Comparison

One Smart Puppy vs StateQuest

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

Head to head
About

One Smart Puppy

This AI-powered platform sparks children's curiosity by answering their "But why?" questions in any language. It uses an AI dog to turn everyday wonderings into engaging discoveries, fostering a love for learning and building confidence.

Highlights
  • AI-assisted learning
  • Multilingual support
  • Sparks curiosity
  • Engaging conversations
  • Personalized discovery
  • Builds confidence
Features
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One Smart Puppy is an AI-assisted learning companion that sparks curiosity in children, and it works in any language your child speaks! Meet Iggy, our friendly AI dog. Iggy brings learning to life by answering every child's favorite question: "But why?" Through engaging conversations and thoughtful follow-up questions, Iggy turns everyday curiosity into meaningful discovery. WHAT'S INSIDE • Ask Iggy "but why" questions by voice or text, in any language: Iggy detects your child's language and answers in it, with no settings needed. English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Russian and dozens more. • Math Adventure: level-by-level math games, from counting to number ninja challenges. • Bedtime Stories: calm, read-aloud stories narrated by Iggy. • Reading & Writing: letter sounds, sight words, word building and writing practice. • American History lessons: short, narrated lessons about people and events from America's past. • World Explorer: visit countries, landmarks and famous cities around the globe. • Space & Animals: explore planets, stars and creatures big and small. • Parent Dashboard: see your child's learning progress, questions asked and recent conversations. • Family Sharing: share the monthly plan with your family through Apple Family Sharing. • Parent verification: purchases, outside links and the Parent Dashboard are protected by a parent-verification math gate. Iggy is an AI; parents can review and report any answer. By encouraging children to explore their questions naturally, One Smart Puppy makes learning exciting and helps uncover each child's unique talents, strengths and interests, building confidence and a lifelong love of learning. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS — One Smart Puppy is free to download and includes 3 free questions every day. Unlock unlimited learning: Monthly $7.99/month or Annual $59.99/year. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial. After the trial, the subscription renews automatically at the selected price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Prices may vary by country. Purchases require parent verification. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://butwhylearning.com/privacy-policy

About

StateQuest

Master U.S. states and capitals through engaging challenges, streaks, and rewards. This app offers a fun, game-like experience for learning geography, perfect for students and parents seeking productive screen time.

Highlights
  • Fast challenges
  • Daily streaks
  • Unlockable badges
  • Collectible rewards
  • Global leaderboards
  • Class leaderboards
  • Adaptive learning
Features
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Master the 50 states and capitals through fast challenges, streaks, badges, and leaderboards. Race through quick challenges, build your daily streak, unlock badges and collectibles, and climb the leaderboards as you master every state, capital, and region in the U.S. Built for middle schoolers, StateQuest is polished enough to feel fun after school — and safe, clean, and focused enough for parents and teachers. Why kids keep playing StateQuest turns geography practice into short, satisfying rounds with instant feedback and visible progress. Kids can: • Build a daily learning streak • Earn badges for milestones and mastery • Unlock collectible rewards as they improve • Level up by practicing consistently • Compete on global leaderboards • Join class leaderboards for friendly classroom competition • Master states, capitals, and regions one challenge at a time It doesn't just look like a game. It plays like one. Why parents like it StateQuest gives kids productive screen time without the usual junk. No ads. Ever. No tracking. No in-app purchases. No pop-ups pestering kids to buy coins, gems, or upgrades. Just focused, fun geography practice that helps students actually learn. What kids learn • All 50 states • All 50 capitals • U.S. regions • Map recognition • Capital recall • Regional challenges • Speed and accuracy through repeated practice StateQuest adapts as kids play, bringing missed states back more often so weak spots turn into strengths. Perfect for • Middle school geography units • State and capital tests • Homeschool practice • Classroom warm-ups • Friendly class competitions • Parents who want screen time that actually teaches something Learn the map. Build your streak. Unlock the badges. Climb the leaderboard. Download StateQuest and see how fast your kid can master all 50 states and capitals.

Screenshots

One Smart Puppy4 screens
StateQuest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StateQuest at none against One Smart Puppy's 2. 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. One Smart Puppy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. StateQuest 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 One Smart Puppy against 5.0 for StateQuest. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
One Smart Puppy versus StateQuest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne Smart PuppyStateQuest
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew KennardShloime Fellig

Customer experience

One Smart Puppy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

StateQuest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

One Smart Puppy

Subscriptions2
  • VIP First User7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • VIP First User Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

StateQuest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is One Smart Puppy free?
One Smart Puppy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StateQuest free?
StateQuest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, One Smart Puppy or StateQuest?
One Smart Puppy and StateQuest are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do One Smart Puppy or StateQuest have ads?
Neither One Smart Puppy nor StateQuest shows ads.

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