Comparison

LijPlay vs eGeez

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

Head to head
About

LijPlay

Features
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LijPlay - Learn, Play, Grow. The Ethiopian Way! LijPlay is a beautiful educational puzzle game for children ages 3 to 8. Kids solve jigsaw-style puzzles while learning the Ethiopian alphabet, English letters, numbers, world geography, and Ethiopian history - all through play! 7 LEARNING CATEGORIES: Fidelat - Learn all 17 Ethiopic letter families through colorful puzzles. Each letter is beautifully illustrated. ABC - All 26 English letters with voice narration. Hear each letter spoken aloud in your language! 123 Numbers - Count from 1 to 25 with vibrant number puzzles that build math confidence. World Maps - Explore 20 countries across 4 continents. Each solved puzzle reveals fun facts about the country. Animals - Meet 20 amazing animals! Lion, Elephant, Giraffe, Zebra and more. Each animal has a fun fact and voice narration in your language. History - Discover Ethiopia's incredible history! Meet Emperor Menelik II, Emperor Tewodros II, and Emperor Haile Selassie. Explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites including the Obelisk of Axum, Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela, Simien Mountains, and Fasil Ghebbi in Gondar. Each puzzle unlocks a story and a fun quiz! My Photos - Turn any photo into a puzzle! Take a selfie or pick from your gallery. KEY FEATURES: - 5 difficulty levels from Beginner (2x2) to Expert (5x4) - Voice narration for ABC and Animals in all 4 languages - Sound effects including tile snaps, chimes, and win fanfares - Stars, coins, and celebrations for every solve - History quiz after every story - Progress tracking across all categories - Parent Zone with PIN protection - No ads, ever - No in-app purchases - Works fully offline - no internet required - No data collection - 100% private and safe - COPPA and GDPR compliant 4 LANGUAGES: English, Amharic, Tigrinya, Swedish DESIGNED FOR PARENTS: PIN-protected Parent Zone lets parents view child progress, reset scores, and control sound settings. The app contains no advertising, no in-app purchases, no social features, and no data collection of any kind. Built with love for Ethiopian children and families worldwide.

About

eGeez

This app makes learning the Geez alphabet fun for children with interactive games and 3D adventures. It offers a guided learning path, daily challenges, and family features like custom voice recordings. Designed for offline use, it prioritizes privacy with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Interactive Geez alphabet learning
  • Guided journey through letter families
  • Six mini-games per letter family
  • 3D adventure modes
  • Daily Letter Hunt and rewards
  • Family Voice recording feature
  • Offline functionality
Features
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eGeez turns learning the Geez alphabet into an adventure. Anbessa the lion cub guides children along a journey through all 33 letter families and 231 letters of the fidel - the script used by Amharic and Tigrinya. Every letter is voiced by a real human recording. FOR KIDS - A winding journey with exactly one next step - no menus to get lost in - Six mini-games per letter family: pop bubbles, trace letters, feed Anbessa, outsmart Jibby the hyena - 3D adventures: Letter Runner across Lalibela, Aksum, the Simien mountains and Gondar, and Fidel Skylands floating islands - A Daily Letter Hunt, streaks, and a treasure gift every day - Dress Anbessa in hats, scarves and capes earned by learning FOR FAMILIES - Family Voice: a grandparent anywhere in the world can record the letters in their own voice for your child - Voice postcards and share cards to celebrate milestones - The whole app works offline after the first download - perfect for travel and for keeping kids off the internet - App text in English, Amharic, Tigrinya, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Swedish and Norwegian FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS - A parents dashboard (behind a grown-up gate) with letter mastery, trouble letters and practice tips - A full teacher mode: term plans, homework links over WhatsApp, a TV chant board for the classroom - no accounts needed PRIVACY FIRST - No ads. No accounts. No data collection. Everything stays on the device. The only things that ever leave it are the cards and files a grown-up explicitly shares. Includes gentle Bible story picture books in Tigrinya for young children. One purchase unlocks everything; no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

LijPlay4 screens
eGeez4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LijPlay at none against eGeez's 8. eGeez's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. eGeez sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. LijPlay asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LijPlay ships an update every 3 weeks, eGeez every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
LijPlay versus eGeez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLijPlayeGeez
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—10 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiliyard Tassew RedaYosief Weldegebriel

In-app purchases

None

LijPlay

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

eGeez

One-time8
  • 3rd kid profile$2.49
  • 4th kid profile$2.49
  • 5th kid profile$2.49
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  • 6th kid profile$2.49
  • 2nd kid profile$4.99
  • Prayer Books$9.99
  • eGeez Core$12.99
  • Core + Prayer Books$19.99

Questions

Is LijPlay free?
LijPlay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eGeez free?
eGeez is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LijPlay or eGeez have ads?
Neither LijPlay nor eGeez shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LijPlay or eGeez?
LijPlay ships an update every 3 weeks, and eGeez every 8 days. Most recently, LijPlay was updated on October 28, 2026 and eGeez on November 5, 2026.

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