Comparison

DRAWNIMAL vs Plants 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

Plants by Tinybop

Explore diverse ecosystems like forests, deserts, and grasslands in an interactive digital sandbox. Discover plant and animal life, observe lifecycles, and experiment with weather and time. This STEM-aligned app encourages curiosity and open-ended learning for young explorers.

Highlights
  • Interactive ecosystem dioramas
  • Observe plant and animal lifecycles
  • Manipulate weather and time
  • Explore above and below ground
  • Learn vocabulary in 50+ languages
  • Open-ended digital sandbox
Features
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Unearth the secrets of the green kingdom! Explore interactive dioramas of the forest, desert, and grasslands. Dozens of species spring to life & new surprises arise with every adventure in this STEM-aligned digital sandbox. “If all apps were like Tinybop’s, we wouldn’t worry so much about our kids staring at screens.” — WIRED Plants is No. 2 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 interactive dioramas of the forest, desert, and grasslands. * Detailed illustrations show plants and animals in their natural habitats. * Algorithmic animations yield new surprises in every play. * Spin through days, nights, seasons, and years, to uncover each biome’s lifecycles over time. * Conduct the weather, ignite a wildfire, and burrow with barking critters. * See plant and animal life above and below ground. * Learn new vocabulary with labels in 50+ languages, including scientific names (select languages on your device or in the dashboard). * Identify species with removable and affixable labels. * Digital sandbox encourages open exploration and learning. * Create a dashboard to learn about new updates and apps, delete accounts, change languages, and support your kids’ experiences in all Tinybop apps. * Smart-device features, including the microphone and gravity sensor, are employed for immersive effects. * Original artwork and sound design. * No rules or levels—curiosity is rewarded. 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. Requires iOS 9.0 or later. BTW. It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.

Screenshots

DRAWNIMAL4 screens
Plants by Tinybop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DRAWNIMAL at Free against Plants by Tinybop's $2.99. DRAWNIMAL also leads on review sentiment (64% vs 55%) and ratings volume (135 vs 34). Plants by Tinybop's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On rating, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DRAWNIMAL is free to download; Plants by Tinybop costs $2.99 up front. DRAWNIMAL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Plants 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 4.3 for Plants by Tinybop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 135 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of DRAWNIMAL's written reviews are positive against 55% of Plants by Tinybop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, Plants by Tinybop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DRAWNIMAL versus Plants by Tinybop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRAWNIMALPlants by Tinybop
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.2 (135 ratings)4.3 (34 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews — better55.4% of reviews
Number of ratings135 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB449 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%

Plants by Tinybop

All ratings34 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral8.7%
Negative35.9%

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

Plants 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

Plants by Tinybop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DRAWNIMAL free?
DRAWNIMAL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Plants by Tinybop free?
Plants by Tinybop costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DRAWNIMAL or Plants by Tinybop?
Plants by Tinybop is rated higher. DRAWNIMAL averages 4.2 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while Plants by Tinybop averages 4.3 from 34 ratings.
Do DRAWNIMAL or Plants by Tinybop have ads?
Neither DRAWNIMAL nor Plants by Tinybop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DRAWNIMAL or Plants by Tinybop?
DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, and Plants by Tinybop every 2 months. Most recently, DRAWNIMAL was updated on September 21, 2026 and Plants by Tinybop on September 25, 2026.

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