Comparison

Phonics Playtime vs Count And Learn

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

Head to head
About

Phonics Playtime

This app offers over 10 engaging Jolly Phonics games designed to help children master phonetic sounds. With over 2000 exercises and adjustable difficulty, it enhances cognitive skills through playful learning experiences. It's optimized for iOS devices and features a child-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • 10 unique phonics activities
  • Over 2000 exercises
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Sticker rewards system
  • Child-friendly interface
  • Jolly Phonics system based
  • Fully voiced pronunciation
Features
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Explore over 10 exciting Jolly Phonics activities that turn phonics learning into a playful adventure, perfect for young learners and teachers alike. Just like our other phonics apps, Phonics Playtime is designed to help children master phonetic sounds instead of just focusing on the alphabet. By completing exercises and practicing different phonics groups, Phonics Playtime enhances your child’s cognitive skills through engaging and playful experiences. With over 2000 unique exercises carefully crafted to teach various phonics sounds and groups, Phonics Playtime allows children to complete activities within specific phonics sets or tackle randomized exercises at easy, medium, hard, or mixed difficulty levels. Phonics Playtime is optimized for iPad and iPhone devices running iOS 12.0 or higher. Features: β€’ 10 unique phonics activities, each with 3 levels of difficulty. β€’ Over 650 phonics pictures and 800 phonics words categorized by difficulty level. β€’ Earn fun stickers for achievements on the sticker board. β€’ Child-friendly interface with large buttons and simple navigation. β€’ Choose to play by phonics group or jump into a quick play game. β€’ Fully voiced with accurate phonics pronunciation by B.J. Rowling, cousin of J.K. Rowling. β€’ Toggle between lowercase and uppercase phonics letters. β€’ Based on the renowned Jolly Phonics system by Jolly Learning Ltd. β€’ No in-app purchases, everything is included! β€’ Vibrant graphics with support for all iOS devices running 12.0 or higher. Included Activities: β€’ Find the Phonic. β€’ Which Phonic Did You Hear? β€’ Sort the Phonics Words. β€’ Unscramble the Word. β€’ Which Word Sounds Like ___? β€’ Find the Odd One Out. β€’ Match the Pictures with the Right Shadow β€’ Find the Missing Phonic. β€’ Pop the Phonics Balloons. β€’ Which Word Did You Hear?

About

Count And Learn

Features
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A child's first step in counting to 10. Cubes magically appear on any surface! Your living room, your kitchen, your garden, or anywhere you want to play with them. Children count the colourful cubes accompanied by fun sound effects. If you don’t want to play in AR, learn to count with your own choice of coloured background! Here is where the digital world meets reality.

Screenshots

Phonics Playtime4 screens
Count And Learn4 screens

Verdict

The call

Phonics Playtime and Count And Learn are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Phonics Playtime versus Count And Learn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonics PlaytimeCount And Learn
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews85.7% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size81 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBram Van DammeJet Ezra

In-app purchases

None

Phonics Playtime

No in-app purchases

None

Count And Learn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonics Playtime free?
Phonics Playtime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Count And Learn free?
Count And Learn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phonics Playtime or Count And Learn have ads?
Neither Phonics Playtime nor Count And Learn shows ads.

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