Goodnight ABC vs Hiro Stories
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Teaches ABCs and phonics
- Hundreds of interactive elements
- Hidden object discovery
- Vocabulary building
- Coloring and learning modes
- Child-friendly interface
- Original art and animation
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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.
Hiro Stories
This app lets children become the stars of their own stories by acting out scenes and creating short movies. It offers an expanding library of classic and original tales, emphasizing interactive play and human-created content for a secure, personal experience.
- Become the star of stories
- Act out scenes
- Create short movies
- Interactive play
- Human-created content
- Private and secure
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Hiro Stories transforms young readers into the stars of their favorite stories! Jump into an immersive world of reading, acting, and creating! Choose from an expanding library of stories including classics like "Baby Shark" and "The Three Little Pigs” as well as original stories. Watch your young reader act out their favorite scenes and then see them star in their own short movie! Share your creation with friends and family. At Hiro Stories, we believe in meaningful screen time - that means: - Interactive Play: Don't just tap, tap, tap... interact act, act, act! Get up and dance on the world’s largest stage! Fly on the back of a great big dragon! Sing along with Baby Shark! Don't just watch the story, be IN THE STORY! - Inclusive by Design: At Hiro Stories, we believe that anyone and everyone should be able to picture themselves as the main character of the story. - No Artificial intelligence: Stories are meant to connect people to people, not people to machines. Every word and every drawing is made by a real person! - Private and Secure: The entire Hiro Stories experience happens on your device. No one has access to your stories unless you decide to share it with them. Pricing Information: $7.49 per month after a 3 day free trial $44.99 ($3.74 per month!) per year after a 7 day free trial. That’s a 50% discount! For more information about the Hiro Stories privacy policy, COPPA privacy policy, as well as to view the full End Users Licensing Agreement (EULA), please visit https://www.hirostories.com/coppa and https://www.hirostories.com/eula To cancel your account at any time, contact info@hirostories.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Hiro Stories at Free against Goodnight ABC's $1.99. Hiro Stories also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Goodnight ABC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Hiro Stories is free to download; Goodnight ABC costs $1.99 up front. Hiro Stories sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Goodnight ABC asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Goodnight ABC against 5.0 for Hiro Stories. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Goodnight ABC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hiro Stories's.
Goodnight ABC ships an update every 5 months, Hiro Stories every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goodnight ABC | Hiro Stories |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 297 MB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quasar Alliance, Inc | Hiro Stories Inc. |
Customer experience
Goodnight ABC
Hiro Stories
In-app purchases
Goodnight ABC
No in-app purchases
Hiro Stories
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
- One Year Subscription$19.991 Year
- hiropurchase$3.99
- hirostories$3.99
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