Comparison

Grandma's Kitchen vs Doodlestroodle

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

Doodlestroodle

This educational game for children aged 4-8 offers interactive learning through spelling, animal facts, and coloring puzzles. It features 20 animals across four habitats and a sticker album to encourage engagement. Designed with privacy and offline play in mind, it provides a safe and enriching screen-time experience.

Highlights
  • Spelling animal names with voice narration
  • Learning animal facts and sounds
  • Tap-to-color animal puzzles
  • Sticker album for progress tracking
  • Offline play functionality
  • Ad-free and no data collection
Features
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DoodleStroodle is a cozy, ad-free educational game designed for children ages 4–8. Explore four beautiful habitats — Jungle, Forest, Arctic, and Ocean — and meet 20 friendly animals along the way. Every animal comes with three delightful ways to learn: SPELL IT Tap colorful letter tiles to spell animal names. Warm voice narration celebrates every correct letter. Kids build phonics and confidence, one word at a time. LISTEN & LEARN Hear real animal sounds paired with short, friendly facts. Did you know octopuses have three hearts? Your little one will soon. PUZZLE PLAY Tap-to-color puzzles turn each animal into an interactive canvas. Great for fine motor skills and patience — with satisfying "yes!" moments on every tap. STICKER ALBUM Earn a unique sticker for every animal discovered. A growing collection keeps kids coming back. — WHY PARENTS LOVE IT — Zero ads, ever No tracking, no data collection No in-app purchases Fully offline — works on airplanes, road trips, anywhere Parent-gated exits (math puzzle blocks accidental taps) VoiceOver-friendly One-time, no subscriptions DoodleStroodle was built with your family's privacy as the top priority. We collect nothing. We send nothing. We show no ads. The app just works — quietly, warmly, and offline. — DESIGNED FOR LITTLE HANDS — • Large tap targets • Gentle haptic feedback on correct answers • Soft warm color palette (no harsh flashing) • Clear, calm narration • Portrait and landscape supported • Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad — THE 20 ANIMALS — Jungle: Tiger, Elephant, Monkey, Parrot, Crocodile Forest: Bear, Deer, Fox, Owl, Squirrel Arctic: Polar Bear, Penguin, Seal, Husky, Arctic Fox Ocean: Dolphin, Shark, Octopus, Whale, Turtle — A NOTE FROM THE MAKER — DoodleStroodle was made with love as a screen-time alternative parents can actually feel good about. No manipulation, no dark patterns, no pressure — just gentle, hands-on learning. We hope your family enjoys it as much as we enjoyed building it. Privacy Policy: https://doodlestroodle.com/privacy/ Support: https://doodlestroodle.com/support/ ``` ## What's New (Version 1.0) Hello from DoodleStroodle! This is our very first release. Here's what's in the box: • 20 friendly animals across 4 habitats • 3 mini-games: Spell It, Listen & Learn, Puzzle Play • A sticker album to celebrate progress • Warm voice narration for every animal • Fully offline. No ads. No tracking. No IAPs. Made for ages 4–8, with plenty of warmth for the grownups too. Thank you for joining us on this little journey.

Screenshots

Grandma's Kitchen4 screens
Doodlestroodle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Doodlestroodle at 5.0 against Grandma's Kitchen's 4.0. Grandma's Kitchen's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 1) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Grandma's Kitchen costs $3.99 and Doodlestroodle $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doodlestroodle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grandma's Kitchen has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Grandma's Kitchen versus Doodlestroodle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrandma's KitchenDoodlestroodle
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (40 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings40 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFairlady Mediamichael baumgartner

Customer experience

Grandma's Kitchen

All ratings40 ratings
Positive72.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive84.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative7.0%

Doodlestroodle

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Doodlestroodle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Grandma's Kitchen

No in-app purchases

None

Doodlestroodle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grandma's Kitchen free?
Grandma's Kitchen costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doodlestroodle free?
Doodlestroodle costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grandma's Kitchen or Doodlestroodle?
Doodlestroodle is rated higher. Grandma's Kitchen averages 4.0 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Doodlestroodle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Grandma's Kitchen or Doodlestroodle have ads?
Neither Grandma's Kitchen nor Doodlestroodle shows ads.

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