Comparison

MIXIMAL vs Mammals 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

Mammals by Tinybop

Explore the fascinating world of mammals through interactive play and learning. Discover how animals eat, move, grow, and feel by examining their anatomy and internal systems. This app encourages curiosity and scientific literacy for young learners.

Highlights
  • Interactive mammal exploration
  • Explore internal anatomy (skeletal, muscular, circulatory, etc.)
  • Learn about animal senses and behaviors
  • See how babies grow and develop
  • Interactive text labels in multiple languages
  • Includes a free handbook for parents and teachers
Features
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Kids explore the awesome and invisible wonders of the animal world. In this app, kids play and learn how mammals eat, see, run, fly, grow, and feel. Play with and peek inside a tiger, a bat, a kangaroo, an elephant, and a sloth. Explore each animal's anatomy — bones, fur, whiskers, and more. Every animal is interactive! "A joy to explore. There are so many surprises, so many thoughtful details." — Geeks with Junior "Fabulous tool to engage kids in the sciences that’s both engaging and easy to navigate." — School Library Journal **Japan Prize Finalist For Exceptional Children's Media Mammals is No. 9 in Tinybop’s award-winning Explorer’s Library. Introduce your kids to big ideas in other Explorer’s Library apps, including The Human Body, Plants, Simple Machines, The Earth, Weather, Homes, Skyscrapers, and Space. Each app teaches kids science literacy. Kids learn by observing, asking questions, making guesses, and playing in the app. We hope each app inspires conversations between you and your kids and opens doors to more learning in the world around you. Learn more at tinybop.com. Features: ○ Discover how a Bengal Tiger, Little Brown Bat, Red Kangaroo, African Elephant, and a Two-Toed Sloth live and play! ○ Every mammal is interactive. ○ Explore the skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, urogenital, and digestive systems of each animal. ○ Study each mammal’s fur (even elephants have a little fur!). ○ See how each mammal sees by looking through their eyes with your device’s camera. ○ Race two animals at a time and see who’s fastest (hint: it’s not the sloth). ○ Learn how fast each mammal's heart beats while it’s resting and moving. ○ Feed each mammal. Find out which one has sparkly poop — and why! ○ See how a baby elephant grows inside its mother. ○ See how a baby joey gets into the mama kangaroo’s pouch. ○ See how animals feel and react to tickling and stings. ○ Learn the bones in mammal skeletons and where they belong. ○ Scratch and attack to see how a tiger's claws work. ○ Discover how a tiger uses its whiskers to sense what is near it. ○ Learn how bats hunt in the dark using echolocation to \"see.\" ○ Find out how elephants use their trunks. ○ Content reviewed by zoologists. ○ Interactive text labels in 50+ languages teach vocabulary. ○ FREE Mammals Handbook has technology tips and basic info for teachers and parents. ○ Original artwork by Wenjia Tang. 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! Reach out: hi@tinybop.com.

Screenshots

MIXIMAL4 screens
Mammals by Tinybop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MIXIMAL at 87% against Mammals by Tinybop's 62%. MIXIMAL also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (366 vs 85). Mammals by Tinybop's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On 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 Mammals 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 366 and 85 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of MIXIMAL's written reviews are positive against 62% of Mammals by Tinybop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIXIMAL ships an update every 5 months, Mammals by Tinybop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MIXIMAL versus Mammals by Tinybop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIXIMALMammals by Tinybop
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.5 (366 ratings) — better4.2 (85 ratings)
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better62.1% of reviews
Number of ratings366 — better85
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB213 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYATATOYTinybop Inc.

Customer experience

MIXIMAL

All ratings366 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral7.7%
Negative5.8%

Mammals by Tinybop

All ratings85 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral2.4%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive62.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative29.3%

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

Mammals by Tinybop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MIXIMAL

No in-app purchases

None

Mammals by Tinybop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIXIMAL free?
MIXIMAL costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mammals by Tinybop free?
Mammals by Tinybop costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MIXIMAL or Mammals by Tinybop?
MIXIMAL is rated higher. MIXIMAL averages 4.5 out of 5 from 366 ratings, while Mammals by Tinybop averages 4.2 from 85 ratings.
Do MIXIMAL or Mammals by Tinybop have ads?
Neither MIXIMAL nor Mammals by Tinybop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIXIMAL or Mammals by Tinybop?
MIXIMAL ships an update every 5 months, and Mammals by Tinybop every 2 months. Most recently, MIXIMAL was updated on October 15, 2026 and Mammals by Tinybop on October 17, 2026.

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