requests
  • More word sets/lists
  • Additional apps with similar concept
  • In-app purchases for more words
  • Customizable word lists
  • Option to silence spoken word
Show 5 more
  • Ability to guess word from action
  • New versions for ABC/123
  • Antonyms, homonyms, synonyms, rhymes lists
  • Test at the end
  • New lists without IAPs

Tigrinya Proverbs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Noodle Words

No in-app purchases

None

Tigrinya Proverbs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Noodle Words free?
Noodle Words costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tigrinya Proverbs free?
Tigrinya Proverbs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Noodle Words or Tigrinya Proverbs have ads?
Neither Noodle Words nor Tigrinya Proverbs shows ads.

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