Comparison

TOmaTO vs Alphabet A

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

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About

TOmaTO

An interactive picture book for young children to discover fruits and vegetables. It features clear images, natural pronunciations in 78 languages, and works offline. Ideal for early learning, vocabulary building, and shared discovery moments.

Highlights
  • Interactive picture book
  • 71 fruits and vegetables
  • Spoken names in 78 languages
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable slideshow mode
  • Configurable display order
Features
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TOmaTO is the best interactive picture book about fruits and vegetables: 71 fruits and vegetables to discover in images, with their names displayed and spoken in your chosen language (78 languages). Large images, clear layout, natural pronunciations. Who is it for? Ages 1–5 for the picture-book experience and early discovery of fruits and vegetables. Ages 3–15 for language learning and fruit and vegetable vocabulary. How it works The interface lets a child, alone or with an adult, explore each fruit or vegetable, see the picture, and hear its name read aloud. Images can advance automatically like a slideshow (adjustable time per image) or manually by swiping the screen or tapping the left/right edges. The display order is configurable (random or sequential). A long-press on the name lets you choose another display/spoken language. An interactive help screen in Settings explains all gestures (manual/automatic playback, sequential/random order, etc.). Multilingual (78 languages) Spoken names and interface are available in your language of choice, to build vocabulary and train the ear from an early age. Tip: in your device settings (iPhone/iPad), download Apple’s premium voices (higher-quality voices provided by iOS). Why you’ll love TOmaTO – Clear, reassuring discovery of fruits and vegetables for young children. – Natural pronunciations in 78 languages. – Perfect for early learning, reading, vocabulary, and language discovery. – A shared discovery moment for home and classroom. Works anywhere Works offline and in airplane mode: all images and all voices are stored on the device. No connection required. Orientation Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad. Parents and schools – Parental gate (settings protected by a random math question). – Schools reminder: 50% off via Apple School Manager. Privacy – No ads – No in-app purchases – No tracking – No data collection – No analytics – Privacy Nutrition Label: “No data collected” Contact us contact@iburgerapps.com Fruits & vegetables apricot, garlic, lingonberry, almond, pineapple, artichoke, asparagus, eggplant, avocado, banana, basil, broccoli, coffee bean, carrot, carob, celery, cherry, chestnut, cabbage, chives, lemon, lime, pumpkin, clementine, cucumber, gherkin, zucchini, fennel, fig, strawberry, raspberry, ginger, gourd, pomegranate, redcurrant, green bean, persimmon, kiwi, lettuce, lychee, corn, mango, melon, blackberry, blueberry, nectarine, walnut, coconut, pecan, onion, olive, orange, grapefruit, parsnip, papaya, watermelon, peach, chili pepper, pistachio, dragon fruit, pear, pea, yellow bell pepper, red bell pepper, apple, potato, plum, radish, grape, rhubarb, tomato. Supported languages (displayed and spoken) Afrikaans, Albanian, German, Amharic, English, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Burmese, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, Galician, Welsh, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Uzbek, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Czech, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Zulu.

About

Alphabet A

This app helps children and older users learn and practice writing the alphabet through interactive features. It includes visual aids, pronunciation, and guided writing exercises to make learning fun and effective.

Highlights
  • Letter discovery with representative images
  • Audio pronunciation for letters and words
  • Print and cursive writing practice
  • Handwriting exercises with dotted lines
  • Adjustable writing color and stroke width
  • Alphabet posters for reference
  • Learning assessment tests
Features
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It’s easy to learn when you’re having fun. Alphabet discovery and writing allows small children, but also users of a more advanced age, to discover, learn and write the alphabet. Suitable for all parents and educators who want to offer their ‘little ones’ an easy and fun way to learn the alphabet. The features allow you to: - see a representative image for each letter of the alphabet to facilitate memorization - listen to the pronunciation of the letter and the word - see the letter displayed in both print and handwritten cursive characters, uppercase and lowercase - try writing within the dotted lines, by hand - try writing without visual references - adjust color and stroke width of writing - see all the letters together on convenient posters, useful as well for navigation - learning assessment tests The child will have fun trying to write carefully within the dotted lines; in this way, they will learn to correctly write letters with the right proportions. As well, the simple and intuitive interface allows the child to practice it by themselves. Available in 6 languages, it allows discovery of the differences in pronunciation and contexts for usage in the other languages. Suitable for ages 3+ YouTube: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://youtu.be/KI8AG27XMhc - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ***** theiphonemom.com ***** - If you would like to help your child learn the alphabet (and how to write it) at an early age, be sure to check out Alphabet Discovery and Writing! -

Screenshots

TOmaTO4 screens
Alphabet A4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TOmaTO at none against Alphabet A's 1. Alphabet A's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TOmaTO costs $2.99 and Alphabet A $0.99 up front. Alphabet A sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TOmaTO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TOmaTO ships an update every 17 months, Alphabet A every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TOmaTO versus Alphabet A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTOmaTOAlphabet A
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe Burdin3B Soft srls

Customer experience

TOmaTO

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Alphabet A

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

In-app purchases

None

TOmaTO

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Alphabet A

One-time1
  • Alphabet$3.99

Questions

Is TOmaTO free?
TOmaTO costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alphabet A free?
Alphabet A costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do TOmaTO or Alphabet A have ads?
Neither TOmaTO nor Alphabet A shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TOmaTO or Alphabet A?
TOmaTO ships an update every 17 months, and Alphabet A every 2 months. Most recently, TOmaTO was updated on November 1, 2026 and Alphabet A on November 3, 2026.

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