Comparison

PlayIQ 3+ vs Simple Shape Game

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

Head to head
About

PlayIQ 3+

Features
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PlayIQ 3+ is a smart, interactive educational app designed for children aged 3 and up. Combining advanced AI with early childhood education expertise, PlayIQ helps young minds grow through play, animation, and voice interaction. Children are naturally curious, and PlayIQ turns that curiosity into meaningful learning experiences. Each activity is crafted to enhance your child’s thinking, observation, and expression skills—without stress or pressure. Key Features: • AI-powered challenges tailored for cognitive development • Animated visuals and voice guidance to support independent learning • Age-appropriate language and interface for easy use by 3-year-olds • Positive feedback with fun sounds and animations keeps kids engaged • Save and review your child’s progress with ease Perfect for: • Parents seeking high-quality early learning content at home • Families wanting to foster logical thinking through play • Anyone looking for a safe, ad-free, kid-friendly educational app With PlayIQ 3+, every tap becomes an opportunity to grow. Let’s turn playtime into brain time—together!

About

Simple Shape Game

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Simple Shape Game is a fun, colorful learning game designed for toddlers, preschoolers, and individuals with special needs! Children learn to recognize shapes and colors by tapping the correct shape when asked. EIGHT WAYS TO PLAY • Find the Shape — a friendly voice asks "Touch the Red Circle!" and your child taps the right one. No reading required. • Meet the Shapes — tap any shape to hear its name, count its sides out loud, and learn a fun fact ("A stop sign is an octagon!"). • Shadow Match — drag each shape onto its matching shadow. • Build a Picture — put shapes together to make a house, rocket, tree, car and fish. • Trace — follow the dots around a shape with a finger. • Bubble Pop — pop all the stars (or hearts, or circles…) floating by. • Match Pairs — flip cards to find matching shapes; the voice names each one. • Sticker Book — every 5 stars earns a new sticker to collect. 19 SHAPES AND 7 COLORS Circle, Square, Triangle, Rectangle, Oval, Diamond, Star, Heart, Pentagon, Hexagon, and Octagon in red, blue, yellow, green, orange, purple and pink, with clear black outlines and friendly faces that blink and smile. Expert level adds Cross, Crescent, Arrow, Pie, Trapezoid, Parallelogram, Semicircle and Decagon for kids ready for more. LEARNS FROM MISTAKES — GENTLY Tap the wrong shape and the right one wiggles and glows while the voice says "This is the Red Circle! Can you touch it?" Your child always ends on a success. Stars are never taken away — no timers, no losing, no stress. HELPFUL HINTS If your child gets stuck, the voice repeats the question and the answer gives a little wiggle. A big speaker button replays the question anytime. JOYFUL FEEDBACK Confetti, happy chimes, gentle haptics and 20 different praise phrases. ENGLISH & SPANISH Play in English or Spanish (Español), with correct Spanish grammar. FOR GROWN-UPS A parent area (protected by a simple math question) lets you pick the language, choose a level (Little 2–3, Big Kid 3–4, Expert 5+), choose which shapes to practice, and turn sound effects or vibration on and off. DESIGNED FOR SMALL HANDS Large, colorful shapes are easy to tap. Optimized for iPad, and also works great on iPhone. SAFE FOR KIDS • No ads • No in-app purchases • No internet required • No data collection • No external links

Screenshots

PlayIQ 3+4 screens
Simple Shape Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Shape Game at none against PlayIQ 3+'s 1. Simple Shape Game also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). PlayIQ 3+'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PlayIQ 3+ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Shape Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PlayIQ 3+ ships an update every 2 months, Simple Shape Game every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
PlayIQ 3+ versus Simple Shape Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlayIQ 3+Simple Shape Game
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQISHENG ZENGZasder LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PlayIQ 3+

One-time1
  • PlayIQ 3+$2.99
None

Simple Shape Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PlayIQ 3+ free?
PlayIQ 3+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Shape Game free?
Simple Shape Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PlayIQ 3+ or Simple Shape Game have ads?
PlayIQ 3+ shows ads; Simple Shape Game does not.
Which is updated more often, PlayIQ 3+ or Simple Shape Game?
PlayIQ 3+ ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Shape Game every 6 months. Most recently, PlayIQ 3+ was updated on November 8, 2026 and Simple Shape Game on November 3, 2026.

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