The Allen Adventure vs Mind Your Mate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Allen Adventure
An interactive story where children help an alien navigate a new school, make friends, and learn social-emotional skills. It promotes kindness, resilience, and empathy through fun activities and sing-alongs.
- Interactive story
- Social-emotional skill development
- Kindness and empathy lessons
- Pro-social behavior promotion
- Fun activities and sing-alongs
- Preparation for school
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Blast off on an exciting adventure with Allen – the new kid in class… who also happens to be an alien from another planet! Allen’s eager to make friends, join in games and learn all about Earth kids, but finding your place in a new school isn’t always easy. In this interactive story, children help Allen navigate the ups and downs of making friends, joining in, and understanding how others feel. Along the way, they’ll pick up important social and emotional skills like recognising unkind behaviour, sharing and building positive relationships. Packed with fun activities, sing-alongs, and opportunities to explore, The Allen Adventure turns learning about kindness, resilience and feelings into an exciting mission. Designed for children aged 3 to 8 years, The Allen Adventure empowers young learners by promoting kindness, resilience, and pro-social behaviours. It’s a great tool to prepare kids for kindergarten and early school years, while also helping to prevent bullying and foster empathy. Perfect for little learners – and aliens of all ages! Allen's Adventure is best enjoyed in landscape view — please ensure your device is set to landscape for the best experience! Developed collaboratively by all Australian education authorities, The Allen Adventure supports safe and inclusive learning environments.
Mind Your Mate
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Mind your Mate is currently accessible to people taking part in the Mind your Mate research trial conducted by The Matilda Centre, at The University of Sydney. This app aims to help young people better support friends going through tough times. It has been developed by leading experts in mental health and substance use in collaboration with young people. For more information please contact info@mindyourmate.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mind Your Mate at fortnightly against The Allen Adventure's every 38 months. The Allen Adventure's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Allen Adventure ships an update every 38 months, Mind Your Mate fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Allen Adventure | Mind Your Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Department of Education Queensland | Netfront |
In-app purchases
The Allen Adventure
No in-app purchases
Mind Your Mate
No in-app purchases
Questions
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