Comparison

Byron Barton Collection #1 vs Queen quick

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

Head to head
About

Byron Barton Collection #1

This interactive book collection brings four classic stories to life for young readers. Children can explore vibrant illustrations, learn new words, and even record their own narration. Designed for ages 2-5, it offers engaging animations and parental controls to keep kids immersed.

Highlights
  • Interactive animations
  • Tappable vocabulary words
  • Personalized narration recording
  • Parental controls
  • Literacy skill encouragement
  • Four classic stories included
Features
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Dive into 4 exciting Byron Barton interactive book apps for new readers! Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. Enjoy Planes, Boats, Trains, and Trucks, all in one convenient place. Explore the Story: - ENCOURAGE literacy skills with highlighted narration - LEARN new vocabulary with tappable words and pictures - INTERACT with animations & movable objects on every page! - RECORD your own narration & share it with others - KEEP kids in the story with parental controls Designed for children ages 2-5 -Planes: Interact with crop dusters, seaplanes, passengers and clouds and learn the many ways we use airplanes. -Boats: Experience the fun of rowboats, ferryboats, fishing boats and more as you make your way through the story. -Trains: Learn about the different types of trains as you travel through mountains and cities, moving freight trains, workers, passengers, and other objects around the page. -Trucks: Play with tow trucks, cement trucks, newspaper delivery trucks and more, tapping on pictures to learn their names. --------------------------------------- We'd Love To Hear From You! - Please share your thoughts in a review! Your experience matters to us. - Need tech support? Contact us at support@omapp.com - Say hello to us on FB! facebook.com/oceanhousemedia Official HarperCollins licensed app: www.harpercollinschildrens.com

About

Queen quick

This interactive storybook allows young readers to enjoy a beautifully illustrated tale with animations and sound. It also features a creation platform where children can design and write their own books using provided assets and their own voice recordings.

Highlights
  • Interactive enriched book with animations and sound
  • Prerecorded narration with word highlighting
  • Mini-games and interactive elements
  • Book creation platform
  • Customizable book backgrounds, characters, and objects
  • Voice recording and text addition
  • Collect visual elements for creation
Features
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"A wonderfully illustrated story in which children can both read and create" - Format Familial "The application entertains children, and parents find it incredible" - Voir.ca "It will make you want to read every moment of the day!" - TPL Mom "A fascinating creative proposition" - La Souris Grise "The illustrations are beautiful, refined, and well-researched. The sounds are friendly, and the the navigation intuitive. and good humour is sprinkled on as part of mix" - La Webeuse Prizes *** Mitacs & NRC-IRAP Award *** NUMIX Award - Convergence Production - Youth, entertainment and medias *** Research Prize of the National Research Council Canada *** Grand prix Boomerang 2016: Website or App - fiction, diversity (ou variety), humor, and youth *** Grand prix Artisan 2016: Fonfon Interactive - Jannick Lachapelle, Caroline Allard and Benoit Dutrizac Embark on this quirky quest with Queen Quick-Quick – and have fun making up your own stories! Set sail with Queen Quick-Quick and her dilly-dallying deckhands as they hit the high seas for a rollicking rescue. Along the way, our hot-tempered heroine encounters a scary sea monster, pokey pirates, mesmerizing mermaids and wads of wonderful words that are guaranteed to generate grins, giggles and guffaws galore! The application offers : − An enriched book, including animations, sound effects, prerecorded narration and interactions; − A creation platform, allowing users to create their own books while having loads of fun! Without time limit, the application has an ergonomy and a design specifically conceived for young users, and offers infitine opportunities of family shared moments. To bring everywhere! MAJOR CARACTERISTICS Interactive enriched book − Original illustrations and texts − Original music − 2 modes : with and without prerecorded narration − Highlighting of the words while listening to the prerecorded narration − Mini-games − Multiple interactions provoking sounds and animations − Collect of visual elements to be used in the creation platform Creation platform − Create up to 5 books of 10 pages maximum, allowing to edit along the way − Choose backgrounds, characters and objects in a visual database of illustrations from the enriched book − Change the size, rotate and place the visuals − Record your voice − Add text − Choose a cover among three options − Add a title and an author name ABOUT FONFON This Fonfon application is a production of La Boîte à Pitons, a Montreal-based company specializing in creative reading experiences for children, parents and educators. The applications have been developped in collaboration with AKUFEN studio, and with the pedogogical input of education specialists of the University of Québec in Montréal. Their production has been made possible thanks to the support of the Canadian Media Fund and the MITACS Acceleration program. Optimized for iPad 3+, iPad Mini 2+, iPad Air+.

Screenshots

Byron Barton Collection #14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Queen quick at 100% against Byron Barton Collection #1's 83%. Queen quick also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Byron Barton Collection #1's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, 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

Byron Barton Collection #1 costs $4.99 and Queen quick $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Byron Barton Collection #1 ships an update every 14 months, Queen quick every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Byron Barton Collection #1 versus Queen quick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterByron Barton Collection #1Queen quick
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.3 (81 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings81 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB1006 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOceanhouse MediaLes Editions Andre Fontaine inc.

Customer experience

Byron Barton Collection #1

All ratings81 ratings
Positive79.0%
Neutral9.9%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Queen quick

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Byron Barton Collection #1

No in-app purchases

None

Queen quick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Byron Barton Collection #1 free?
Byron Barton Collection #1 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Queen quick free?
Queen quick costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Byron Barton Collection #1 or Queen quick have ads?
Neither Byron Barton Collection #1 nor Queen quick shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Byron Barton Collection #1 or Queen quick?
Byron Barton Collection #1 ships an update every 14 months, and Queen quick every 15 months. Most recently, Byron Barton Collection #1 was updated on October 7, 2026 and Queen quick on September 30, 2026.

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