Comparison

Happenings vs Communication Buttons

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

Head to head
About

Happenings

This interactive game for young children aged 1-5 offers a beautiful and detailed touch experience. It features four categories with 32 build-ups, rewarding completion with animations and sound effects. The detail level can be adjusted for special needs or variation.

Highlights
  • Interactive touch experience
  • 4 categories: music, animals, sport, profession
  • 32 build-ups
  • Funny animations and sound effects
  • Adjustable detail level
Features
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Happenings is a highly detailed and beautiful touch & experience child game for children between 1 and 5. The game consist of 4 different categories of pictures to build up and experience - music, animals, sport, and profession. Each category has 8 different choices making it a total of 32 build-ups to enjoy! When the build up is complete the game awards you with funny animations, music and sound effects. For those with special needs or just for variation there is also the option to simplify the detail level of the game.

About

Communication Buttons

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Communication Buttons is THE app for simple augmentative communication. Choose 1 button, or sets of 2, 4 and 6 to use for touch communication. Each button can be customized with a picture and will accommodate voice recording and sequences of 2 and 3. “Ready?” “Set…” “Go!” – and you’re spontaneously communicating, demonstrating cause and effect as well as sequencing. State “yes,” or “no,” sing a song or tell a story in 2 to 3 parts. Keep a lookout for additional versions with special options.

Screenshots

Happenings4 screens
Communication Buttons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Happenings at $2.99 against Communication Buttons's $4.99. Happenings also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 11.0). 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

Happenings costs $2.99 and Communication Buttons $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Happenings versus Communication Buttons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappeningsCommunication Buttons
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeripa ABPreferred Mobile Applications, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Happenings

No in-app purchases

None

Communication Buttons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Happenings free?
Happenings costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Communication Buttons free?
Communication Buttons costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Happenings or Communication Buttons have ads?
Neither Happenings nor Communication Buttons shows ads.

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