Comparison

Connect the Dots vs Animals Antarctica

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

Head to head
About

Connect the Dots

This app offers a fun and educational way for young children to learn about animals through engaging dot-to-dot puzzles. It helps develop cognitive skills like memory and attention with modes for numbers, letters, and coloring.

Highlights
  • Connect points by numbers or letters
  • Reveal hidden animal silhouettes
  • Coloring mode for creative expression
  • Develops thinking, memory, and attention
  • Three game modes: numbers, letters, coloring
  • Automatic saving of colored pictures
Features
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A rich and diverse animal world is very interesting for young children. First we get acquainted with domestic animals, like for example, fluffy kittens and playful dogs. On the street, we come across small insects and chirping, spotted birds. In the zoo we can view wild animals, such as rabbits, a fox, and a bear. Every time we learn more and more about these co-habitants of our Earth! Some of them creep along, while others run on their paws; still others soar through the air! Some prefer to live in burrows, some in nests, while others just live in the trees or sleep in meadows. You'll see huge elephants and hippopotamuses, small chameleons and frogs, fast lions and slow turtles - herbivores and predators alike. We invite you to get acquainted with these marvelous representatives of the animal kingdom on the pages of our game! Features: ◦ Connect points by numbers or letters ◦ When points are connected, you will see the silhouette of a hidden picture ◦ Once all the points have been connected, you can color the picture ◦ Choosing a wrong symbol three times in a row will bring up a tip ◦ Blue, orange, green or pink stars make the game even more exciting ◦ Easy-to-use palette that allows you to put together your own unique set of colors ◦ Colored pictures automatically saved on closing the program Connect points is a learning puzzle for small children. It helps develop thinking, improve memory and attention. The application has three game modes: by numbers, letters and coloring. Game modes with letters and numbers will be useful for kindergarten and pre-K kids. Connecting by numbers will help to easily memorize the order of numbers and learn to count. To do this, you need to consecutively connect circles with numbers starting from 1. As you connect circles in the right order, the silhouette of a hidden picture will become more and more visible. If three points are chosen incorrectly, a tip will pop up. Once all the points are fully connected, the picture will become fully visible and you’ll be able to color it. Those studying the alphabet can choose to connect points by letters. It is important that children know letters as early as possible, since it is essential for learning to read and write. But knowing the order of letters in the alphabet is also very important! This can be achieved by connecting circles with letters in the right sequence. The coloring mode will be especially appreciated by young artists. In this mode, you can proceed to coloring pictures without connecting points. To make the process even more exciting, you can change any predefined color. To do this, press and hold the paint bucket and choose the necessary color from the palette.

About

Animals Antarctica

Explore the animals of Antarctica with real sounds and photos. Engage in interactive games like 'Guess the Sound' and 'Find the Pairs' designed for young children. Learn animal names and descriptions read aloud, with offline play capabilities.

Highlights
  • Real animal sounds and photos
  • Interactive games: Guess the sound, Find the pairs
  • Animal names and descriptions read aloud
  • Offline play
  • Parental controls for external links
  • Simple controls for young children
Features
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Meet the animals of Antarctica and hear their real voices: the Weddell seal, orca, rockhopper penguin, albatross, leopard seal, humpback whale, Adélie penguin, Antarctic shag, crabeater seal, king penguin, elephant seal and snow petrel. • Listen – tap an animal to hear its voice and see a big photo. Every animal has three photos and three different sounds. • Guess the sound – listen to a sound and find the animal that makes it. • Find the pairs – turn over the cards and match the animals. • Where is it? – hear an animal's name and find it. Every animal's name and a short description are read aloud and shown in your language. Made for young children: big pictures, no reading needed and simple controls. The background music and the narrator's voice can be switched off, and links to our other apps are protected by a parental check. Everything is inside the app, so you can play without an internet connection.

Screenshots

Connect the Dots4 screens
Animals Antarctica4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Animals Antarctica at none against Connect the Dots's 1. Animals Antarctica also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Connect the Dots's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (98 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Connect the Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Animals Antarctica asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Animals Antarctica holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Connect the Dots has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Connect the Dots's written reviews are positive against 100% of Animals Antarctica's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Connect the Dots ships an update every 13 months, Animals Antarctica every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Connect the Dots versus Animals Antarctica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnect the DotsAnimals Antarctica
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (98 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 13 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKedronic UABAleksei Neronov

Customer experience

Connect the Dots

All ratings97 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Animals Antarctica

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Connect the Dots

One-time1
  • Unlock all pages$2.99
None

Animals Antarctica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Connect the Dots free?
Connect the Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Animals Antarctica free?
Animals Antarctica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Connect the Dots or Animals Antarctica?
Animals Antarctica is rated higher. Connect the Dots averages 4.6 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Animals Antarctica averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Connect the Dots or Animals Antarctica have ads?
Animals Antarctica shows ads; Connect the Dots does not.
Which is updated more often, Connect the Dots or Animals Antarctica?
Connect the Dots ships an update every 13 months, and Animals Antarctica every 14 months. Most recently, Connect the Dots was updated on November 5, 2026 and Animals Antarctica on November 1, 2026.

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