Comparison

Baobab vs Smart Allowance

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

Head to head
About

Baobab

This app transforms study materials into interactive revision tools like flashcards and personalized quizzes. It uses AI to conduct oral quizzes and gamifies the learning process with rewards and challenges. Parents can track progress and ensure children are engaged in independent study.

Highlights
  • Scan lessons to create revision sheets
  • Personalized flashcards and quizzes
  • AI-powered oral quizzes
  • Gamified learning with rewards
  • Parental progress tracking
  • Covers all subjects except music theory
Features
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Say goodbye to homework battles at 11pm, endless negotiations and lessons recited through tears. With Baobab, your child revises independently, a few minutes a day, and comes back for more. THEY SCAN, THEIR REVISION IS READY Your child snaps a photo of their lesson: Baobab automatically turns it into a clear revision sheet, flashcards and personalised quizzes. No generic content: it's exactly what the teacher taught, with the same definitions, the same words, the same format. They walk into the test prepared for what will actually come up. THE TEST BEFORE THE TEST Interactive quizzes with progressive difficulty to check their knowledge, see their results and try again as many times as it takes. On test day, they're ready, and they know it. INTERROBAO, THE ORAL QUIZ Our AI quizzes your child out loud with open questions, just like a teacher would. To answer, they need to truly understand the lesson, and that's how it sticks for good. It's you, but better… and you get your evening back. THEY REVISE, AND LOVE IT Babz to earn, cards to collect, challenges with friends: Baobab turns revision into a game. The result: your child is the one asking to revise. Yes, really. KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS, WITHOUT HOVERING From the parent dashboard, follow their progress in real time: what's mastered, what still needs work. Send them a challenge. You can finally say "go revise" knowing the work is actually getting done. WHAT PARENTS SAY "My son started doing his homework on his own, it's unbelievable." "He treats it like a game, he absolutely loves it." "You got a child who'd given up back to work." CONFIDENCE, BUILT DAY BY DAY Short sessions, a positive tone, progressive difficulty: every child moves at their own pace, racks up wins and walks into tests feeling calm. ONE SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY A single subscription covers up to 3 children, from primary through secondary school. And the first 7 days are free: plenty of time to watch your child get hooked before you decide. EVERY SUBJECT, EVEN MUSIC History, geography, maths, science, physics, chemistry, languages… it's all there! (Well, except music theory, sorry Mozart!) Download Baobab and try it free for 7 days. Homework without the battles changes your evenings. Link to Apple's Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Smart Allowance

Features
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You create the chores, your kids do them, and when you approve, their points turn into allowance. It's that simple. Smart Allowance turns household chores, schoolwork, and responsibility into a game - with dashboards, points, and rules each family sets for itself. Every week, an email report with each kid's chores, the week's charts, and a money tip. An allowance done right teaches the essentials - planning, responsibility, and the value of work - preparing kids for a lifetime of money decisions. All in an app that's simple, motivating, and fun. HOW IT WORKS 1. You add the chores at home and at school, decide how many points each one is worth and which child it belongs to. 2. Your child opens the app, sees what needs doing and marks it as finished, attaching a photo as proof if you like. 3. You get the chore to review, approve it or ask for it again, and the points land in the balance right away. 4. Points become money at the conversion rate you choose, with the whole history recorded. FOR PARENTS • A dashboard with the balance, the pending chores and how each child is doing • One-time or recurring chores, worth the points you decide • Approval with the photo your child sent as proof • Full history of what was done, approved and paid • Several children and more than one parent in the same family FOR KIDS • Their own space, simple and colorful, with a separate login • A clear list of what to do today and what each chore is worth • Point balance and what it is worth, always in sight • A celebration for every approved chore SUBSCRIPTION You start with a free trial period to use with the whole family. After that, the Smart Allowance Pro subscription unlocks every feature, monthly or yearly, and can be canceled at any time in your iPhone Settings. Terms of use: https://smartallowance.app/terms-of-use.html Privacy policy: https://smartallowance.app/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Baobab4 screens
Smart Allowance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Allowance at every 5 days against Baobab's fortnightly. Baobab's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Baobab sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month and Smart Allowance sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.90 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baobab ships an update fortnightly, Smart Allowance every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Baobab versus Smart Allowance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaobabSmart Allowance
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBaobab LabsMESADA INTELIGENTE EDUCACAO FINANCEIRA LTDA

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Baobab

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$17.991 Month
  • Semi-annual subscription7 Days trial$54.996 Months
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  • Yearly subscription$89.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
2 purchases

Smart Allowance

Subscriptions2
  • Smart Allowance Pro Monthly$3.901 Month
  • Smart Allowance Pro Yearly$32.901 Year

Questions

Is Baobab free?
Baobab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Allowance free?
Smart Allowance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Baobab or Smart Allowance have ads?
Neither Baobab nor Smart Allowance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baobab or Smart Allowance?
Baobab ships an update fortnightly, and Smart Allowance every 5 days. Most recently, Baobab was updated on November 8, 2026 and Smart Allowance on November 10, 2026.

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