Striding Bird vs The Tree That Ate Everything
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Striding Bird
An award-winning animated and interactive story for children about a young bird's journey of self-discovery. It teaches valuable life lessons on happiness, self-identity, gratitude, and flexibility through beautiful illustrations and engaging narration.
- Original animated and interactive story
- Dynamic interactivity on every page
- Beautiful illustrations and animations
- Warm and friendly narration
- Original music and sound effects
- Highlighted text synced with narration
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Experience Striding Bird – Award-Winning and Inspirational Named among the best in family-friendly media by the Mom’s Choice Awards®, "Striding Bird – An Inspirational Tale" is an original animated and interactive story about a young bird finding his way in the world. Join Striding Bird on his journey of self-discovery as he navigates the complexities of the world around him. Follow his footsteps as he learns the true meaning of happiness and self-identity. Praise for Striding Bird: "This is a great book for opening a dialogue on gratitude, flexibility, happiness, and many other life skills." ~ BestAppsForKids.org "A wonderfully enchanting little tale which really drives home an important message that every parent should be instilling into their children." ~ AppPicker.com "The book is inspirational and the author did an excellent job conveying the story so that readers feel all the emotions, which is rare in many published books today." ~ AppsOnTapp.com A splendid and inspirational tale for all ages, Striding Bird imparts lessons that resonate throughout a lifetime. Features of Striding Bird: An original and compelling story Dynamic and unique interactivity on every page Beautiful illustrations and engaging animations Warm, friendly, and charming narration Original music, voiceovers, and sound effects Highlighted text in sync with narration, perfect for kids learning to read! Rediscover the magic of Striding Bird today!
The Tree That Ate Everything
This app uses augmented reality to bring a children's book to life. Characters move, talk, and interact with 3D environments, enhanced by music and voiceovers for an immersive storytelling experience. Designed for all ages, it makes reading magical and engaging.
- Augmented reality book experience
- Animated characters and 3D environments
- Music and voiceover narration
- Interactive storytelling
- Easy to use for all ages
- Offline access to content
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"The Tree That Ate Everything" by Bob Feiner and illustrated by Gina Hagen is the story of Jake and Austin, who are twins. Jake has Down syndrome, while Austin is typical. On their birthday, they play with their toys, but a magical tree wants to join them. It also happens to be the tree's birthday. Using augmented reality, the reading experience is redefined by bringing the printed material to life. This enhancement of the learning process is applicable for content designed for both kids and adults. BRING STATIC PRINTED PAGES TO LIFE - Printed pages present a magical experience with augmented media content. Characters from the book move, talk and do things just like the story in the book. Scenarios and environments illustrated in the book are presented in 3D and can be viewed in many different angles. ENJOY THE DRAMA OF THE BOOK WITH MUSIC AND VOICEOVERS -Storytelling is enhanced by voiceovers and music. The app narrates the story alongside the animations and 3D illustrations to truly portray emotions, feelings and drama intended by the author. EASY TO ACCESS ANYTIME & ANYWHERE - Makes it very easy for users to download the app and instantly get started with the experience. It is designed for all age groups. EASY TO USE WITH NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE NEEDED - The user points at the phone at the book and the app does the rest. The animations and sounds auto start as long as the page is open. Turning the page triggers the following page content. So essentially it is no different from reading the book page by page.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Tree That Ate Everything at 5.0 against Striding Bird's 4.0. The Tree That Ate Everything also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). Striding Bird's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Tree That Ate Everything holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Striding Bird ships an update every 6 weeks, The Tree That Ate Everything every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Striding Bird | The Tree That Ate Everything |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Comicorp | KAALO |
Customer experience
Striding Bird
The Tree That Ate Everything
Bugs and requests
Striding Bird
Reported bugs
3 issues- Text disappears when voice finishes reading
- UI is hard to figure out
- Text font and color are horrendous
Requested features
5 requests- Add more interactive features
- Improve text readability (font and color)
- Enhance controls for better usability
- Add features like tapping the bird to hear it talk or sing
- More interaction with the bird character
The Tree That Ate Everything
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Striding Bird
No in-app purchases
The Tree That Ate Everything
No in-app purchases
Questions
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