The Nutcracker Story vs Stickey Chords
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Nutcracker Story
This interactive storybook app offers a magical journey for children, combining a classic tale with engaging educational games and imaginative play activities. Kids can explore a festive mansion, dress up characters, and learn through puzzles and creative tasks.
- Interactive storybook
- 7 educational games
- 6 imaginative play activities
- Dress up characters
- Child-friendly interface
- No time limits
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Let your kids take a trip to a land of wonder and make-believe! The Nutcracker is so much more than a collection of educational games. It’s every child’s fantasy, a unique chance to be an active participant in a timeless story of courage and compassion. Watch a fun cartoon, listen to the fascinating story, enjoy classical melodies, and step inside the magnificent Stahlbaum’s mansion where all the magic happens! Key Features: -6 beautifully crafted characters -6 unique rooms -numerous activities for each character -over 2 minutes of animated intro -integrated storybook -set to the real symphonic rendering of Tchaikovsky’s enchanted ballet -6 imaginative play activities -7 exciting educational games -No time limits or stress -Child friendly interface -Gorgeous original art -Fully interactive -Simple visual instructions that display and hide automatically -No third party advertisement -No in-app purchases Imaginative play activities that entertain, educate, and nurture creativity: -Play dress up with 4 of the characters -Mix and match outfits, accessories hair styles and more -Bake and decorate a cake -Add logs to the fireplace -Play with tin soldiers -Drive a train -Decorate a Christmas tree -And much more Educational games that entertain and provide critical learning experiences: -Counting game (practice number recognition and counting to 20) -Writing game (practice fine motor skills, writing upper case letters) -Memory game (exercise your child’s memory) -Maze game (practice problem solving, fine motor skills, navigation skills, logic) -Matching game (exercise memory, upper and lower case letter recognition) -Sorting game (practice sorting objects by shape and color, practice attention and concentration skills) -Patterns game (practice logical thinking, pattern recognition, attention to detail) Set to the real symphonic rendering of Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet, the Nutcracker and The Mystery of The Disappearing Cheese features an animated intro, an illustrated storybook, 7 educational games, and 6 delightfully crafted talking characters that provide plenty of opportunities for imaginative play. Dress up Clara and style her hair. Play with toy soldiers in Fritz’s room. Bake and decorate a cake with Mrs. Stahlbaum. Try on different eyeglasses and moustache styles on Mr. Stahlbaum. Visit the parlor and decorate the Christmas tree with the Nutcracker. Then go down to the basement and help the Mouse King try on his numerous crowns. Educational games include counting cannon balls, organizing Clara’s jewelry box to complete a pattern, letter writing, leading a mouse through a maze, sorting ornaments, exercising memory while looking for hidden sweets, and practicing the alphabet attention to detail and memory by finding and matching hidden upper and lower case letters.
Stickey Chords
Learn to build piano chords by placing characters on the correct keys. The app provides visual feedback on your accuracy and allows customization of chord types and voicings. Improve your ear training with audio playback and choose your preferred note naming system.
- Chord building with character placement
- Visual accuracy feedback
- Customizable chord types (major, minor, 7th, etc.)
- Chord voicing selection (root position, inversions)
- Ear training via audio playback
- English and Fixed do note naming
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Team Stickey needs your help building chords! Place the characters on the correct keys to make the chord written above the keyboard. Once you think you have it right, check your answer - all correct is shown by green check marks; some correct (or correct but in the wrong order) are marked by gray check marks; correct note letter name but incorrect accidental (sharp/flat/natural) gets a gray x; incorrect note letter gets a red x. Customize settings to play with the chords you are interested in: - major - minor - suspended - augmented - diminished - dominant 7th - major 7th - minor 7th Select the chord voicing: - root position or inversions Improve your ear by listening to the chord written, then listening to the chord made with the keys you placed characters on. Choose between English (C, D, E...) and Fixed do (do, re, mi...) note naming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: The Nutcracker Story at 6 against Stickey Chords's 1. Stickey Chords's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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
The Nutcracker Story costs $1.99 and Stickey Chords $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stickey Chords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Nutcracker Story has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Nutcracker Story ships an update every 14 months, Stickey Chords every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Nutcracker Story | Stickey Chords |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 580 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quasar Alliance, Inc | Laura Gabrielson |
Customer experience
The Nutcracker Story
Stickey Chords
In-app purchases
The Nutcracker Story
No in-app purchases
Stickey Chords
No in-app purchases
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