Comparison

Fun Bugs vs The Bugs I

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

Head to head
About

Fun Bugs

Explore a world of insects with this educational app. Interact with 21 different bug species, learn fascinating facts through text-to-speech, and enjoy a playful, interactive experience suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Interact with 21 bug species
  • Learn facts via Bug-o-pedia
  • Text-to-speech for reading support
  • Drag-and-drop bug interaction
  • Bug removal cage feature
  • Suitable for all ages
Read full description

Play with bugs on your iPad or iPhone! Select from 21 different types of bugs! Pretty butterflies, creepy bugs, crawly bugs, flying bugs, and moths are all available to play. Kids and adults love it! Bug-o-pedia - Learn all about all of your Fun Bugs! All 21 bugs contain unique information. Includes text-to-speech for children that cannot read. Fun Bugs was created to entertain our young son. He helped pick the bugs and decided what they do. Now he wants everyone to play it! HOW TO PLAY √ Select Your Bugs on the Left Side √ Tap to Create a Bug √ Drag to move the Bug √ Click the Bug Cage to remove all bugs √ Drag a Bug to the Bug Cage to remove just that Bug √ Watch the Bugs Walk around! √ Open the Bug-o-pedia and learn all about the bugs! Bugs: • Black Ant • DragonFly • Ladybug • Monarch • Red Ant • Blue Morpho Butterfly • Brown Siproeta Butterfly • Green Moss Butterfly • Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly • Pill Bug • Caterpillar • Striped June Bug • Striped Love Beetle • Atlas Moth • Garden Tiger Moth • Luna Moth • Spanish Moon Moth • Cicada • House Fly • Honey Bee • Wasp • Cockroach • Earwig • Scorpion • Wolf Spider Works for iPad and iPhone. iOS 6+ required. Follow us for updates on Twitter: @TFWorld

About

The Bugs I

Explore the fascinating world of insects through engaging animations and interactive games. This educational app teaches children about insect life, habitats, and metamorphosis with simple texts and vibrant illustrations. It offers a stress-free learning environment suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Discover basic insect information
  • Learn insect curiosities
  • Dozens of educational games
  • Fully narrated content
  • Content suitable for ages 4+
  • Realistic illustrations and images
Features
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What child is not fascinated by bugs? With “The Bugs I: Insects?” you will enjoy discovering insects with lovely animations and games. Meet ants, bees, beetles, butterflies ... A fun and educational game for the most curious children! " The Bugs I: Insects?" is the perfect app for learning about insects. With simple texts, educational games and incredible illustrations, children will learn basic information about insects: how they live, what they feed on, metamorphosis, etc. This app also has lots of educational games to play without any rules, stress, or time limits. Suitable for all ages! CHARACTERISTICS • To learn basic information about the most fun insects. • To discover curiosities about the insects: Why do ants walk in a row? What do insects use antennas for? • With dozens of educational games: create your own bug, dress the beekeepers, find the stick insects, make the butterfly cycle ... • Completely narrated. Perfect for non-readers and children who are just starting to read. • Content suitable for children aged 4 and over. Games for the whole family. Hours of fun. • No Ads. WHY " The Bugs I: Insects?"? Because it is a user-friendly educational app that excites children with educational games and nice illustrations about bugs and insects. Download it now to: • Discover fun insects and play with them. • Learn about insects: what are they and how do they live? • Bees, ants, beetles, butterflies, stick insects, ladybugs, praying mantises ... • Play fun and educational games. • Enjoy educational entertainment. Children love to play and learn about bugs through games. " The Bugs I: Insects?" contains explanations, illustrations, realistic images and games about bugs and insects. ABOUT LEARNY LAND At Learny Land, we love to play, and we believe that games must form part of the educational and growth stage of all children; because to play is to discover, explore, learn and have fun. Our educational games help children learn about the world around them and are designed with love. They are easy to use, beautiful and safe. Because boys and girls have always played to have fun and learn, the games we make - like the toys that last a lifetime - can be seen, played and heard. At Learny Land we take advantage of the most innovative technologies and the most modern devices to take the experience of learning and playing a step further. We create toys that could not have existed when we were young. Read more about us at www.learnyland.com. Privacy Policy We take Privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your children or allow any type of third party ads. To learn more, please read our privacy policy at www.learnyland.com. Contact us We'd love to know your opinion and your suggestions. Please, write to support@learnyland.com. Terms of Use: http://learnyland.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Fun Bugs4 screens
The Bugs I4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fun Bugs at 100% against The Bugs I's 64%. Fun Bugs also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). The Bugs I's advantage is ratings volume (102 vs 8). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Fun Bugs sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and The Bugs I sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fun Bugs holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bugs I has 102 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Fun Bugs's written reviews are positive against 64% of The Bugs I's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fun Bugs ships an update every 5 months, The Bugs I every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Fun Bugs versus The Bugs I: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFun BugsThe Bugs I
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better4.2 (102 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better63.6% of reviews
Number of ratings8102 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB340 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLewis JohnsonLearny Land

Customer experience

Fun Bugs

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Bugs I

All ratings102 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral12.7%
Negative10.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Fun Bugs

One-time6
  • Creepy Pack$0.99
  • Butterfly Pack$0.99
  • Moths Pack$0.99
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  • Flying Pack$0.99
  • Crawling Pack$0.99
  • Bugs Pack 1$3.99
4 purchases

The Bugs I

Subscriptions4
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
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  • Learny Land Pass - Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Fun Bugs free?
Fun Bugs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Bugs I free?
The Bugs I is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fun Bugs or The Bugs I?
Fun Bugs is rated higher. Fun Bugs averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while The Bugs I averages 4.2 from 102 ratings.
Do Fun Bugs or The Bugs I have ads?
Neither Fun Bugs nor The Bugs I shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fun Bugs or The Bugs I?
Fun Bugs ships an update every 5 months, and The Bugs I every 4 months. Most recently, Fun Bugs was updated on September 9, 2026 and The Bugs I on September 18, 2026.

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