Comparison

Alphablocks vs 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ

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

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About

Alphablocks

This app uses interactive games and songs to teach preschoolers letter sounds and names through phonics. Children can engage with characters from a popular TV show to develop early reading skills in a fun, multisensory way.

Highlights
  • Phonics mini-games
  • Singalong letter song
  • Letter sound and name learning
  • Progress tracking with stars
  • Interactive character learning
Features
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From the BAFTA nominated pre-school learning TV shows Alphablocks and Numberblocks, we bring you Alphablocks Letter Fun! Your little ones are going to LOVE interacting with the Alphablocks in this amazing App. It’s hugely entertaining to play and makes a real difference to their reading through fun, multisensory learning. Alphablocks has been on TV for nearly a decade, helping millions of children learn to read the fun way. Now your little ones can meet all the Alphablocks from A to Z, learning letters and sounds with four great phonics mini-games and a fantastic singalong song. "Alphablock A says a! when an apple lands on her head! " Every Alphablock is designed to make their letter and sound easy to learn, encouraging kids to interact with the characters and really get to know the alphabet. They’ll have great fun getting hands-on with letters and sounds. * No in-app purchases * ▸ MINIGAMES There are four minigames per Alphablock — that’s over 100 great activities for kids to enjoy! ◆ Bubble pop! — match letters to sounds by popping the bubbles that match the sounds you hear. ◆ Paint me — listen to letter sounds as you paint each Alphablock with your finger. ◆ Favourite things — listen out for words that begin with each letter sound and add them to the Alphablock’s collection of favourite things. ◆ Hide and seek — listen carefully to tell letter sounds apart, and see if you can spot where the Alphablock is hiding. ▸ ALPHABLOCKS LETTER SONG Sing along with the Alphablocks as they all get together to sing their letter sounds in a mnemonic song that kids will love and remember! ▸ LETTER SOUNDS AND NAMES When your child has mastered their letters and sounds, change to Letter Name mode and have fun learning all the letter names too. ▸ EARN STARS Every minigame earns a star. Collect all four stars to watch the Alphablock sing their line from the Alphablocks letter song. Can you light up all the stars for all your Alphablocks? (The app keeps your progress between visits. You can reset it if you want to start again or to let a friend or sibling play.) ▸ FULL OF FABULOUS PHONICS Alphablocks is made by teachers and reading experts. It’s built around systematic synthetic phonics, as taught in UK schools. Alphablocks is a step-by-step reading system with episodes, books and more that has helped over a million children learn to read the fun way. Alphablocks Letter Fun was created by Blue Zoo Animation, the multi-award winning studio who are passionate about creating fantastic content for kids tv and games. Blue Zoo has produced many hit pre-school shows including Go Jetters, Digby Dragon, Miffy, Tree Fu Tom, Mac & Izzy, and more. www.blue-zoo.co.uk

About

脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ

Features
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■ルールは簡単! 下のリストの漢字を動かして、熟語を作ろう! 全ての文字を正しい位置に動かしたらゲームクリア! ■ちょっとしたスキマ時間に脳トレ! 大きな文字で爽快漢字パズル! 待ち時間の暇つぶしに、自分のペースで頭の体操をしよう! ■大満足の問題数! 簡単な問題から頭をひねるような難問まで、厳選された良問を255問収録! 漢字のクロスワードで毎日コツコツ脳の特訓をしよう! ■ヒント機能や熟語学習機能も! 難しくてどうしても解けなかったらヒントを見よう! ゲームクリア後に熟語の一覧が表示されるので、漢字の意味が分からなくても学習できる! ゲームであなたの脳を鍛えよう!

Screenshots

Alphablocks4 screens
脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ at Free against Alphablocks's $2.99. Alphablocks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#128 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ is free to download; Alphablocks costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Alphablocks against 4.4 for 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 90 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Alphablocks's written reviews are positive against 58% of 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Alphablocks versus 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphablocks脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (90 ratings)4.4 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews — better58.3% of reviews
Number of ratings90 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#128 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBlue-Zoonullhouse Inc.

Customer experience

Alphablocks

All ratings90 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral6.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative30.6%

脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral18.8%
Negative22.9%

Bugs and requests

Alphablocks

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Games not appearing for several letters
  • App crashes on launch
  • App gets stuck on loading screen
  • Letters after 'M' or 'L' do not work
  • App won't load, shuts down
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  • Ad pop-up from invisible button
  • Blank pop-up to download another game
  • T always has one eyebrow
  • U has eyelashes
  • Repetitive letter sound in coloring
  • Invisible button triggers ad/download pop-up

Requested features

12 requests
  • Fix graphical glitches (eyelashes on 'U', eyebrows on 'T')
  • Unlock all letters/games
  • Add uppercase letters
  • Include word blending/reading
  • Add more content/games
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  • Make parent security questions harder
  • Add phonics for Phase 2 and 3 sounds
  • Incorporate both letter sounds and names
  • Improve navigation
  • Add word building games
  • Make coloring game a letter writing exercise
  • Add a password for parent section

脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alphablocks

No in-app purchases

None

脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alphablocks free?
Alphablocks costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ free?
脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alphablocks or 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ?
Alphablocks and 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 90 and 21 ratings respectively.
Do Alphablocks or 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ have ads?
脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ shows ads; Alphablocks does not.
Which is updated more often, Alphablocks or 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ?
Alphablocks ships an update every 2 months, and 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ every 2 months. Most recently, Alphablocks was updated on September 27, 2026 and 脳トレ!大人の漢字ナンクロ on September 24, 2026.

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