Comparison

Busy Shapes vs Thinkrolls Space

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

Head to head
About

Busy Shapes

This app helps young children develop reasoning skills and intelligence through engaging puzzles. It adapts to each child's learning pace and offers a kid-friendly design with innovative controls.

Highlights
  • Shape matching puzzles
  • Real-time progress dashboard
  • Kid-friendly swipe control
  • Adaptive difficulty with AI
  • Guided Access for safety
  • Exploratory digital playground
Features
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Are you in search of an innovative way to sharpen your child’s reasoning skills and awaken their intelligence? Then you’ll love Busy Shapes designed for children from 2 years old! *** Featured in App Store Best of 2014 *** *** Featured worldwide by App Store as a Best New App *** *** Featured in the USA Today *** *** Recommended by The Good App Guide *** *** Common Sense Media Editors' Pick 2014 *** *** Parents‘ Choice Awards 2014 *** *** Children's Technology Review Awards 2014 *** > Inspired by the pioneering works of famed Swiss scientist and intelligence expert Jean Piaget (1896-1980) > Helps children improve their ability to handle simple objects through a series of engaging puzzles > Real-time dashboard to monitor progress > Includes an array of kid-friendly features, such as “passing” swipe control & more! ABOUT BUSY SHAPES Busy Shapes helps children improve their ability to handle simple objects through a series of puzzles, in which they must change simple shapes and place them in proper holes. Along the way, the app responds to each child’s actions with positive guidance and motivation. Plus, the app’s digital exploratory playground regularly refreshes with different objects, which keeps children interested and engaged. INSPIRED BY JEAN PIAGET Busy Shapes is inspired by the pioneering works of famed Swiss scientist and intelligence expert Jean Piaget (1896-1980), who believed that “children are little scientists”, and that a child's thoughts are built through experiences that encourage him or her to engage in the reasoning process. INNOVATIVE, SCALEABLE PLATFORM Busy Shapes’ innovative scaleable platform for evolving experimentation lets children take advantage of the time they spend on touch screens -- so they aren’t just having fun, but learning every second of the way. KID-FRIENDLY DESIGN Busy Shapes features a special “kid-friendly” design that compensates for the fact that when young children hold an iPad or iPhone, they often have a finger touching the screen. “PASSING” SWIPE CONTROL Busy Shapes features “passing” swipe control that is essential for young children's quick hands (i.e. even if a child's finger reaches an object after he or she was already touching the screen, the object is still grasped as intended). POWERFUL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) Busy Shapes’ powerful AI supports each child’s unique learning journey. For example, the AI tracks the time it takes each child to complete a level, and increases or decreases difficulty accordingly. GUIDED ACCESS To prevent children from exiting the app by pressing the “home” button, Busy Shapes features a customizable Guided Access. This feature also disables selected parts of the screen for safety and protection. SEAMLESS INTERACTION Busy Shapes’ seamless interactive game area never blocks or limits children, and lets them freely access shapes. The menu is also neatly hidden away. AUTOMATIC MEMORY Sometimes the best learning is a combination of cognitive exercise and physical play. Busy Shapes’ automatic memory saves a child’s place in any particular game, which makes the app an ideal complement to physical play and for shorter games. MULTIPLE LANGUAGE SUPPORT The app is now available in: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Italian, Greek, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Turkish, Russian, Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Vietnamese, Thai, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese CONNECT WITH US! If you have any support request, please write at support@edokiacademy.com or visit the Edoki Academy Online Community at edokiacademy.com.

About

Thinkrolls Space

Embark on an interstellar adventure with this child-friendly puzzle game. Guide colorful characters through over 200 unique mazes across seven planets, using logic and physics to overcome obstacles and unlock new alien companions.

Highlights
  • Over 200 logic and physics puzzles
  • Seven unique themed planets
  • 24 collectible alien characters
  • Two difficulty modes
  • Unlimited penalty-free retries
  • Enhances logic and problem-solving skills
Currently charting
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*** Featured as "App of the Day" on the App Store! *** Thinkrolls Space is a child-friendly puzzle game that’s out of this world. Colorful heroes boldly roll where no Thinkroll has rolled before, in over 200 mazes set across seven unique planets. A cast of oddball aliens will make you grin from ear to ear. But you’ll need brains and nimble fingers to reach your goal—and catch the waiting UFO that will beam your Thinkroll to the next fun-filled planet. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS Thinkrolls and Thinkrolls 2 introduced our revolving heroes. Thinkrolls: Kings & Queens added exciting new concepts—and dragons. Now Thinkrolls Space blasts the award-winning series into outer space. You’ll meet goo monsters, bleeping robots, spring-like soprano aliens, and cheese monsters who love munching moon cheese. You’ll face vanishing rainbow bridges, plasma fields, teleporters—and more. Each of these can help or hinder. You must figure out which—and how to move and match objects to clear a path, get the key, and open a gate to the next level. REACH FOR THE STARS Two difficulty modes and unlimited penalty-free retries ensure the 200+ level journey is stress-free for children and adults alike. Along the way, stars and hearts can be collected, and later used to unlock 24 unique alien Thinkrolls. Throughout, players are encouraged to experiment. They will learn through trial and error to combine elements, and build on successive lessons to strengthen creative thinking, logic, problem solving, spatial cognition, and memory. Don’t be surprised when even younger players start thinking several moves ahead, in this fun, inventive, family-friendly combination of physics problems, logic puzzles, and exciting platform gaming! GAME FEATURES • 110 easy levels for ages 5+ • 108 hard levels for ages 8+ • Explore 7 bizarre, unique themed planets • 24 quirky alien Thinkrolls to collect • Gather hearts and stars and use them to unlock new aliens • Unlimited retries, and no time limits—play at your own pace • Enhances logic, problem solving, memory, strategic thinking, and perseverance • Store up to six separate player profiles • Intuitive, easy to understand touchscreen controls • Original concept, artwork, and sound design • COPPA and GDPR compliant; no third party ads; no in-app purchases • No internet connection required ------------------------------------------ *** Featured as "App of the Day" and "Best New App" on the Today tab and Home page of the App Store! *** 5 stars by Common Sense Media - "The adorable Thinkrolls and their sometimes maddening puzzle worlds will captivate kids of all ages, including some adults." *** Editor's Choice by Children's Technology Review (score 98%) ------------------------------------------ PRIVACY POLICY We respect our users’ privacy! We do not collect, store, or share any personal or location data. Thinkrolls Space does not contain third party ads and is safe for families and young children. Read our privacy policy: http://avokiddo.com/privacy-policy. ABOUT AVOKIDDO Avokiddo is an award-winning creative studio specializing in the development of quality educational apps for children. Hand-in-hand with kids, we design unique experiences crafted with love! Read more about us at avokiddo.com.

Screenshots

Busy Shapes4 screens
Thinkrolls Space4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thinkrolls Space at 4.6 against Busy Shapes's 4.0. Thinkrolls Space also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 69%) and chart position (#182 vs unranked). Busy Shapes's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months) and price ($2.99 vs $5.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Busy Shapes costs $2.99 and Thinkrolls Space $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thinkrolls Space holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thinkrolls Space has 3.4K ratings behind it against 409, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Busy Shapes's written reviews are positive against 93% of Thinkrolls Space's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Busy Shapes ships an update every 2 months, Thinkrolls Space every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Busy Shapes versus Thinkrolls Space: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBusy ShapesThinkrolls Space
Price$2.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.0 (409 ratings)4.6 (3.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews92.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4093.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#182 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB174 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEDOKI ACADEMYAVOKIDDO

Customer experience

Busy Shapes

All ratings407 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative20.4%
Written reviews360 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative23.3%

Thinkrolls Space

All ratings3,374 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.2%

User reviews

Busy Shapes

From 409 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Engaging and challenging
  • 👍 Great for toddlers and young kids
  • 💡 Clever puzzle design
  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Helps develop problem-solving skills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Loses progress
  • 🔋 Repetitive after a while
  • 🐛 Sound issues

Thinkrolls Space

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging
  • 💡 Challenges the brain
  • 👍 Cute and creative characters
  • 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
  • 👍 Suitable for all ages

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches or crashes
  • 🔑 Levels can be frustratingly difficult
  • 🤔 Needs more content/levels

Bugs and requests

Busy Shapes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App doesn't open or load
  • Reset function doesn't work
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to save progress
  • More variety in levels and challenges
  • Parental controls and time limits

Thinkrolls Space

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Stuck on certain levels
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More planets and levels
  • Easier difficulty options
  • Ability to reset progress

In-app purchases

None

Busy Shapes

No in-app purchases

None

Thinkrolls Space

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Busy Shapes free?
Busy Shapes costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thinkrolls Space free?
Thinkrolls Space costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Busy Shapes or Thinkrolls Space?
Thinkrolls Space is rated higher. Busy Shapes averages 4.0 out of 5 from 409 ratings, while Thinkrolls Space averages 4.6 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Busy Shapes or Thinkrolls Space have ads?
Neither Busy Shapes nor Thinkrolls Space shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Busy Shapes or Thinkrolls Space?
Busy Shapes ships an update every 2 months, and Thinkrolls Space every 8 months. Most recently, Busy Shapes was updated on October 22, 2026 and Thinkrolls Space on October 22, 2026.

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