Comparison

golnar vs Tale Virtues

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

Head to head
About

golnar

Explore the rich history and artistry of handmade Persian rugs. Identify origins, decode intricate motifs, understand materials, and master weaving techniques. Test your knowledge with a built-in quiz.

Highlights
  • Identify rug origins by region
  • Decode symbolic motifs
  • Understand materials like wool and silk
  • Learn weaving techniques
  • Test knowledge with a quiz
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golnar transforms the way you see a handmade Persian rug. Ever held a rug and wondered where it came from, who made it, or what its patterns mean? golnar gives you the knowledge to find out. ◆ IDENTIFY ORIGINS Learn to recognize rugs by region, from tribal nomadic weavings to the great weaving cities of Iran. ◆ DECODE MOTIFS Discover the meaning behind symbols, flowers, animals, and geometric patterns woven into every rug. ◆ UNDERSTAND MATERIALS Explore wool, silk, and cotton and what they reveal about a rug's quality and origin. ◆ MASTER TECHNIQUES Learn knot types, weaving structures, and the craftsmanship that separates an extraordinary rug from an ordinary one. ◆ TEST YOURSELF Take the built-in quiz and discover how much you really know about Persian rugs. Whether you just inherited a family heirloom, bought your first antique rug, or have admired Persian rugs for years, golnar is the mentor in your pocket you never had. Beautiful, visual, and crafted with the same care as the rugs it celebrates.

About

Tale Virtues

This app uses fairy tales to teach children about virtues like courage and kindness. It offers interactive cards with stories, discussion prompts, and fun facts, designed for quiet moments between parents and children. Unlock additional virtue decks with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Virtue-themed flashcards
  • Classic fairy tale retellings
  • Discussion prompts
  • Fun facts
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or trackers
  • One-time purchase for full content
Features
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Tale Virtues is an app that helps parents introduce children to virtues through fairy tales. Seven decks, one for each way of being good: Courage, Kindness, Honesty, Loyalty, Humility, Patience, and Wisdom. Made for the quiet hour, when a parent and a child sit together, look at one card, and talk. There is no quiz, no streak to defend, no notification asking for more attention than the moment deserves. WHAT'S INSIDE Each card pairs a virtue with a classic fairy tale, drawn from the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Aesop, George MacDonald, and other beloved storytellers. The front shows an original illustration and a single thought about the virtue. The back reveals the tale and the meaning it gently carries. A simple bottom sheet opens into a gentle retelling, three discussion prompts, and one fun fact. The retellings are written in language a four-year-old can follow and a nine-year-old will not feel patronized by. Grown-ups can read, explain, skip, linger, or let the conversation go wherever it wants to go. HOW IT WORKS Tap a card to flip it. Swipe to the next one. Heart what you love to keep it close. That's the whole interaction. No accounts, no logins, no typing, no clutter. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S NOT Two decks are free forever: Courage and Kindness, with 100+ cards between them. The other five decks can be unlocked with a single optional in-app purchase. No subscriptions, no upsells inside the cards. A QUIET PROMISE Tale Virtues collects no data. No accounts, no analytics, no ads, no trackers. The app works without an internet connection once it's installed. We made this choice because it felt right for an app you'll use with your child. A FEW WAYS TO USE IT There's no one way to use Tale Virtues. Here are a few that have worked for us. The deck at a glance. Open a deck and you'll see all the cards listed. You can scan the titles for what fits the moment: the question they ask out of nowhere, the curious quietness on the ride home from school, the precious five minutes before dinner. The virtue, and the tale behind it. Choose a card, and tap to go deeper into the virtue. The retelling is there if you'd like it. A deeper conversation, if you want one. Each card opens into three short questions, meant to start a conversation rather than test what was understood. Some nights one question is enough. Some nights one question is one too many. Whichever fits the moment. A daily moment, if you'd like one. If you'd like a daily ritual with your child, the app can offer one virtue a day at a time of your choosing. Used a little, Tale Virtues can become a small ritual. Used now and then, it's a quiet companion for moments that would otherwise pass by.

Screenshots

golnar4 screens
Tale Virtues4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: golnar at none against Tale Virtues's 1. golnar also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). Tale Virtues's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Tale Virtues sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. golnar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for golnar against 5.0 for Tale Virtues. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

golnar ships an update every 8 days, Tale Virtues every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
golnar versus Tale Virtues: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametergolnarTale Virtues
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings)
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size217 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAtousa Design LLCBlurred Whisper

Customer experience

golnar

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tale Virtues

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

golnar

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tale Virtues

One-time1
  • Get all virtue decks$4.95

Questions

Is golnar free?
golnar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tale Virtues free?
Tale Virtues is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, golnar or Tale Virtues?
golnar and Tale Virtues are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do golnar or Tale Virtues have ads?
Neither golnar nor Tale Virtues shows ads.
Which is updated more often, golnar or Tale Virtues?
golnar ships an update every 8 days, and Tale Virtues every 3 months. Most recently, golnar was updated on October 9, 2026 and Tale Virtues on September 24, 2026.

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