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Sesame Street Games Club vs Budge World

Sesame Street Games Club 4.1★ · Free + IAP 60
Winner Budge World
Budge World 4.3★ · Free + IAP 65

Budge World has a slight edge over Sesame Street Games Club due to its wider variety of content, despite both apps facing significant criticism regarding their subscription models and locked content.

Full reviews: Sesame Street Games Club · Budge World

Both Sesame Street Games Club and Budge World offer educational and entertaining content for children, but both are heavily criticized for their aggressive in-app purchases and locked content. Budge World provides a larger library of games, while Sesame Street Games Club struggles with persistent technical issues like sound problems and crashes.

Head to head

Content Variety & Educational Value edge: Budge WorldR5R12R16R19
Sesame Street Games Club Sesame Street Games Club is praised for being educational and good for young children, with some users enjoying the Lego-style building games R5R12R16. However, some users feel the games are too short and lack the expected Sesame Street characters or educational concepts like math and ABCs R19.
Budge World Budge World is appreciated for its wide range of character-themed games, including Barbie, My Little Pony, and Strawberry Shortcake, which kids enjoy . Users often express a desire for more free games and content, indicating satisfaction with the available content when accessible .
Ease of Use & Accessibility edge: Budge WorldR1R6R11R13
Sesame Street Games Club Users of Sesame Street Games Club report significant issues with the app, including no audio, games not loading, crashing, and purchases not being recognized R1R6R11R13. This makes the app difficult to use and frustrating for both children and parents.
Budge World Budge World generally functions well, though some users report issues with the app getting stuck on loading screens . The primary barrier to ease of use is the extensive locked content, which prevents children from playing desired games without a subscription R34.
Price & Value tieR4R9R13R15
Sesame Street Games Club Sesame Street Games Club is heavily criticized for its subscription model, with users feeling that too much content is locked behind a paywall and that the subscription is too expensive for the limited content offered R4R9R15. Some users also report issues with purchases not being honored R13.
Budge World Budge World faces widespread complaints about its pricing, with many users finding the subscription too expensive, ranging from $10 a week to $75-$200 a year R46. Users are frustrated that most games are locked and require payment, leading to feelings of being scammed .
Pick Sesame Street Games Club if

you prioritize Sesame Street characters and educational content, and are willing to overlook significant technical issues and a restrictive paywall R5R12R16.

Pick Budge World if

you want a wider variety of popular character-themed games and are prepared to pay for a subscription to unlock most of the content .

Evidence note: Both apps have a significant number of positive reviews that are very short and lack detail, often just a high rating or simple positive phrase, making it challenging to extract specific insights. The negative reviews, however, are often detailed and consistent across both apps, particularly regarding the subscription models and locked content.

Frequently asked

Are there free games in Sesame Street Games Club or Budge World?
Both Sesame Street Games Club and Budge World offer a very limited selection of free games, with the majority of content locked behind a subscription or in-app purchases R4R9R15R34. Users frequently express frustration that they cannot play much without paying.
What are the main technical issues with Sesame Street Games Club?
Sesame Street Games Club users frequently report problems with no audio, the app not loading past a black screen, crashing, and purchased content not being accessible R1R6R11R13.
How much does a subscription to Budge World cost?
Budge World's subscription costs vary, with users mentioning prices like $10 a week, $75 a year, or nearly $200 a year R46R70R87. Many users find these prices to be too expensive.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R5] Sesame Street Games Club 5/5 · US Best: Educational
  2. [R12] Sesame Street Games Club 5/5 · US I love this game it’s so good for my little brother🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩: I love itttttt!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
  3. [R16] Sesame Street Games Club 5/5 · US Sesame Street: Lego build a Sesame Street
  4. [R19] Sesame Street Games Club 2/5 · US This app needs a lot of work: The games are way too short to only have 2 options for to play and it’s currently buggy as the volume is not working in app. It has a lot of potential but the devs have to get on it.
  5. [R1] Sesame Street Games Club 1/5 · US No audio: There’s no audio on this app or another app by the same developer.
  6. [R6] Sesame Street Games Club 3/5 · US No sound: Really wish they could fix the sound… I purchased this app not nothing it didn’t have sound
  7. [R11] Sesame Street Games Club 1/5 · US Doesn’t load: App is broken. Won’t load past a black screen and then crashes. Have attempted to delete and redownload multiples times with no success.
  8. [R13] Sesame Street Games Club 1/5 · US Where are my purchases?: I spent eight dollars on an app purchases yesterday and now my three-year-old wants to play the games and they’re telling me I need to purchase them again. I’m mad and my toddler is more mad. What happened?!
  9. [R4] Sesame Street Games Club 2/5 · US Couldn’t play anything without paying: We tried a couple options that showed they were unlocked before buying the subscription, but it just kept taking us to a signup page.
  10. [R9] Sesame Street Games Club 1/5 · US Why do you have to buy stuff so much?: There’s hardly any games to play and I want to play more. I don’t want to spend any money so please make it free to play on your other games.
  11. [R15] Sesame Street Games Club 1/5 · US Limited options on free version: On my iPad Pro I get no sound at all, and a subscription option is way too expensive for what you would get.
  12. [R34] Budge World 1/5 · US Budge: I think it’s not fair that you can only play like five and it’s like this with ALL of budges games I don’t like this
  13. [R46] Budge World 1/5 · US Greed: first of all I feel like charging $10 a week is a bit much and it’s a whole bunch charging damn near $200 a year and then there’s ads there should not be ads seeing as how you’re charging that should be how you make money not with ads
  14. [R70] Budge World 2/5 · US Yewyfsdgtsttevecx: Why do you have to pay soooooooooooooo much for this app mymom says that mabey if it was a one day payment and she wouldn't have to pay anymore she would probably do it love the hello kitty apps though
  15. [R87] Budge World 3/5 · US It’s… OK, but too much money.: It’s it’s $75 a year and I think that is too much money because what if somebody loves this game and doesn’t have enough money to do it to buy the rest of the mini games or what are you guys gonna call him but it’s just too much money it needs to change don’t you think it’s just too much money just awful and I am not never mind so please change it to one penny a year

Synthesized from 93 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store