Comparison

Monkey Preschool Explorers vs Bamba Farm (Lite)

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

Head to head
About

Monkey Preschool Explorers

Embark on an educational adventure with friendly monkeys! Explore vibrant environments while learning essential early education concepts like numbers, letters, colors, and shapes through engaging puzzles and playful activities. Collect fun hats and enjoy customizable gameplay designed for young learners.

Highlights
  • Learn numbers, letters, colors, shapes
  • Develop creative thinking and memory
  • Engaging puzzles and matching challenges
  • Interactive Rover gameplay
  • Collectible and customizable Hero Hats
  • Adaptive difficulty system
  • Customizable game settings
Features
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Join Milo, Zuzu and Jasper as they hop in to their incredible Rovers, strap on their fantastical Hero Hats and explore the lush jungles, roaring rivers and soaring skies of Monkey Preschool. LEARN Lead the way by learning the fundamentals of early education: numbers, upper and lower case letters, colors, shapes and more. THINK Develop and train creative thinking and working memory by remembering clues and matching associated objects. Puzzles contain challenges such as finding “things that are fuzzy”, “things with stripes” or “things that are sweet”. PLAY Zip the monkeys around in their incredible adaptable Rovers. Jump ramps, burststorm clouds and drag race against adorably competitive chinchillas! COLLECT Show off your smarts and style by earning Hero Hats. These cool and funny hats look great and have amazing effects; like the bubble blowing Thing-a-ma-jig hat or the steam puffing cooking pot! FEATURES -Over a hundred fun and thought provoking puzzles. -Play with all three monkeys in beautifully detailed and immersive environments. -Fun captivating animations and interactions. -Freewheeling, open-ended game play. -Thup’s “Knack” system which automatically adjusts the difficulty of the game as your child plays. -Customizable Settings: Select which games your child plays and at what level, allowing them to focus on a single task, such as colors, shapes or associations. -Designed for Kids: No confusing menus or navigation. -Rewards! Kid’s can earn dozens of whimsical and funny hats.

About

Bamba Farm (Lite)

Engage young children with a playful farm experience that teaches counting and pattern recognition. Explore a variety of interactive activities, from animal care to imaginative twists on farm chores. Designed with a kid-friendly interface, it encourages learning through fun and creativity.

Highlights
  • Interactive farm activities
  • Learn to count
  • Pattern recognition
  • Funny characters
  • Kid-focused interface
  • Beautiful artwork
Features
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•••Join 3+ million Bamba friends - kids learn through play with Bamba!••• 
 There’s lots to do at Bamba’s wacky farm! Shear the sheep, feed the chickens, bathe the horses, plant vegetables and learn to count at the same time! Keep an eye out for the dragons! "The horses are all so cute, but the Unicorn is my favorite!" – Jasmine, 5, Farmer and Agriculturalist

 Features:
 - All the fun activities kids love on a Farm, but with big twists! From making sheep jump over fences to milking robot cows. 
- Learn how to count at the same time! 
- Look out for funny characters that appear 
- And what do sheep look like shorn anyway?
 - Kids learn about numbers and patterns through counting and matching. 
- Fantastic, beautiful artwork 
- Kid-focused interface 
- Great for kids 2+

 Bamba Farm is an interactive toy designed for kids. There are no scores, complicated interfaces or stressful time limits. This game is great to play alone or with an adult.


 *** OTHER GAMES BY BAMBA! ***  - Bamba Airport: Kids pick the passengers and send them for a holiday! Kids roleplay air stewards, customs officers and more. Lots of hilarious fun! - Bamba BBQ: Set the pit up, fire the briquettes and choose your food! Bamba BBQ gets kids role-playing a BBQ pitmaster! Lots of fun characters, ingredients and reactions! - Bamba Craft: Choose a project, create a masterpiece and display it in a gallery for other kids to see. Bamba Craft gets kids painting and assembling collages in creative and fun ways! Projects and galleries are updated constantly! 

- Bamba Toys: Kids build a toy from a blueprint, picking parts and accessories before assembling the toy and finally getting to play with it! 

 - Bamba Burger: Kids flip the patty, create their custom-made burger, fill their soda cup, slice the potatoes and make French fries. What's more, they get a mystery present with their meal! 

- Bamba Post Office: Everyone loves presents! Choose, wrap and decorate presents for three funny characters. Deliver them to the jungle or to the moon! 
 - Bamba Ice-Cream: Create and eat fantastic ice-cream concoctions. Can you guess what the mystery topping is this time? 

 ABOUT BAMBA!
 Bamba is a kid game studio that makes interactive toys for kids. We believe that interactive toys offer a new and exciting way to educate your child. We design interactive toys that are designed to stimulate imagination and creativity.

Screenshots

Monkey Preschool Explorers4 screens
Bamba Farm (Lite)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bamba Farm (Lite) at Free against Monkey Preschool Explorers's $2.99. Bamba Farm (Lite) also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Monkey Preschool Explorers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 41 months). On ratings volume, ads 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

Bamba Farm (Lite) is free to download; Monkey Preschool Explorers costs $2.99 up front. Bamba Farm (Lite) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monkey Preschool Explorers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bamba Farm (Lite) holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monkey Preschool Explorers ships an update every 4 months, Bamba Farm (Lite) every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Monkey Preschool Explorers versus Bamba Farm (Lite): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkey Preschool ExplorersBamba Farm (Lite)
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (16 ratings)4.7 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB342 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHUP GamesMezmedia Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

Monkey Preschool Explorers

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

Bamba Farm (Lite)

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Monkey Preschool Explorers

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Bamba Farm (Lite)

One-time1
  • Ad Remover$1.99

Questions

Is Monkey Preschool Explorers free?
Monkey Preschool Explorers costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bamba Farm (Lite) free?
Bamba Farm (Lite) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Monkey Preschool Explorers or Bamba Farm (Lite)?
Bamba Farm (Lite) is rated higher. Monkey Preschool Explorers averages 3.7 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Bamba Farm (Lite) averages 4.7 from 6 ratings.
Do Monkey Preschool Explorers or Bamba Farm (Lite) have ads?
Neither Monkey Preschool Explorers nor Bamba Farm (Lite) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkey Preschool Explorers or Bamba Farm (Lite)?
Monkey Preschool Explorers ships an update every 4 months, and Bamba Farm (Lite) every 41 months. Most recently, Monkey Preschool Explorers was updated on November 4, 2026 and Bamba Farm (Lite) on November 2, 2026.

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