Comparison

Tiny & Milo vs Sprout

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

Head to head
About

Tiny & Milo

This app offers animated stories and mini-games designed to help children aged 3-7 develop essential life skills like empathy, focus, and confidence. It provides a calm, ad-free environment with interactive content that reinforces learning through play.

Highlights
  • Animated short stories
  • Interactive mini-games
  • Skill development (empathy, focus, kindness)
  • Parental controls
  • Ad-free environment
  • Multilingual support
Features
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Skills, stories & games for kids New videos and mini-games every month. Helping kids ages 3–7 build empathy, focus, kindness, and confidence — one short story at a time. Open Minded Kids turns screen time into something parents feel good about. Each lesson pairs a short animated story with a matching mini-game, so kids don't just watch — they practice what they learned. 7 developmental skill categories • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving • Curiosity & Imagination • Emotional Skills & Self-Regulation • Helpfulness & Social Cooperation • Honesty & Responsibility • Independence & Confidence • Kindness & Empathy 3 ways to play • Watch — animated short stories with friendly narration • Play — colorful mini-games tied to each skill • Both — watch a story, then play a game that reinforces the lesson Designed for ages 3–7 • Big, kid-friendly tap targets • No reading required • Calm, ad-free environment • Voice prompts and gentle haptic feedback • 11 unique mini-games at launch — balloon pop, color match, memory matching, hidden objects, puzzles, sorting, and more Built for parents • Passcode-protected Parent Settings • Manage your subscription from inside the app • No third-party ads. No social features. No profile creation. • Multilingual narration and on-screen text — more languages added every release Premium Monthly Unlocks every video, every mini-game, and every new release. Auto-renews monthly until cancelled. You can cancel anytime in your Apple ID subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://openmind.kids/privacy Terms of Use: Apple's Standard EULA — https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Sprout

This app helps children practice social and emotional skills through interactive scenarios and provides parents with scripts for difficult conversations. It offers a safe, ad-free play zone for kids with rewards for practice, and tools for parents to manage challenging situations.

Highlights
  • Interactive social scenario practice for children
  • Parent scripts for common parenting challenges
  • Kid-friendly play zone with rewards
  • Customizable scripts for unique situations
  • Progress tracking and gentle coaching
  • PIN-protected separation of child and parent sections
Features
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Sprout helps kids practice the words for life's tricky moments — joining a group, handling teasing, speaking up, saying no — before those moments happen. And it gives parents the words too. FOR YOUR CHILD — A PIN-FREE PLAY ZONE, SAFELY SCRIPTED • A Sprout buddy that GROWS — feed it stars by practicing, and watch it evolve through 6 stages, from tiny Seed to Blooming Sprout • Journey — story adventures where kids choose what to say next, with gentle coaching on every choice • Quick Fire — fast rounds for thinking on their feet • Say It Out Loud — rehearse real lines out loud, at their own pace (no recording, ever) • 70+ everyday scenarios across friends, school, teasing, boundaries, and more • Stars, levels, streaks, and badges that reward practice — never pressure FOR YOU — REAL WORDS, READY TO GO • Parent scripts: word-for-word lines for the moments kids bring you — meltdowns, one-word answers, friendship trouble • Your Situations: scripts for grown-up conversations too • Ask Sprout: describe what's happening and get pointed to the lesson that fits • A weekly rhythm: daily quests, real-world challenges you verify, and a simple check-in BUILT FOR FAMILIES, PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Kid Zone is separated from parent tools by a parent PIN • No open chat for kids, no ads, no social features • Your family's data stays on your device and can be deleted anytime Start with a free preview, then unlock everything with Sprout Premium: $39.99/year with a 3 days free trial or $14.99/month. Auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://sprout-app-bice.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://sprout-app-bice.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Tiny & Milo4 screens
Sprout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Sprout at free with in-app purchases against Tiny & Milo's subscription. Tiny & Milo's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Tiny & Milo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Sprout sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tiny & Milo against 5.0 for Sprout. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny & Milo ships an update every 9 days, Sprout weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tiny & Milo versus Sprout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny & MiloSprout
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB240 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpen Mind Studio LLCAlenlor, LLC

Customer experience

Tiny & Milo

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

Sprout

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiny & Milo

Subscriptions1
  • Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
2 purchases

Sprout

Subscriptions2
  • Sprouts Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Sprout Premium Annual7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Tiny & Milo free?
Tiny & Milo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sprout free?
Sprout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tiny & Milo or Sprout?
Tiny & Milo and Sprout are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Tiny & Milo or Sprout have ads?
Sprout shows ads; Tiny & Milo does not.
Which is updated more often, Tiny & Milo or Sprout?
Tiny & Milo ships an update every 9 days, and Sprout weekly. Most recently, Tiny & Milo was updated on September 12, 2026 and Sprout on September 27, 2026.

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