Nighty Night Circus vs JIOP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nighty Night Circus
This app offers a magical circus-themed bedtime experience for children. It features interactive animals that perform tricks before going to sleep, accompanied by lullabies and narration. Designed to create a calming go-to-sleep ritual, it's perfect for winding down the day.
- Magical circus setting
- Interactive circus animals
- Daily go-to-sleep ritual
- Cute animals and sweet lullaby music
- Great narration
- Stunning designs and animations
- Autoplay mode
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“Nighty Night Circus“ is the sequel to the most popular bedtime app of all time, Apple App of the Year 2012, “Nighty Night!“ More than 3 million parents bring their children to bed with “Nighty Night“. "Nighty Night Circus" has a magical setting and a very special bedtime-atmosphere full of animations and color. Children find themselves in a circus setting with 10 circus animals. Seven are included in the app, while Monkey, Pig and Fish are available through an in-app purchase. Children bring the animals to bed by switching off the lights or blowing out candles. Each circus animal performs several tricks and wants to show them off to the child before going to sleep. “Nighty Night Circus“ is the perfect App for a daily go-to-sleep ritual with cute animals, sweet lullaby music and great narration. “Nighty Night Circus” is brought to you by Oscar-nominated artist Heidi Wittlinger, who puts a lot of passion and effort into constructing little sets made of paper and props and combining them with 2D illustration and animation. Highlights: • Stunning designs and animations by Oscar nominated artist Heidi Wittlinger • Great illustrations and animations • 10 interactive animals — 7 included, with 3 more available through an in-app purchase: Lion, Elephant, Seal, Fleas, Rabbit, Snake, Bear, Monkey, Pig and Fish • Autoplay-mode • 16 languages with narration: English (UK and US), German, Swiss German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Swedish, Italian, Norwegian, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. 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 model and 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.
JIOP
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: JIOP at Free against Nighty Night Circus's $3.99. JIOP also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Nighty Night Circus's advantage is chart position (#177 vs unranked). On 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
JIOP is free to download; Nighty Night Circus costs $3.99 up front. Nighty Night Circus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. JIOP asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nighty Night Circus ships an update every 3 months, JIOP every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nighty Night Circus | JIOP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (112 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 72.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 112 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 270 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fox and Sheep GmbH | Samih Hicham |
Bugs and requests
Nighty Night Circus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain devices
- Purchased content not syncing across devices
- Narration not working on some platforms
Requested features
4 requests- Add more animals and interactions
- Implement auto-play mode
- Introduce seasonal/themed updates
- Allow customization of animal selection
JIOP
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nighty Night Circus
- Animals Set 1$1.99
JIOP
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Nighty Night Circus free?
Is JIOP free?
Do Nighty Night Circus or JIOP have ads?
Which is updated more often, Nighty Night Circus or JIOP?
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