Makeree vs Hape Junior Inventor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Makeree
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Makeree is an interactive environment that encourages learning hands on. The app introduces the world of making through a set of unique inventions, gradually escalating from a basic homemade electromagnet to a complex laser Spirograph. Makeree provides step-by-step instructions for the unique STEM projects, constantly presenting challenges & creative missions. It encourages sharing results with peers and experts, acquiring knowledge and earning experience points as you advance. It is fun, enriching and completely FREE.
Hape Junior Inventor
This app guides children aged four and up in building various STEAM-focused toys. It provides detailed instructions and a sample display to help young inventors create diggers, mechanical arms, and more, fostering logical thinking and creativity.
- Builds STEAM toys
- Detailed instructions
- Sample experiment display
- Develops logical thinking
- Encourages creativity
- In-app sharing gallery
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To be a scientist is the ambition many children embrace while they are young. With sophisticated research and design, our Junior Inventor series of toys are capable of giving children as young as four the chance to interact with physical world. With well-crafted components, your little inventor will create a digger, a mechanical arm, a gravity vehicle, a crane, a rotating light, and much more. All tools and parts are designed for children's hands and skill levels and it’s great for developing children’s logical thinking and an understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) principles. The completed experiments offer children great fun to operate and interact with friends – wave “hands” to say “hello”, drag a frog crossing between tables, or watch a moving picture through the zoetrope. How about inventing a never-tried gadget using your imagination? To help you start, Hape releases this "Know-how" APP with a finished sample display and detailed instructions teaching you how to build the experiments. Once your junior inventor become “senior”, they can always get full use of the components and tools to create wonders like a real inventor. Use the in-App sharing functions to upload your masterpieces in the GALLERY or post on social media. For safety reasons this product is not recommended for children under the age of three as it contains small components.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Makeree at 9.0 against Hape Junior Inventor's 16.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Makeree ships an update every 2 months, Hape Junior Inventor every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Makeree | Hape Junior Inventor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Makeree LTD | Hape |
In-app purchases
Makeree
No in-app purchases
Hape Junior Inventor
No in-app purchases









