Comparison

Tangranimals vs Instruments

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

Head to head
About

Tangranimals

This app challenges users to drag and rotate shapes to complete creature puzzles. It offers a fun and engaging way for young children to learn about shapes and colors, with rewarding animations and sound effects to encourage repeat play.

Highlights
  • Drag and rotate shapes
  • Complete creature puzzles
  • Learn shapes and colors
  • Rewarding animations
  • Sound effects
  • Guide lines option
Features
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Drag the shapes into the outline to complete the puzzle and make the creature come to life. The harder puzzles will need some of the shapes rotating before they will fit. For a really advanced challenge turn the guide lines off! Tangranimals has thirty eight shape puzzles designed for young children but parents and older children will love it too. The rewarding animations and sound effects will ensure that children want to play again and again. Tangranimals is a partner to Shape Up!, both games provide a great introduction of simple shapes of different colours and sizes to young children.

About

Instruments

Explore a vibrant collection of 55 musical instruments with interactive sound and visuals. Learn instrument names and sounds in 78 languages, perfect for young children and language learners. This offline app offers a safe, ad-free, and engaging musical discovery experience.

Highlights
  • 55 interactive musical instruments
  • Real sounds and spoken names
  • Supports 78 languages
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable slideshow mode
  • Parental gate for settings
Features
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Instruments is the best interactive sound picture book featuring 55 musical instruments: tap the image to hear the instrument and see its name in your chosen language (78 languages). Large images, real sounds, spoken names. Who is it for? Ages 1–5 for the picture-book experience. Ages 3–15 for language learning and instrument vocabulary. How it works The interface lets a child, alone or with an adult, discover each instrument and its sound. Images can advance automatically like a slideshow (adjustable speed) or manually by swiping the screen. The display order is configurable (random or sequential). A long-press on the instrument name lets you choose another display/spoken language. Multilingual (78 languages) Spoken names and interface available in your language of choice, to build vocabulary and train the ear from an early age. Tip: in your device settings, download Apple’s premium voices (higher-quality voices provided by iOS). Why you’ll love Instruments? Clear, reassuring musical discovery for young children. Natural pronunciations and authentic sounds. Multilingual (78) to support early learning, vocabulary, and listening. Works anywhere Works offline and in airplane mode: all images and sounds are stored on device No connection required. Orientation Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad. Parents and schools – Parental gate (settings protected by a random math question). – Schools reminder: 50% off via Apple School Manager. Privacy – No ads – No in-app purchases – No tracking – No data collection – No analytics – Privacy Nutrition Label: “No data collected” Contact us contact@iburgerapps.com Instruments accordion, acoustic guitar, bagpipes, balalaika, bandoneon, banjo, barrel organ, bass drum, bass guitar, bassoon, bugle, castanets, cello, clarinet, claves, congas, crash cymbal, didgeridoo, djembe, double bass, drum kit, duduk, electric guitar, flute, french horn, gong, grand piano, handbell, harmonica, harp, harpsichord, lute, mandolin, maracas, oboe, pan flute, piccolo, pipe organ, recorder, saxophone, sitar, snare drum, synthesizer, tambourine, tenor drum, timpani, triangle, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, upright piano, viola, violin, xylophone Supported languages (displayed and spoken) Afrikaans, Albanian, German, Amharic, English, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Burmese, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, Galician, Welsh, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Uzbek, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Czech, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Zulu

Screenshots

Tangranimals4 screens
Instruments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Instruments at every 6 months against Tangranimals's every 33 months. Tangranimals's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.6). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Tangranimals costs $0.99 and Instruments $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tangranimals against 5.0 for Instruments. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tangranimals ships an update every 33 months, Instruments every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Tangranimals versus Instruments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTangranimalsInstruments
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 33 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBusy Things LimitedChristophe Burdin

Customer experience

Tangranimals

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Instruments

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tangranimals

No in-app purchases

None

Instruments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tangranimals free?
Tangranimals costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instruments free?
Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tangranimals or Instruments?
Tangranimals and Instruments are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tangranimals or Instruments have ads?
Neither Tangranimals nor Instruments shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tangranimals or Instruments?
Tangranimals ships an update every 33 months, and Instruments every 6 months. Most recently, Tangranimals was updated on September 17, 2026 and Instruments on September 18, 2026.

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