Comparison

Counting Bees vs Avokiddo Emotions

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

Head to head
About

Counting Bees

This educational game helps children learn to count to 20 by guiding bees to flowers. It offers a safe, non-violent, and relaxing environment with multiple language options and customizable learning ranges.

Highlights
  • Learn to count to 20
  • Guide bees to flowers by drawing paths
  • Multiple language support
  • Customizable counting ranges
  • Encouraging and non-violent environment
  • Relaxing music
Features
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From Pi'ikea Street, the award winning developers of Interactive Alphabet and Memory Train. Kids will learn counting to 20 by guiding bees to the flowers! As they learn to count, they will fill four big honey bears. Learn to count in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, and Japanese! This game is relaxing and non-violent and provides a safe and fun environment for kids to learn to count. Features: - Kids choose the path the bees fly to the flower by drawing it with their finger - Counting ranges included: 1-5, 1-10, 1-15, 1-20 - Encouraging, non-violent environment - Relaxing Ukulele music plays as your child is encouraged to help and learn. - Completely optimized for kids: No way to 'lose' this game - Special configuration option for parents to enable the languages they are most interested in their kids learning. Parents: Just touch the settings bubble in the top of the screen and then touch the flags of the languages you want to be available. Kids: Switch languages just by touching the flag that the bee is holding. Please check out our other apps "Interactive Alphabet" and "Memory Train" for more "Pi’ikea St." fun! "Piikea St." 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: Counting, Numbers, Games

About

Avokiddo Emotions

This interactive game lets young children explore a variety of emotions through playful interactions with four distinct animal characters. Kids can dress up, feed, and engage with the animals, discovering their reactions and learning about feelings in a fun, open-ended environment.

Highlights
  • Play with 4 unique animals
  • Dress up animals with accessories
  • Animals react to various actions
  • Explore dozens of emotions
  • Unlimited pretend play scenarios
  • Save creations to camera roll
  • Language-neutral gameplay
Currently charting
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Give your children a serious case of the giggles when you introduce them to a zany zebra, shy sheep, jolly giraffe and modest moose! Dress up, feed, play and care for these cute animals and discover dozens of emotions in this endless play funhouse. Pretend play with over 110 objects, foods, toys and musical instruments and find out how to please your lovable pets. • Featured on apple.com as one of the favorite apps for the iPad Air • 2017 Winner "Best Toddlers App" - Healthline • “This gigglefest is a great way to start talking about the emotions” - USA Today • "Hilarious and creative way for little ones to see emotions" - Common Sense Media • “An extraordinary educational tool to help kids develop their social and emotional awareness.” - Teachers With Apps Explore feelings in an open ended free style playroom! These huggable pets have personality to spare and are animated with realistic multi-faceted reactions to a whole host of scenarios. Transform the giraffe into a disco dancer, join the zebra at a Mexican fiesta, dive underwater with the sheep and watch the chef moose in his kitchen prepare a delicious meal for you! See the animals jump in response to a horn or alarm. Watch their ears flatten and droop when sad. Make their eyes roll and hear them snort with delight. FEATURES • 4 hilarious animals to play with: zebra, sheep, giraffe, moose • Dress them up with hats, glasses, clothing & accessories • The animals dance, eat, cook, play music, sing, sleep & more • Unlimited combinations make for hours of pretend play • Wide variety of toys, musical instruments, food and slurp-worthy drinks • Vegetarian mode included • 10 animated scenes triggered by special objects • Dozens of richly nuanced reactions & emotions expressed through sounds & body language • Save your creations & special moments to the camera roll • No rules - Pure free play fun • Language neutral gameplay without verbal or written directions • Eye-catching, colorful graphics • Lively music and delightful sound effects • COPPA compliant, no in-app purchases, no 3rd party ads MORE THAN 110 OBJECTS FOR HOURS OF PRETEND PLAY FUN • Bubble maker, sponge, pacifier, toothbrush, klaxon, whistle, microphone, megaphone, radio, mystery box, balloon, diving mask, flute, headphones, harmonica, telephone and more. • Wide variety of foods, vegetables, fruits & delicacies! • Many accessories including hats, glasses, mustaches and wigs! PLAY AND LEARN • Encourage imagination & creative expression through pretend play • Develop empathy by connecting the animals' emotions to their causes • Inspire curiosity while exploring cause and effect relationships • Develop understanding & care for other creatures • Practice talking about feelings • Learn fundamental social skills • Build language as parents help children put names to the many emotions and reactions • Practice following directions and answering simple “Wh” questions related to the animals’ responses PRIVACY POLICY We respect your privacy! We do not collect or share any personal information. The app has no 3rd party ads or in-app purchases. As a MOMs with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps. View our privacy policy: http://avokiddo.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Counting Bees2 screens
Avokiddo Emotions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Avokiddo Emotions at 4.4 against Counting Bees's 3.6. Avokiddo Emotions also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 179 months). Counting Bees's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99). 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

Counting Bees costs $0.99 and Avokiddo Emotions $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Avokiddo Emotions holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avokiddo Emotions has 3.6K ratings behind it against 112, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Counting Bees's written reviews are positive against 89% of Avokiddo Emotions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Counting Bees ships an update every 179 months, Avokiddo Emotions every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Counting Bees versus Avokiddo Emotions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCounting BeesAvokiddo Emotions
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating3.6 (112 ratings)4.4 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1123.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 179 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#181 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPiikea St. LLCAVOKIDDO

Customer experience

Counting Bees

All ratings112 ratings
Positive59.8%
Neutral14.3%
Negative25.9%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative40.9%

Avokiddo Emotions

All ratings3,561 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.3%

Bugs and requests

Counting Bees

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Avokiddo Emotions

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Sound not working on iPad 2
  • White screen on launch for some users
  • Lever too sensitive, causing accidental interactions

Requested features

4 requests
  • New characters and items to interact with
  • More educational elements to teach emotions
  • Ability to save progress or unlock new content
  • Option to adjust difficulty or complexity

In-app purchases

None

Counting Bees

No in-app purchases

None

Avokiddo Emotions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Counting Bees free?
Counting Bees costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Avokiddo Emotions free?
Avokiddo Emotions costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Counting Bees or Avokiddo Emotions?
Avokiddo Emotions is rated higher. Counting Bees averages 3.6 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Avokiddo Emotions averages 4.4 from 3.6K ratings.
Do Counting Bees or Avokiddo Emotions have ads?
Neither Counting Bees nor Avokiddo Emotions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Counting Bees or Avokiddo Emotions?
Counting Bees ships an update every 179 months, and Avokiddo Emotions every 4 months. Most recently, Counting Bees was updated on November 1, 2026 and Avokiddo Emotions on November 1, 2026.

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