Comparison

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork vs Budge World

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

Head to head
About

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

Decorate elephants for a parade by taking photos of the world around you. Use your camera to capture colors, shapes, and textures to create unique patchwork patterns for each of the ten elephants. This app encourages creativity and helps children develop an eye for composition and design.

Highlights
  • Decorate elephants with custom photo patterns
  • Use camera to capture real-world textures and colors
  • Create unique designs for ten different elephants
  • Develop an eye for composition, color, and pattern
  • Save and share creations
  • Ideal for children aged 3-8
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It’s nearly time for Elmer’s Parade, and his elephant friends need your help to get ready. Get creative, take inspiration from the world around you and use your camera to decorate the elephants with your own bright, beautiful patchwork pattern. Have fun making each of Elmer’s friends unique and ready to take part in the parade. “This is a brilliant app for getting your children out and about in the real world...Ideal for exploration to find interesting colours and shapes in the outside world.” – The Guardian “Elmer deserves a place in everyone’s childhood.” – Angels & Urchins “A deserved favourite.” – Sunday Times FILL PATCHES WITH YOUR CAMERA Use your camera to take photos of interesting shapes, colors and textures and add them to your elephant’s patchwork pattern. Make every one of Elmer’s friends colorful and unique. Each of the ten elephants has four patchwork patterns to choose from – combined with the photos you take, your parade will be truly one-of-a-kind! TELL A STORY WITH PATCHWORK The only limit to each photo-patchwork is your imagination. Try telling the story of your day in a series of photos. Capture your trip to the park or your visit to the museum in an unforgettable way. This way, like Elmer, each one of your elephants will be different and special. CREATE YOUR OWN PARADE Once you’ve decorated Elmer’s friend, save your creation to your camera roll. Then you can share them with your friends and family, or print and keep your patchwork creation with you. You could even fill your room with parading elephants! PARENTS AND EDUCATORS This app is ideal for children aged 3–8. While your child is having fun with this app, they will naturally be developing a photographer’s eye for composition, color, pattern and texture. We made this app so that children could fall in love with patchwork and photography as we have, and see the world as a work of art and an endless source of inspiration.

About

Budge World

Explore over 100 safe and fun learning games for children aged 2-8. Features beloved characters and covers a range of activities from coloring to cooking, all playable offline without ads.

Highlights
  • 100+ learning games
  • Ad-free experience
  • Offline play (no WiFi needed)
  • Features popular characters
  • Develops core skills (ABC, math, creativity)
  • Variety of game types (coloring, cooking, salon)
Features
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100+ Safe & Fun Learning Games for Kids with Barbie, PAW Patrol, My Little Pony, Hot Wheels, Thomas & Friends, Hello Kitty, Caillou, Strawberry Shortcake, Transformers, and more. No WiFi Needed! Budge World offers 100+ fun and educational games designed for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 year olds. Perfect for boys and girls, this all-in-one kids app includes toddler games, baby games, coloring games, cooking games, and salon games – all in a safe environment. Play offline anytime – no WiFi needed! Explore a world of fun and learning whether your child loves puzzles, coloring, or ABCs, there's something for every boy and girl. FUN LEARNING GAMES FOR KIDS Learning games that help kids and toddlers build core skills while having fun Practice the alphabet and ABC skills with toddler-friendly activities Build early math, number, and spelling knowledge Improve creativity with art, coloring, and dress-up activities Fun themes like dinosaur or princess Perfect for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 year olds, activities are crafted for early childhood development. TODDLER GAMES Easy and fun toddler games that teach basic ABC, colors, shapes, and motor skills. Designed for 2, 3, and 4 year olds. Great for screen time with your baby or toddler, and all playable without WiFi. BABY GAMES Let your baby explore a safe and interactive world! Our baby games help introduce basic skills like touch, sound, and recognition. Perfect for 1 and 2 year olds just starting to explore screens, and trusted by parents everywhere. COLORING GAMES Unleash creativity in our coloring games for kids! From ABC coloring pages to themed pages like pizza, dinosaur or a princess, girls and boys will love to paint, draw, and decorate. Great for 5 and 6 year olds learning colors and art. COOKING GAMES Serve up fun in our cooking games! Make desserts, pizza, decorate treats, and follow recipes that are perfect for kids and toddlers. These fun cooking activities promote creativity, motor skills, and roleplay. All WiFi-free. SALON GAMES & HAIR FUN Create wild hairstyles or nails in our hair salon and nail games! Kids can cut, color, and style hair or nials for their favorite characters. PLAY OFFLINE – NO WIFI NEEDED Enjoy games for kids at home, in the car, or on the go. All activities work without WiFi, so your child can enjoy screen time safely and distraction-free. FEATURES PARENTS LOVE No ads or in-app purchases with subscription Updated monthly with new games and themes Supports early learning in ABC, math, alphabet, motor skills, and more BUILDS ESSENTIAL SKILLS Alphabet & ABC games for early readers Coloring & creative play for self-expression Baby games that grow with your child Toddler games for preschool prep Great for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 year olds ABOUT Budge Studios creates high-quality kids games that entertain and educate boys and girls around the world. We’re proud to feature award-winning brands like Bluey, Barbie, PAW Patrol, Hot Wheels, Thomas & Friends, Hello Kitty, My Little Pony, and Strawberry Shortcake. From toddler games and baby games to salon games, hair styling, and nail art activities, our apps are trusted by parents and kids ages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 year olds. We encourage early learning and safe screen time through fun ABC games, coloring, baby game and salon games. Parents trust us for no-WiFi, ad-free, kid-safe mobile apps that support early childhood development. Whether it’s styling hair in a salon, painting nails in Hello Kitty Nail Salon, or playing pretend in Bluey’s imaginative adventures, Coloring pages in My Little Pony Color by Magic, we have something for every young learner. Play, imagine, and grow with Bluey and other favorite characters only from Budge Studios! A paid subscription is required to access some app content. Need Help? Contact us at: support@budgestudios.ca BUDGE STUDIOS, BUDGE WORLD, and related marks are trademarks of Budge Studios Inc. All rights reserved. © 2016–2025 Budge Studios Inc.

Screenshots

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork4 screens
Budge World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Budge World at Free against Elmer’s Photo Patchwork's $1.99. Budge World also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 19 months). Elmer’s Photo Patchwork's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Budge World is free to download; Elmer’s Photo Patchwork costs $1.99 up front. Budge World sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Elmer’s Photo Patchwork asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Budge World holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Budge World has 61K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Elmer’s Photo Patchwork's written reviews are positive against 38% of Budge World's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork ships an update every 19 months, Budge World every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Elmer’s Photo Patchwork versus Budge World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElmer’s Photo PatchworkBudge World
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.3 (61K ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews38.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings261K — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#193 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB219 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatureGuides Ltd.Budge Studios

Customer experience

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative57.1%

Budge World

All ratings60,106 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral8.1%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews863 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative53.1%

Bugs and requests

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Budge World

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Subscription issues and inability to cancel
  • Freezing and crashing on launch
  • Inability to access content after subscription expires

Requested features

4 requests
  • Free version with limited access
  • Lower subscription pricing
  • Ability to restore previous purchases
  • More free content and games

In-app purchases

None

Elmer’s Photo Patchwork

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Budge World

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Membership Plan$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership Plan1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Membership7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
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  • Monthly Membership Plan7 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription$9.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month

Questions

Is Elmer’s Photo Patchwork free?
Elmer’s Photo Patchwork costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Budge World free?
Budge World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Elmer’s Photo Patchwork or Budge World?
Budge World is rated higher. Elmer’s Photo Patchwork averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Budge World averages 4.3 from 61K ratings.
Do Elmer’s Photo Patchwork or Budge World have ads?
Neither Elmer’s Photo Patchwork nor Budge World shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elmer’s Photo Patchwork or Budge World?
Elmer’s Photo Patchwork ships an update every 19 months, and Budge World every 3 weeks. Most recently, Elmer’s Photo Patchwork was updated on November 1, 2026 and Budge World on November 12, 2026.

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