Comparison

Trucks vs Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton

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

Head to head
About

Trucks

An interactive digital book for young children to explore various types of trucks. It features tappable words for vocabulary building, animations, movable objects, and the ability to record personal narration. Designed to encourage literacy and make learning fun.

Highlights
  • Interactive truck exploration
  • Vocabulary building with tappable words
  • Animations and movable objects
  • Personalized narration recording
  • Parental controls
  • Highlighted narration for literacy
Features
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Play with tow trucks, cement trucks, newspaper delivery trucks and many other types of trucks in this exciting book app for new readers! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Complete with moveable objects and brightly colored illustrations, learning is fun with Byron Barton's "Trucks"! Explore the Story: - ENCOURAGE literacy skills with highlighted narration - LEARN new vocabulary with tappable words and pictures - INTERACT with animations & movable objects on every page! - RECORD your own narration & share it with others - KEEP kids in the story with parental controls Designed for children ages 2-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We'd Love To Hear From You! - Please share your thoughts in a review! Your experience matters to us. - Need tech support? Contact us at support@omapp.com - Say hello to us on FB! facebook.com/oceanhousemedia Official HarperCollins licensed app: www.harpercollinschildrens.com

About

Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton

This interactive app allows young children to help a small monkey with everyday tasks like turning off lights, reading a book, and playing games. It features simplified graphics and engaging interactions designed to foster empathy and learning.

Highlights
  • Help monkey with daily chores
  • Interactive bedtime story
  • Play simple games like hide and seek
  • Talk to monkey on the phone
  • Play music
  • Simplified graphics for young children
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Hat Monkey is a small monkey with a hat who needs our help around the house. Young children will find the objectives satisfying as they help Monkey do everyday things they cannot yet do themselves, like turning off lights, opening the door for him, turning the pages of his bedtime book or sending text messages. They can also speak with him on the phone, and play music or simple games like hide and seek. The beautiful simplified graphics and interactions allow even the youngest children to identify what Monkey wants, to empathise with him, and learn how they can help him. Chris Haughton’s award-winning books ‘A Bit Lost’, ‘Oh No, George!’ and ‘SHH!, we have a plan’ have been translated into over 20 languages around the world. Instead of adapting his books, Hat Monkey was conceived and designed from the start as a stand alone app with engaging interaction at its core. Please also check out our other great Apps for kids: „PETTING ZOO“ - is a fantastic storybook app for the iPad and iPhone. It features beautiful, fun, interactive animations of over 20 animals, and it’s bound to be a big favorite for kids and animal lovers of all ages. „NIGHTY NIGHT“ - is the perfect App for a daily go-to-sleep ritual with lovely animals, sweet music and great narration. „LITTLE FOX MUSIC BOX“ – is a sing-along songbook with more than 100 interactive elements in 3 songs and the little fox music studio where you can record your own songs. If you experience any trouble with the App or have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact us any time: contact@foxandsheep.com. We´d love to help you out. Please also mention your device version and your iOS version. Please also visit our website www.foxandsheep.com for more information and support. About Fox & Sheep: We are a Studio in Berlin and develop high quality apps for kids at the age of 2-8 years. We are parents ourselves and work passionately and with a lot of commitment on our products. We work with the best illustrators and animators around the world to create and present the best apps possible – to enrich the lives of our and your kids.

Screenshots

Trucks4 screens
Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton4 screens

Verdict

The call

Trucks and Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Trucks's written reviews are positive against 61% of Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton's. Trucks also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and ratings volume (69 vs 22). Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Trucks costs $1.99 and Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Trucks's written reviews are positive against 61% of Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trucks ships an update every 12 months, Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Trucks versus Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrucksHat Monkey by Chris Haughton
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.4 (69 ratings)4.6 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.6% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#172#164 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB254 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOceanhouse MediaFox and Sheep GmbH

Customer experience

Trucks

All ratings67 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative33.8%

In-app purchases

None

Trucks

No in-app purchases

None

Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trucks free?
Trucks costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton free?
Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Trucks or Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton?
Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton is rated higher. Trucks averages 4.4 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton averages 4.6 from 22 ratings.
Do Trucks or Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton have ads?
Neither Trucks nor Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trucks or Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton?
Trucks ships an update every 12 months, and Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton every 3 months. Most recently, Trucks was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Trucks or Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton?
Trucks currently peaks at #172 in the App Store charts, and Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton at #164. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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