Comparison

Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! vs Smithsonian

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

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About

Let's Learn About Dinosaurs!

Explore the prehistoric world with this interactive app designed for young children. Learn dinosaur names, body parts, and fascinating facts through engaging lessons and Montessori-inspired puzzles. Perfect for curious minds aged 2-8.

Highlights
  • Learn 18 dinosaur names and pronunciations
  • Explore dinosaur body parts interactively
  • Assemble Montessori-style dinosaur puzzles
  • Engaging sorting activities
  • Facts about dinosaur size and habits
  • Co-developed by AMI certified Montessori teacher
Features
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Ages 2-8. You don't need a Jurassic World to learn about the Dinosaurs! We've designed this app for young children to learn dinosaur names, body parts, and interesting facts about their size and habits. Come back in time with us as we take your child on a prehistoric journey... Lessons In Lesson #1 learn about 18 different Dinosaurs including Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor and Stegosaurus. Explore each dinosaur learning about their name meaning, pronunciation, size, food, fossil locations and other basic information. Next in Lesson #2 learn about different parts of dinosaurs with an interactive teaching method. Touch a dinosaur part in the photo-strip to change the featured dinosaur part on the page. Touch the speaker button to hear the correct pronunciation of the dinosaur part and touch the location button to see the dinosaur part highlighted on the diagram! Activity Set 1 In Activity Level #1 & #2 assemble the dinosaur puzzles with pieces that are based on popular physical Montessori materials: In the first dinosaur puzzle lesson, children have to look for the dinosaur puzzle piece that is blinking on the diagram. When they touch the correct piece it will move into position on the diagram and the name of the part can be heard aloud. In the second dinosaur puzzle lesson, children have to look for the dinosaur puzzle piece that corresponds to the name shown at the top. For children who cannot read, the plant part name at the top can be touched to hear the name aloud for them to know which one to look for. Also included is a sorting activity to identify different examples of dinosaurs. This Montessori application was co-developed and approved by an AMI certified, Montessori teacher with over forty years experience educating children! We sincerely thank you for your support of our Montessori applications and hope you enjoy this one! Visit us at www.mobilemontessori.org. Facebook: www.facebook.com/MobileMontessori Twitter: @MbMontessori

About

Smithsonian

Explore a prehistoric world by digging for fossils and uncovering facts about dinosaurs. Earn coins to unlock new tools and learn about over 15 dinosaur species through interactive scenes and quizzes. Develop literacy and critical thinking skills with engaging educational content.

Highlights
  • Dig for fossils with virtual tools
  • Learn facts about 15+ dinosaur species
  • Unlock dinosaur cards with information
  • Interactive prehistoric world exploration
  • Earn coins for better digging tools
  • Prehistoric quiz to test knowledge
  • Phonetic spelling for vocabulary building
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Welcome to Digging for Dinosaurs – a gorgeous interactive app brought to you by The ©Smithsonian and PlayDate Digital! This is a must-have app for dino explorers of any age, where you can dig up fossils and open up a prehistoric world filled with facts, pterosaurs, giant sea reptiles and every kind of prehistoric dinosaur! EXPLORE every layer of a vibrant and prehistoric world with virtual fossil hunter tools! LEARN fun and surprising facts about Dinosaurs! DISCOVER the reptiles that flew, swam and stalked the Earth! Explore the different time periods when Dinosaurs dominated the land, air, and sea, through guided play, puzzles and digging up fossils and facts. The more you dig, the more you will discover! Earning coins let’s you select new more powerful tools to dig up our prehistoric past. Each new dig is an opportunity for budding paleontologists to crack rocks, brush away dirt, assemble fossils and uncover new dinosaurs and new dinosaur facts! Each dinosaur discovery is rewarded with interactive scenes packed with learning moments and interesting information. Collect all the creature cards and then come back for more! Think you know your dinosaurs facts? Test your knowledge with a Prehistoric Quiz, earn more dino coins, and keep digging with even better fossil hunting tools! We’ll see you at the dig site! Features: • Learn about more than 15 dinosaur species including Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and the Velociraptor! • Unlock dinosaur cards, packed with interesting info about each prehistoric creature you dig up! • Explore a prehistoric and interactive world that fills with more dinosaurs as you discover them! • Dig up fossils, test your dino knowledge, and collect creature cards! • Earn dino coins to unlock better digging tools—without spending any additional ‘real’ money! • Phonetic spelling helps you sound out and learn exciting new words • Engaging educational content and beautiful illustrations based on the original Dinosaurs book! • Learn about all the different Dinosaur ages! There is something for kids at every level in Digging For Dinosaurs - from cracking rocks and digging up fossils to brushing up on the latest Dino knowledge! Learning goals: • Dinosaur knowledge: Learn the names of dinosaurs, what they ate and how they lived. • Literacy Skills: practiced through reading and creative play about dinosaurs! • Vocabulary: Learn new words with phonetic spelling and pronunciation. • Critical thinking: learn what life was like for all the different types of dinosaurs in all their different environments and ages! ABOUT THE SMITHSONIAN The ©Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum and research complex, dedicated to public education, national service, and scholarship in the arts, ©Smithsonian sciences, and history. The name of the ©Smithsonian Institution and the sunburst logo are registered trademarks of the ©Smithsonian Institution. For more information, please visit www.si.edu ABOUT PLAYDATE DIGITAL PlayDate Digital Inc. is a publisher of high-quality, interactive, mobile educational software for children. PlayDate Digital's products nurture children's emerging literacy and creativity skills by turning digital screens into engaging experiences. PlayDate Digital content is built in partnership with some of the world's most trusted global brands for kids. Visit us: playdatedigital.com Like us: facebook.com/playdatedigital Follow us: @playdatedigital Watch all our app trailers: youtube.com/PlayDateDigital1 HAVE QUESTIONS? We'd love to hear from you! Your questions suggestions and comments are always welcome. Contact us 24/7 at info@playdatedigital.com

Screenshots

Let's Learn About Dinosaurs!4 screens
Smithsonian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smithsonian at 5.0 against Let's Learn About Dinosaurs!'s 3.4. Smithsonian also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Let's Learn About Dinosaurs!'s advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! costs $4.99 and Smithsonian $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smithsonian holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Let's Learn About Dinosaurs!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Smithsonian's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! ships an update every 7 months, Smithsonian every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! versus Smithsonian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLet's Learn About Dinosaurs!Smithsonian
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB440 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRantek Inc.PlayDate Digital

Customer experience

Let's Learn About Dinosaurs!

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Smithsonian

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Let's Learn About Dinosaurs!

No in-app purchases

None

Smithsonian

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! free?
Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smithsonian free?
Smithsonian costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! or Smithsonian?
Smithsonian is rated higher. Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Smithsonian averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! or Smithsonian have ads?
Neither Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! nor Smithsonian shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! or Smithsonian?
Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! ships an update every 7 months, and Smithsonian every 6 months. Most recently, Let's Learn About Dinosaurs! was updated on October 7, 2026 and Smithsonian on October 5, 2026.

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