Guddisa vs Sapling Beats
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guddisa
Embark on narrated adventures and explore vibrant scenes to discover new words and expressions in various languages. This app offers a playful and interactive way to learn, with new content added regularly.
- Narrated interactive stories
- Illustrated scenes
- Vocabulary discovery through context
- Playful learning experience
- New stories and content updates
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Bring language learning to life with Guddisa, a colorful story experience for curious learners. Follow narrated adventures, explore illustrated scenes, and discover words and expressions in different languages at your own pace. FEATURES • Narrated interactive stories • Illustrated scenes and memorable characters • Vocabulary discovery through context • A simple, playful learning experience • New stories and learning content over time Start with a free story. Upgrade to Guddisa Plus for unlimited story access and an ad-free experience. There are also more stories coming soon! Monthly and annual subscription options are available. Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://guddinaventures.com/#/privacy
Sapling Beats
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Sapling Beats is a calm, ad-free drum machine and beat maker for curious kids. Two ways to play: - Play Drums: tap big, colorful pads and explore sound kits inspired by drums, forests, music, robots, and more. - Make Beats: a simple step sequencer where kids tap squares to build a groove and press Play. Beat Idea offers a ready-made rhythm to start from, and speed animals (snail, turtle, rabbit) set the tempo. Add more beats, Half Beats, and more drums as their ideas grow. The parent-gated Recordings kit lets families make six short sounds of their own. Hold a pad to record, release to save, then use that sound in Play Drums or Make Beats. Recordings stay in private app storage and never leave the device. Made for little hands and big imaginations: - Picture-labeled controls for pre-readers - Grow the grid from 4 to 8 to 16 steps, and 4 to 6 drum rows, as kids are ready - A quiet, warm look that's easy on the eyes and ears - Uses the device's familiar volume buttons, plus a parent-gated Half Volume for little ears Made by two professors and parents who were tired of "educational" apps that are really ad machines. So we built the opposite: - No ads, ever - No accounts and no sign-in - No data collected from children - No social features and no links kids can wander out of - Works completely offline Start with a generous collection of core sound kits free. A parent-gated, optional one-time Sound Pack purchase adds more playful sounds, including Silly Notes, Weather, Farmyard, Spooky, and Jingle. There is no subscription, and the free kits stay free. From Sapling Hollow Studios — calm educational apps for curious kids.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sapling Beats at none against Guddisa's shown. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Guddisa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Sapling Beats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Guddisa ships an update every 4 days, Sapling Beats every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guddisa | Sapling Beats |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guddina Ventures LLC | Jonathan Hood |
In-app purchases
Guddisa
- Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
- Plus Annual$19.991 Year
Sapling Beats
- Sound Pack$1.99









