The Alice App vs Boum!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Alice App
An interactive book app that brings "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" to life with stunning, touch-sensitive illustrations and engaging narration. It aims to encourage literacy, spark imagination, and educate users about art history.
- Interactive illustrations
- Engaging narration
- Art history education
- Literacy skill encouragement
- Finger touch animations
- Riddles and puzzles
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Description – The Alice App is in English ** The New York Times – “Alice” is also a sly trip through Western art history that makes one almost forget the book’s original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel." ** Wired – “With Art of the Renaissance style and children's story the app Alice become a surprise hit.” ** Venture Beat – “It features beautiful illustrations you can interact with by touching the tablet screen, as well as an engaging narrator reading each page.” ** Kirkus Reviews– “Alice apps offers audio and visual pleasures of its own.” ** Member at Moms With Apps®- The app is safe for children ** 10 Top app in iTunes - Apple prompted The Alice app to be in the top 10 apps in iTunes under the category of kids gams and apps Learn art and encourage literacy in this fun interactive book app based on the classic novel. Explore interactive illustrations, learn and excite about art, and engage with your kids in a fun activity. The Alice App delivers a gorgeous interactive journey through the classic fairy tale “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” This is the truly immersive experience that rich tales such as this are perfect for. Stunning visuals, rollicking sound effects, and interactive gems capture the whimsical fantasy fun of Lewis Carroll’s iconic children’s tale. EXPLORE THE ALICE APP: · ENCOURAGE literacy skills by following along with the narration. · LEARN and EDUCATE about art. · IGNITE imaginations. · INTERACT in the story. Playful, interactive illustrations and games. · STIMULATE creativity. · NAVIGATE effortlessly to any location. · ENGAGE with your child in a fun activity that can be enjoyed by adults and children alike. · ENJOY the energetic narration and hilarious sound effects. · INSPIRE children to read, create, and engage more. ** TIP: DON’T JUST SIT AND LISTEN TO THE ALICE APP ** Alice is a book filled with riddles, puzzles, brainteasers, and new surprises on every page! So JUMP IN and become a part of the experience. This inspiring merging of children’s literature and classic art was designed for mobile and tablet. Global artist Emmanuel Paletz spent four years crafting beautifully detailed paintings inspired by the Renaissance to tell the tale of Alice’s Adventures. The result is an App that opens the door to the world of Wonderland like nothing ever has before. You’ll dig deeper beyond the words and beyond the pages into the vibrant heart and soul of this timeless classic. All the characters you love are there in their silly splendor and waiting to jump off the page. Jaw-dropping illustrations and finger touch animations bring the story to new life and pull you in to where fantasy lives. It’s the story we all remember, but our interactive landscape will create new warmer and more vibrant memories than ever before! Welcome again and for the first time to the wonderful world of Alice! --------------------------------------- Emmanuel Paletz’s work is featured in: - The New York Times magazine - Washington Post - LA time - Red Dot design award - IF design award - Many other publications around the world --------------------------------------- We’d Love To Hear From You! We’re always listening to your suggestions to improve The Alice App! If you have any issues with the app, just contact us and we will help you! - Need tech support? Contact us at: Emmanuel.paletz@gmail.com - Say hello to us on FB! facebook.com/Thealiceapp The Alice App™ & © 2014 Emmanuel Paletz Corp, All rights reserved. All of us on Emmanuel Paletz Corp team appreciate your support. Visit us at www.thealiceapp.com
Boum!
Experience a wordless narrative that unfolds horizontally on your tablet. This interactive story offers a unique graphical and acoustic immersion into a poetic universe, encouraging imagination and personal interpretation for all ages.
- Horizontal scrolling narrative
- Graphical and acoustic immersion
- Wordless storytelling
- Interactive cover
- Encourages imagination and interpretation
- Suitable for all ages
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An horizontal tale, a new narrative experience for tablets, created and designed by Mikaël Cixous, with a special sound design by Jean-Jacques Birgé. SPECIAL MENTION OF THE BOLOGNA CHILDREN'S BOOK FAIR (fiction) - EDITOR'S CHOICE OF THE CHILDREN'S TECHNOLOGY REVIEW SUPPORTED BY CNL, SALON DU LIVRE DE JEUNESSE DE MONTREUIL - A wordless tale spreads itself horizontally, offering a graphical and acoustic immersion into a poetic universe that everyone, across all ages, will appropriate as one wants, at one's own rate. Boum! suggests a new way to dive into a story : The screen of the tablet becomes a window behind which one slides an infinite strip. The simplicity of interactivity, the uninterrupted progression of the hundred of pictures, the immersion provided by stereo sound, the sensitive pleasure of sliding, offer a whole new experience that leaves place for everyone's imagination and freedom of interpretation. Boum! is the story of a guy very lonely and grey, that leaves home to his job, and as any mornings, follows the straight line leading him to the factory, without even thinking to look up at the sky. But on this day, snow starts falling, and the line vanishes… A wink at Prévert and his "Temps perdu", Boum! is a moment of poetry to share, or to enjoy on your own. The absence of spoken or written words widens the field to any ages and any countries. As for any works of "Les Inéditeurs", an interactive cover opens the story, an experimental appetizer that engages to the favorable atmosphere for contemplation and discovery. One could look at the cover playing by itself in a generative way, or handle it very simply. Here, take your time, let the slow time set in… /// Press « A delight for both the eyes and the ears, this is a story presented in one continuous scroll. As you swipe bold illustrations unfold; set to a fascinating audio environment. This entry has a refreshing cinematic feel, and the point-of-view keeps changing, stretching the restrictions of the conventional frame. « Jury of Bologna children's book fair « Esta app rompe muchos convecionalismos entorno a la forma en la que se pueden contar los cuentos y las historias en los dispositivos táctiles ya que prescinde totalmente de la interactividad como la solemos entender y pone su valor en la belleza de las ilustraciones y la exquisita banda sonora que las acompaña. » ABC.es « We’re not Bologna’s, but we were the first academic entity reviewing your beautiful piece back in august. And we love using it with both teachers and kids/teens! Congrats on the award! ». Universitat Autònoma Barcelona Notre cœur fait boum pour Boum!, bijou graphique pour tablette. Télérama Enfants n°12 /// Educational bonuses The wordless story and the acoustic climate encourage the child to tell his/her own story, thus practicing an exercise of mental structuration on the narrative, without noticing it. For the toddlers, a walk guided by an adult would help to go further into the thread of the story. The interactive cover also constitutes a fresh "memory game", allowing the child to anticipates the disclosure of animated patterns, based on the former repetition of them. /// The creators A team of seasoned people in digital creation, notably for young audience, who crafts multimedia since the very beginnings, and who creates and spread unpublished quality works, out of the mainstream shapes.
Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Alice App at every 3 months against Boum!'s every 33 months. The Alice App also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
The Alice App costs $0.99 and Boum! $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Alice App ships an update every 3 months, Boum! every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Alice App | Boum! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 33 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 277 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emmanuel Paletz Corp. | Les inéditeurs |
Customer experience
The Alice App
Boum!
In-app purchases
The Alice App
No in-app purchases
Boum!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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