Comparison

TapTot vs Their First Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

TapTot

This app provides a safe, ad-free digital environment for toddlers aged 1-4 to learn and play. It features interactive learning modules for letters, numbers, colors, and shapes, alongside engaging play activities like a water table and animal sounds. Parents can rest assured knowing their child is protected from accidental calls, deleted apps, and external links.

Highlights
  • Ad-free toddler play space
  • Screen lock for safety
  • Interactive learning modules
  • Real physics-based play
  • Premium audio and visuals
  • Parent-focused safety features
Features
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TapTot — A digital sandbox a dad built because his toddler kept breaking his phone. Turn on "Screen Lock", hand it over, and walk away. That's it. TapTot keeps your toddler in an ad-free space to tap, learn, and play — they can't exit, dial, or delete a single thing. Have Fun! - WHAT MAKES TAPTOT DIFFERENT - Tot Lock No accidental calls, no deleted apps. Hand over your phone and relax. Uses iOS Guided Access to block the Home button, Control Center, and Notifications. - Zero ads. Zero links. Zero tracking. Not a single ad, popup, or outbound link. No data collection. Your child sees content and nothing else. - Real physics, real learning. The Water Table and Wobble Table respond to tilt, shake, and tap. Builds fine motor skills and cause-and-effect through active play. - Premium audio and visuals. Crisp narration with accurate pronunciation. Real photographs, Montessori-inspired. No robotic text-to-speech. - Obsessive safety details only a parent would add. Epilepsy-safe animations under 1.5Hz. Individual volume control. Session time limits. These come from actually raising a toddler. - LEARN Letters: A to Z with crisp, clear narration (Free) Numbers: 1 to 20 with playful narration Colors: Paired with real-world objects Shapes: Circles, stars, hearts, and more - PLAY Water Table: Bubbles pop, float, and blow with true physics (Free) Wobble Table: Tap and tilt to guide balls into holes Animals: Real animal sounds with adorable pictures (Free) Objects: Everyday things and their sounds Weather: Rain, thunder, sunshine, and snow - BUILT BY A DAD, FOR HIS SON, LEO I originally built TapTot because my own son, Leo, kept getting into my phone's settings and opening ads on other apps. Every single feature in this app was designed with one question in mind: "Would I trust this with Leo?" - TAPTOT UNLIMITED Letters, Water Table, and Animals are free forever. Price increases as new content is added. Subscribe to unlock all content: - PRICING for locked content Monthly: $1.99 Yearly: $14.99 (Save 37%) Family Sharing Included! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://yourlobster.tech/taptot/privacy

About

Their First Puzzles

This app offers a gentle and confidence-building puzzle experience for toddlers and preschoolers. It features five animal worlds with various matching and building activities, designed to be frustration-free and engaging.

Highlights
  • Five animal worlds
  • Matching, building, and sorting activities
  • No-fail design
  • Wordless play
  • Offline functionality
  • Calm art and sound
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No fails. No ads. No catch. Just their first puzzles. Their First Puzzles is a calm animal puzzle app for toddlers and preschoolers, ages 2–5. Explore ten little worlds together, help friendly creatures find their homes, and watch each world fill with life. BRING HOME, BUILD & SORT Match creatures to their shapes or reunite babies with their grown-ups. Build animals piece by piece. Sort who belongs where. Larger Build puzzles in every world add more to discover, with playful animal reactions when the last piece fits. Familiar puzzles stay ready for another go, and sorting layouts change on repeat visits. A GENTLE START A piece that misses simply drifts back. There are no timers, scores, buzzers, red Xs, or losing. If your child pauses, a gentle helping hand shows the way. Play at their pace, with nothing to read to solve a puzzle. TEN ANIMAL WORLDS Visit Ocean, Forest, Desert, Savanna, Jungle, Farm, Pets, Garden, Pond, and Long Ago. Meet friendly animals, enjoy soft sounds, and return to favourite puzzles as often as you like. Simpler puzzles remain alongside the richer Builds, so there is room to start small and grow in confidence. MADE FOR FAMILY LIFE • Designed for ages 2–5, playing alone or with a grown-up • Works fully offline: all worlds, artwork, and sounds are included • No account or sign-in • No ads, in-app purchases, or subscriptions • No tracking or collection of your child's play data • Progress stays on your device • Settings and links sit behind a grown-ups gate COMPLETELY FREE Every world is included. There is nothing to buy and no paywall. We're the family behind Their First Words, Numbers, Counting, ABCs, Patterns, and Tidy. We made Puzzles as a calm, honest little app we'd want for our own child.

Screenshots

TapTot4 screens
Their First Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Their First Puzzles at none against TapTot's 2. TapTot's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. TapTot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Their First Puzzles 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 TapTot against 5.0 for Their First Puzzles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TapTot ships an update weekly, Their First Puzzles every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TapTot versus Their First Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapTotTheir First Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeeho ParkTheir First Words LLC

Customer experience

TapTot

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Their First Puzzles

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TapTot

Subscriptions2
  • TapTot Unlimited$1.991 Month
  • TapTot Unlimited$14.991 Year
None

Their First Puzzles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TapTot free?
TapTot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Their First Puzzles free?
Their First Puzzles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TapTot or Their First Puzzles?
TapTot and Their First Puzzles are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TapTot or Their First Puzzles have ads?
Neither TapTot nor Their First Puzzles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TapTot or Their First Puzzles?
TapTot ships an update weekly, and Their First Puzzles every 2 weeks. Most recently, TapTot was updated on November 5, 2026 and Their First Puzzles on November 6, 2026.

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