Comparison

Thyla vs Big Plans

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

Head to head
About

Thyla

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Featuring *every* native mammal, bird, fish, insect & invertebrate dwelling Tassie! - Understand our amazing native wildlife thats all around you by seeing it organised in different ways! + Track the critters you've seen and upload of the photo of wildlife you've come across in our state to share with everyone! This is just a little hobby project ive been working on for fun. I have ambition to feed data back into iNat and more in time!

About

Big Plans

Features
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Can you help Issy save up for Show Day? It's Issy's birthday, and Nanna has given her $20. But Show Day is on Saturday, and there are rides to ride, games to play, and food to eat. Will Issy save enough to make it the best day ever? That's up to you. Big Plans is an interactive visual novel that teaches kids real money skills through a week of choices, challenges, and adventures in the fictional Tasmanian town of Bluegum Bay. SEVEN DAYS OF ACTIVITIES Follow Issy from Sunday to Saturday as she learns to save, earn, and spend wisely. Every day brings new characters to meet, decisions to make, and lessons to discover, all building toward the big day at the showgrounds. REAL MONEY SKILLS, REAL FUN Kids learn by doing. Big Plans weaves financial literacy into every story beat: - Recognising Australian coins and notes - Telling the difference between wants and needs - Earning money through hard work - Comparing prices and finding value - Starting a small business - Planning a budget with envelopes - Making change at the shops 11 INTERACTIVE MINIGAMES From washing a car to making bracelets for the market, hands-on activities bring every lesson to life. Sort money, count coins, pull weeds in the garden, and more. YOUR CHOICES SHAPE THE STORY Every decision matters. Choose how Issy saves her money, what work she takes on, and how she spends at the shops. There are no wrong answers, only different adventures. DESIGNED FOR YOUNG LEARNERS - Built for ages 5–8 - Warm, encouraging storytelling - Dyslexic-friendly font option - Full narration Big Plans is made by award-winning Tasmanian developer Secret Lab for the State’s only customer-owned bank: Bank of us. Because we’re committed to supporting greater levels of financial security for Tasmanians, and that starts by giving our little learners the foundations they’ll need for life.

Screenshots

Thyla4 screens
Big Plans4 screens

Verdict

The call

Thyla and Big Plans are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Thyla versus Big Plans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThylaBig Plans
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size31 MB1.5 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWilliam FischerB&E Personal Banking

In-app purchases

None

Thyla

No in-app purchases

None

Big Plans

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thyla free?
Thyla is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Big Plans free?
Big Plans is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thyla or Big Plans have ads?
Neither Thyla nor Big Plans shows ads.

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