Comparison

Ruff's Bone vs Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig

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

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About

Ruff's Bone

An interactive storybook in English and Spanish where children can play along with an animated dog searching for his bone. It features tappable words and objects, with hidden surprises on each page to enhance language learning and reading skills.

Highlights
  • Interactive storybook in English and Spanish
  • Fully animated pages and objects
  • Tap words to hear them spoken
  • Hidden surprises on each page
  • Two reading modes: 'Read to Me' and 'Let Me Play'
  • Parental tips and teacher resources
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En inglés y español! • A truly unique App that tells the story of Ruff's search for his bone, on Earth and elsewhere! • Winner of a MOM'S CHOICE Gold Award • Winner of a PARENTS' CHOICE Award • Winner of the EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD from Children's Technology Review • A fully interactive storybook for young and emerging readers • Based on the award winning title originally published by Living Books Review: "Ruff's Bone is an animated interactive storybook that follows Ruff the dog's zany hunt for his bone from the yard next door to another planet and back home again. Almost every object is animated and our kid testers had predictable fun searching for the hidden animated surprise on each page. Tension builds as users try to beat Ruff in finding his bone. This app is based on the gifted Eli Noyes' book of the same title. The developer is to be commended for advancing reading skill development in a well-crafted, extremely intelligent manner." - Jo Hunter ©2013 Parents' Choice Have you ever wished you could play inside a story and really interact with all the characters and words? Now you can! Ruff’s Bone is an imaginative and interactive reading experience with fully animated content loved by children, parents and teachers alike. Wanderful brings every page of this remarkable story to life. Read and play along as the Ruff searches for his bone – from the bottom of the ocean to another planet. Will he find his bone and bring it back to his master? KEY FEATURES: • Interactive storybook in English and Spanish • Change language from any page in the story • 12 fully animated and adventurous pages • Virtually every item on each page comes to life when tapped • All words are “active” for extended word play and language learning – tap on any word to hear it spoken • A hidden animated surprise on each page –can you find Ruff’s bone before he does? • Move between pages with the new scrolling page navigation • Multiple settings to customize the App for your child’s reading experience • Two modes: “Read to Me” and the fully interactive “Let Me Play” • Parental tips to help you get the most out of this Wanderful interactive storybook • Teacher resources include a 32 page overview of Wanderful interactive storybooks Classroom Activities and a free Preview of the Ruff's Bone Classroom Activities guide • The full 66 page Ruff’s Bone Classroom Activities guide is available as a premium in-app upgrade Wanderful’s goal is to bring outstanding interactive storybooks to a new generation of children. We hope Ruff’s Bone provides your family, children and students with hours of story play. Ruff’s Bone is written by Oscar-nominated Eli Noyes, whose work includes projects for Sesame Street, HBO, Scholastic, Nickelodeon, MTV, Pixar, Disney and Oxygen Media. Privacy Disclosure Wanderful creates engaging interactive storybooks for children that are educational, fun, and above all safe and appropriate. This app: • does not collect any information • does not contain ads • contains an in-app purchase • includes active links to websites or social networks, but ONLY from the PARENTS and TEACHERS pages, not from the storybook pages • uses analytics to improve our app experience, and only in aggregate and never with personally identifiable data

About

Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig

Explore a dinosaur dig at the museum with the Berenstain Bears in this interactive book. Learn new words, record your own narration, and discover fossils. Designed for children ages 4-8.

Highlights
  • Interactive story exploration
  • Learn new vocabulary
  • Record custom narration
  • Parental controls
  • Highlighted narration for literacy
  • Scene selection navigation
Features
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Join the Berenstain Bears in this interactive book app as Brother and Sister visit the Bearsonian Museum when a real dinosaur dig is taking place! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. What sort of fossils will they find? A Stegosaurus? A Spinosaurus? The mighty Tyrannosaurus rex? Dig in with the Berenstain Bears and find out! Explore the Story: - ENCOURAGE literacy skills with highlighted narration - LEARN new vocabulary with tappable words and pictures - RECORD your own narration & share it with others - SELECT a scene with easy-to-use navigation - KEEP kids in the story with parental controls  Designed for children ages 4-8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We'd Love To Hear From You! - Please share your thoughts in a review! Your experience matters to us. - Need tech support? Contact us at support@omapp.com - Say hello to us on FB! facebook.com/oceanhousemedia Official HarperCollins licensed app: www.harpercollinschildrens.com

Screenshots

Ruff's Bone4 screens
Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig at 4.9 against Ruff's Bone's 4.3. Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Ruff's Bone's advantage is update cadence (every 10 months vs every 46 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 9.0). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model and device support 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

Ruff's Bone costs $4.99 and Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig $3.99 up front. Ruff's Bone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ruff's Bone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ruff's Bone ships an update every 10 months, Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig every 46 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ruff's Bone versus Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRuff's BoneBerenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.3 (15 ratings)4.9 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1519 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 46 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWanderful, LLCOceanhouse Media

Customer experience

Ruff's Bone

All ratings15 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ruff's Bone

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
None

Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ruff's Bone free?
Ruff's Bone costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig free?
Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ruff's Bone or Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig?
Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig is rated higher. Ruff's Bone averages 4.3 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig averages 4.9 from 19 ratings.
Do Ruff's Bone or Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig have ads?
Neither Ruff's Bone nor Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ruff's Bone or Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig?
Ruff's Bone ships an update every 10 months, and Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig every 46 months. Most recently, Ruff's Bone was updated on October 23, 2026 and Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig on October 23, 2026.

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