Avokiddo Emotions vs Simple Machines by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avokiddo Emotions
This interactive game lets young children explore a variety of emotions through playful interactions with four distinct animal characters. Kids can dress up, feed, and engage with the animals, discovering their reactions and learning about feelings in a fun, open-ended environment.
- Play with 4 unique animals
- Dress up animals with accessories
- Animals react to various actions
- Explore dozens of emotions
- Unlimited pretend play scenarios
- Save creations to camera roll
- Language-neutral gameplay
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Give your children a serious case of the giggles when you introduce them to a zany zebra, shy sheep, jolly giraffe and modest moose! Dress up, feed, play and care for these cute animals and discover dozens of emotions in this endless play funhouse. Pretend play with over 110 objects, foods, toys and musical instruments and find out how to please your lovable pets. • Featured on apple.com as one of the favorite apps for the iPad Air • 2017 Winner "Best Toddlers App" - Healthline • “This gigglefest is a great way to start talking about the emotions” - USA Today • "Hilarious and creative way for little ones to see emotions" - Common Sense Media • “An extraordinary educational tool to help kids develop their social and emotional awareness.” - Teachers With Apps Explore feelings in an open ended free style playroom! These huggable pets have personality to spare and are animated with realistic multi-faceted reactions to a whole host of scenarios. Transform the giraffe into a disco dancer, join the zebra at a Mexican fiesta, dive underwater with the sheep and watch the chef moose in his kitchen prepare a delicious meal for you! See the animals jump in response to a horn or alarm. Watch their ears flatten and droop when sad. Make their eyes roll and hear them snort with delight. FEATURES • 4 hilarious animals to play with: zebra, sheep, giraffe, moose • Dress them up with hats, glasses, clothing & accessories • The animals dance, eat, cook, play music, sing, sleep & more • Unlimited combinations make for hours of pretend play • Wide variety of toys, musical instruments, food and slurp-worthy drinks • Vegetarian mode included • 10 animated scenes triggered by special objects • Dozens of richly nuanced reactions & emotions expressed through sounds & body language • Save your creations & special moments to the camera roll • No rules - Pure free play fun • Language neutral gameplay without verbal or written directions • Eye-catching, colorful graphics • Lively music and delightful sound effects • COPPA compliant, no in-app purchases, no 3rd party ads MORE THAN 110 OBJECTS FOR HOURS OF PRETEND PLAY FUN • Bubble maker, sponge, pacifier, toothbrush, klaxon, whistle, microphone, megaphone, radio, mystery box, balloon, diving mask, flute, headphones, harmonica, telephone and more. • Wide variety of foods, vegetables, fruits & delicacies! • Many accessories including hats, glasses, mustaches and wigs! PLAY AND LEARN • Encourage imagination & creative expression through pretend play • Develop empathy by connecting the animals' emotions to their causes • Inspire curiosity while exploring cause and effect relationships • Develop understanding & care for other creatures • Practice talking about feelings • Learn fundamental social skills • Build language as parents help children put names to the many emotions and reactions • Practice following directions and answering simple “Wh” questions related to the animals’ responses PRIVACY POLICY We respect your privacy! We do not collect or share any personal information. The app has no 3rd party ads or in-app purchases. As a MOMs with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps. View our privacy policy: http://avokiddo.com/privacy-policy
Simple Machines by Tinybop
Explore the playful side of physics and learn about simple machines through interactive experiments. Kids can discover how levers, pulleys, and other mechanisms work by building and testing them in a digital sandbox environment. This app is designed to spark curiosity and understanding of scientific principles.
- Explore 6 simple machines
- Experiment with real-world physics
- Investigate physics at work
- Learn about force and motion
- Kid-friendly design
- Interactive labels in 40+ languages
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Explore the playful side of physics! “I just love how apps like these get kids genuinely excited about science." — COOL MOM TECH Experiment with levers, pulleys, inclined planes, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles, and screws. Discover how they work and investigate the invisible forces behind them in this sandbox app. Destroy a castle, make music, send satellites into orbit & more! *** App Store Editor's Choice *** *** Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner *** Simple Machines integrates with STEM curriculum: kids can alter and test each machine to learn about force and motion, actions and reactions, inputs and outputs, conservation of energy, mechanical advantages, and tradeoffs. Get free activity sheets at tinybop.com. Simple Machines is No. 4 in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library series, designed for curious kids ages 4+ to dive deep into big ideas. The apps in this series have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. Features: * Explore 6 simple machines: levers, pulleys, inclined planes, wedges, wheel and axles, and screws. * Experiment with real world physics, actions and reactions, inputs and outputs. Learn about force and motion. * Investigate the physics at work behind each machine. * Sophisticated sound design rewards experimentation. * Original artwork by James Gilleard. * Smart features use your device’s camera to bring your kids’ world into the app. * Learn new vocabulary in 40+ languages with interactive labels. * Intuitive, safe, and kid-friendly design. * Entertaining for kids and adults alike. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy Policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Compatible with iPhone 5, 5s, 5c, 6, 6 Plus, iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2, 3, mini, and Air. **This app is optimized for iPad 2 and iPhone 5 or higher. Requires iOS 7.0 or later. psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Avokiddo Emotions at 89% against Simple Machines by Tinybop's 37%. Avokiddo Emotions also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (3.6K vs 62). Simple Machines by Tinybop's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Avokiddo Emotions costs $4.99 and Simple Machines by Tinybop $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Avokiddo Emotions holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avokiddo Emotions has 3.6K ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Avokiddo Emotions's written reviews are positive against 37% of Simple Machines by Tinybop's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Avokiddo Emotions | Simple Machines by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.6K ratings) — better | 3.7 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better | 37.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AVOKIDDO | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
Avokiddo Emotions
Simple Machines by Tinybop
User reviews
Avokiddo Emotions
From 3.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging
- 👍 Great for kids
- 👍 Cute animations and graphics
- 👍 Teaches emotions and social cues
- 👍 Versatile for different ages
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sound issues on some devices
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
- 🤔 Limited educational content
- 🤔 Repetitive after extended play
Simple Machines by Tinybop
From 62 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and design
- 🧠 Educational and informative
- 👨👩👧👦 Good for kids and learning
- 💡 Sparks curiosity and imagination
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
Room to improve
- 😴 Boring and repetitive
- 💸 Expensive for limited content
- 🤷♂️ Lacks clear goals or objectives
- 🤏 Limited interaction and content
- 🚫 Not a game, more of a toy
Bugs and requests
Avokiddo Emotions
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound not working on iPad 2
- White screen on launch for some users
- Lever too sensitive, causing accidental interactions
Requested features
4 requests- New characters and items to interact with
- More educational elements to teach emotions
- Ability to save progress or unlock new content
- Option to adjust difficulty or complexity
Simple Machines by Tinybop
Reported bugs
8 issues- Crashes immediately on launch
- Cannot install after purchase
- App crashes after loading screen
- No sound
- Does not work
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- Download issues
- Does not open
- Chinese language not displayed
Requested features
8 requests- Add a creative building mode
- More levels and modules
- Sandbox mode
- Ability to build own machines
- More interactive elements
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- Add more complex mechanisms
- Improve wheel and axle interaction
- Allow bringing up planets in pulley game
In-app purchases
Avokiddo Emotions
No in-app purchases
Simple Machines by Tinybop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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