Comparison

MetroBaby vs First Words

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

Head to head
About

MetroBaby

This app offers a simple, engaging experience for babies and toddlers with animated images and sounds. It includes interactive games designed to entertain, distract, and even calm young children. Full access to all animals and games is unlocked with a one-time in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Animated images and sounds
  • Interactive animal games
  • Distracts and calms babies
  • Memory and coordination games
  • Offline play capability
  • One-time in-app purchase for full access
Features
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MetroBaby is the ideal app when you need to quickly entertain or distract a baby or toddler. Deliberately kept simple, the animated image and sounds instantly appeals to babies and toddlers. It’s just right for young minds. Tested on real babies MetroBaby really does work! Similar to the books and games you see for babies and toddlers where they press a button and audio is played, MetroBaby goes further. When an animal is pressed the image takes precedence on the screen while a real audio track of the animal is played. Initially you have access to the mini MetroBaby game. Two tiles shows an animal as a fun cartoon from a selection of four possible types. After a one-time In-App purchase all games and all fourteen animals are available. They’ll start playing the classic MetroBaby game, picking their favourite animal and imitating their sounds, and as they get older play with the other games. With adult supervision these games also helps a child's learning as to which animals are which, aiding memory and coordination skills. Babies and toddlers are bundles of energy. They'll jump from one toy to the next and back again. What’s telling is that when they've been playing with MetroBaby and they move on to another toy for a moment, they come back and point at the iPhone wanting to see MetroBaby again. They love MetroBaby. But the most remarkable thing about MetroBaby is using it to calm a baby after a fall. Show them MetroBaby and instantly they want to play with the app, and instantly they’re forgetting about why they were crying. It really is quite amazing. When you’re out and about and need to entertain a baby or toddler, or need to calm them down after a fall, MetroBaby will help you. Even if you’re just the uncle, aunt or family friend helping out, MetroBaby is the application that you can easily carry with you for entertaining and distracting them. Even on a long-haul flight, MetroBaby has proven to stop babies crying! Full access to the additional 10 animals and games is after a one-time in-app purchase. Sadly, we can’t make MetroBaby free, so please do support us as this is the only income we have from the app. We won’t do adverts when the app is targeted for youngsters. The extra games are: - Classic MetroBaby. The four tile version of the MetroBaby game. - Match 6 and Match 12. Can you find two matching animals under the tiles? The child has to remember where they last seen the animal they need to create a match. 6 tiles is easy, but 12 will challenge even the adults! - Shuffle Tile. The animals picture has become broken and needs rebuilt. Simply move the right tile back in to its correct position. - Rain Drop. The animals are trapped inside a raindrop and need your help for freedom! Tap on the raindrop to plink it and free the animal. To use MetroBaby we recommend that an adult holds the iPhone (or iPad) while encouraging the child to press an animal. Demonstrating the app yourself the child quickly learns how to interact with MetroBaby. You too can imitate the animals in MetroBaby! Babies and toddlers love MetroBaby. Also tested on grandparents.

About

First Words

This educational game helps young learners discover new English words through interactive picture exploration and listening. It features a gentle, no-fail design with ten themed scenes and ninety spoken words, perfect for early language development.

Highlights
  • Tap pictures to hear spoken English words
  • Explore mode for free discovery
  • Find It mode for matching words to pictures
  • Ten themed scenes with 90 spoken words
  • No timers or fail states
  • Offline play
  • One-time unlock for full content
Features
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Tap a picture and hear its name spoken out loud. The word appears on a card while it is said, then the scene waits for the next tap. That is the whole loop: look, tap, listen, again. HOW IT WORKS - Explore mode: tap any of the nine pictures in a scene and it bounces, says its name and shows the word - Find It mode: a word is spoken out loud and you tap the picture that matches it - Tap the spoken prompt to hear the word again, as many times as you like - Every round ends in a win, so a scene can be replayed forever TEN SCENES, NINETY SPOKEN WORDS Farm, Home, Animals, Park, Nature, Food, Jobs, Vehicles, Ocean and Space. Nine pictures in every scene and ninety spoken picture words in all, from cow, tractor and elephant to rainbow, banana, firefighter, helicopter and dolphin. EVERY PICTURE SPEAKS Words are spoken by the device at a slow, clear pace, and the written word appears at the same moment, so the sound and the spelling arrive together. Mute the game and the words go quiet with it. NO TIMER, NO FAIL STATE Nothing counts down, nothing is lost, nothing is scored. A wrong tap in Find It is a soft nudge and the round carries on. Bright color themes like Berry, Bubbles, Jungle, Ocean and Sunset are unlocked from the start. MADE TO BE SAFE AND FAIR - No ads of any kind, no third-party ads and no tracking - No data collected, no account and no sign-in - Plays fully offline, anywhere you go - Gentle, no-fail design from the first tap ONE-TIME UNLOCK Three full scenes are free and endlessly replayable, and every locked scene keeps a taste round that stays free forever, so a scene can be tried before it is unlocked. One Unlock Everything purchase opens all ten scenes and all ninety words for good. It is a single purchase, not a subscription. PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE The interface is available in 33 languages. The spoken picture words are English. Terms of Use: https://miladapps.pro/terms Privacy Policy: https://miladapps.pro/privacy Questions or feedback: https://miladapps.pro/contact

Screenshots

MetroBaby4 screens
First Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MetroBaby at 4.0 against First Words's 3.0. First Words's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. MetroBaby sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and First Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MetroBaby holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MetroBaby ships an update every 7 months, First Words every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
MetroBaby versus First Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetroBabyFirst Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJ.S. Technology Ltd.Milad Atef

Customer experience

MetroBaby

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

First Words

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

MetroBaby

One-time1
  • English$0.99
1 purchases

First Words

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$4.99

Questions

Is MetroBaby free?
MetroBaby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First Words free?
First Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MetroBaby or First Words?
MetroBaby is rated higher. MetroBaby averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while First Words averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MetroBaby or First Words have ads?
Neither MetroBaby nor First Words shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MetroBaby or First Words?
MetroBaby ships an update every 7 months, and First Words every 2 months. Most recently, MetroBaby was updated on November 1, 2026 and First Words on October 31, 2026.

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