Baba Scribbles vs Josh's World Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Baba Scribbles
A relaxing coloring app for children featuring stencils of animals and objects. It helps kids learn to spell words by reading them aloud and offers a stress-free coloring experience with colors that stay within the lines. The app operates offline and provides a soothing audio environment.
- Stencil coloring of animals and objects
- Word spelling with child-friendly voice
- Colors stay within the lines
- Offline operation
- Soothing sound effects
- Over 20 stencils
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Welcome to Baba Scribbles! It's a simple, fun, stress-free coloring pad for little scribblers. Color a variety of different stencils of animals and objects to reveal a rewarding painted picture. Tap on the name of the object and the app spells the word out for you in a kid-friendly voice. Choose from seven beautifully complimentary colors to give your child virtually limitless color combinations to explore. The stencils are very forgiving as they keep all the color within the lines even if your little scribbler isn't quite there yet with a real marker. Features • Simple finger painting motions for drawing, making it easy, tactile, and relaxing • Over 20 different stencils of a wide variety of common animals and objects. More stencils will be added in future updates never with any additional cost! • Choose from 7 different complimentary colors that are staples of the Baba's Playground universe • Soothing sounds of marker scribbles, gentle pops, and piano chimes give the app a heightened sense of wonder as your little one scribbles • Each word can be read aloud by a friendly child's voice when the stencil is complete, helping your little one to learn to spell • The app operates completely offline, keeping the app safe, simple, and free of distractions We hope you enjoy Baba Scribbles, the latest addition to the Baba's Playground universe!
Josh's World Quest
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Josh’s World Quest turns geography into a colourful adventure for curious kids, families and lifelong learners. Explore the world, build real knowledge and play anywhere—even offline. Travel across all 196 countries with Josh, your friendly explorer guide. Discover flags, capitals, maps, landmarks, wildlife, foods, languages and cultures through beautiful atlases, rich country cards, narrated stories and more than 25 games. EXPLORE THE WHOLE WORLD • Discover all 196 countries with flags, capitals, populations, currencies, calling codes and maps • Explore an interactive 2D Colour Atlas with political, biome, population, language, landmark and learning layers • Spin, zoom and explore countries on the interactive 3D Colour Atlas • Tap every U.S. state on a detailed interactive map to discover its flag, capital, wildlife, people and famous places • Visit more than 400 landmarks, from ancient ruins and pyramids to natural wonders and modern icons • Journey through continents and regions with connected missions led by Josh PLAY, LEARN AND REMEMBER • Enjoy 25+ activities, including Flag Multiple Choice, Type the Country, Find the Flag, True or False, Speed Blitz, Survival, Capitals, Anthems and map challenges • See a highlighted country and choose the flag that belongs to it • Test only the countries and discoveries you have already explored • Choose relaxed or fast-paced play, difficulty level and mission length • Build streaks with daily country, flag, water, mountain and volcano challenges • Track every flag, country, animal, landmark, word and fact you have learned DISCOVER FAR BEYOND FLAGS • Meet animals, birds, insects and plants from around the world • Explore international foods, recipes, languages, currencies and cultures • Discover major cities, rivers, lakes, oceans, mountains, volcanoes, biomes, weather and cloud types • Learn about planets, space, extinct animals and threatened species • Meet famous artists, authors, composers and musicians—and see where their ideas began • Explore the industries and services that help each country’s economy work • Read and listen to Explorer Library stories and watch illustrated World in Motion capsules offline MADE FOR EVERY EXPLORER • Separate local profiles let siblings keep their own age, progress, favourites and achievements • Content and reading levels adapt for younger children, older students and advanced learners • Adult Learner mode offers a calmer visual style, deeper information and advanced atlas layers • Interface available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Hindi and Arabic • Study vocabulary, everyday phrases and pronunciation across 20 world languages • Spoken instructions, narration options, larger touch targets, reduced motion and accessibility support SAFE, PRIVATE AND READY ANYWHERE • No advertising, third-party tracking or public chat • No World Quest account required for core play • Child progress stays on the device • Grown-up controls protect family features • Core games, maps, readings and reference material work offline—ideal for flights, road trips and home learning • Educational material includes visible sources and fact-review information START FREE • The permanent Basic Edition includes a generous selection of activities at no cost • Eligible new subscribers can try every premium game, atlas and learning experience free for seven days with Full Adventure • The trial converts to an annual subscription unless cancelled; without an active subscription, the free Basic Edition remains available • Restore purchases anytime from inside the app Set off with Josh and discover the whole world—one adventure at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Josh's World Quest at Free against Baba Scribbles's $2.99. Baba Scribbles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Josh's World Quest is free to download; Baba Scribbles costs $2.99 up front. Josh's World Quest sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per year. Baba Scribbles asks for nothing beyond the download.
Baba Scribbles ships an update every 2 weeks, Josh's World Quest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Baba Scribbles | Josh's World Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Baby Dino Enterprises LLC | Dale Barrett |
In-app purchases
Baba Scribbles
No in-app purchases
Josh's World Quest
- Full Adventure Annual$7.991 Year
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