Comparison

DRAWNIMAL vs Mammals by Tinybop

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Draw and animate animals
  • Learn the alphabet creatively
  • Interactive drawing experience
  • Supports 35 animals
  • Available in 5 languages
  • No internet or ads
Features
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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

About

Mammals by Tinybop

Explore the fascinating world of mammals through interactive play and learning. Discover how animals eat, move, grow, and feel by examining their anatomy and internal systems. This app encourages curiosity and scientific literacy for young learners.

Highlights
  • Interactive mammal exploration
  • Explore internal anatomy (skeletal, muscular, circulatory, etc.)
  • Learn about animal senses and behaviors
  • See how babies grow and develop
  • Interactive text labels in multiple languages
  • Includes a free handbook for parents and teachers
Features
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Kids explore the awesome and invisible wonders of the animal world. In this app, kids play and learn how mammals eat, see, run, fly, grow, and feel. Play with and peek inside a tiger, a bat, a kangaroo, an elephant, and a sloth. Explore each animal's anatomy — bones, fur, whiskers, and more. Every animal is interactive! "A joy to explore. There are so many surprises, so many thoughtful details." — Geeks with Junior "Fabulous tool to engage kids in the sciences that’s both engaging and easy to navigate." — School Library Journal **Japan Prize Finalist For Exceptional Children's Media Mammals is No. 9 in Tinybop’s award-winning Explorer’s Library. Introduce your kids to big ideas in other Explorer’s Library apps, including The Human Body, Plants, Simple Machines, The Earth, Weather, Homes, Skyscrapers, and Space. Each app teaches kids science literacy. Kids learn by observing, asking questions, making guesses, and playing in the app. We hope each app inspires conversations between you and your kids and opens doors to more learning in the world around you. Learn more at tinybop.com. Features: ○ Discover how a Bengal Tiger, Little Brown Bat, Red Kangaroo, African Elephant, and a Two-Toed Sloth live and play! ○ Every mammal is interactive. ○ Explore the skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, urogenital, and digestive systems of each animal. ○ Study each mammal’s fur (even elephants have a little fur!). ○ See how each mammal sees by looking through their eyes with your device’s camera. ○ Race two animals at a time and see who’s fastest (hint: it’s not the sloth). ○ Learn how fast each mammal's heart beats while it’s resting and moving. ○ Feed each mammal. Find out which one has sparkly poop — and why! ○ See how a baby elephant grows inside its mother. ○ See how a baby joey gets into the mama kangaroo’s pouch. ○ See how animals feel and react to tickling and stings. ○ Learn the bones in mammal skeletons and where they belong. ○ Scratch and attack to see how a tiger's claws work. ○ Discover how a tiger uses its whiskers to sense what is near it. ○ Learn how bats hunt in the dark using echolocation to \"see.\" ○ Find out how elephants use their trunks. ○ Content reviewed by zoologists. ○ Interactive text labels in 50+ languages teach vocabulary. ○ FREE Mammals Handbook has technology tips and basic info for teachers and parents. ○ Original artwork by Wenjia Tang. 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! Reach out: hi@tinybop.com.

Screenshots

DRAWNIMAL4 screens
Mammals by Tinybop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DRAWNIMAL at Free against Mammals by Tinybop's $3.99. Mammals by Tinybop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

DRAWNIMAL is free to download; Mammals by Tinybop costs $3.99 up front. DRAWNIMAL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Mammals by Tinybop asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for DRAWNIMAL against 4.2 for Mammals by Tinybop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 135 and 85 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of DRAWNIMAL's written reviews are positive against 62% of Mammals by Tinybop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, Mammals by Tinybop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DRAWNIMAL versus Mammals by Tinybop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRAWNIMALMammals by Tinybop
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.2 (135 ratings)4.2 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings135 — better85
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB213 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYATATOYTinybop Inc.

Customer experience

DRAWNIMAL

All ratings135 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews449 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative29.2%

Mammals by Tinybop

All ratings85 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative29.3%

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

Mammals by Tinybop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

DRAWNIMAL

One-time4
  • Letter Pack 1$2.49
  • Letter Pack 2$2.49
  • Letter Pack 3$2.49
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  • All letter packs$4.99
None

Mammals by Tinybop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DRAWNIMAL free?
DRAWNIMAL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mammals by Tinybop free?
Mammals by Tinybop costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DRAWNIMAL or Mammals by Tinybop?
DRAWNIMAL and Mammals by Tinybop are both rated 4.2 out of 5 on the App Store, from 135 and 85 ratings respectively.
Do DRAWNIMAL or Mammals by Tinybop have ads?
Neither DRAWNIMAL nor Mammals by Tinybop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DRAWNIMAL or Mammals by Tinybop?
DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, and Mammals by Tinybop every 2 months. Most recently, DRAWNIMAL was updated on October 8, 2026 and Mammals by Tinybop on October 13, 2026.

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