Comparison

Hansol Smart Phonics vs Study Phonics

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

Head to head
About

Hansol Smart Phonics

This educational app uses interactive games, songs, and tracing activities to teach phonics to children in kindergarten through third grade. It helps them recognize phonemes and digraphs in an engaging and effective manner. The app can also be used to prepare for or review lessons from an offline tutoring service.

Highlights
  • Motion songs and chants
  • Interactive phonics games
  • Letter tracing activities
  • Voice recording for chants
  • Alphabet Monster collection
  • QR code integration with workbooks
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Hansol Smart Phonics- Play Phonics is a fun and well structured program to learn Phonics! This phonics learning app features fun activities- motion songs, chant and games- that are designed to help your child in K- Gr.3 to recognize phonics through most entertaining yet effective way. The app is also linked to Hansol's offline tutoring service. Your child can prep/review for lessons when applied with the offline service. Play Phonics learning program emphasizes 56 key phonemes and combination principle of 30 essential diagraphs. [Instruction for Use] 1. Download "Hansol Smart Phonics" 2. Run the app and scan QR Code in the workbook; activity varies according to the type of QR code 3. Instead of scan QR Code, you can also run the activity by pressing the hamburger button on the top left of the app. 4. You can collect Alphabet Monsters! 130 Colorful Alphabet Monsters await you! *Activities & Features: -Call: You got a call! Answer to join in fun dance time! Don't forget that camera is ON, rolling! -Chant: Record your voice while chanting along to our 'catchy' phonics chant. -Letter Tracer: Trace the Letters of the words to earn the magic key! -Pop Quiz: Get ready to show off your Phonics skill. Developed by Studio Coin Corp. Members of Supervision and Advisory Committee Director_Doyeon Kim Editor_Son Dahye, Choi Joohee Designer_ Son Heeho, Jeon Hunho

About

Study Phonics

Features
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You can learn phonics effectively. ~Features~ - Word speech function - Cute illustrations - More than 150 Words registered

Screenshots

Hansol Smart Phonics4 screens
Study Phonics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hansol Smart Phonics at every 2 months against Study Phonics's every 8 months. Hansol Smart Phonics also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hansol Smart Phonics ships an update every 2 months, Study Phonics every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Hansol Smart Phonics versus Study Phonics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHansol Smart PhonicsStudy Phonics
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size642 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHANSOL Education Co., Ltd.Masao Nakajima

In-app purchases

None

Hansol Smart Phonics

No in-app purchases

None

Study Phonics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hansol Smart Phonics free?
Hansol Smart Phonics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Study Phonics free?
Study Phonics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hansol Smart Phonics or Study Phonics have ads?
Neither Hansol Smart Phonics nor Study Phonics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hansol Smart Phonics or Study Phonics?
Hansol Smart Phonics ships an update every 2 months, and Study Phonics every 8 months. Most recently, Hansol Smart Phonics was updated on September 16, 2026 and Study Phonics on October 2, 2026.

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