Comparison

Shape Up! Lite vs Learning Shapes

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

Head to head
About

Shape Up! Lite

This educational game encourages young children to interact with basic shapes through tracing and coloring activities. Completed creations come to life with animations and sound effects, fostering curiosity and learning about colors and sizes.

Highlights
  • Shape tracing
  • Color filling
  • Animated creations
  • Sound effects
  • Shape identification
  • Color recognition
Features
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Shape Up! Lite is a shape game designed for very young children, but parents and older children will love it too! Simply trace around the simple shapes or use the paint bucket to fill them in. Once you have finished your creation will come to life! The rewarding animations and sound effects will ensure that children want to play again and again. Shape Up! introduces simple shapes of different colours and sizes to young children. The game encourages children to describe and name shapes as well as show curiosity about them.

About

Learning Shapes

Children can learn to identify and classify seven common shapes through interactive exercises and animated feedback. This educational app makes learning shapes enjoyable by incorporating sorting games with familiar items and toys.

Highlights
  • Identify common shapes
  • Sort resembling items and toys
  • Animated feedback and effects
  • Fun learning exercises
  • Progress tracking
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Start your children on a journey to learn seven common shapes: triangle, rectangle, crescent, circle, square, semicircle, and trapezoid. Let them understand and classify their toys by their shapes. It is more fun than you think! Fun features: - Identifying common shapes; - Sort resembling items and toys; - Animated feedback and effects! Make learning shapes simple for children with fun exercises. See the result with BabyBus!

Screenshots

Shape Up! Lite4 screens
Learning Shapes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shape Up! Lite at 5.0 against Learning Shapes's 4.0. Shape Up! Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Learning Shapes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 34 months) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Learning Shapes sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Shape Up! Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shape Up! Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shape Up! Lite ships an update every 34 months, Learning Shapes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Shape Up! Lite versus Learning Shapes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShape Up! LiteLearning Shapes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB222 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBusy Things LimitedBABYBUS CO.,LTD

Customer experience

Shape Up! Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Learning Shapes

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

Shape Up! Lite

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Learning Shapes

Subscriptions3
  • 连续包月SVIP$6.991 Month
  • 连续包季SVIP$19.993 Months
  • 连续包年SVIP$41.991 Year
One-time3
  • 1个月SVIP$4.99
  • 3个月SVIP$9.99
  • 1年SVIP$29.99

Questions

Is Shape Up! Lite free?
Shape Up! Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learning Shapes free?
Learning Shapes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shape Up! Lite or Learning Shapes?
Shape Up! Lite is rated higher. Shape Up! Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Learning Shapes averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Shape Up! Lite or Learning Shapes have ads?
Neither Shape Up! Lite nor Learning Shapes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shape Up! Lite or Learning Shapes?
Shape Up! Lite ships an update every 34 months, and Learning Shapes every 2 months. Most recently, Shape Up! Lite was updated on October 22, 2026 and Learning Shapes on October 7, 2026.

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