Comparison

Grandma's Kitchen vs My Find the Differences

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

Head to head
About

Grandma's Kitchen

This app offers a fun and educational cooking experience for young children. It features interactive mini-games that teach a variety of skills, from compound words and math to telling time and healthy eating. Children can also watch real cooking videos and engage in playful activities with an animated Grandma.

Highlights
  • Eight educational mini-games
  • Seven real cooking videos
  • Interactive add-ins
  • Colorful graphics and professional audio
  • Animated Grandma character
  • Customizable mini-game selection
  • Food and healthy eating facts
Features
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Cook up fun and learning in Grandma's Kitchen! Bake together some compound words, snatch healthy veggies hiding in the fridge, and use ingredients to make and decorate a cake. This dancing Grandma needs you to spot the differences between the desserts, count by tens to tally the cookies, and choose the clock that shows when your cake will be done. Plus, watch videos of real-live cooking action alongside dear ol' Grandma! For ages 4-7. Editor's Choice Award - "Cute and fun!" - Best Apps for Kids Top Pick - "A great app for young learners" - Smart Apps For Kids Editor's Choice Award - "An excellent investment" - Children's Technology Review Parents, teachers, and kids are raving about Grandma's Kitchen. Find out why! ACTION-PACKED MINI-GAMES: 1. Spot the Difference. One of those desserts has an extra chocolate chip... can you spot the one that is different? 2. Word Bake. Let's put the dough words on the pan to see which ones bake into compound words! 3. Utensil Patterns. Figure out which nutty utensil comes next in the pattern. 4. Food Math. Wow, look at all those pickles! Count by tens to find out how many there are! 5. Pick the Clock. Our cake will be done at 3:00! Can you find the clock with that time? 6. First Letters. Can you find the first two letters in the word "snack"? 7. Fridge Fun. Those fast-moving veggies are hiding in the fridge… put them in the bowl, but don't grab the junk food! 8. Equal Parts. Which pie is cut into equal parts? FEATURES: + Eight educational mini-games. + Seven videos of real kitchens in action. + Fun interactive add-ins: wash dishes, make and eat a cake, give Grandma a kiss, lick the spatula, read along. + Colorful graphics, professional-quality music, sound effects, and voices. + Dancing, animated Grandma! + Adult can select which mini-games are active. + 20 fun facts about food, cooking, and healthy eating. + Developed by an Educational Psychologist and parents. Tested by children. EDUCATIONAL CONTENT: + Consonant blends: fl, sp, gl, gr, fr, br, st, dr, bl, cr, br, pr, sn, and pl. + Telling time: analog clock to the hour + Colors: orange, purple, brown, green, yellow, pink + Vocabulary: over 100 kitchen-related words (e.g. spatula, vanilla, ingredients, etc) + Healthy eating: identify unhealthy foods, eat a variety of foods + Compound words: over 30 words (e.g. oatmeal, seafood, cookbook, etc) + Math: numeral recognition/counting: 1-30, counting by tens, addition, identify equal parts of a whole + Pattern recognition (AB, ABC, ABCD, ABA, ABBA, AABB) + Observation skills (spot the difference) + Reading: word tracking, phonemic awareness, sight words PRODUCT SUPPORT: Fairlady Media is committed to developing high-quality family-friendly games that provide excellent entertainment value. Please contact us if you have suggestions for improvement or to get technical issues resolved: support@fairladymedia.com. If you choose to allow your children to use your iPhone or iPad, we recommend that you keep your device in a protective cover and supervise your children at all times. :) Also by Fairlady Media: + Grandma's Garden (dancing Granny teaches preschool skills, ages 5 & under) + Grandpa's Workshop (high-fiving Grandpa teaches primary skills, ages 2-6) + Grandma Loves Bugs (explore the forest to learn about creepy-crawlies, ages 5 & under) + Grandpa In Space (blast off in a custom rocket to explore the solar system, ages 6-8) + Grandma’s Preschool (the best school readiness app on the App Store, ages 3-6) + Fishing With Grandpa (cast and reel in fish and play games with Grandpa, ages 3-6) + Music With Grandma (learn about music and jam on musical instruments, ages 7+) + Camping With Grandpa (go on a hiking adventure and learn about the wilderness, ages 5-8) + Smashing Grammar (crush the nouns, verbs, and more to get a high score, ages 9+) Links that take the user outside the app are contained behind a Parental Gate.

About

My Find the Differences

Features
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Kids 5 to 9 will have fun finding the differences in 13 different scenes. With 3 levels of difficulties for each scene, there is a challenge for everyone. Your child will develop his or her visual skills and their sense of observation while playing this game. The 3 last scenes can be unlocked by finishing the 10 first scenes at difficulty level 1 2 and 3. This game is part of our collection of educative and educational games "Learning is fun". Visit our web site for more info http://ar-entertainment.net/learning/ or http://ar-entertainment.net/learning/ipad.html

Screenshots

Grandma's Kitchen4 screens
My Find the Differences4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Grandma's Kitchen at every 3 months against My Find the Differences's every 100 months. Grandma's Kitchen also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). My Find the Differences's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Grandma's Kitchen costs $3.99 and My Find the Differences $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grandma's Kitchen ships an update every 3 months, My Find the Differences every 100 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grandma's Kitchen versus My Find the Differences: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrandma's KitchenMy Find the Differences
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.0 (40 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 100 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFairlady MediaAlexandre Minard

Bugs and requests

Grandma's Kitchen

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • 🐛 No sound/volume issues
  • 💥 Crashes on older iOS versions (iOS 5)
  • 🖼️ Missing advertised features (cake decorating)

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more cake decorating mini-games
  • Add cookies and candy making
  • Adapt difficulty to child's mastery
  • More compound word variations
  • Add more brief videos

My Find the Differences

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Grandma's Kitchen

No in-app purchases

None

My Find the Differences

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grandma's Kitchen free?
Grandma's Kitchen costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Find the Differences free?
My Find the Differences costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grandma's Kitchen or My Find the Differences have ads?
Neither Grandma's Kitchen nor My Find the Differences shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grandma's Kitchen or My Find the Differences?
Grandma's Kitchen ships an update every 3 months, and My Find the Differences every 100 months. Most recently, Grandma's Kitchen was updated on October 23, 2026 and My Find the Differences on October 29, 2026.

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