Animal Muddle vs MIXIMAL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Animal Muddle
This app allows very young children to create unique or recognizable animals by tapping on body parts. They can also trigger random animal creations and sounds with a single touch, promoting discussion about animal names and noises.
- Create custom animals
- Generate random animals
- Hear animal noises
- Watch animal movements
- Promote animal discussion
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Very young children will love this app. Tap through the body parts to make your muddled-up animal, or make a recognisable animal if you prefer! Tap your animal all over to hear the different noises it makes and watch it move. Tap the 'muddle' button to generate random animals and animal sounds with a single touch. Great to promote discussion about animal names and the noises animals make.
MIXIMAL
Create unique, silly animals by mixing parts or syllables. This app offers a tactile and creative experience with handcrafted animations and analog sounds, inspired by classic flipbooks. It's designed for open-ended exploration with no pressure or goals.
- Mix between 11 animals
- Create new animals using syllables
- Combine full animals for surprise animations
- Switch between 8 languages
- Lively animations and impressive audio
- No failing, no goals
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Mix animals! Mix syllables! Filled with handcrafted animations and sound. MIXIMAL is an entertaining game based on traditional flipbooks we all know from our childhood. Kids create new silly animals and discover their names. We took this classic concept and constructed wonderful handcrafted animations and sounds to complement it. Each animation is created frame-by-frame to provide a warm and organic aesthetic. The sounds originate from analog sources. Our aim with the app is to offer a highly tactile experience, as we think our kids should play with quality toys. Features: + Mix between 11 animals + Make up new animals using syllables + Combine a full animal for a surprise animation + Switch between 8 languages + Lively animations and impressive audio + No failing, no goal, no wrong or right + Supports all iPads and iPhones with iOS 14 or later + No internet access needed! + No advertisements! Available in 8 languages with full voice acting: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese! Learn more about YATATOY: yatatoy.com Contact us for assistance or to give feedback: https://yatatoy.com/info/ MADE BY YATATOY
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Animal Muddle at Free against MIXIMAL's $4.99. Animal Muddle also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 14.0). MIXIMAL's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 33 months). On review sentiment, 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
Animal Muddle is free to download; MIXIMAL costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MIXIMAL holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIXIMAL has 366 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Animal Muddle's written reviews are positive against 87% of MIXIMAL's.
Animal Muddle ships an update every 33 months, MIXIMAL every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Animal Muddle | MIXIMAL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.2 (9 ratings) | 4.5 (366 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 366 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Busy Things Limited | YATATOY |
Customer experience
Animal Muddle
MIXIMAL
Bugs and requests
Animal Muddle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
MIXIMAL
Reported bugs
4 issues- App won't load after iOS upgrade
- Sound does not work
- Crashing in iOS 13
- App keeps cutting out
Requested features
4 requests- Add more animals and sounds
- Implement a selector for animals
- Allow screenshots without UI elements
- More animal combinations
In-app purchases
Animal Muddle
No in-app purchases
MIXIMAL
No in-app purchases
Questions
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