Comparison

Talking Ginger for iPad vs WowBox AR

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

Head to head
About

Talking Ginger for iPad

Interact with a virtual kitten, play games, and complete puzzles. Care for your digital pet by brushing its teeth and showering it. Unlock new content by fulfilling its needs and collecting dream puzzles.

Highlights
  • Interact with a virtual kitten
  • Play mini-games
  • Complete jigsaw puzzles
  • Care for pet's needs
  • Pet, tickle, and talk to the cat
  • Cat repeats what you say
Read full description

Say hello to a world of fun with Talking Ginger, the perfect playtime friend! Ginger loves to play fun games with friends! Brush your friend’s teeth, play with the bubbles and have fun popping them to unlock jigsaw pieces. Your friend needs you to help complete all of his funny jigsaw puzzles. Interact with Ginger! You can pet, tickle and talk to your funny friend. Turn on your microphone and say hello to Ginger. This cat loves to chat, he’ll repeat anything you say back to you in his own voice for fun! Take care of your friend before bed and look after his needs to unlock new puzzles! Make fun memories and enjoy classic tamagotchi features: - Play with your tamagotchi friend to hear his cute laugh - Say hello and the cat will talk back to you! - Shower him, brush his teeth and take care of his fur - Pop toothpaste bubbles, roll down the toilet paper and play the jigsaw puzzle game - Collect jigsaw puzzles from your friend’s funny dreams Players who love tamagotchi games, pet games and dress up games will love Talking Ginger, too! This app is PRIVO certified. The PRIVO safe harbor seal indicates Outfit7 has established COPPA compliant privacy practices to protect your child’s personal information. Our apps do not allow younger children to share their information. This app contains: - Promotion of Outfit7's products and contextual advertising - Links that direct customers to our websites and other Outfit7 apps - Personalization of content to entice users to play the app again - Watching videos of Outfit7's animated characters via YouTube integration - The option to make in-app purchases Terms of use: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/eula/en/ Privacy policy for games: https://talkingtomandfriends.com/privacy-policy-games/en Customer support: support@outfit7.com

About

WowBox AR

Experience classic fairy tales brought to life through augmented reality. Read stories, interact with characters in AR, and enjoy animated scenes. Capture magical photos and videos with fairytale figures to share.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality fairy tale experiences
  • Interactive characters
  • AR animations
  • Audiobook narration
  • AR photo and video capture
  • Shareable AR content
Features
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Are you a fan of fairytales? Do you like surprises? Dive into the magical world with WowBox AR! Read your favorite fairy tales and play with characters in augmented reality (AR)! With the WowBox AR mobile app, fairy tales become truly magical – characters spring to life right from the pages! Pure magic! Watch magical AR-animations, play with fairytale characters, and listen to the story in the audiobook section. Use Augmented Reality (AR) to take fantastic photos and videos with fairytale characters and share them with your friends! Read and play with WowBox AR!

Screenshots

WowBox AR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WowBox AR at none against Talking Ginger for iPad's 5. WowBox AR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Talking Ginger for iPad's advantage is ratings volume (38K vs 50) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price 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. Talking Ginger for iPad sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. WowBox AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Talking Ginger for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talking Ginger for iPad has 38K ratings behind it against 50, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Talking Ginger for iPad's written reviews are positive against 50% of WowBox AR's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Talking Ginger for iPad ships an update every 2 months, WowBox AR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Talking Ginger for iPad versus WowBox AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTalking Ginger for iPadWowBox AR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (38K ratings) — better4.0 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews41.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38K — better50
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB474 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutfit7 LimitedArtnation Corporation LTD

Customer experience

Talking Ginger for iPad

All ratings37,628 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews578 reviews
Positive41.0%
Neutral7.6%
Negative51.4%

WowBox AR

All ratings49 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative18.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Talking Ginger for iPad

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashing and freezing
  • Notifications and messages from Ginger
  • Suspicious activity in Ginger's eyes

Requested features

3 requests
  • More mini-games and activities
  • Ability to customize Ginger's appearance
  • Parental controls and child-safe settings

WowBox AR

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Talking Ginger for iPad

One-time5
  • Small Pack of Toothpastes$0.99
  • Medium Pack of Toothpastes$1.99
  • Big Pack of Toothpastes$8.99
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  • Unlock All Jigsaw Puzzles$9.99
  • Infinite Supply of Toothpastes$14.99
None

WowBox AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Talking Ginger for iPad free?
Talking Ginger for iPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WowBox AR free?
WowBox AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Talking Ginger for iPad or WowBox AR?
Talking Ginger for iPad is rated higher. Talking Ginger for iPad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 38K ratings, while WowBox AR averages 4.0 from 50 ratings.
Do Talking Ginger for iPad or WowBox AR have ads?
Talking Ginger for iPad shows ads; WowBox AR does not.
Which is updated more often, Talking Ginger for iPad or WowBox AR?
Talking Ginger for iPad ships an update every 2 months, and WowBox AR fortnightly. Most recently, Talking Ginger for iPad was updated on October 27, 2026 and WowBox AR on October 22, 2026.

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