Little Lost Penguin vs Splodge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Little Lost Penguin
Guide a hungry penguin home through icy challenges. This accessible game emphasizes watching and waiting for the opportune moment to progress, fostering language development and observation skills with clear graphics.
- Single switch accessibility
- Touch anywhere control
- Develops observation skills
- Promotes language development
- Clear, bright graphics
- Teaches patience and timing
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Help the hungry little penguin find his way home. An easy to play touch and single switch accessible game involving watching and waiting for the right moment to overcome the obstacles including a killer whale, the polar bear and other chilly dangers. Involves watching and waiting with lots of opportunities for discussion and language development. Easy to use with bright clear graphics to make the “right moment” for interaction clear. • Accessible using single switch or touch anywhere on the screen. • Helps users to watch and wait for the right moment to interact. • Learn to watch and wait. • Works with all currently available iPad switch interfaces.
Splodge
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Splodge — Paint, Draw, and Make Art Paint, draw, and grow your art skills, all in one app. Splodge opens into two worlds: a full studio for painting and drawing, and a friendly place to learn to draw, one step at a time. Start wherever you are, and keep growing. — A STUDIO FOR PAINTING AND DRAWING — • Brushes that respond to how hard you press, with hundreds of styles. • Layers and groups, plus layer masks and adjustment layers, so nothing you try has to be permanent. • Photo effects — bring in a photo and give it a look, from Cartoon and Oil paint to Neon and Glitch. Change it whenever you like; the photo underneath is never altered. • Drawing guides with perspective and symmetry grids, and Quick Shape for clean lines, circles, and squares. • Selections, transform tools, re-editable text, and shapes. • Big, high-resolution canvases, with autosave and crash recovery. Crop, resize, and share your work. • Time-lapse — watch any painting replay itself as a video you can share. — LEARN TO DRAW AND GROW — Warm, oversized, and reading-free — made for young artists, and fun at any age. • Learn to Draw — follow friendly guides to draw shapes step by step, and earn a star for every try. No pressure — just practice that builds real skill. • Coloring Book — tap to fill hundreds of outlined pictures, then press "Grade me!" for gentle, encouraging feedback. Splodge sees how much you've colored and how neatly you stayed in the lines, and celebrates with sparkles, stars, and medals. • My Art — every finished piece is saved to a personal shelf to reopen and show off. • Parent-safe by design — a parental gate guards every exit, setting, and purchase. No ads, no links out, no surprises. — PLANS — Splodge is free to start. An optional subscription unlocks the full studio: • Monthly, 3-month, 6-month, and yearly plans • Lifetime — pay once, keep everything, forever Purchases are protected behind the parental gate. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Website: https://www.toolbone.com Privacy: https://www.toolbone.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://www.toolbone.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Splodge at Free against Little Lost Penguin's $5.99. Splodge also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 27 months). Little Lost Penguin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 16.0). On ads 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
Splodge is free to download; Little Lost Penguin costs $5.99 up front. Splodge sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Little Lost Penguin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Little Lost Penguin ships an update every 27 months, Splodge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Little Lost Penguin | Splodge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inclusive Technology Ltd | Toolbone LLP |
In-app purchases
Little Lost Penguin
No in-app purchases
Splodge
- Doodle Dash$0.991 Month
- Sketch Spree$2.793 Months
- Color Craze$5.296 Months
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- Art Adventure$8.291 Year
- Lifetime Access$25.99
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