# さわっ手! vs ことば帳

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: さわっ手! at none against ことば帳's 2. さわっ手! also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.1). ことば帳's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. ことば帳 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. さわっ手! asks for nothing beyond the download.

さわっ手! ships an update every 2 months, ことば帳 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | さわっ手! | ことば帳 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 20 MB | 26 MB |
| Requires iOS | **7.0** | 17.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Yuya Matsushima](https://appshunter.io/developer/755571887) | [yudai hirose](https://appshunter.io/developer/1062610569) |

## What reviewers say

### さわっ手!

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/and/id788801547)

This educational app helps children develop their creativity through interactive songs and drawing activities. Children can touch characters to make them dance and produce sounds, and also enjoy coloring and drawing with various tools and stamps.

**Highlights:** Interactive musical characters, Lyrics display for sing-alongs, 10-color drawing pens with unique sounds, 64 decorative stamps, Photo decoration with drawings and stamps, 22 coloring pages

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### ことば帳

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6743420162)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| プレミアムプラン | $2.99 | per month |
| プレミアムプラン | $24.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is さわっ手! free?

さわっ手! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is ことば帳 free?

ことば帳 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do さわっ手! or ことば帳 have ads?

Neither さわっ手! nor ことば帳 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, さわっ手! or ことば帳?

さわっ手! ships an update every 2 months, and ことば帳 every 2 days. Most recently, さわっ手! was updated on October 13, 2026 and ことば帳 on October 4, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*