Scan vs Bug Art
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scan
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This large-print, early academic program is for beginning to advanced letter users using switch-assisted input. It uses an errorless learning method. Scan-A-Word works on identification, spelling, & word recognition (for reading). Scaffolding (as much help as needed but as little as possible) is embedded so as to help those with significant cognitive challenges. This program is designed for you to easily enter lists of spelling words/phrases for the learner to practice and be tested on. WordLists consisting of hundreds of words/sounds/pictures are available from the developer's website at no charge. Scan-A-Word has built-in scanning capabilities, as well as special feedback for blind learners.
Bug Art
Unleash creativity by designing animated bugs with various art tools and then race them in fun challenges. Explore vibrant environments, play mini-games, and learn to draw with interactive templates.
- Create animated bugs with paint, glitter, stamps, and stickers
- Race custom bug creations against AI competitors
- Interactive bug drawing templates to learn drawing
- Explore playgrounds with mini-games and characters
- Intuitive touch and tilt controls
- Multiple user profiles
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CREATE Create artwork using paint, glitter, stamps, brushes, stickers, or snap a picture with your camera! Design a bug and transform it into an animated insect with the tap of a finger! Learn to draw using our interactive bug drawing templates. PLAY Use your very own bug creations to race against 13 uniquely designed competitors like “Sparky,” “Kicks,” and “Turbo” in Bug Race. Steer a butterfly, dragonfly, or bee through dandelion gates in the lush gardens of Butterfly Valley. Explore, meet funny characters, and play mini games in our special playgrounds for both ground and airborne bugs. FEATURES: • Designed for ages 4 and up. • Simple and intuitive touch and tilt controls. • Complete painting activity for whatever the mind dreams. • Advanced Bug designer activity (includes a disco floor for testing creations). • 20+ design tools, including camera and bug brushes that you can control! • 10+ backgrounds for fun art design. • 40+ stickers (position, rotate, and scale). • 7 Interactive learn to draw bug designs. • Multiple user profiles • NO In-Apps / NO third party advertising. • Parental Gate Localized for: English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. We want and appreciate your feedback! Email: support@littlebitstudio.com Instagram: @littlebitstudio Facebook: @littlebitstudio Twitter: @lilbitstudio
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bug Art at $0.99 against Scan's $1.99. Scan's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On update cadence, 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
Scan costs $1.99 and Bug Art $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scan ships an update every 6 months, Bug Art every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scan | Bug Art |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 61.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RJ Cooper & Associates, Inc. | Little Bit Studio, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Scan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Bug Art
Reported bugs
5 issues- App needs to be updated to be used on a new iPad
- App does not work after updating to iOS 11
- App no longer works
- No audio
- Download issues
Requested features
12 requests- More bugs to paint
- Go inside the bee hive in playground game
- Make a home for the bugs
- Add praying mantis, swallow tail butterfly, grasshopper, snails
- Add snail racing and hunting games
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- Add racing snail stickers
- Add racing clothing for bugs
- Update for iOS 11
- Name your bugs
- Make ladybugs fly in butterfly valley
- Hide scary insects like cockroaches
- More bug brushes and colors
In-app purchases
Scan
No in-app purchases
Bug Art
No in-app purchases
