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Crayola

For parents and caregivers seeking safe, educational, and creative digital environments for children.

3apps4.4(49.8K)EducationPhoto & Video

Snapshot

Who is Crayola?

Providing a safe, digital creative space for children to explore art, 3D design, and interactive play. Bridging physical brand heritage with educational mobile experiences.

Target audience

ParentsCaregivers seeking safeEducational

Active nemesis

Piknik

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 3
3
apps
Education2
Photo & Video1

Last updated

Crayola Create and Play: Kids

v2.56.0

4mo ago

Intense

Publisher DNA

What defines Crayola?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Children's educational and creative mobile apps

Scale

indie

Target audience

Parents and caregivers seeking safe, educational, and creative digital environments for children.

Signature Patterns

  • Integration of 3D creative tools and interactive simulation mechanics
  • Strong emphasis on educational and STEAM-based learning outcomes
  • Hybrid monetization strategy combining subscription models with free-to-play utility apps
  • Consistent visual identity aligned with the core Crayola brand
Intense

Portfolio momentum

Released 19 updates across 3 apps in the last 6 months, with the top two titles receiving updates within the last 24 hours, indicating highly active development.

Last release 21d agoActive apps 2Abandoned 1

Portfolio

What does Crayola ship?

Apps

3 apps analysed

Crayola Create and Play: Kids icon
Crayola Create and Play: Kids

Kids coloring, drawing, learning, games, art, and educational activities!

4.3(29.8K)
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Rivals

Who does Crayola compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

Piknik

known forSago Mini World: Kids Games

3 apps4.4Education

Sago Mini World acts as a digital toy box for preschoolers, competing for the same creative play screen time.

Contenders(3)

Simon Tasker

known forCreative Kids

1 app0.0Education

Both apps target the toddler and preschool demographic with creative art and educational activities, competing for the same screen-time slot.

StoryToys

known forLEGO® DUPLO® Disney

2 apps4.3Education

LEGO® DUPLO® Disney integrates popular IP with building tools, competing for the same creative play time as Crayola.

The Pinkfong Company

known forBaby Shark Coloring Book

1 app3.7Education

Both apps compete for the same early childhood audience by providing digital creative tools and coloring activities on mobile platforms.

Same space(14)

AI Buddy

known forBuddy.ai: Kids Learning Games

1 app4.8Education

Buddy.ai provides voice-based AI tutoring for early learners, competing for the same screen time as creative apps.

BAYARD SA

known forMontessori Preschool, kids 3-7

1 appEducation

Montessori Preschool provides a structured, teacher-designed curriculum, serving as a formal educational alternative to creative play apps.

Bebi Family Games

known forBebi: Baby Games for Preschool

1 app4.6Education

Bebi targets the toddler segment with a distraction-free sandbox, competing for the same unsupervised play time.

BENIPOL

known forKeiki Learning games for Kids

1 app4.4Education

Keiki focuses on curriculum-based puzzles for early learners, serving as an alternative to creative art apps.

Bimi Boo Kids Learning Games for Toddlers FZ

known forBaby Coloring Games for Kids.

3 apps4.3Education

Baby Coloring Games for Kids provides a distraction-free coloring environment for toddlers, competing for the same creative play demographic.

ClassDojo

known forClassDojo

1 app4.9Education

ClassDojo connects school and home via behavior tracking, serving as a communication bridge for parents who also use creative apps.

Funny Food: Kids Learning Games

known forEdudi: ABC Kids Learning Games

1 app4.5Education

Edudi offers a broad suite of creative and educational games for early learners, directly overlapping with Crayola's creative focus.

Kahoot ASA

known forKahoot! Play & Create Quizzes

1 app4.7Education

Kahoot! engages students through live quiz mechanics, acting as a social-learning alternative to solitary creative apps.

Khan Academy

known forKhan Academy

1 app4.2Education

Khan Academy Kids offers a free, standards-aligned curriculum, competing for the same educational screen time as paid creative apps.

Kiddopia

known forKiddopia: Kids Learning Games

1 app4.3Education

Kiddopia provides a research-backed curriculum for early learners, competing for the same parent-funded subscription budget.

KidloLand Kids & Toddler Games

known forColoring Games for Kids 2-6!

2 apps4.4Education

Coloring Games for Kids 2-6! aggregates creative activities for young children, directly overlapping with the art-focused core of Crayola.

Monkimun

known forLingokids: Games & Shows

1 app4.3Education

Lingokids uses licensed IP to offer structured educational content, competing for the attention of early-childhood users.

StudyPad

known forSplashLearn: Kids Learning App

1 app4.5Education

SplashLearn bridges classroom curriculum with home practice, competing for the same educational budget as creative apps.

Toca Boca

known forToca Boca World

1 app4.3Education

Toca Boca World offers a digital sandbox for role-playing, capturing the same creative play demographic as Crayola.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Crayola

Bottom line

Crayola effectively translates its physical brand authority into a digital educational suite, maintaining high user sentiment through consistent feature updates. Their focus on high-quality, safe content for children provides a stable, defensible position in the crowded education category.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Crayola publish?
Crayola has 3 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Education category.
What kind of apps does Crayola make?
Crayola's portfolio is concentrated in Education and Photo & Video, with an average rating of 4.4/5 across rated apps.
What is Crayola's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Crayola Create and Play: Kids is Crayola's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
3
With full intel:
0
With overview:
3
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

Disclosure: Independent intel to help mobile builders succeed.

AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Crayola, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “Crayola intelligence.” Updated 2026-05-07. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/crayola

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