Animata vs Starfall Numbers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Animata
This app allows children to create their own animated movies by tapping to move characters, adding effects, and inserting personal photos. It offers various weather effects, theme songs, and sound effects to enhance storytelling and creativity.
- Intuitive tap-to-animate controls
- Character creation with personal photos
- Add effects, animations, and speech bubbles
- Variety of weather effects
- Studio-quality theme songs and custom music
- Sound effects for immersive experience
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Animata makes it magical — and ridiculously easy — for kids to create their very own animated movies. Just tap the screen to send characters on an adventure, then bring the scene to life with effects, music, and a big dose of imagination. As featured on the App Store's “Best for Kids.” A blank screen becomes a movie in minutes. No rules, no wrong answers — just play, create, and watch the story come alive. WHAT KIDS CAN MAKE • Tap-to-move animation — decide where characters go with a simple touch • Star in their own movie — drop in personal photos and turn them into characters • Speech bubbles & emoticons — give every character something to say • Weather magic — add rain, snow, or a full-on meteor shower • A real soundtrack — six studio-quality theme songs, or add your own music • Sound effects — the finishing touch for a movie that feels alive WHY PARENTS & TEACHERS LOVE ANIMATA • Sparks creativity, storytelling, and confidence • Simple enough for preschoolers, open-ended enough for big kids • Designed for ages 4+ with a clean, friendly interface • Screen time that creates instead of just consumes Whether it's a silly cartoon, a heartfelt story, or an epic adventure, Animata hands kids the studio — and the spotlight. Made with love. We'd love to see what your child creates! Questions or feedback? Reach us anytime at hello@ting.rocks.
Starfall Numbers
This app uses interactive activities and songs to help children learn number recognition and counting skills. It connects numbers to real-world objects and introduces basic math concepts for early learners.
- Number symbol and value recognition
- Counting activities
- Interactive introductions for numbers 0-100
- Coin counting and math expressions
- 15 animated math songs
- Closed captioning for songs
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Explore numbers through the magic of curiosity and the power of motivation: the Starfall way! With this app, your child will learn to recognize number symbols and values by connecting them to real-world objects (such as 1 sun, 5 fingers, and 10 toes). Your child will then apply these concepts with counting activities and songs! Starfall Numbers includes interactive introductions for numbers 0-20, 25, 50, and 100. Counting activities introduce coins, math symbols, and simple expressions while building counting skills from 0 to 100 in entertaining and practical ways. Your child will also enjoy singing along with 15 Starfall math songs! Counting song favorites and calendar concepts are animated playfully, with a closed caption option to display song lyrics. Each activity and song reinforces simple language and basic vocabulary, making this app an excellent choice for pre-readers, emerging readers, and English language learners alike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Starfall Numbers at 25% against Animata's 0%. Starfall Numbers also leads on update cadence (every 11 months vs every 38 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Animata's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On 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
Animata costs $2.99 and Starfall Numbers $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Animata ships an update every 38 months, Starfall Numbers every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Animata | Starfall Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.3 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ting Tze Chuen | Starfall Education Foundation |
Customer experience
Animata
Starfall Numbers
In-app purchases
Animata
No in-app purchases
Starfall Numbers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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