Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton vs Phallaina
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton
This interactive app allows young children to help a small monkey with everyday tasks like turning off lights, reading a book, and playing games. It features simplified graphics and engaging interactions designed to foster empathy and learning.
- Help monkey with daily chores
- Interactive bedtime story
- Play simple games like hide and seek
- Talk to monkey on the phone
- Play music
- Simplified graphics for young children
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Hat Monkey is a small monkey with a hat who needs our help around the house. Young children will find the objectives satisfying as they help Monkey do everyday things they cannot yet do themselves, like turning off lights, opening the door for him, turning the pages of his bedtime book or sending text messages. They can also speak with him on the phone, and play music or simple games like hide and seek. The beautiful simplified graphics and interactions allow even the youngest children to identify what Monkey wants, to empathise with him, and learn how they can help him. Chris Haughton’s award-winning books ‘A Bit Lost’, ‘Oh No, George!’ and ‘SHH!, we have a plan’ have been translated into over 20 languages around the world. Instead of adapting his books, Hat Monkey was conceived and designed from the start as a stand alone app with engaging interaction at its core. Please also check out our other great Apps for kids: „PETTING ZOO“ - is a fantastic storybook app for the iPad and iPhone. It features beautiful, fun, interactive animations of over 20 animals, and it’s bound to be a big favorite for kids and animal lovers of all ages. „NIGHTY NIGHT“ - is the perfect App for a daily go-to-sleep ritual with lovely animals, sweet music and great narration. „LITTLE FOX MUSIC BOX“ – is a sing-along songbook with more than 100 interactive elements in 3 songs and the little fox music studio where you can record your own songs. If you experience any trouble with the App or have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to contact us any time: contact@foxandsheep.com. We´d love to help you out. Please also mention your device version and your iOS version. Please also visit our website www.foxandsheep.com for more information and support. About Fox & Sheep: We are a Studio in Berlin and develop high quality apps for kids at the age of 2-8 years. We are parents ourselves and work passionately and with a lot of commitment on our products. We work with the best illustrators and animators around the world to create and present the best apps possible – to enrich the lives of our and your kids.
Phallaina
Experience a unique digital comic book that blends graphic novel storytelling with animated film elements. This scrolling narrative offers an immersive 90-minute experience with parallax effects and captivating sound design. Explore a world where science and mythology intertwine.
- Scrolling graphic novel format
- Parallax effects for depth
- Entrancing sound design
- 90-minute narrative experience
- Available in English and French
- Combines cognitive science and mythology
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A "Scrolling Graphic Novel" for tactile screens. Peabody Award 2017. Halfway between a graphic novel and an animated film, Phallaina is the first "scrolling graphic novel" for tablets and smartphones. Available in English and French, the app delivers 90 minutes of scrollable reading experience. Conceived by Marietta Ren and the Small Bang studio, and accompanied by an entrancing sound design by Côme Jalibert, this horizontal-scrolling, panel-less digital comic book uses parallax effects in order to bring an immersive depth to the narrative. Download the app for free and discover the first two chapters. The story In a world similar to ours, where cities have adapted to the rising waters, Audrey follows a series of clinical trials in order to understand the origins of her hallucinatory fits, which are populated by huge white whales. Thus begins the intimate adventure of her personal transformation, combining cognitive sciences and mythology... and changing the course of her destiny in the process. International recognition Released in January 2016, selected as part of the official competition of the Angoulême International Comic Book festival, as well as the Naples Comicon, Phallaina has also won the Best digital comic award at the 2016 New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles, and has known a great amount of success in numerous festivals such as the Peabody awards and the Webby awards. But our biggest reward are your stars, shares and comments which fill us with joy and gratitude! And for those of you who have not yet taken the plunge, hesitate no longer :) ! Download Phallaina now, and delve right into Audrey's world. © France Télévisions - Small Bang 2016
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Phallaina at Free against Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton's $3.99. Phallaina also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 61%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 37 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
Phallaina is free to download; Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton costs $3.99 up front. Phallaina sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phallaina holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton's written reviews are positive against 93% of Phallaina's.
Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton ships an update every 3 months, Phallaina every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hat Monkey by Chris Haughton | Phallaina |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 37 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 254 MB | 318 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fox and Sheep GmbH | Small Bang |
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