Comparison

MIXIMAL vs Plants 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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

MIXIMAL4 screens
Plants by Tinybop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: MIXIMAL at 87% against Plants by Tinybop's 55%. MIXIMAL also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (366 vs 34). Plants by Tinybop's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and price ($2.99 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 Plants by Tinybop $2.99 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIXIMAL has 366 ratings behind it against 34, 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 55% of Plants by Tinybop's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MIXIMAL ships an update every 5 months, Plants by Tinybop every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
MIXIMAL versus Plants by Tinybop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMIXIMALPlants by Tinybop
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.5 (366 ratings) — better4.3 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better55.4% of reviews
Number of ratings366 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB449 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%

Plants by Tinybop

All ratings34 ratings
Positive79.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews92 reviews
Positive55.4%
Neutral8.7%
Negative35.9%

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

Plants by Tinybop

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

MIXIMAL

No in-app purchases

None

Plants by Tinybop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MIXIMAL free?
MIXIMAL costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plants by Tinybop free?
Plants by Tinybop costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MIXIMAL or Plants by Tinybop?
MIXIMAL is rated higher. MIXIMAL averages 4.5 out of 5 from 366 ratings, while Plants by Tinybop averages 4.3 from 34 ratings.
Do MIXIMAL or Plants by Tinybop have ads?
Neither MIXIMAL nor Plants by Tinybop shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MIXIMAL or Plants by Tinybop?
MIXIMAL ships an update every 5 months, and Plants by Tinybop every 2 months. Most recently, MIXIMAL was updated on September 19, 2026 and Plants by Tinybop on September 25, 2026.

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