Comparison

The Bedtime Express vs Goodnight, Construction Site

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

Head to head
About

The Bedtime Express

Embark on a nightly adventure with animated bedtime stories featuring unique characters and interactive elements. Help passengers on their journey home and tuck them into bed with calming activities. Discover new stories and locations each night for a relaxing end to the day.

Highlights
  • Animated bedtime stories
  • Interactive passenger journeys
  • Calming narration and illustrations
  • Nightly changing stories
  • Variety of characters and locations
  • Interactive bedtime routines
Features
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"The Bedtime Express by Unit11 is a stunning and delightful app for your kids at bedtime! The perfect app to create a relaxing time and help your kids to go to bed!" 5/5 funeducationalapps.com "This app has delightful illustrations, animation and calming narration. Beautifully done!" 5/5 Reading Buddies Board the "Bedtime Express" for the perfect animated bedtime story. Meet the unusual passengers on their way home at the end of the day and visit them in their homes to say goodnight. Each night, the train stops at different locations and picks up different passengers. One night you could be making Badger a hot chocolate and playing "I-Spy" with the fox family. The next night, you could be helping the Mouse family find their lost tickets and waking a sleeping Polar Bear! Once you have stamped all the passengers' tickets, the train pulls into the last station and you are taken to each of the passengers' homes to put them to bed. To send them off to sleep, you'll need to do things like switching off lights, closing curtains or lighting a log fire. Children will love meeting the adorable characters and helping them on their journey. There are 6 different groups of passengers, from meerkats to polar bears, and 5 different locations to visit, from the city to the arctic. The story is packed with highly detailed illustration and animation and the gentle pace of the story provides a calm atmosphere at bedtime. Climb aboard the Bedtime Express and discover who has boarded the train tonight! www.unit11apps.com | facebook.com/unit11apps

About

Goodnight, Construction Site

This interactive storybook follows construction vehicles as they finish their day and prepare for rest. It features animated illustrations, new vocabulary, and the ability to record your own narration, making it engaging for young truck enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Animated pictures
  • Learn new vocabulary
  • Record custom narration
  • Scene selection
  • Parental controls
  • Highlighted narration for literacy
Features
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** The #1 New York Times bestseller! ** As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest— so they'll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play! Explore animated pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. With irresistible artwork by best-selling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld and sweet, rhyming text, this book will have truck lovers of all ages begging for more. Explore the Story: - ENCOURAGE literacy skills with highlighted narration - LEARN new words by tapping pictures - RECORD your own narration & share it with others - SELECT a scene with easy-to-use navigation - KEEP kids in the story with parental controls Designed for children ages 4-8 - Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award Winner! "This is one of those deceiving apps that will exceed expectations, delivering the entertainment goods each time." Kirkus Reviews "This will be a treasured app for many a truck loving kid!" - TeachersWithApps ---------------------- We'd Love To Hear From You! - Please share your thoughts in a review! Your experience matters to us. - Need tech support? Contact us at support@omapp.com - Say hello to us on FB! facebook.com/oceanhousemedia Official Chronicle Books LLC licensed App: www.chroniclebooks.com

Screenshots

The Bedtime Express4 screens
Goodnight, Construction Site4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Bedtime Express at 4.8 against Goodnight, Construction Site's 4.6. The Bedtime Express also leads on update cadence (every 11 months vs every 26 months) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). Goodnight, Construction Site's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 24) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On review sentiment, 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

The Bedtime Express costs $1.99 and Goodnight, Construction Site $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Bedtime Express holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 113 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of The Bedtime Express's written reviews are positive against 83% of Goodnight, Construction Site's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Bedtime Express ships an update every 11 months, Goodnight, Construction Site every 26 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Bedtime Express versus Goodnight, Construction Site: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Bedtime ExpressGoodnight, Construction Site
Price$1.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.8 (24 ratings) — better4.6 (113 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings24113 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 26 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnit11Oceanhouse Media

Customer experience

The Bedtime Express

All ratings24 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.0%

Goodnight, Construction Site

All ratings113 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral8.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

The Bedtime Express

No in-app purchases

None

Goodnight, Construction Site

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Bedtime Express free?
The Bedtime Express costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Goodnight, Construction Site free?
Goodnight, Construction Site costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Bedtime Express or Goodnight, Construction Site?
The Bedtime Express is rated higher. The Bedtime Express averages 4.8 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Goodnight, Construction Site averages 4.6 from 113 ratings.
Do The Bedtime Express or Goodnight, Construction Site have ads?
Neither The Bedtime Express nor Goodnight, Construction Site shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Bedtime Express or Goodnight, Construction Site?
The Bedtime Express ships an update every 11 months, and Goodnight, Construction Site every 26 months. Most recently, The Bedtime Express was updated on November 11, 2026 and Goodnight, Construction Site on November 11, 2026.

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