DRAWNIMAL vs Weather by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DRAWNIMAL
This app combines drawing and learning the alphabet by having children draw animals around a device. It encourages creative thinking and offers a fun, interactive way to practice letters with animations and audio.
- Draw and animate animals
- Learn the alphabet creatively
- Interactive drawing experience
- Supports 35 animals
- Available in 5 languages
- No internet or ads
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Draw funny animals! Learn the alphabet! Expand your device with pen and paper! DRAWNIMAL is a unique app where kids draw adorable animals while learning the alphabet. With your phone or tablet placed on paper, kids select an animal face from the alphabet menu and draw around the device. The app then instructs how to draw the rest of the animal body. The digital screen is inventively extended with a simple physical interaction, which encourages kids to think outside the box. Hilarious and delightful animations motivate to keep learning. Our primary goal with the app was to expand your device by using simple tangible tools like pen and paper. Features: + Play with up to 35 animals + Get the first 5 animals (A-E) for free + Draw animals and see them come alive with animation + Practice the alphabet in a creative and interactive way + Switch between 5 languages + Lively animations and impressive audio + No failing, no goal, no wrong or right + Supports all iPads and iPhones with iOS 16 or later + No internet access needed! + No advertisements! Available in 5 languages with full voice acting: English, Spanish, German, French and Italian! Learn more about YATATOY: yatatoy.com Contact us for assistance or to give feedback: https://yatatoy.com/info/ MADE BY YATATOY
Weather by Tinybop
Explore the science of weather through interactive models. Kids can experiment with rain, snow, thunderstorms, and extreme weather phenomena. Learn about atmospheric forces, molecules, and weather patterns in a fun, engaging way.
- Interactive weather scenes
- Explore heat, water, and air elements
- Study molecules and particles
- Experiment with extreme weather
- Create hurricanes and tornados
- Jump inside a cloud
- Learn vocabulary in 40+ languages
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Explore the science of the skies! "This app is truly delightful, unraveling the science behind rain and shine with gorgeous and responsive models." — Geeks with Junior "Definitely worth a download." — Cult of Mac Dive into a cloud and see what it’s made of. Make it rain, make it snow, or make a thunderstorm. Whirl a tornado or a hurricane. Play with sun, air, water, temperature, wind, and precipitation. Discover the signs that tell you what it’s going to be like outside today. Weather is an interactive model. Kids play and learn about the atmospheric forces that make the weather and affect us everyday. Weather is No. 6 in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library series, designed for curious kids ages 4+ to dive deep into big ideas. The apps in this series have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. Features: + Explore the elements of weather heat, water, and air in interactive scenes. + Each scene includes detailed close-ups and infographics. + See the invisible at work: study water and ice molecules and hot and cold air particles. + Experiment with extreme weather! + See how extreme weather effects the environment. + Create hurricanes and tornados. + Jump inside a cloud! Combine droplets or ice crystals to create rain and snow. + Draw clouds and see how they change at different altitudes. + Change the temperature. See how hot and cold affect precipitation, plants, and pets. + Learn new vocabulary in 40+ languages with interactive labels. + Sophisticated sound design rewards experimentation. + Original artwork by Jasu Hu. + Intuitive, safe, and kid-friendly design. + Entertaining for kids and adults alike. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom, or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DRAWNIMAL at Free against Weather by Tinybop's $2.99. DRAWNIMAL also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 45%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Weather by Tinybop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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
DRAWNIMAL is free to download; Weather by Tinybop costs $2.99 up front. DRAWNIMAL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Weather by Tinybop asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for DRAWNIMAL against 4.2 for Weather by Tinybop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 135 and 50 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of DRAWNIMAL's written reviews are positive against 45% of Weather by Tinybop's.
DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, Weather by Tinybop every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DRAWNIMAL | Weather by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (135 ratings) | 4.2 (50 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.9% of reviews — better | 44.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 135 — better | 50 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 222 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YATATOY | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
DRAWNIMAL
Weather by Tinybop
User reviews
DRAWNIMAL
From 135 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Engaging and creative app
- 🎨 Fun drawing experience
- 🌍 Available in multiple languages
- 🤗 Great for kids and adults
- 💡 Encourages creativity and imagination
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues
- 📄 Requires physical paper and pen
- 🔍 Limited content (only up to letter C)
- 🔊 Inconsistent audio (e.g. 'zed' instead of 'zee')
- 🎨 Some animal illustrations not very recognizable
Weather by Tinybop
From 50 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Beautiful art and design
- 💡 Interactive and educational
- 👨👩👧👦 Kids love it
- 🎨 Creative cloud drawing feature
- 🌪️ Fun tornado simulation
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- ❌ App does not open
- 🔇 No sound issues
- 📉 Low educational value for some
- 🤔 Confusing UI
Bugs and requests
DRAWNIMAL
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on launch
- Unable to progress past letter C
- Swipe gesture not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Expand content to full alphabet
- Allow in-app drawing without physical paper
- Add more animal options
- Improve audio consistency across languages
- Introduce a 'sounds' mode to focus on letter sounds
Weather by Tinybop
Reported bugs
20 issues- App crashes on startup
- App does not open
- App crashes when creating new scenes
- No sound
- App crashes when trying to access account
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- App closes when creating a profile
- App crashes
- App won't open on older devices (iPad 3)
- App is stuck on waiting and cannot be deleted
- App hangs on splash screen or crashes after starting
- App won't get past the opening screen on older devices
- App takes a long time to load on older devices
- App will not start
- Game does not function
- App won't start, stays on the beginning screen
- Hangs on splash screen or starts and crashes
- App won't get past the opening screen
- App takes a very long time loading
- App does not open
- App won't start
Requested features
10 requests- More locations on the map
- More types of weather
- Different weather in different locations (beach, mountains)
- Save recent game option
- More detailed explanations of weather phenomena
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- Video explanations of weather events
- Support for older iOS versions (iOS 12)
- Refund if app doesn't work
- Fix crashing when creating new scenes
- Add fog, snow, etc.
In-app purchases
DRAWNIMAL
- Letter Pack 1$2.49
- Letter Pack 2$2.49
- Letter Pack 3$2.49
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- All letter packs$4.99
Weather by Tinybop
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is DRAWNIMAL free?
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