Comparison

Instruments vs Silly Spin Colors

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

Silly Spin Colors

This educational app helps young children learn the colors of the rainbow through interactive play. It features multiple modes, a catchy song, and age-appropriate graphics designed to enhance color recognition and fine motor skills.

Highlights
  • Three play modes: Easy Tap, Spin + Tap, Explore
  • Progressive learning levels
  • Original rainbow colors song
  • Age-appropriate graphics and sound effects
  • Enhances eye-hand coordination
  • Color recognition
  • Bluetooth switch adaptability
Features
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Silly Spin Colors is a bright, playful learning app and a favorite first colors app for babies, toddlers and young children. It is designed to teach early color recognition through fun, engaging play with music, movement and interaction. Spin the wheel and explore the colors of the rainbow while building essential early learning skills through play. Designed to grow with your child, the app includes progressive learning levels and multiple play modes for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and children across a range of developmental stages. Features include: • Four play modes: Switch Accessible Play (Only Tablets), Easy Tap, Spin & Tap and Explore • Switch accessible with a compatible adaptive switch for inclusive play on Tablets only • Early learning focus: color recognition, cause and effect and first words • Ideal for babies and toddlers learning their first colors • Original rainbow song to support memory, language and learning • Bright, high-contrast visuals and engaging sound effects • Supports fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination • Designed for children of all abilities, across a wide range of skills and learning styles • Privacy first with no data collection or third-party ads • Trusted by educators and therapists Made by moms, loved by kids. Recommended ages: 0–7 Connect with us: SillySpin.com LearningGiraffe.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/LearningGiraffe Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063928598341 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@learninggiraffestudios Linktree https://linktr.ee/LearningGiraffe Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@LearningGiraffe

Screenshots

Instruments4 screens
Silly Spin Colors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Silly Spin Colors at Free against Instruments's $1.99. Silly Spin Colors also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). Instruments's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Silly Spin Colors is free to download; Instruments costs $1.99 up front. Silly Spin Colors sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Instruments asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Instruments against 5.0 for Silly Spin Colors. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instruments ships an update every 6 months, Silly Spin Colors every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Instruments versus Silly Spin Colors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstrumentsSilly Spin Colors
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe BurdinLearningGiraffe

Customer experience

Instruments

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

Silly Spin Colors

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Instruments

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Silly Spin Colors

One-time1
  • Full access of wheel colors$2.99

Questions

Is Instruments free?
Instruments costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Silly Spin Colors free?
Silly Spin Colors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Instruments or Silly Spin Colors?
Instruments and Silly Spin Colors are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Instruments or Silly Spin Colors have ads?
Neither Instruments nor Silly Spin Colors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instruments or Silly Spin Colors?
Instruments ships an update every 6 months, and Silly Spin Colors every 5 months. Most recently, Instruments was updated on September 18, 2026 and Silly Spin Colors on September 26, 2026.

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