Comparison

Emoquest vs SpecialKids

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

Head to head
About

Emoquest

Interactive stories designed to help children improve social skills and manage emotions. Users make choices within scenarios to guide characters through social situations. Offers a variety of stories covering topics like sharing, anger management, and personal space.

Highlights
  • Interactive social stories
  • SEL activities
  • Emotion management
  • Social skills improvement
  • Choice-based scenarios
  • Special education focus
Features
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Interactive Social Stories for Special Ed Classrooms. SEL Activities to improve social skills and manage emotions. Choose what Jimmy should do in Social Situations. Social Stories * Sharing is Caring * Taking Turns * Expressing Anger * Asking to Join * Jimmy gets Teased * Cheering Harry up * I Choose How I Act! * Stranger Danger * Personal Space * Sharing Friends * Leaving Recess * Potty Training  * Germs * Compromise * Staying with the Group * Doing Hard Things * Being Honest * Brushing your Teeth * Not Interrupting Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://har150n.github.io/Emoquest_Privacy_Policy/support

About

SpecialKids

Features
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SpecialKids is a calm, colorful learning app made for autistic children and children with special needs. Every game is simple, predictable and free of pressure, so kids can play at their own pace. 8 GAMES TO PLAY AND LEARN • Jigsaw Puzzle – build 5 friendly animal pictures piece by piece • Matching – match pictures to practice focus and memory • Sorting – sort things by color into the right place • Tracing – trace paths with a finger • Feelings – learn to recognize emotions like happy, sad, scared and angry • My Routine – put everyday steps in order, like brushing teeth or getting ready to go out • Tap & Play – tap and see what happens, a gentle way to explore cause and effect • Sound Match – listen to a sound and pick the picture that makes it BUILT-IN SENSORY CONTROLS Every child is different. In Sensory Settings you can turn music, sound effects and vibration on or off, reduce on-screen movement, or tap Quiet Mode to switch everything off at once. SIMPLE FOR GROWN-UPS TOO The Progress screen shows sessions played, rounds completed and accuracy for each game, so parents, caregivers and teachers can see how things are going. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No accounts. No internet connection needed. Progress stays on the device. SpecialKids is a learning and play app. It is not a medical device and does not replace professional support or therapy.

Screenshots

Emoquest4 screens
SpecialKids4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpecialKids at none against Emoquest's 3. Emoquest's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 18 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Emoquest sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. SpecialKids asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emoquest ships an update every 5 weeks, SpecialKids every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Emoquest versus SpecialKids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmoquestSpecialKids
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarrison ShuAlvin Reyvaldo

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Emoquest

Subscriptions3
  • Emoquest Pro Monthly$17.991 Month
  • pro$19.991 Month
  • Emoquest Pro Annual$139.991 Year
None

SpecialKids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Emoquest free?
Emoquest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SpecialKids free?
SpecialKids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Emoquest or SpecialKids have ads?
Neither Emoquest nor SpecialKids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Emoquest or SpecialKids?
Emoquest ships an update every 5 weeks, and SpecialKids every 18 months. Most recently, Emoquest was updated on November 4, 2026 and SpecialKids on November 8, 2026.

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