Comparison

Smart Phonics vs Bricks Phonics

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

Head to head
About

Smart Phonics

This educational series systematically introduces basic phonics skills to young learners of English as a Foreign Language. It equips children with essential reading and writing tools through engaging stories and songs that incorporate common sight words.

Highlights
  • Systematic phonics introduction
  • Basic reading and writing tools
  • Sight words integration
  • Phonics stories and songs
  • Five-book series
Features
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Smart Phonics is an easy-to-teach phonics series developed for elementary school children learning English as a Foreign Language. Throughout the five books series, basic phonics skills are introduced in a simple and systematic way while providing children with efficient tools for basic reading and writing. Smart Phonics also introduces a great number of common sight words embedded in fun phonics stories and songs. In this way, children can run sight words naturally and effortlessly.

About

Bricks Phonics

Features
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Bricks Phonics ■ Overview From learning the alphabet letters to reading stories! Bricks Phonics, a program designed for children studying English for the first time, makes it easy and fun to study phonics. With chants, stories, practices, games and a variety of other components, children can study phonics in ways which cater to a multitude of learning styles. * Visit the Bricks website below for further information. http://www.ebricks.co.kr/ ■ Features - Sound: Learning the alphabet letter sounds - Flashcard: Learning phonics words through sounds and images - Practice: Building phonics skills through various activities, exercises, and practices - Story: Learning the alphabet letter sounds through animations - Game: Playing games to review letters and sounds - Alphabet Song: Learning the alphabet letters and sounds through videos - Alphabet Tracing: Learning to write each letter of the alphabet through tracing

Screenshots

Smart Phonics4 screens
Bricks Phonics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Phonics at every 5 months against Bricks Phonics's every 36 months. Smart Phonics also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). 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

Smart Phonics ships an update every 5 months, Bricks Phonics every 36 months. The most recent releases landed on June 8, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smart Phonics versus Bricks Phonics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart PhonicsBricks Phonics
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 36 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size474 MB481 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developere-future Co., Ltd.Bricks Education

In-app purchases

None

Smart Phonics

No in-app purchases

None

Bricks Phonics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Phonics free?
Smart Phonics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bricks Phonics free?
Bricks Phonics is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Phonics or Bricks Phonics have ads?
Neither Smart Phonics nor Bricks Phonics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Phonics or Bricks Phonics?
Smart Phonics ships an update every 5 months, and Bricks Phonics every 36 months. Most recently, Smart Phonics was updated on June 8, 2026 and Bricks Phonics on June 5, 2026.

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