Pre vs First Tap
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pre
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An app designed by preschool teachers for parents to easily identify any child’s knowledge related to basic preliteracy and pre-math skills. Audios ask children to identify specific information on the screen related to one of ten areas: upper case letter recognition, lower case recognition, number recognition (1 to 10), number recognition (11-20), counting (1 to 10 items), counting (11-20 items), colors, shapes, rhyming words, and letter-sound correspondence.
First Tap
This educational app introduces young children to animals through interactive sounds and visuals. Tapping on over 70 animals across six different worlds brings them to life with realistic sounds and clear pronunciation. Designed for little fingers, it offers a calm, ad-free experience perfect for early learning.
- 70+ animals in 6 worlds
- Lifelike animal sounds
- Clear word pronunciation
- Designed for little fingers
- Ad-free and offline play
- Single purchase for full content
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Tap an animal — it comes alive, makes its sound, and says its name. First Tap is a calm first app for kids aged 1–4. No menus, no wrong taps: one tap and the animal comes to life. • 70+ animals across 6 worlds: Pets, Farm, Forest, Jungle, Savanna and Pond • Lifelike animal sounds and clear word pronunciation • Soft clay style with friendly faces • Made for little fingers: the whole screen is one button • No ads, no subscriptions — the Pets world is free, the rest unlocks with a single purchase, forever • Works offline: perfect for the plane and the car Made by a dad for his own child. The animals and sounds are AI-generated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: First Tap at every 9 days against Pre's monthly. Pre's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Pre sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and First Tap sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pre ships an update monthly, First Tap every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pre | First Tap |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Curriculum Technologies | Andrei Trusov |
In-app purchases
Pre
- Lifetime Access$1.99
First Tap
- Farm Pack$2.99
- Forest Pack$2.99
- Savannah Pack$2.99
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- Pond Pack$2.99
- Jungle Pack$2.99
- All 5 Worlds$9.99
