Comparison

Instruments vs First Words

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

Head to head
About

Instruments

Explore a vibrant collection of 55 musical instruments with interactive sound and visuals. Learn instrument names and sounds in 78 languages, perfect for young children and language learners. This offline app offers a safe, ad-free, and engaging musical discovery experience.

Highlights
  • 55 interactive musical instruments
  • Real sounds and spoken names
  • Supports 78 languages
  • Offline functionality
  • Adjustable slideshow mode
  • Parental gate for settings
Features
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Instruments is the best interactive sound picture book featuring 55 musical instruments: tap the image to hear the instrument and see its name in your chosen language (78 languages). Large images, real sounds, spoken names. Who is it for? Ages 1–5 for the picture-book experience. Ages 3–15 for language learning and instrument vocabulary. How it works The interface lets a child, alone or with an adult, discover each instrument and its sound. Images can advance automatically like a slideshow (adjustable speed) or manually by swiping the screen. The display order is configurable (random or sequential). A long-press on the instrument name lets you choose another display/spoken language. Multilingual (78 languages) Spoken names and interface available in your language of choice, to build vocabulary and train the ear from an early age. Tip: in your device settings, download Apple’s premium voices (higher-quality voices provided by iOS). Why you’ll love Instruments? Clear, reassuring musical discovery for young children. Natural pronunciations and authentic sounds. Multilingual (78) to support early learning, vocabulary, and listening. Works anywhere Works offline and in airplane mode: all images and sounds are stored on device No connection required. Orientation Portrait and landscape on iPhone and iPad. Parents and schools – Parental gate (settings protected by a random math question). – Schools reminder: 50% off via Apple School Manager. Privacy – No ads – No in-app purchases – No tracking – No data collection – No analytics – Privacy Nutrition Label: “No data collected” Contact us contact@iburgerapps.com Instruments accordion, acoustic guitar, bagpipes, balalaika, bandoneon, banjo, barrel organ, bass drum, bass guitar, bassoon, bugle, castanets, cello, clarinet, claves, congas, crash cymbal, didgeridoo, djembe, double bass, drum kit, duduk, electric guitar, flute, french horn, gong, grand piano, handbell, harmonica, harp, harpsichord, lute, mandolin, maracas, oboe, pan flute, piccolo, pipe organ, recorder, saxophone, sitar, snare drum, synthesizer, tambourine, tenor drum, timpani, triangle, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, upright piano, viola, violin, xylophone Supported languages (displayed and spoken) Afrikaans, Albanian, German, Amharic, English, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Belarusian, Burmese, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Croatian, Danish, Spanish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, Galician, Welsh, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Marathi, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Uzbek, Persian/Farsi, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Swahili, Tamil, Czech, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Zulu

About

First Words

This educational app uses colorful flashcards to teach toddlers and young children common colors, shapes, and numbers. It features professional pronunciation and intuitive navigation to keep children engaged and learning.

Highlights
  • Teaches 9 colors, shapes, and numbers
  • Over 110 words with flashcards
  • High-quality, colorful images
  • Professional pronunciation
  • Simple and intuitive navigation
  • Designed for educational purposes
Features
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- More than 120 thousand downloads and hundreds of 5 Star Ratings! Do you want to introduce colors, numbers and shapes to your toddler, kid or baby? Developed by Androbaby, this app is great to teach common colors, shapes and numbers to your babies, toddlers and kids! Flashcards will help them to learn 9 different colors, different shapes and basic numbers. - There are 11 flashcard categories and more than 110 words (Numbers, Shapes and 9 Colors - red, green, blue, brown, yellow, orange, purple, black, white). - Colorful high quality pictures keep your babies' interest level high. - Professional pronunciation of words for child's correct learning. - Baby first colors has a simple and intuitive navigation with nice animations. - Your toddler will learn much faster with this unique app! - This app is designed for kids educational purposes. - Color flashcards can keep your kids entertained anywhere, anytime! This game is ideal for parents and children to play and enjoy together. Playing is so easy that even a baby can do it without the help of an adult.

Screenshots

Instruments4 screens
First Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Instruments at 100% against First Words's 0%. Instruments also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 106 months). First Words's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Instruments costs $1.99 and First Words $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Instruments holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Instruments's written reviews are positive against 0% of First Words's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instruments ships an update every 6 months, First Words every 106 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Instruments versus First Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstrumentsFirst Words
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 106 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe Burdinerkay uzun

Customer experience

Instruments

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

First Words

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Instruments

No in-app purchases

None

First Words

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instruments free?
Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Words free?
First Words costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instruments or First Words?
Instruments is rated higher. Instruments averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while First Words averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Instruments or First Words have ads?
Neither Instruments nor First Words shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instruments or First Words?
Instruments ships an update every 6 months, and First Words every 106 months. Most recently, Instruments was updated on November 1, 2026 and First Words on November 3, 2026.

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