Comparison

Tickly Prickly Sampler vs Byron Barton Collection #1

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

Head to head
About

Tickly Prickly Sampler

An interactive picture book for young children featuring wiggly animals and bugs. Children can touch animals to see them move, solve jigsaw puzzles, and enjoy narrated stories with word highlighting.

Highlights
  • Animated animals and bugs
  • Interactive touch-based animations
  • 4-piece jigsaw puzzles
  • Author-read narration with word highlighting
  • Page-turning by swipe or tap
  • Gentle, rhythmic text
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This is a free preview edition of award-winning author Bonny Becker and artist Shari Halpern's interactive picture book Tickly Prickly for children ages 1 to 4. Bonny and Shari have created a book of wiggly animals and bugs to tickle your child. The gentle, rhythmic text, read by the author, appeals to a toddler's ear. The brightly-colored artwork, created with paper, cloth and paint, encourages children to touch. "Did you ever have a bunny nibble from your palm? How did it feel? Whiskery, shivery. Nose a-quivery." Every story page has animals in motion. Touching the animal restarts the motion. Tapping the puzzle piece, children can solve 4-piece jigsaw puzzles based on the current page. Pages can be read by the author with word highlighting, or an adult or older child can read the text to the child. Pages are turned by swiping across the page or by tapping orange arrows. Bonny Becker is author of the best-selling “A Visitor for Bear,” winner of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award and a selection for Oprah Winfrey’s Children’s Book List. “The Quiet Way Home” was selected for the educational program, Before Five in A Row, based on outstanding children’s books for ages 2-4. In all, Bonny has published 12 books for children. Shari Halpern studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including "Hush, Little Baby" and the "I Love" series written by Philemon Sturges. Shari lives in New Jersey with her husband, a puppet maker, and three children.

About

Byron Barton Collection #1

This interactive book collection brings four classic stories to life for young readers. Children can explore vibrant illustrations, learn new words, and even record their own narration. Designed for ages 2-5, it offers engaging animations and parental controls to keep kids immersed.

Highlights
  • Interactive animations
  • Tappable vocabulary words
  • Personalized narration recording
  • Parental controls
  • Literacy skill encouragement
  • Four classic stories included
Features
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Dive into 4 exciting Byron Barton interactive book apps for new readers! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Enjoy Planes, Boats, Trains, and Trucks, all in one convenient place. 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 -Planes: Interact with crop dusters, seaplanes, passengers and clouds and learn the many ways we use airplanes. -Boats: Experience the fun of rowboats, ferryboats, fishing boats and more as you make your way through the story. -Trains: Learn about the different types of trains as you travel through mountains and cities, moving freight trains, workers, passengers, and other objects around the page. -Trucks: Play with tow trucks, cement trucks, newspaper delivery trucks and more, tapping on pictures to learn their names. --------------------------------------- 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

Screenshots

Tickly Prickly Sampler4 screens
Byron Barton Collection #14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tickly Prickly Sampler at Free against Byron Barton Collection #1's $4.99. Byron Barton Collection #1's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (81 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tickly Prickly Sampler is free to download; Byron Barton Collection #1 costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Byron Barton Collection #1 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Byron Barton Collection #1 has 81 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tickly Prickly Sampler ships an update every 9 months, Byron Barton Collection #1 every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tickly Prickly Sampler versus Byron Barton Collection #1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickly Prickly SamplerByron Barton Collection #1
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.3 (81 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings281 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netOceanhouse Media

Customer experience

Tickly Prickly Sampler

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Byron Barton Collection #1

All ratings81 ratings
Positive79.0%
Neutral9.9%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Tickly Prickly Sampler

No in-app purchases

None

Byron Barton Collection #1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tickly Prickly Sampler free?
Tickly Prickly Sampler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Byron Barton Collection #1 free?
Byron Barton Collection #1 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tickly Prickly Sampler or Byron Barton Collection #1?
Byron Barton Collection #1 is rated higher. Tickly Prickly Sampler averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Byron Barton Collection #1 averages 4.3 from 81 ratings.
Do Tickly Prickly Sampler or Byron Barton Collection #1 have ads?
Neither Tickly Prickly Sampler nor Byron Barton Collection #1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tickly Prickly Sampler or Byron Barton Collection #1?
Tickly Prickly Sampler ships an update every 9 months, and Byron Barton Collection #1 every 14 months. Most recently, Tickly Prickly Sampler was updated on October 13, 2026 and Byron Barton Collection #1 on October 7, 2026.

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