Starfall Numbers vs Forestpals Summer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Forestpals Summer
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Forestpals is a series of four apps for children between 2 and 5 years old. To create this High Quality Educational Series we worked closely with a major educational publisher for content validation. The result? A nice mix of story, games and music, cute animals and the seasons. For endless tablet fun, at home or in the classroom. Information for parents and teachers Forestpals is made for use in nursery schools and kindergartens, but can also be used in a home environment. Your kids will learn about animals, nature and the seasons with stories, fun and educational exercises, games and creative tools. Story and music Exercises are good for learning skills, but some values can only be taught by stories. Emotions and feelings like friendship and happiness are portrayed by a recognizable story. Games for fun and learning In this fourth and last Forestpals app we have integrated six games. The games focus on several skills like shape recognition, motor skills, associate, focus and creativity. Every game has 9 unlockable levels, starting very easy and gradually increasing difficulty with each new level. FEATURES Developing quality apps for toddlers, isn’t childsplay. All content, graphics and technical choices were thoroughly weighed up. The result is a beautiful, intuitive, fun and safe environment for you kids to learn in. • MULTI-TOUCH TECHNOLOGY Use more than one finger at a time or play play together. Parents, teachers of friends can join in the fun. • RECOGNIZABLE CHARACTERS The Forestpals are a bunch of cute little friends. Rabbit, Squirl, Fox, Deer and friends guide the preschoolers through the woods and the changing of the seasons. • NAVIGATION WITH SYMBOLS An intuitive, universal navigation let’s kids navigate the app independently. Hardly any help is needed from mom, dad or teacher. • RICH STORY The rich story and colorful characters guide the children through the seasons. Every game integrates with the story, but you can also play the games without following the story. • CHILD DEVELOPMENT Forestpals has been developed preschool development goals in mind. Color and shape recognition, motorskills, memory training, counting and creativity are the base game mechanics. • SINGALONG MELODIES Apart from the story, Forestpals also provides relief for young musical talent. A catchy singalong song about the season enriches the audiovisual experience. • USER GENERATED CONTENT The artistic creations are instantly integrated in the story, providing a nice surprize for the young artists. • LEVEL PROGRESSION Every minigame has 9 unlockable levels, starting very easy and gradually increasing difficulty with each new level. A guaranteed challenge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Starfall Numbers at every 11 months against Forestpals Summer's every 39 months. Starfall Numbers also leads on chart position (#135 vs unranked). Forestpals Summer's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Starfall Numbers costs $4.99 and Forestpals Summer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Starfall Numbers ships an update every 11 months, Forestpals Summer every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Starfall Numbers | Forestpals Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.3 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 39 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #135 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 207 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Starfall Education Foundation | HI10 BVBA |
In-app purchases
Starfall Numbers
No in-app purchases
Forestpals Summer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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