Comparison

Dot 2 Dot 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

Dot 2 Dot

Features
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Connecting the dots and discovering the Vegetables will be great fun for kids. The App interface is kid friendly. Kids will learn over 20 different Vegetables learn. Your child will love playing Kids Connect the Dots, and you'll be able to relax, knowing your child is learning while having great fun. Colorful application to keep your kids engaged, learn objects and Vegetables. When children succeed in connecting all of the dots, the outline is delightfully transformed into a colorful Vegetable's Image.

About

First Words

This app helps babies and toddlers learn their first words through interactive flashcards and games. It features colorful illustrations, animations, and sounds covering animals, vehicles, food, and everyday objects, designed for early learners aged 1-3.

Highlights
  • Interactive flashcards
  • Touch-based learning games
  • Animal sounds and object noises
  • Hand-drawn graphics and animations
  • Offline access
  • Available in 25 languages
Features
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Spark your child's curiosity and boost their vocabulary with First Words for Baby & Toddler! Explore animals, vehicles, food and everyday objects, brought to life with hand-drawn graphics, interactive animations and adorable sounds. Our unique mix of flashcards and touch-based games makes language learning a fun and educational experience for 1, 2, and 3-year-olds. Touch, tap, and discover a world of words! 'First Words for Baby & Toddler' makes learning fun from the very beginning: - Designed for Early Learners: Whether you have a newborn baby or a one year old, our app is tailored to suit your infant's unique developmental stage. - Interactive and Playful: Our colorful high contrast babies games / flashcards with my first 100 words & animal sounds are thoughtfully designed to captivate your child's attention, encouraging them to tap, touch, swipe and explore their way through the content of first words. Very much like a digital baby rattle. - First words for babies & toddlers: Explore a carefully curated selection of baby and toddler flashcards, introducing vehicles, farm animals for toddlers, fruits and food, forest, music, jungle creatures, pets, clothes, sea life, and everyday objects. We continuously expand our word collection and baby touch games for 1yr 2yr 3yr old. - Colorful hand-drawn high contrast graphics and animations: We know that children love bright colors and cute animals, so we've designed our montessori preschool app with this in mind. More than 100 illustrations were hand-drawn especially for our baby sensory games for preschoolers. - Bonding Time with Mommy and Daddy: First Words for Baby & Toddler offers quality family time. Share moments of discovery and joy as you and your child explore the animal sounds for babies, flash cards and baby touch games together. - Interactive and Fun: Learning is all about fun! This playfully sensory baby toddler learning games app includes interactive mini baby sensory high contrast games for babies from one year old that keep your kid entertained while they absorb new words effortlessly. - Voiceovers and sound effects: The app features voiceovers and sounds that help to bring the content to life. Toddlers will love learning their first words with audio, hearing animal sounds for babies and the noises of a car engine revving up. - All first words for baby & toddler flashcards are available in 25 languages (including English, Spanish, German, Portugese, Japanese and Chinese). This way, your baby can develop in their native language through engaging baby sensory games. - Offline Access: All content is available offline, ensuring uninterrupted baby sensory: high contrast adventures. - Ad-free: No ads interrupt the magic within the app. First Words for Baby & Toddler is the gateway to fun learning games for preschool & kindergarten, offering a variety of animal sounds for babies and flash cards for 1yr 2yr 3yr olds. Dive into our colorful high contrast flash cards and interactive toddler games for 1+ year olds where little ones can tap, touch, swipe, and explore their way through the world of first words. Explore animals for toddlers, vehicles, farm animals, fruits, and food, all within a playful, sensory baby toddler learning environment. Enjoy interactive baby sensory games for infants, and witness your baby's vocabulary grow. For questions and feedback please contact support [@] wienelware.nl

Screenshots

Dot 2 Dot3 screens
First Words4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: First Words at monthly against Dot 2 Dot's every 7 months. Dot 2 Dot's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Dot 2 Dot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and First Words sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dot 2 Dot ships an update every 7 months, First Words monthly. The most recent releases landed on December 10, 2025 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dot 2 Dot versus First Words: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDot 2 DotFirst Words
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.1 (264 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—264 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB110 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagicbox Animation Private limitedLidwien Veugen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dot 2 Dot

One-time1
  • Dot 2 Dot -Vegetable Series$1.99
3 purchases

First Words

Subscriptions2
  • First Words for Baby & Toddler$5.991 Month
  • First Words for Baby & Toddler$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • First Words for Baby & Toddler$34.99

Questions

Is Dot 2 Dot free?
Dot 2 Dot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is First Words free?
First Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dot 2 Dot or First Words have ads?
Neither Dot 2 Dot nor First Words shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dot 2 Dot or First Words?
Dot 2 Dot ships an update every 7 months, and First Words monthly. Most recently, Dot 2 Dot was updated on December 10, 2025 and First Words on September 24, 2026.

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