First Words vs LumiNest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
First Words
This educational game helps young learners discover new English words through interactive picture exploration and listening. It features a gentle, no-fail design with ten themed scenes and ninety spoken words, perfect for early language development.
- Tap pictures to hear spoken English words
- Explore mode for free discovery
- Find It mode for matching words to pictures
- Ten themed scenes with 90 spoken words
- No timers or fail states
- Offline play
- One-time unlock for full content
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Tap a picture and hear its name spoken out loud. The word appears on a card while it is said, then the scene waits for the next tap. That is the whole loop: look, tap, listen, again. HOW IT WORKS - Explore mode: tap any of the nine pictures in a scene and it bounces, says its name and shows the word - Find It mode: a word is spoken out loud and you tap the picture that matches it - Tap the spoken prompt to hear the word again, as many times as you like - Every round ends in a win, so a scene can be replayed forever TEN SCENES, NINETY SPOKEN WORDS Farm, Home, Animals, Park, Nature, Food, Jobs, Vehicles, Ocean and Space. Nine pictures in every scene and ninety spoken picture words in all, from cow, tractor and elephant to rainbow, banana, firefighter, helicopter and dolphin. EVERY PICTURE SPEAKS Words are spoken by the device at a slow, clear pace, and the written word appears at the same moment, so the sound and the spelling arrive together. Mute the game and the words go quiet with it. NO TIMER, NO FAIL STATE Nothing counts down, nothing is lost, nothing is scored. A wrong tap in Find It is a soft nudge and the round carries on. Bright color themes like Berry, Bubbles, Jungle, Ocean and Sunset are unlocked from the start. MADE TO BE SAFE AND FAIR - No ads of any kind, no third-party ads and no tracking - No data collected, no account and no sign-in - Plays fully offline, anywhere you go - Gentle, no-fail design from the first tap ONE-TIME UNLOCK Three full scenes are free and endlessly replayable, and every locked scene keeps a taste round that stays free forever, so a scene can be tried before it is unlocked. One Unlock Everything purchase opens all ten scenes and all ninety words for good. It is a single purchase, not a subscription. PLAY IN YOUR LANGUAGE The interface is available in 33 languages. The spoken picture words are English. Terms of Use: https://miladapps.pro/terms Privacy Policy: https://miladapps.pro/privacy Questions or feedback: https://miladapps.pro/contact
LumiNest
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Screen time you can feel good about. LumiNest: First Words is a beautifully calm way for toddlers to learn the words of everyday life — four worlds in one app: Food, Home, Toys, and Vehicles. Your child taps a friendly tile and watches a real-world video paired with warm narration that names what they see. No cartoons. No chaos. Just thoughtful, beautifully crafted learning through video and voice. Raising a bilingual family? Pick a second language and every video can speak both. FREE WORDS, ONE-TIME PURCHASE Explore a selection of words for free. A single one-time purchase opens every word, video and language in this app. No subscription. FOUR WORLDS OF WORDS - Food — bread, apples and the tastes on every toddler's plate - Home — chairs, cups and the familiar things around the house - Toys — teddy bears, blocks and playtime favourites - Vehicles — cars, trucks and everything that goes Switch worlds any time with one tap — the whole family of words lives in one app. REAL VIDEOS, REAL LEARNING Every word includes multiple real-world video scenes. Your child doesn't just see "car" once — they see it on the street, at the car wash, and driving away. Each scene pairs the same word with a new real-world context. That kind of repeated variation helps toddlers build stronger, more flexible vocabulary. All footage is calm, documentary-style video of the real world. No background music, no flashy effects, no overstimulating distractions. What your child sees on screen looks like what they may see in books, outside, or in everyday life. NARRATION MODES Every video includes warm, expressive voiceover carefully paced for toddlers. Choose the mode that fits your child: - Short - just the word ("Car") - Full - word with context ("A red car drives down the street") - Off - silent, for quiet moments QUIZ MODE Switch to Quiz Mode for guided practice. The app speaks a question — and your child taps the matching picture. Correct answers earn a video reward. Gentle hints help when they're stuck. No pressure, no scores — just playful recall that strengthens vocabulary. 15 LANGUAGES Choose from 15 languages in settings. The same words, the same videos, and the same calm learning experience — in your family's language. English, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Hindi, Swedish, Cantonese DESIGNED FOR TINY HANDS - Large, easy tap targets - No swiping, dragging, or complex gestures - Tap to play, tap to close - No ads, no distractions - Parent-gated settings behind a long-press Already own a LumiNest app? Your purchase carries over — this app unlocks automatically on the same device. BILINGUAL FAMILIES Raising your little one with two languages? Pick a second language and every video narrates in both — alternating with each replay, or back to back. All 15 languages can be paired freely, turning everyday screen time into gentle early language learning. Every tap helps build vocabulary through calm, real-world exploration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LumiNest at every 3 weeks against First Words's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. First Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and LumiNest sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
First Words ships an update every 2 months, LumiNest every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | First Words | LumiNest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 489 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milad Atef | Iterica B.V. |
In-app purchases
First Words
- Unlock Everything$4.99
LumiNest
- 7-Day Free TrialFree
- Full Version$4.99
- Full Version$6.99
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