Comparison

Goodnight ABC vs Tasting Party Express

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

Head to head
About

Goodnight ABC

This interactive app uses engaging scenes and animations to teach young children the alphabet, phonics, vocabulary, and numbers. It offers a playful environment with hundreds of touchable elements and hidden surprises, fostering imagination and problem-solving skills.

Highlights
  • Teaches ABCs and phonics
  • Hundreds of interactive elements
  • Hidden object discovery
  • Vocabulary building
  • Coloring and learning modes
  • Child-friendly interface
  • Original art and animation
Features
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- Editor's Choice Award, Children's Technology Review - The winner of The Best Debut award at SmartAppsforKids.com - Featured by Apple in App Store Essentials - Apps for Parents - in 82 countries. - "If you have young kids, this is an absolute must purchase app."- PadGadget -"Fantastic learn by playing ABC app and much more that is a ringing endorsement for why educational apps should be made by professional educators." - Smart Apps For Kids - "Goodnight ABC is one of the best preschool apps I've seen. It's extensive scenes and surprising animations will keep toddlers and preschoolers engaged for hours... While I know it's educational, my son just loves the fun of it all. The attention to detail in each themed scene is incredible." - Fun Educational Apps - "This is one app you will want to sit down and play with the kids!"- BestAppsForKids - "This app is a spectacular addition to your collection especially for learning early word/object association, finding hidden objects, colorful illustrations and the ability to play while learning." - TheiMums - Illustrations by Ukrainian illustrator Ivan Sulima Fly a hot air balloon - Make ice cream - Play at the beach - Create your own thunder and rain - Watch aliens land - Hatch a dinosaur egg - Play a harp - Make it show - Shoot some hoops - Ride a submarine - Shop at a swanky boutique - Even grow a potted plant if you like - The possibilities are endless - KEY FEATURES - Fully supports the Retina display of the new iPad - Teaches ABCs, Phonics, word recognition, vocabulary, colors, numbers and more - 26 animals to represent each letter of the English alphabet - Hundreds of interactive elements - Interaction on every one of the 26 pages - 26 pages of amazing original art - Animation on every page - Hundreds of thrilling sound effects - Hundreds of vocabulary words spelled and pronounced - Play and Learn, Vocabulary, and Coloring options - Fosters imagination, problem solving, logical thinking - Child-friendly interface - No rules to follow, no time limits, no stress for your child - No third party advertising WHY EVERY CHILD WILL LOVE IT -Fully interactive -Every inch of the screen is touchable - perfect for youngsters’ inquisitive minds -Full of fascinating animals and curious objects to manipulate and explore -Ability to control what happens on each page -Ability to uncover hidden items -Fun games to play -Gorgeous eye-catching illustrations and animation -Hundreds of thrilling visual and sound effect -Coloring option -Vocabulary option WHY PARENTS WOULD LOVE IT -Teachers letters, letter sounds, and word recognition -Teaches hundreds of vocabulary words with the vocabulary option -Teaches colors -Teaches numbers -Encourages interest in nature and technology -Cultivates imagination and creativity -Taps into your child’s artistic skills with the coloring option -Encourages logical thinking -Fosters problem solving -Highly imaginative -Great for toddlers, preschoolers, or anyone who loves to have fun Is it a lesson or a game? Kids can’t tell the difference. Goodnight ABC teaches letters, letter sounds, colors, numbers, vocabulary, the basics of nature and technology and a lot more, but to your child it feels like playing the most exciting game in the world! An animal that lives in its own ingenious micro world represents each of the 26 letters of the alphabet. Every picture is different, unconventional, beautifully illustrated, and never boring. Touch, tap, or drag every inch of the screen to uncover more items, set things in motion, assemble and disassemble devices, and find exciting games. When you are done exploring a letter says good night to the animal and watch it fall asleep under the twinkling stars. Filled with exceptional artwork, animation, hundreds of interactive elements, hidden surprises and fun sound effects, Goodnight ABC is a never-ending playsacpe. Recommended Ages: 2 and up.

About

Tasting Party Express

This app encourages children to explore new foods by letting them feed various items to different characters and observe their reactions. It aims to teach kids food tasting vocabulary and foster excitement for trying new dishes themselves.

Highlights
  • Character food exploration
  • Observe character reactions
  • Learn food tasting vocabulary
  • Encourage trying new foods
  • Interactive learning
Features
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Getting kids and monsters to try new foods can be tricky… Tasting Party Express puts your child in charge! Players feed various foods to different characters, placing the new food items on their plates and seeing their reactions. This app is designed to teach children specific food tasting vocabulary and excite them to try new foods themselves.

Screenshots

Tasting Party Express4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tasting Party Express at Free against Goodnight ABC's $1.99. Tasting Party Express also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Goodnight ABC's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Tasting Party Express is free to download; Goodnight ABC costs $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 Goodnight ABC against 5.0 for Tasting Party Express. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goodnight ABC has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Goodnight ABC ships an update every 5 months, Tasting Party Express every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Goodnight ABC versus Tasting Party Express: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoodnight ABCTasting Party Express
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews93.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.2 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size297 MB299 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuasar Alliance, IncNew Mexico State University Board of Regents

Customer experience

Goodnight ABC

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive93.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.5%

Tasting Party Express

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Goodnight ABC

No in-app purchases

None

Tasting Party Express

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Goodnight ABC free?
Goodnight ABC costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tasting Party Express free?
Tasting Party Express is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Goodnight ABC or Tasting Party Express?
Goodnight ABC and Tasting Party Express are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Goodnight ABC or Tasting Party Express have ads?
Neither Goodnight ABC nor Tasting Party Express shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Goodnight ABC or Tasting Party Express?
Goodnight ABC ships an update every 5 months, and Tasting Party Express every 2 months. Most recently, Goodnight ABC was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tasting Party Express on October 17, 2026.

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