Comparison

Grandpa In Space vs SpriteBox Coding

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

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About

Grandpa In Space

Embark on a cosmic adventure with Grandpa and his alien friends! Explore the solar system through 10 engaging mini-games and 18 educational videos. This app makes learning about space, math, and literacy fun for young children.

Highlights
  • 10 educational mini-games
  • 18 narrated space videos
  • Solar system facts
  • Math and literacy skills
  • Sorting and categorization games
  • Customizable mini-game selection
Features
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Build a rocket, take off, and explore space with Grandpa! Travel to nine fascinating destinations in our solar system. Along the way, Grandpa and his alien friends need help fixing satellites, adding up aliens, blasting asteroids, sorting items in the ship, racing and landing UFOs, and much more! Grandpa in Space is packed with 10 mini-games and 18 instructional videos. Ages 5 to 8. “Grandpa in Space is one of the best collections of educational games for kids out there, with nice, colorful graphics, cute sound effects, and high educational value.” - Top Kids Apps “An out-of-this world interactive math and science adventure that will entertain as well as educate! 5 STARS.” - The iPhone Mom “A thrilling, realistic, and child-friendly educational space exploration app.” - AppAdvice Find out why kids LOVE this wacky educational space game! ACTION-PACKED MINI-GAMES: 1. Build a Rocket. Choose from sleek and shiny or totally silly rocket parts! 2. Alien Addition. Can you add up those wiggly alien legs? 3. Asteroid Blaster. Count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, or 10’s to blast the asteroids! 4. Clean up the Ship. Oh, no! The ship is filled with floating debris! Put it in the right bins! 5. Sort by Height. Can you line up the aliens, towers, and rockets by height? 6. Fix the Satellite. Oops, an asteroid damaged the satellite; can you fix all the parts? 7. Rhyme Race. Help the aliens win the UFO race by rhyming the words! 8. Opposites. Send each alien to the right home by matching up the opposites! 9. Memory Match. Use sound clues to help find matching aliens behind the planets! 10. Shape Lander. Can you land UFO on the trapezoid landing pad? FEATURES: + 10 educational mini-games. + 18 narrated educational space videos with real footage from NASA. + 36 planet fun facts incorporated throughout game. + Fun interactive add-ins: give Grandpa a high five, eat a pizza planet, press the “red button” + Colorful graphics, professional-quality music, sound effects, and voices. + Adult can select which mini-games are active. + Developed by an Educational Psychologist and parents. Tested by kids. EDUCATIONAL CONTENT: + Solar system information, 36 planet facts, contextual information about space travel. + Math: count by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, addition facts through 12, advanced shapes: octagon, rhombus, trapezoid, square, rectangle, circle, pentagon, hexagon, crescent, oval. + Literacy: advanced opposites, rhyming, vocabulary (sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, asteroid, comet, solar system, satellite, moon, crew, helmet, radio, gravity, meteor, axis, galaxy, planet, universe, nebula). + Sorting, categorization, memory, planning/coordination games. "5 Stars. The Grandpa and Grandma apps by Fairlady Media are definitely must-have apps for kids.” - Top Best Apps for Kids PRODUCT SUPPORT: Fairlady Media is committed to developing high-quality family-friendly games with excellent entertainment value. Please contact us if you have suggestions for improvement or to get technical issues resolved: support@fairladymedia.com. Also by Fairlady Media: + Grandma's Garden (dancing Granny teaches preschool skills, ages 5 & under) + Grandpa's Workshop (high-fiving Grandpa teaches primary skills, ages 2-6) + Grandma’s Kitchen (fun and learning with Grandma and her wacky utensils, ages 4-7) + Grandma Loves Bugs (explore the forest to learn about creepy-crawlies, ages 5 & under) + Grandma’s Preschool (the best school readiness app on the App Store, ages 3-6) + Fishing With Grandpa (cast and reel in fish and play games with Grandpa, ages 3-6) + Music With Grandma (learn about music and jam on musical instruments, ages 7+) + Camping With Grandpa (go on a hiking adventure and learn about the wilderness, ages 5-8) + Smashing Grammar (crush the nouns, verbs, and more to get a high score, ages 9+) Links that take the user outside the app are contained behind a Parental Gate.

About

SpriteBox Coding

Embark on a coding adventure game that teaches programming from icon-based commands to real Swift syntax. Explore worlds, solve puzzles, and collect items while learning essential coding concepts. Designed for an engaging and progressive learning experience.

Highlights
  • Learn coding from scratch
  • Icon coding to Swift syntax
  • Adventure game format
  • Solve puzzles and collect items
  • Covers sequencing, loops, procedures
  • 70 puzzles and 500 stars
Features
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SpriteBox Coding is a full-blown adventure game that gets you coding. Learn to code from scratch, starting with icon coding and then slowly advancing to using real Swift syntax. Embark on a journey to find the pieces of your broken rocket. You'll explore different worlds, meet new characters, solve puzzles and unlock cool outfits. SpriteBox Coding covers the following programming concepts: * Sequencing * Parameters * Loops (and Nested Loops) * Procedures * Basic Swift Syntax Comes with 70 puzzles to solve and 500 stars to collect. Are you up to the challenge? Programming: Danny Yaroslavski Art and Design: E.M. Engel Story Animation: James Pearmain Music and SFX: Eduardo Zolhof

Screenshots

Grandpa In Space4 screens
SpriteBox Coding4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SpriteBox Coding at every 2 weeks against Grandpa In Space's every 3 months. SpriteBox Coding also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 60%) and iOS requirement (8 vs 15.0). Grandpa In Space's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Grandpa In Space costs $2.99 and SpriteBox Coding $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grandpa In Space holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 60% of Grandpa In Space's written reviews are positive against 86% of SpriteBox Coding's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grandpa In Space ships an update every 3 months, SpriteBox Coding every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Grandpa In Space versus SpriteBox Coding: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrandpa In SpaceSpriteBox Coding
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.5 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews86.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1223 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08 — better
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFairlady Media, Inc.SpriteBox LLC

Customer experience

Grandpa In Space

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative35.0%

SpriteBox Coding

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

Grandpa In Space

No in-app purchases

None

SpriteBox Coding

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grandpa In Space free?
Grandpa In Space costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpriteBox Coding free?
SpriteBox Coding costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Grandpa In Space or SpriteBox Coding?
Grandpa In Space is rated higher. Grandpa In Space averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while SpriteBox Coding averages 4.5 from 23 ratings.
Do Grandpa In Space or SpriteBox Coding have ads?
Neither Grandpa In Space nor SpriteBox Coding shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grandpa In Space or SpriteBox Coding?
Grandpa In Space ships an update every 3 months, and SpriteBox Coding every 2 weeks. Most recently, Grandpa In Space was updated on October 13, 2026 and SpriteBox Coding on October 15, 2026.

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