Comparison

BIGBOX vs PHONICS SHOW

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

Head to head
About

BIGBOX

This app offers a comprehensive English learning experience for children through engaging videos, interactive flashcards, and AI-powered speaking practice. It provides personalized recommendations and progress reports to foster self-motivated learning and boost confidence.

Highlights
  • Extensive video library (10,000+)
  • Multimedia flashcards for vocabulary
  • AI speaking practice with Monty
  • Personalized video recommendations
  • Game-like learning system
  • Progress reports
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Boost up your kids’ confident in English! BIGBOX is all you need! BIGBOX is a customized educational service that allows users to learn English through watching videos and various mission-based learning. [Features of BIGBOX App] ■ More than 10,000 videos - Engaging videos from popular content providers - 1,300 videos (badanamu, pororo, Tobot, spookiz, and more.) - 1,700 videos of Mcgraw-Hill and Readers series of Joy Cowley - 7.400 YouTube videos selected for students (Sesame Street, Caillou, Super Simple Song, and more) (*Some videos are restricted in some countries.) ■ 3,000 Multimedia flash cards - Learn 90% of the words used in daily conversation - Collecting Word Cards after watching videos - Speaking the words you’ve collected and competing in mini games ■ 1,200 English expressions to boost your fluency - Making sentences based on Word Cards you’ve collected after watching videos and playing mini games - Practice speaking with A.I. friend Monty: Listen & Repeat, Free Talking ■ Why you should use BIGBOX - One-on-one custom video recommendations: Recommendations through the analysis of user’s age, gender, tendency, and study pattern - Self-motivated learning support: Game-like learning system such as a daily mission, word challenge, and more - Personalized progress reports [Awards] - 2019 Bett Awards Finalist, Educational Apps - 2018 Korea Internet Award - a Ministry of Science and ICT Award - 2018 App Awards Korea Education App EduTech – Grand Prize - 2017 e-learning Korea Educational Game - Excellence Award - 2017 Acquired patent for ‘English learning contents recommendation algorithm’ [Subscription Details] - $12.99 payment through for a 1-month subscription. - Paid subscriptions cannot be canceled or refunded according to the App Store policy. [App Access Permissions Notice] * Required Access Permissions BIGBOX provides access only to the essentials of the service, and the items and reasons for the service are listed below. -Save Image Authority: Temporary storage of fairy tale/nursery rhyme thumbnail images -Device ID: Save learning log data (not identifying individuals) -Device/App history: Service optimization and error confirmation ▶Official Site ∙Website : http://www.playbigbox.com ▶ Terms of Service: http://global.playbigbox.com/terms ▶ Privacy Policy: http://global.playbigbox.com/privacy [Contact us] Email: bigbox@wjcompass.com English Education Company, Compass Publishing

About

PHONICS SHOW

This educational app provides a structured, four-level phonics program designed to build reading and writing skills. It incorporates engaging activities, songs, and games to make learning phonics enjoyable and effective for young learners.

Highlights
  • Easy-to-learn phonics steps
  • Balanced approach to reading skills
  • Reading and decoding practice
  • Progress monitoring chart
  • Writing skill strengthening activities
  • Fun chants, songs, and illustrations
  • Interactive games and animations
Features
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Phonics Show is a four-level phonics series that makes you a successful reader. Features ㆍEasy-to-learn and easy-to-teach steps ㆍA balanced approach to build phonemic awareness, phonics, oral language, spelling, and fluency ㆍAdequate activities to practice reading and decoding words and sentences ㆍWCPM chart to monitor students' progress in oral reading fluency ㆍPlentiful activities to strengthen writing skills ㆍFun chants and songs, and captivating illustrations ㆍMultiROMs that include entertaining games and animations Phonics Show는? - 배우기 쉽다! 가르치기 쉽다! - 스스로 읽기 능력을 완성한다! - 과학적으로 읽기 성취도를 관리한다! - Good Speller 가 될 수 있다! - 즐겁다! 재미 있다! 다양하다! 각 권의 구성 Phonics Show 1 Alphabet Sounds Phonics Show 2 Short Vowels Phonics Show 3 Long Vowels Phonics Show 4 Double Letter Sounds

Screenshots

BIGBOX4 screens
PHONICS SHOW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: BIGBOX at 82% against PHONICS SHOW's 0%. BIGBOX also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). PHONICS SHOW's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. BIGBOX sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. PHONICS SHOW asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BIGBOX holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BIGBOX has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of BIGBOX's written reviews are positive against 0% of PHONICS SHOW's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BIGBOX ships an update every 2 weeks, PHONICS SHOW every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BIGBOX versus PHONICS SHOW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBIGBOXPHONICS SHOW
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (21 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.0 GB971 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWoongjin Compass, Co., Ltd.Neungyule Education, Inc.

Customer experience

BIGBOX

All ratings20 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative10.7%

PHONICS SHOW

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

BIGBOX

One-time10
  • bigboxTV_90days$13.49
  • bigboxTV_180days$26.00
  • wordkingdom_90days$27.49
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  • readingocean_90days$37.00
  • bigboxTV_360days$45.49
  • wordkingdom_180days$52.00
  • readingocean_180days$70.00
  • Reading Ocean's 360-day event.$74.99
  • wordkingdom_360days$93.00
  • readingocean_360days$125.99
None

PHONICS SHOW

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BIGBOX free?
BIGBOX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PHONICS SHOW free?
PHONICS SHOW is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BIGBOX or PHONICS SHOW?
BIGBOX is rated higher. BIGBOX averages 4.0 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while PHONICS SHOW averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do BIGBOX or PHONICS SHOW have ads?
Neither BIGBOX nor PHONICS SHOW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BIGBOX or PHONICS SHOW?
BIGBOX ships an update every 2 weeks, and PHONICS SHOW every 4 months. Most recently, BIGBOX was updated on November 6, 2026 and PHONICS SHOW on November 3, 2026.

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