Dinosaur Mix vs Plants by Tinybop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dinosaur Mix
Design and bring to life unique dinosaurs by mixing and matching body parts from various species. Explore different environments, interact with wildlife, and discover eggs to alter your dinosaur's look in this open-ended creative sandbox.
- Mix and swap dinosaur body parts
- Explore forest and volcanic environments
- Interact with wildlife and scenery
- Find eggs to change appearance
- Free play sandbox with no objectives
- Child-friendly noises and interface
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Create your own dinosaur! Mix and swap body parts then see it come to life. Explore the world, let out a roar and find eggs to change your dinosaur's appearance. Mix up the body, head, tail and legs from a Tyrannosaurus, Spinosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Brachiosaurus into many combinations. Features: - Find the right food to feed your dinosaur - Stomp around the forest or volcanic plains - Play with the wildlife and scenery - Child friendly dinosaur noises - No goals or objectives, just a free play sandbox Child friendly app: - No in-app purchases - No third-party advertising - No social media - Play anywhere : no Internet or WiFi required Cowly Owl creates games for the whole family to play together. These games encourage creative exploration and social interaction, designed with all ages in mind. http://www.cowlyowl.com/
Plants by Tinybop
Explore diverse ecosystems like forests, deserts, and grasslands in an interactive digital sandbox. Discover plant and animal life, observe lifecycles, and experiment with weather and time. This STEM-aligned app encourages curiosity and open-ended learning for young explorers.
- Interactive ecosystem dioramas
- Observe plant and animal lifecycles
- Manipulate weather and time
- Explore above and below ground
- Learn vocabulary in 50+ languages
- Open-ended digital sandbox
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Unearth the secrets of the green kingdom! Explore interactive dioramas of the forest, desert, and grasslands. Dozens of species spring to life & new surprises arise with every adventure in this STEM-aligned digital sandbox. “If all apps were like Tinybop’s, we wouldn’t worry so much about our kids staring at screens.” — WIRED Plants is No. 2 in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library series, designed for curious kids ages 4+ to dive deep into big ideas. The apps in this series have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. FEATURES: * Explore interactive dioramas of the forest, desert, and grasslands. * Detailed illustrations show plants and animals in their natural habitats. * Algorithmic animations yield new surprises in every play. * Spin through days, nights, seasons, and years, to uncover each biome’s lifecycles over time. * Conduct the weather, ignite a wildfire, and burrow with barking critters. * See plant and animal life above and below ground. * Learn new vocabulary with labels in 50+ languages, including scientific names (select languages on your device or in the dashboard). * Identify species with removable and affixable labels. * Digital sandbox encourages open exploration and learning. * Create a dashboard to learn about new updates and apps, delete accounts, change languages, and support your kids’ experiences in all Tinybop apps. * Smart-device features, including the microphone and gravity sensor, are employed for immersive effects. * Original artwork and sound design. * No rules or levels—curiosity is rewarded. FREE handbook Our expert-reviewed handbook is full of facts, interaction hints, and discussion questions to support learning in this app, in the classroom or at home. Download in your app or at: http://tinybop.com/handbooks. Privacy Policy We take your and your child’s privacy very seriously. We do not collect or share personal information about your child, nor do we allow any third-party advertising. When the camera, microphone, and other services are used within an app, your information is neither collected nor distributed outside of the app. Read our complete privacy policy at tinybop.com. Tinybop, Inc. is a Brooklyn-based studio of designers, engineers, and artists. We make toys for tomorrow. We’re all over the internet. Visit us: www.tinybop.com Follow us: twitter.com/tinybop Like us: facebook.com/tinybop Peek behind the scenes: instagram.com/tinybop We love hearing your stories! If you have ideas, or something isn’t working as you expect it to, please contact us: hi@tinybop.com. Requires iOS 9.0 or later. BTW. It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dinosaur Mix at 77% against Plants by Tinybop's 55%. Dinosaur Mix also leads on chart position (#185 vs unranked). Plants by Tinybop's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Dinosaur Mix costs $3.99 and Plants by Tinybop $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Plants by Tinybop holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 34 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Dinosaur Mix's written reviews are positive against 55% of Plants by Tinybop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dinosaur Mix ships an update every 5 months, Plants by Tinybop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dinosaur Mix | Plants by Tinybop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (28 ratings) | 4.3 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better | 55.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #185 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 449 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cowly Owl Ltd | Tinybop Inc. |
Customer experience
Dinosaur Mix
Plants by Tinybop
In-app purchases
Dinosaur Mix
No in-app purchases
Plants by Tinybop
No in-app purchases
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