Comparison

Monkey Stories vs OneCam Plus

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

Head to head
About

Monkey Stories

This app helps children aged 2-10 become fluent in English by developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It offers a vast library of audiobooks and interactive stories with native speaker audio and phonetic learning methods.

Highlights
  • Develops listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills
  • Over 430 audiobooks and 1100+ interactive stories
  • Standard American English pronunciation
  • Synthetic Phonics method for reading and spelling
  • Vocabulary building for everyday life
  • Timer and screensaver features for health
Features
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Monkey Stories is an English language learning program which aims at helping children be fluent in English before the age of 10 (suitable for children of 2 - 10 years of age). I. Achievements Monkey Stories has won many prestigious awards and achievements, leading the way in English learning apps for children. #1 most downloaded English learning app for kids. More than 10 million users worldwide. Users in 108 countries, including English-speaking countries such as the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Monkey Stories is also developed by the founder of Monkey Junior, the application won the First Prize in the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Tech-I Competition chaired by US President Barack Obama. II. Introduction to Monkey Stories app for iPhone/iPad 1. Targeted users Monkey Stories is most suitable for children aged 2-10 which helps children develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. 2. Objectives Listening: Fully recognize and understand language heard when communicating with native speakers Speaking: Standard American English pronunciation and intonation Reading: Improve your children's reading comprehension and make reading more fun and fulfilling Writing: Develop accurate writing style, logical flow, word usage, and expression like a native user 3. Why Monkey Stories? 3.1. Help children to immerse themselves in English at home Access to over 430 audiobooks divided into four levels, diverse genres with selective and educational content. Access to standardized English voices with diverse features, such as: listening with a timer, audiobooks playing on screensaver, subtitles with each word highlighted in time with the vocal recording,... 3.2. Master accurate American English pronunciation Monkey Stories applies Synthetic Phonics - the famous synthetic decoding and blending method used by the Ministry of Education of English-speaking countries around the world. This method helps children to spell words easily, read fluently, write with correct spelling, and boost confidence when communicating in English. 3.3. Broaden social knowledge as well as vocabulary that is often used in everyday life The diverse words in Monkey Stories are used to cover many different topics, providing children with a rich and large vocabulary. This is a foundation which children can use to understand and use English flexibly and correctly. 3.4. Learn all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing With just a single application, children can practice all 4 skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing effectively thanks to more than 1,100+ interactive picture stories, 430+ audiobooks... 3.5. Monkey Stories does not affect children’s health With appropriate learning time and fantastic features like listening with a timer and audiobooks playing on screensaver, kids can learn effectively and minimize the negative impacts on their eyesight, which parents are still worried about when letting their children use applications. III. Features Outstanding features of Monkey Stories: - High interactivity: listening, watching, reading, touching, and speaking, all of which keep kids active during the lesson. - Accurate pronunciation evaluation using voice recognition (AI). - Effective story classification system by level and topic. - Subtitles with each word highlighted in time with the vocal recording. - Post-story activities with attractive graphics. - Weekly updated content. - Printable PDF worksheets for children to practice after reading stories or other lessons. IV. Support Email: support.global@monkeyenglish.net Terms of Use: https://www.monkeyenglish.net/en/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.monkeyenglish.net/en/policy

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OneCam Plus

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Ứng dụng xem và quản lý Camera dành cho trường học, trung tâm đào tạo và các phụ huynh: + OneCam Plus đơn giản hóa việc cài đặt và sử dụng camera đối với phụ huynh, nhà trường. + Bảo mật thông tin cho hệ thống camera an ninh, giám sát của bạn. + Phân quyền linh hoạt cho người dùng: giới hạn thời gian, giới hạn chức năng người dùng, cấp hoặc hủy quyền xem camera nhanh chóng... + Truyền tải các thông báo, tin tức ngay trên ứng dụng OneCam Plus. Ngoài ra OneCam Plus cho phép mở rộng thêm các tính năng cao cấp đem lại hiệu quả cao trong công tác quản lý của bạn!

Screenshots

Monkey Stories4 screens
OneCam Plus3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OneCam Plus at none against Monkey Stories's 10. OneCam Plus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Monkey Stories's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Monkey Stories sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. OneCam Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monkey Stories ships an update every 8 days, OneCam Plus every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monkey Stories versus OneCam Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkey StoriesOneCam Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEarly Start Co. LtdNguyen Dinh Anh

Bugs and requests

Monkey Stories

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or getting stuck during use
  • Inability to access purchased content
  • Audio and sound issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More language options beyond English
  • Ability to skip lessons or customize curriculum
  • Improved customer support and communication

OneCam Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Monkey Stories

Subscriptions7
  • All stories and games$3.491 Month
  • All stories and games7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • All stories and games$21.996 Months
Show 4 more
  • All stories and games7 Days trial$22.996 Months
  • All stories and games7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • All stories and games$26.491 Year
  • All Features7 Days trial$26.491 Year
One-time2
  • All stories and games2 variants$39.99
  • All stories and games$49.99
None

OneCam Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monkey Stories free?
Monkey Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OneCam Plus free?
OneCam Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Monkey Stories or OneCam Plus have ads?
Neither Monkey Stories nor OneCam Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkey Stories or OneCam Plus?
Monkey Stories ships an update every 8 days, and OneCam Plus every 2 months. Most recently, Monkey Stories was updated on November 2, 2026 and OneCam Plus on October 25, 2026.

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