Comparison

First Words Learning vs NoLo

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

Head to head
About

First Words Learning

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

NoLo

Features
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NoLo is een liefdevol vormgegeven leerspelletje voor de allerkleinsten (vanaf ongeveer 2 jaar), gemaakt om samen met een ouder of verzorger te spelen. Het vrolijke zonnetje stelt een vraag — "Waar is de hond?" — en je kind tikt op het juiste plaatje. Goed geraden? Dan volgt een warme, enthousiaste aanmoediging en een sterretje. Vijf sterretjes op rij betekent feest, met confetti! WAAROM OUDERS EN KINDEREN NOLO LEUK VINDEN • Simpel en overzichtelijk: geen ingewikkelde menu's, geen afleiding, alleen een vraag en een paar plaatjes • Echte foto's in plaats van tekeningen — herkenbaarder voor jonge kinderen • Twee niveaus: Makkelijk (minder plaatjes, één vraag per ronde) en Moeilijk (meer plaatjes, meer vragen) • Warme, natuurlijke stem die de vraag hardop voorleest • Rustige, vrolijke sfeer zonder harde geluiden of felle flitsen VEEL CATEGORIEËN Fruit, Dieren, Groente, Kleding, Voertuigen, Kleuren, Cijfers, Alfabet, Vormen, Huishoudelijke artikelen, Buitenobjecten, Gerechten, Speelgoed, Ronde voorwerpen, Rechthoekige voorwerpen, Keukengerei — en dat blijft groeien! Er komen regelmatig nieuwe categorieën bij. VOOR DE HELE WERELD NoLo spreekt 25 talen, van Nederlands en Engels tot Mandarijn, Arabisch, Hindi en nog veel meer — met automatische taalherkenning op basis van je toestel. GRATIS OM TE BEGINNEN De categorieën Fruit en Dieren zijn volledig gratis, voor altijd. Met NoLo Pro (€1,99 per jaar) ontgrendel je alle categorieën. VEILIG VOOR KINDEREN • Geen advertenties, geen tracking, geen social media-koppelingen • Een ingebouwde "vraag voor de ouder" (een simpel rekensommetje) voorkomt dat een kind per ongeluk iets aanschaft • Geen accounts, geen persoonlijke gegevens nodig om te spelen NoLo is gemaakt door een klein Nederlands team, met veel liefde voor de allerkleinsten. We horen graag wat je ervan vindt! Gebruiksvoorwaarden (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

First Words Learning4 screens
NoLo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoLo at none against First Words Learning's 3. NoLo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. First Words Learning sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. NoLo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Words Learning ships an update monthly, NoLo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
First Words Learning versus NoLo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst Words LearningNoLo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (273 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings273 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLidwien VeugenDiYi B.V.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

First Words Learning

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
None

NoLo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Words Learning free?
First Words Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoLo free?
NoLo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do First Words Learning or NoLo have ads?
Neither First Words Learning nor NoLo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Words Learning or NoLo?
First Words Learning ships an update monthly, and NoLo every 3 days. Most recently, First Words Learning was updated on October 3, 2026 and NoLo on September 15, 2026.

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