Comparison

竹知了 vs Bamboo Cicada

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

Head to head
About

竹知了

Relive childhood memories with a virtual bamboo cicada toy. Shake your phone to make the cicada spin, flap its wings, and chirp realistically. Enjoy customizable sounds, skins, and backgrounds for a relaxing, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Realistic cicada sounds
  • Customizable cicada skins
  • Themed backgrounds
  • Daily check-in and tracking
  • Global player goals
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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还记得小时候那个绑着红绳、一甩就“知了知了”叫的竹筒玩具吗? 《竹知了》把这份童年记忆装进了手机里。握紧手机轻轻摇晃,屏幕里的知了会跟着你的手势绕着竹竿打转、扇动翅膀,发出逼真的蝉鸣声——摇得越用力,叫得越欢。 • 4 种叫声可选:程序实时生成的摩擦音效、两段真实知了录音、循环沙锤拟音,也可以导入自己手机里的音频 • 4 种知了皮肤:竹韵、青玉、琥珀、墨蝉,换一身喜欢的颜色 • 4 种背景主题:竹纸、暮色、夜蝉、雨林,配合蝉鸣更有代入感 • 每日打卡,记录你的摇晃足迹和连续天数,找回坚持的乐趣 • 全民能量汇聚,和全世界的玩家一起摇出一个共同目标 • 记录你的鸣叫次数和最大摇晃强度,支持 Game Center 排行榜,和朋友比比谁摇得更起劲 • 温暖的竹纸质感界面,没有广告,没有内购,不收集任何个人数据 一个简单纯粹的小玩具,适合放松手指、找回一点点童年的松弛感。 后续需求及 bug 请反馈至 biangzhuangtu@gmail.com

About

Bamboo Cicada

Features
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Shake your phone, and let the sound of a childhood summer come back to life. Remember the bamboo cicada? That little toy from your childhood — shake it, and it sang the song of a summer afternoon. Now that memory fits in your pocket. Give your phone a gentle shake and listen: the familiar buzz of cicadas, the sound of long, lazy summer days. HOW IT WORKS · Shake your phone to hear the cicada's call · Shake faster, sing louder; shake softly, a slow summer hum · Play it as long as you like — your childhood summer, on demand MORE THAN NOSTALGIA · Drift off to the sound of a summer night — soothing white noise for sleep · Relax and unwind with a calming natural sound · Share a piece of your childhood with your kids · No ads, no in-app purchases — a clean, pure experience WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT · Authentic cicada sounds, true to the classic toy · Simple to use — just shake and listen · Clean, elegant, and fun for all ages Let the cicadas sing you back to the carefree summers of childhood. PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS OF SERVICE Privacy Policy: https://voracious-scapula-117.notion.site/3b336744823a80559a57de6d583e9382 Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

竹知了4 screens
Bamboo Cicada3 screens

Verdict

The call

竹知了 and Bamboo Cicada are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
竹知了 versus Bamboo Cicada: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter竹知了Bamboo Cicada
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer德隆 谷展 赵

In-app purchases

None

竹知了

No in-app purchases

None

Bamboo Cicada

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 竹知了 free?
竹知了 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bamboo Cicada free?
Bamboo Cicada is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 竹知了 or Bamboo Cicada have ads?
Neither 竹知了 nor Bamboo Cicada shows ads.

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