Comparison

Why?! vs Critical Questions

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

Head to head
About

Why?!

Features
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Why?! is the safe digital knowledge companion for children aged 4 to 16. With a lovingly animated animal character as their guide, your children can ask all their questions – anything that comes to mind. The app grows with your child and automatically adapts answers to their respective age. The App That Grows With Your Child From preschool to adolescence, Why?! accompanies your children on their journey of discovery. Younger ones can simply ask their questions by voice – even if they can't read yet. As soon as your child starts learning to read, text is additionally displayed. For older children from about 10 years old, the app offers a complete chat interface as a safe alternative to uncontrolled AI tools. This way, your children get exactly the support they need at their respective developmental stage. Playful Learning With the Bottles & Glasses System Children learn not only knowledge, but also conscious resource management. Each week they receive a "knowledge bottle" that they can distribute over seven days. This makes the abstract use of AI tangible and playfully teaches that resources are valuable. A lovingly animated fox accompanies every interaction and makes learning a joyful experience. Does the learning companion become a friend? No. Why?! transparently teaches children that it's an AI – a learning tool without feelings. This honesty promotes a healthy relationship with technology. Real friendships are formed with people. Perfectly Designed for Families You can create up to five child profiles and make individual settings for each child. The app shows you which topics particularly interest your children – without seeing the conversations themselves. You get valuable insights and conversation starters while your children's privacy remains protected. This relieves you from the many "Why?" questions of daily life while giving you the assurance that your children are safely interacting with AI. Security You Can Rely On Full control remains with you: You decide which of the 15 topic areas may be discussed. The adult area is PIN-protected, so only you can change the settings. This way you can be sure that your children are learning in a protected environment. Privacy is not an option for Why?!, but a standard. We minimize data storage to the essentials, use European servers, and comply with COPPA and GDPR guidelines for children’s applications. Flexible Subscriptions for Every Family Test Why?! in the first month at a heavily discounted price and then decide which subscription fits your family. The monthly or annual subscriptions are tiered by number of children – from one to five children. Why?! turns childhood curiosity into a safe learning experience – developed by parents for parents. Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Critical Questions

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This app presents a discussion about critical questions about the Christian faith. Themes covered are the following: 1. The Criminal History of Christianity 2. Why does God allow this? Suffering, earthquakes, and environmental disasters 3. A cruel God in the Old Testament? 4. All religions lead to the same God 5. I am agnostic 6. I am an atheist 7. I am an esoteric 8. I am a good person 9. I believe in science—God cannot be proven! 10. God and hell 11. I don't care about faith 12. I have had bad experiences with Christians—Christians are hypocrites! Navigating this app: For English: You will see all 13 chapters on the menu screen. For all other 49 languages: Please scroll down to the language of your choice and then swipe from right to left across the screen to go to the next chapter in the selected language. Languages in this App English and 49 other languages in alphabetical order: 1. Amharic 2. Arabic 3. Armenian 4. Bambara 5. Bengali 6. Cantonese Yue 7. Chinese Mandarin 8. Dari 9. Dutch 10. Filipino 11. French 12. Fulani 13. German 14. Gujarati 15. Hausa 16. Hebrew 17. Hindi 18. Indonesian 19. Italian 20. Japanese 21. Khmer 22. Korean 23. Kurdish Kurmanji 24. Kurdish Sorani 25. Malay 26. Marathi 27. Myanmar/Burmese 28. Oromo 29. Pashto 30. Persian 31. Polish 32. Portuguese 33. Punjabi 34. Romanian 35. Russian 36. Somali 37. Spanish 38. Swahili 39. Tamil 40. Telugu 41. Thai 42. Tibetan 43. Tigrinya 44. Turkish 45. Ukrainian 46. Urdu 47. Vietnamese 48. Wolof 49. Yoruba

Screenshots

Why?!4 screens
Critical Questions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Critical Questions at none against Why?!'s 10. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Why?! sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Critical Questions asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Why?! versus Critical Questions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhy?!Critical Questions
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLooking4Cache UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Urs Niggli

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Why?!

Subscriptions10
  • 1 Kid / Month1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • 2 Kids / Month1 Month trial$11.991 Month
  • 3 Kids / Month1 Month trial$14.991 Month
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  • 4 Kids / Month$17.991 Month
  • 5 Kids / Month1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • 1 Kid / Year$59.991 Year
  • 2 Kids / Year$89.991 Year
  • 3 Kids / Year$109.991 Year
  • 4 Kids / Year$129.991 Year
  • 5 Kids / Year$149.991 Year
None

Critical Questions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Why?! free?
Why?! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Critical Questions free?
Critical Questions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Why?! or Critical Questions have ads?
Neither Why?! nor Critical Questions shows ads.

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