Comparison

Alphablocks vs Cyrillic Letters

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

Head to head
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

Cyrillic Letters

Master the Cyrillic alphabet with an engaging memory game. This educational app helps users learn to recognize and recall Cyrillic letters through interactive play. Designed for quick learning and retention.

Highlights
  • Learn Cyrillic alphabet
  • Memory matching game
  • Interactive learning
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Supports iPhone and Apple Watch
Features
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Learn Cyrillic by playing a memo game.

Screenshots

Alphablocks4 screens
Cyrillic Letters4 screens

Verdict

The call

Alphablocks and Cyrillic Letters both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Alphablocks's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cyrillic Letters's. Alphablocks also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (91 vs 8). Cyrillic Letters's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support 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

Cyrillic Letters is free to download; Alphablocks costs $2.99 up front. Cyrillic Letters sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Alphablocks asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Cyrillic Letters. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alphablocks has 91 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Alphablocks's written reviews are positive against 0% of Cyrillic Letters's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Alphablocks versus Cyrillic Letters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphablocksCyrillic Letters
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (91 ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings91 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue-ZooPJM

Customer experience

Alphablocks

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

Cyrillic Letters

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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
Show 7 more
  • 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

Cyrillic Letters

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alphablocks

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cyrillic Letters

Subscriptions2
  • 1 month subscription$0.991 Month
  • 1 year subscription$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Alphablocks free?
Alphablocks costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cyrillic Letters free?
Cyrillic Letters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Alphablocks or Cyrillic Letters?
Alphablocks is rated higher. Alphablocks averages 4.4 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Cyrillic Letters averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Alphablocks or Cyrillic Letters have ads?
Neither Alphablocks nor Cyrillic Letters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alphablocks or Cyrillic Letters?
Alphablocks ships an update every 2 months, and Cyrillic Letters every 2 months. Most recently, Alphablocks was updated on October 27, 2026 and Cyrillic Letters on October 4, 2026.

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