animatope vs Learn by doing! (Beginner)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
animatope
This app makes learning onomatopoeia fun for children. Explore various sound words and their meanings through interactive play. A free version is available, with an option to purchase a full package for more content.
- Interactive onomatopoeia learning
- Child-friendly sound word exploration
- Free version available
- Full package purchase option
- Focus on Japanese onomatopoeia
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------- The onomatopoeia, as it was transferred to the character and how sound is the French meaning "Onomatopoeia". Various onomatopoeia exist in Japan in particular. I thought that it was going to make an app that can play to be able to understand even a child happily such a onomatopoeia. Please try the free version. If you have enjoyed, please have fun by all means purchase a Full package.
Learn by doing! (Beginner)
Learn a new language through interactive, real-world scenarios like driving, cooking, and home repair. This app focuses on immersion to help you think in the target language, starting with foundational vocabulary for young learners.
- Immersive learning environment
- Real-world scenario simulations
- Focus on thinking in the new language
- Beginner to low intermediate level
- Spanish, French, English included
- Ages 4-7 focus
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Drive a car, cook in a real kitchen, fix up the house- all in a new language! Are you translating everything when you study a language? Is this slowing you down? Immersion will help you THINK in the new language, the first step to real fluency. This version is for ages 4-7, teaching the first words. For students aged 8+, who know some words in the new language, download level 2. -Spanish, French, English included -Beginner to low intermediate level
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn by doing! (Beginner) at none against animatope's 1. Learn by doing! (Beginner) also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 30 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). animatope's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. animatope sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Learn by doing! (Beginner) asks for nothing beyond the download.
animatope holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn by doing! (Beginner) has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
animatope ships an update every 30 months, Learn by doing! (Beginner) every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | animatope | Learn by doing! (Beginner) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 30 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 629 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | unouplus inc. | Interact and Immerse |
Customer experience
animatope
Learn by doing! (Beginner)
In-app purchases
animatope
- Full Package version$0.99
Learn by doing! (Beginner)
No in-app purchases
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