Comparison

Tickly Prickly Sampler vs Fable Buddy

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

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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

Fable Buddy

Features
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Bedtime just got magical. FableBuddy turns your child’s imagination into unforgettable bedtime stories. Using advanced AI, FableBuddy generates personalized stories and beautiful illustrations, based on text, images, or even audio prompts. Whether it’s a dragon in the clouds or a journey through candy kingdoms, your child’s dreams become storybook adventures. Features: • Generate unique bedtime stories in seconds • Create stories from text, images, or voice recordings • Each story comes with 5 magical AI-generated illustrations • Stories available in your language (auto-detected & localized) • Save & revisit your favorite stories in History • Secure login with Apple, Google, Facebook, or Email Whether you’re a busy parent or a curious kid, FableBuddy is the perfect companion for magical sleep-time routines. Download now and start your first story – bedtime will never be the same again! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.fablebuddy.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://www.fablebuddy.com/terms

Screenshots

Tickly Prickly Sampler4 screens
Fable Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tickly Prickly Sampler at none against Fable Buddy's 2. Tickly Prickly Sampler also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Fable Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Fable Buddy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Tickly Prickly Sampler asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tickly Prickly Sampler ships an update every 9 months, Fable Buddy every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Tickly Prickly Sampler versus Fable Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTickly Prickly SamplerFable Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netCONSTANTIN SAULENCO

In-app purchases

None

Tickly Prickly Sampler

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Fable Buddy

Subscriptions1
  • Magical Story Pass$7.991 Month
One-time1
  • 10k Story Tokens$1.99

Questions

Is Tickly Prickly Sampler free?
Tickly Prickly Sampler is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fable Buddy free?
Fable Buddy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tickly Prickly Sampler or Fable Buddy have ads?
Neither Tickly Prickly Sampler nor Fable Buddy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tickly Prickly Sampler or Fable Buddy?
Tickly Prickly Sampler ships an update every 9 months, and Fable Buddy every 5 days. Most recently, Tickly Prickly Sampler was updated on October 13, 2026 and Fable Buddy on October 11, 2026.

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