Comparison

MIXIMAL vs Skyscrapers by Tinybop

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

Head to head
About

MIXIMAL

Create unique, silly animals by mixing parts or syllables. This app offers a tactile and creative experience with handcrafted animations and analog sounds, inspired by classic flipbooks. It's designed for open-ended exploration with no pressure or goals.

Highlights
  • Mix between 11 animals
  • Create new animals using syllables
  • Combine full animals for surprise animations
  • Switch between 8 languages
  • Lively animations and impressive audio
  • No failing, no goals
Features
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Mix animals! Mix syllables! Filled with handcrafted animations and sound. MIXIMAL is an entertaining game based on traditional flipbooks we all know from our childhood. Kids create new silly animals and discover their names. We took this classic concept and constructed wonderful handcrafted animations and sounds to complement it. Each animation is created frame-by-frame to provide a warm and organic aesthetic. The sounds originate from analog sources. Our aim with the app is to offer a highly tactile experience, as we think our kids should play with quality toys. Features: + Mix between 11 animals + Make up new animals using syllables + Combine a full animal for a surprise animation + Switch between 8 languages + Lively animations and impressive audio + No failing, no goal, no wrong or right + Supports all iPads and iPhones with iOS 14 or later + No internet access needed! + No advertisements! Available in 8 languages with full voice acting: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese! Learn more about YATATOY: yatatoy.com Contact us for assistance or to give feedback: https://yatatoy.com/info/ MADE BY YATATOY

About

Skyscrapers by Tinybop

Explore the inner workings of tall buildings from foundation to rooftop. Design facades, investigate utilities, and test structural integrity against natural disasters and unexpected events. Learn how people live and work within these massive structures.

Highlights
  • Explore skyscrapers floor by floor
  • Design building facades and tops
  • Investigate structural foundations
  • Test engineering against disasters
  • Manage building utilities
  • Simulate emergencies and repairs
Features
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Discover how people build, live, and play in skyscrapers. Go up and down, through every floor, and underground. Spark a blackout, fix a pipe, or clog the toilets. Test your building’s engineering when dinosaurs invade, lightning strikes, or the earth quakes. Find out what keeps skyscrapers standing tall and people happy in them all. Skyscrapers is No. 7 in Tinybop’s Explorer’s Library series. Apps in this series have been downloaded more than 5 million times and have won Best of the App Store, App Store Editors’ Choice, Parents’ Choice, and Children's Technology Review Editor’s Choice awards. FEATURES + Explore skyscrapers from the ground, up to the roof. + Design each building’s facade and top with different colors, spires, clock towers, and more. + Investigate a building’s structure, from the foundation to the frame. + See how soil affects a building’s stability. + Test and observe your building’s engineering in lightning storms, earthquakes, and high winds. + Move people throughout the building: up and down in elevators, through bathrooms, and in and out of rooms. + Investigate the utilities: water, electricity, and safety features. + Save the building in emergencies! Put out fires and repair water breaks. + Turn lights on and off. Cause a blackout! 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. Psst! It's not Tiny Bop, or Tiny Bob, or Tiny Pop. It's Tinybop.

Screenshots

MIXIMAL4 screens
Skyscrapers by Tinybop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MIXIMAL at 87% against Skyscrapers by Tinybop's 32%. MIXIMAL also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (366 vs 63). Skyscrapers by Tinybop's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MIXIMAL costs $4.99 and Skyscrapers by Tinybop $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MIXIMAL holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIXIMAL has 366 ratings behind it against 63, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of MIXIMAL's written reviews are positive against 32% of Skyscrapers by Tinybop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIXIMAL ships an update every 5 months, Skyscrapers by Tinybop every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
MIXIMAL versus Skyscrapers by Tinybop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIXIMALSkyscrapers by Tinybop
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.5 (366 ratings) — better4.1 (63 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better31.9% of reviews
Number of ratings366 — better63
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYATATOYTinybop Inc.

Customer experience

MIXIMAL

All ratings366 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%

Skyscrapers by Tinybop

All ratings63 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative19.0%
Written reviews163 reviews
Positive31.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative62.0%

User reviews

MIXIMAL

From 366 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Stylish and simple design
  • 😂 Funny and entertaining animations
  • 🧸 Great for toddlers and young children
  • 💡 Clever and educational concept
  • 🎶 Engaging sounds and music

Room to improve

  • ⚠️ Limited number of animals
  • 🔇 Sound issues reported
  • 📉 App stopped working after updates
  • 🧩 Animals not always easily identifiable

Skyscrapers by Tinybop

From 63 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Beautiful and detailed graphics
  • 🧒 Engaging for young children (4-8 years old)
  • 🏗️ Creative building and customization features
  • 📚 Educational content about building systems
  • 😄 Humorous hidden features and easter eggs

Room to improve

  • ❌ Lacks clear objectives or goals
  • 📖 No tutorial or instructions provided
  • 😴 Gets boring quickly for older children/adults
  • 🎮 Not a traditional game with progression
  • 💰 Expensive for limited content ($2.99-$3.99)

Bugs and requests

MIXIMAL

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App won't load after iOS upgrade
  • Sound does not work
  • Crashing in iOS 13
  • App keeps cutting out

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more animals and sounds
  • Implement a selector for animals
  • Allow screenshots without UI elements
  • More animal combinations

Skyscrapers by Tinybop

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Background details disappear when zooming out on skyscraper
  • People turn into colored circles at certain zoom levels
  • App crashes immediately on startup
  • Black screen during gameplay
  • Game freezes on loading screen
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  • App won't launch on iPhone/iPad
  • Download fails despite sufficient storage
  • Incorrect language display (simplified Chinese instead of traditional)
  • Location permission requested unnecessarily

Requested features

14 requests
  • Character customization and personalities
  • Apartment/room customization options
  • Social interactions between characters
  • Character families and relationships
  • More building options and facades
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  • Objectives and progression system
  • Rewards and achievement system
  • More interactive tasks for characters
  • Ability to control characters directly
  • More variety in activities and mini-games
  • Level progression system
  • Character AI that acts independently
  • Shops and commercial spaces
  • More building customization elements

In-app purchases

None

MIXIMAL

No in-app purchases

None

Skyscrapers by Tinybop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIXIMAL free?
MIXIMAL costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skyscrapers by Tinybop free?
Skyscrapers by Tinybop costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MIXIMAL or Skyscrapers by Tinybop?
MIXIMAL is rated higher. MIXIMAL averages 4.5 out of 5 from 366 ratings, while Skyscrapers by Tinybop averages 4.1 from 63 ratings.
Do MIXIMAL or Skyscrapers by Tinybop have ads?
Neither MIXIMAL nor Skyscrapers by Tinybop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIXIMAL or Skyscrapers by Tinybop?
MIXIMAL ships an update every 5 months, and Skyscrapers by Tinybop every 4 months. Most recently, MIXIMAL was updated on September 19, 2026 and Skyscrapers by Tinybop on September 21, 2026.

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