Comparison

Make a Scene vs Load the Ark

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

Head to head
About

Make a Scene

This interactive app lets children create prehistoric scenes with animated dinosaur stickers, descriptive audio, and fun sound effects. It aids in developing vocabulary, motor skills, and creative thinking, offering hours of entertainment for young learners.

Highlights
  • Over 50 animated dinosaur stickers
  • 8 backgrounds and 5 foregrounds
  • Descriptive audio and sound effects
  • Multi-touch enabled for collaborative play
  • Save and share scenes as images
  • Develops vocabulary and motor skills
Features
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The animated sticker app for children with descriptive audio and fun sound effects! Join over half a million users already enjoying Make a Scene! Over 100 million scenes created! - WHY PARENTS AND TEACHERS LOVE THIS APP Make a Scene Dinosaurs is a fun interactive game that engages children’s natural sense of creativity. It is aimed primarily at pre-school age children, but will provide hours of entertainment for children (and adults!) of all ages. Helping to develop vocabulary, fine motor skills, co-ordination and creative thinking, Make a Scene offers a great way for children to play and learn at the same time. Make a Scene Dinosaurs uses drag and drop interactions, descriptive audio, fun sound effects and engaging animations to create an entertaining, educational platform. Children will have endless fun using their imagination to create their very own prehistoric scenes. - WHY CHILDREN LOVE IT TOO! The game features lots of your favourite dinosaurs and characters from prehistoric times such as Tyrannosaurus Rex, Brontosaurus, Triceratops, Pterodactyl, Stegosaurus, Woolly Mammoth, Sabre Tooth Cat and Neanderthal man as well as some lesser known dinosaurs such as Spinosaurus, Guanlong, Adamantisaurus, Parasaurolophus and many more! By dragging and dropping these digital, animated ‘stickers’ onto the different backgrounds available, your child can create a large number of unique scenes. A clear voice-over reads the name of each item aloud, and is accompanied by fun animations and sound effects where possible. - NO MORE ARGUMENTS! Are your children always arguing over who’s turn it is to use the tablet/phone? We have added multi-touch to our apps so that children can add or move multiple stickers. Great for playing along with children or allowing multiple children to play simultaneously without arguments about whose turn it is! - SHARE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS As parents, we’ve all been there… your child has created a work of art and you would love to proudly display it on Facebook or simply send copies to family. This is of course difficult without getting the camera, scanner or photocopier out! With Make a Scene, once your child has created their masterpiece, at the click of a button, you can share it with friends & family via Facebook, Twitter, email, or simply save a snapshot to your device. - KEY FEATURES - Over 50 ‘stickers’ to use across 8 backgrounds and 5 foregrounds allowing endless scene possibilities - Multi touch enabled - Save scene as an image to your device - Share your scenes with friends on Facebook, Twitter and email - Retina graphics support - Automatic depth of field - Easy-to-use toolbar and menus - Descriptive audio - Engaging animations - Fun sound effects - Background sounds to bring the experience to life - Ability to move and re-arrange ‘stickers’ - Ability to remove individual ‘stickers’ or reset all ‘stickers’ and position them once again - A learning experience that will keep your child engaged for hours! -------------------------------------------------------- We’re always excited to hear from you! If you have any feedback, questions, concerns, please email us at contactus@makeasceneapp.com Or you can: - VISIT US: makeasceneapp.com - LIKE US: facebook.com/makeasceneapp - FOLLOW US: twitter.com/makeasceneapp -------------------------------------------------------- OTHER TOPICS IN THE MAKE A SCENE SERIES INCLUDE: Pets, Transport, Outer Space, Jungle, Farmyard, Princess Fairy Tales, Under The Sea, Safari, Polar, Christmas, Easter

About

Load the Ark

Embark on a puzzle adventure matching animal pairs to load Noah's Ark. Explore diverse environments, learn animal facts, and test your Bible knowledge with fun quizzes. Discover Christian conservation efforts while playing.

Highlights
  • Animal pair matching
  • Ark loading puzzles
  • Diverse environment exploration
  • Animal facts (Arkopedia)
  • Bible knowledge quizzes
  • Christian conservation info
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Hey there, young explorers and parents! Ready for an exciting journey with Noah? In “Load the Ark,” you’ll team up with Noah to match animal pairs and load them onto the ark. It’s like a puzzle adventure! Explore different environments – from vast savannas to icy tundras! Sharpen your skills as the challenge grows with each level. Discover cool facts about animals in our “Arkopedia.” Test your Bible knowledge with fun quizzes! And guess what? We’ve got news on Christian conservation efforts too! Ready to set sail? Dive into “Load the Ark” now! Learn, play, and save the animals – all in one awesome adventure!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Load the Ark at Free against Make a Scene's $2.99. Load the Ark also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Make a Scene's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Load the Ark is free to download; Make a Scene costs $2.99 up front. Load the Ark sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Make a Scene asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Make a Scene holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Make a Scene's written reviews are positive against 83% of Load the Ark's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Make a Scene ships an update every 6 months, Load the Ark every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Make a Scene versus Load the Ark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMake a SceneLoad the Ark
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (7 ratings) — better4.3 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings711 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB404 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnivo LtdAndrei Melniciuc

Customer experience

Make a Scene

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Load the Ark

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Make a Scene

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Load the Ark

One-time3
  • North America Super Pack$1.99
  • Africa Super Pack$1.99
  • Tundra Super Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Make a Scene free?
Make a Scene costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Load the Ark free?
Load the Ark is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Make a Scene or Load the Ark?
Make a Scene is rated higher. Make a Scene averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Load the Ark averages 4.3 from 11 ratings.
Do Make a Scene or Load the Ark have ads?
Neither Make a Scene nor Load the Ark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Make a Scene or Load the Ark?
Make a Scene ships an update every 6 months, and Load the Ark every 9 days. Most recently, Make a Scene was updated on October 23, 2026 and Load the Ark on October 24, 2026.

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