Best Animal Sounds is an educational app for children featuring an interactive animal soundboard, available on iOS.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Parents hire this app for low-stakes, multi-language animal identification, providing a simple entertainment loop that requires no active parental supervision.
For Parents and young children seeking basic educational entertainment focused on animal identification.
What does it look like?
Key features
Interactive soundboard triggering animal audio upon screen tap. Revenue link: Core engagement loop drives session duration, increasing ad-inventory potential.
Localization of content into 14 languages. Revenue link: B2B / partnership: expands addressable market reach into international non-English speaking demographics.
How much does it cost?
Ad-supported free model with no visible in-app purchase gates or subscription tiers.
Velocity
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The app has reached a zombie state, with no updates or development activity recorded in over 3,300 days. The last release, which introduced new languages and animal sounds, dates back to June 2017. There is no evidence of ongoing maintenance or feature development, indicating the project is no longer actively supported.
Who built it?
Andrei Leontiev
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Best Instrument Sounds GameUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
The recent review mood reads thrilled. Users appreciate the inclusion of diverse animal species and sounds creates an engaging experience for young children.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The inclusion of diverse animal species and sounds creates an engaging experience for young children
2 of 2 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Best Animal Sounds Educational Game For Kids
How's the Education market?
The app maintains a 4.12-star rating across 3,196 reviews, but the lack of updates since 2017 suggests a stagnant market position.
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Key takeaways for Best Animal Sounds Educational Game For Kids
Where is it heading?
The educational category is consolidating around live-ops titles, leaving static apps like this one in a legacy state. The lack of updates since 2017 suggests the app will continue to slowly lose relevance as modern competitors capture new users.
- The app has remained in maintenance mode for nine years, indicating no intent for further feature expansion or competitive growth.
The SWOT
- 14-language library functions as a B2B distribution barrier into international preschool partnerships
- Untapped B2B partnerships with international preschools could leverage the existing multi-language library
Next best moves
Sunset the app because it lacks a development roadmap → avoid brand dilution
The counter-intuitive read
The nine-year update drought is not a failure…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app's competitive assessment shifted from a potential turnaround project to a recommendation for sunsetting or B2B licensing due to its long-term stagnation.
Bottom line
Best Animal Sounds relies on a legacy 14-language library to maintain its niche, but the nine-year update drought renders it a zombie asset, so the PM should pivot to B2B licensing or sunset the product to avoid further brand dilution.
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