My PlayHome School vs Hey Duggee Colouring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My PlayHome School
This app lets children explore a virtual school environment. They can engage in imaginative play as teachers, scientists, or students, with no time limits or scores. It seamlessly integrates with other apps in the series for an expanded play experience.
- Explore a virtual school
- Role-play as teacher or student
- Science room experiments
- Cafeteria and corridor play
- No time limits or scores
- Integrates with other PlayHome apps
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New from the creators of the award winning "My PlayHome" series! "My PlayHome School" expands the PlayHome world into the classroom! Explore the school and play at being teacher, experiment in the science room, take lunch in the cafeteria or even mop the corridors! "My PlayHome School" has no time limits, scores or power ups. Just free play that powers your child's imagination. "My PlayHome School" is also fully integrated with the all "My PlayHome" series apps so you can bring everything back home! ----------------------------------------------- ▶ NO IN-APP PURCHASES! ▶ NO 3RD PARTY ADVERTISEMENTS! ▶ NO SOCIAL NETWORKS, PUSH NOTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATION! ----------------------------------------------- ...Just hours of imagination driven play! ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- http://www.myplayhomeapp.com/ http://www.facebook.com/playhome http://twitter.com/myplayhomeapp
Hey Duggee Colouring
This app offers a fun and creative coloring experience for young children. It features a variety of tools and 40 designs, allowing kids to express their artistic side in a safe, ad-free environment. Creations can be saved to cherish.
- 40 coloring images
- Paint, pencils, spray-cans, glitter tools
- Free-form and block-fill coloring
- Save creations to camera roll
- Simple interface for preschoolers
- Ad-free fun
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**** As seen on Nick Jr. **** Duggee's back with his new colouring app! Pick a picture and use one of our awesome colouring tools to make the drawing your own - there are 40 designs to choose from! Safe, ad-free fun for your little ones! Key Features: • Clear and simple interface designed for pre-schoolers. • 40 different colouring images to play with. • Colour the pictures any way you like with any combination of tools, free-form and block-fill. • Fun colouring tools including paint, pencils, spray-cans, glitter and even pattern rollers. • Lots of colours and patterns to choose from. • Save your creations to your camera roll to keep them forever. So what are you waiting for? Get creative! Customer Care: If you experience any technical issues with this app please get in touch. Most issues can be easily fixed and we are happy to help. Contact us at support@scarybeasties.com Privacy: This app will ask for permission to access the camera on your device. The camera is used to take a photograph of the player for their user profile which is used to track and retain progress through the game. This app does not collect or store any personal data from your device. View our privacy policy here www.bbcworldwide.com/home/mobile-apps/ About Studio AKA: STUDIO AKA is a multi-BAFTA winning & Oscar-nominated independent animation studio & production company based in London. They are known internationally for their idiosyncratic & innovative work expressed across an eclectic range of projects. www.studioaka.co.uk About Scary Beasties: Scary Beasties is a BAFTA-winning mobile and online games designer and developer specialising in kids’ content, from pre-school through to the teen market. Be the first to hear about our other apps: on twitter @scarybeasties or www.facebook.com/scarybeasties A Scary Beasties production for BBC Worldwide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My PlayHome School at 85% against Hey Duggee Colouring's 25%. My PlayHome School also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (853 vs 9). Hey Duggee Colouring's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
My PlayHome School costs $2.99 and Hey Duggee Colouring $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
My PlayHome School holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My PlayHome School has 853 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of My PlayHome School's written reviews are positive against 25% of Hey Duggee Colouring's.
My PlayHome School ships an update every 5 weeks, Hey Duggee Colouring every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | My PlayHome School | Hey Duggee Colouring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (853 ratings) — better | 3.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 853 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #195 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PlayHome Software Ltd | BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. |
Customer experience
My PlayHome School
Hey Duggee Colouring
In-app purchases
My PlayHome School
No in-app purchases
Hey Duggee Colouring
No in-app purchases
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