Comparison

First Words for Baby + Toddler vs Playtime

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

Head to head
About

First Words for Baby + Toddler

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

About

Playtime

This app offers over 700 video-based activities for children aged 2 months to 4 years, focusing on motor skills, cognition, and language development. It provides daily tailored suggestions and tracks developmental milestones.

Highlights
  • Over 700 video activities
  • Daily age-tailored recommendations
  • Gross and fine motor skill development
  • Cognition and language support
  • Milestone tracking
  • Pediatric guideline alignment
Features
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Welcome to Playtime – The Wonderful World of Child Development! Discover Playtime, the perfect app for parents of children aged 2 months to 4 years, designed to foster your little one’s development in a playful way. With a comprehensive catalog of over 700 activities presented in engaging videos, Playtime is your daily companion on an exciting journey. What does Playtime offer? - Diverse Activities: From gross and fine motor skills to sensory, cognition, social behavior, and language – find everything your child needs to learn and grow through play. - Daily Recommendations: Receive five activity suggestions every day, specifically tailored to your child’s age and developmental stage. Each day is engaging and educational! - Developmental Support: Our activities are carefully aligned with developmental milestones and follow pediatric guidelines, ensuring your child is optimally supported. - Targeted Exercises: Practice essential skills like rolling, crawling, sitting, standing, and walking with our themed exercises. - Track Milestones: Monitor your child’s progress and record important developmental milestones – valuable memories for the future. Premium Version: - Unlock All Activities: With the Premium version, you have access to all 700 activities. Explore the entire catalog and find the perfect activities for your child. - Individual Selection: Choose the best activities for your child anytime and customize the learning fun according to your needs. Playtime is more than just an app – it's your daily companion on the exciting journey through early childhood development. Download Playtime today and see how much fun learning can be! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

First Words for Baby + Toddler4 screens
Playtime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Playtime at 100% against First Words for Baby + Toddler's 50%. Playtime also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). First Words for Baby + Toddler's advantage is ratings volume (291 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). 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

Both are free to download. First Words for Baby + Toddler sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Playtime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Playtime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Words for Baby + Toddler has 291 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of First Words for Baby + Toddler's written reviews are positive against 100% of Playtime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Words for Baby + Toddler ships an update monthly, Playtime every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
First Words for Baby + Toddler versus Playtime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst Words for Baby + ToddlerPlaytime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (291 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings291 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLidwien VeugenLittle Lions Software GmbH

Customer experience

First Words for Baby + Toddler

All ratings290 ratings
Positive75.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative16.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Playtime

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

First Words for Baby + Toddler

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
2 purchases

Playtime

Subscriptions2
  • Playtime Premium$9.991 Month
  • Playtime Premium$29.991 Year

Questions

Is First Words for Baby + Toddler free?
First Words for Baby + Toddler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Playtime free?
Playtime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, First Words for Baby + Toddler or Playtime?
Playtime is rated higher. First Words for Baby + Toddler averages 4.0 out of 5 from 291 ratings, while Playtime averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do First Words for Baby + Toddler or Playtime have ads?
Neither First Words for Baby + Toddler nor Playtime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Words for Baby + Toddler or Playtime?
First Words for Baby + Toddler ships an update monthly, and Playtime every 5 days. Most recently, First Words for Baby + Toddler was updated on November 7, 2026 and Playtime on October 30, 2026.

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