Comparison

Minimo Town vs Der Löwe

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

Head to head
About

Minimo Town

Features
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MiniMo Town is a casual learning builder game for children (5-9 years). In MiniMo Town children build their own city and help its citizens by spelling English words. Hereby you learn the English letters, sounds and basic words while having fun. But watch out for the naughty monsters who can slime, tickle, fart and tease… +++ Winner of Best Educational Game in Denmark 2015 +++ +++ Recommended PappasAppar - 4 stars +++ +++ Educational App Store - 5 stars +++ Key features - No in-app purchases or ads - Build and customize your own town - just the way you want - Meet the slime monster, tickle monsters, fart monster and thief monster - Lots of small fun activities. Get to to saw, hammer, clean, cut, blow, pop - Discover 4 different unique and amazing worlds - Learn all the English letters and their pronunciation - Learn 150 English words - Learning difficulty adjust to the child - Play with up to three cities at a time - Very kid-friendly interface About MiniMo MiniMo began as a dream of making a city-building game for kids - a place where children would have fun while growing. We want to empower children through fun, by building on their natural curiosity towards learning. Our game is all about allowing the children to have fun, but also empowering them and helping them grow. This is the very essence of our slogan “Where the Fun Games Grow”. We hope that you share our vision, and will have fun in MiniMo Town and our other games: MiniMo Bakery and MiniMo Fishing

About

Der Löwe

Embark on an adventure with a friendly lion and master reading and writing through six engaging mini-games. Designed for young learners, this app offers a playful and educational experience with charming animations and interactive challenges.

Highlights
  • 6 mini-games with 2 difficulty levels
  • Develop reading and writing skills
  • Up to 6 player accounts
  • Adjustable read-along function
  • Word-by-word read-aloud on postcards
  • Fill-in-the-blank texts
  • Lovingly animated characters
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*** »Spielerisch, lustig und lehrreich – das geht! Der Löwe ist die perfekte Identifikationsfigur für junge Leser und nimmt sie hier wortwörtlich an die Hand, um gemeinsam das Abenteuer Lesen zu starten.« Stiftung Lesen, 8/2017 *** Gehe mit dem Löwen auf eine spannende Reise und spiele dich in 6 witzigen Minigames zum Welt-Wortemeister! Nachdem der Löwe lesen und schreiben gelernt hat, möchte er seine Löwin nun mit selbstgeschriebenen Postkarten beeindrucken, auf denen er ihr von seinen Lese- und Schreibabenteuern erzählt. Löwenstarker Wortwitz, lustige Figuren und Sounds sowie charmant animierte Spiele laden Erstleser ab 6 Jahren ein, sich selbst beim Lesen und Schreiben auszuprobieren. Ob auf den Rücken eines Nilpferds, hoch in der Luft in den Fängen eines Geiers, beim Affenkonzert oder beim Füttern eines Krokodils - der Löwe macht immer eine ABC-gute Figur! Diese App bietet: - 6 vielseitige Spiele in 2 Schwierigkeitsgraden - spielerischer Erwerb von Lese- und Schreibkompetenz mit viel Sprachwitz - bis zu 6 Spieleraccounts - Mitlesefunktion, die ein- und ausgestellt werden kann - Wort-für-Wort-Vorlesefunktion auf den Postkarten - Lückentexte zum Selbstausfüllen - liebevoll animierte Figuren und Spielszenen - einen Elternbereich Die Grundlage dieses Lernspiels ist das in Grundschule und Kindergarten bekannte Bilderbuch „Die Geschichte vom Löwen, der nicht schreiben konnte“ von Martin Baltscheit. Bei Fragen oder Problemen wende Dich gerne an appsupport@beltz.de. Und: Der Löwe liebt nicht nur seine Löwin, sondern auch Bewertungen! Viel Spaß mit dem Löwen!

Screenshots

Minimo Town4 screens
Der Löwe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Minimo Town at every 3 months against Der Löwe's every 7 months. Minimo Town also leads on price ($0.99 vs $2.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Minimo Town costs $0.99 and Der Löwe $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimo Town ships an update every 3 months, Der Löwe every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Minimo Town versus Der Löwe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimo TownDer Löwe
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size332 MB197 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerious Games InteractiveBeltz Verlagsgruppe GmbH & Co. KG

In-app purchases

None

Minimo Town

No in-app purchases

None

Der Löwe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minimo Town free?
Minimo Town costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Der Löwe free?
Der Löwe costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minimo Town or Der Löwe have ads?
Neither Minimo Town nor Der Löwe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimo Town or Der Löwe?
Minimo Town ships an update every 3 months, and Der Löwe every 7 months. Most recently, Minimo Town was updated on October 1, 2026 and Der Löwe on October 9, 2026.

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