Comparison

DRAWNIMAL vs Hickory Dickory Dock

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

Hickory Dickory Dock

This app offers an interactive way for children to engage with the classic nursery rhyme. It includes features for listening, reading lyrics, coloring, and learning about time and numbers through games.

Highlights
  • Play and listen to nursery rhymes
  • Read and learn lyrics
  • Coloring activities
  • Learn to tell time
  • Connect dots to learn numbers
  • Share artwork
Features
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Hickory Dickory Dock - Nursery Rhyme is a Kids Nursery Rhyme App. Features: 1) Play and Listen Hickory Dickory Dock Rhyme 2) Read and Learn the lyrics 3) Color the mouse with your imagination 4) Share your coloring with friends and family via Twitter, Facebook or E-mail. 5) 'Learn Lyrics' Mode, that can help our kids to read and understand the Rhyme Lyrics. 6) New clock mode to learn time. 7) Connect dots & Learn numbers Educate our kids in an entertaining way......... :)

Screenshots

DRAWNIMAL4 screens
Hickory Dickory Dock4 screens

Verdict

The call

DRAWNIMAL and Hickory Dickory Dock both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of DRAWNIMAL's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hickory Dickory Dock's. DRAWNIMAL also leads on price (Free vs $0.99). Hickory Dickory Dock's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DRAWNIMAL is free to download; Hickory Dickory Dock costs $0.99 up front. DRAWNIMAL sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hickory Dickory Dock 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 Hickory Dickory Dock. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 140 and 51 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of DRAWNIMAL's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hickory Dickory Dock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, Hickory Dickory Dock every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DRAWNIMAL versus Hickory Dickory Dock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRAWNIMALHickory Dickory Dock
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.2 (140 ratings)4.3 (51 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings140 — better51
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYATATOYKrishna Raj Salim

Customer experience

DRAWNIMAL

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

Hickory Dickory Dock

All ratings51 ratings
Positive80.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Hickory Dickory Dock

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

Hickory Dickory Dock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DRAWNIMAL free?
DRAWNIMAL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hickory Dickory Dock free?
Hickory Dickory Dock costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DRAWNIMAL or Hickory Dickory Dock?
Hickory Dickory Dock is rated higher. DRAWNIMAL averages 4.2 out of 5 from 140 ratings, while Hickory Dickory Dock averages 4.3 from 51 ratings.
Do DRAWNIMAL or Hickory Dickory Dock have ads?
Neither DRAWNIMAL nor Hickory Dickory Dock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DRAWNIMAL or Hickory Dickory Dock?
DRAWNIMAL ships an update every 3 months, and Hickory Dickory Dock every 5 weeks. Most recently, DRAWNIMAL was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hickory Dickory Dock on November 6, 2026.

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