Comparison

My Elevator vs Alphablocks World

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

Head to head
About

My Elevator

This educational game helps children familiarize themselves with numbers through a fun matching activity set in an elevator. Designed with autistic children in mind, it uses engaging animations and sounds to keep young learners entertained and motivated with small rewards.

Highlights
  • Number familiarization
  • Matching game mechanics
  • Elevator theme
  • Engaging animations
  • Rewarding progression
  • Designed for autistic children
Features
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Kids love elevators and lifts. So many buttons to press, lights, and numbers to see. Some autistic children have a special love for them, and this app was made with them in mind. Educational and fun, this app promotes number familiarisation through a matching game. Fun animations and sounds hold their attention, with little rewards as they progress. Free, no in-app purchases, and no ads.

About

Alphablocks World

This app uses videos, songs, and interactive books featuring alphabet characters to help children aged 3+ learn to read through phonics. It offers over 80 episodes and interactive stories, with a focus on building reading confidence and spelling skills in a safe, ad-free environment.

Highlights
  • Phonics-based learning videos and songs
  • Interactive books for reading practice
  • Over 80 episodes of educational content
  • KidSAFE and COPPA/GDPR-K certified
  • Offline streaming and download options
  • Five learning levels for progressive skill-building
Features
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Alphablocks World is a fun, educational, KidSAFE certified app filled with videos, games, songs and unique interactive books to help kids aged 3+ learn to read. Who better to show you how words work than the letters of the alphabet themselves? Learning to read is easy when you're having fun and taking in key phonics ideas every minute. Alphablocks World is a fun with phonics video on demand and story app, brought to you by the BAFTA award-winning team at Alphablocks Ltd. and Blue Zoo Animations Studio. With the option to stream or download the videos you and your child can enjoy Alphablocks from home or out and about. How does Alphablocks World help your child? "Alphablocks World is a brilliant interactive companion to learning phonics, helping children to identify each letter and sound, building their confidence in a friendly careful way until they start to spell words." Professor Rhona Stainthorp, Early Years Phonics expert and advisor on Alphablocks 1. More than 80 episodes of fantastic characters, exciting escapades and singalong songs help children master their letters and sounds and conquer increasingly challenging words. 2. Alphablocks is the hit BBC TV show first aired on CBeebies that’s helped millions of children learn to read through adventures, songs and laughter. It’s a ton of fun with letters and words – all built on a firm foundation of key phonics skills. 3. Every episode has been carefully crafted with the help of literacy experts to ensure a best-practice approach to phonics, ensuring that Alphablocks is compatible with early years curricula − and lovingly brought to life by multi-award-winning Blue Zoo Animation Studio. 4. This app is fun, educational and safe, being COPPA and GDPR-K compliant and 100% ad-free. 5. All presented through a safe, 100% ad-free, digital world for your child to explore. N.B. Episode length might vary in different regions. Featuring… • Five easy to follow levels, which introduce your child to the letters of the alphabet, letter blends, letter teams (digraphs and trigraphs) and long vowels. 60 second clips from the full Alphablocks series • Enjoyable songs, to help increase your child's understanding of phonics • 30 unique, interactive books, designed to help your child grow in confidence as they practise reading. N.B. Episode length might vary in different regions. Alphablocks Subscription • Alphablocks World offers a free 7 day trial. • Subscription lengths vary from Monthly to Yearly. • The price of the subscription might differ depending on the plan you choose and the region you are in. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at the time of purchase. • You can cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings and turn off auto renewal through your App Store account settings. • Any unused amount of a free trial period, when offered, will be forfeited at the point when a user purchases a subscription, where applicable. • Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Privacy & Safety At Alphablocks your child’s privacy and safety is the first priority for us. There are no ads in the app and we will never share personal information with any 3rd parties or sell this on. You can find out more in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: Privacy Policy: https://www.learningblocks.tv/privacy-policy Terms of Service:https://www.learningblocks.tv/terms-of-service

Screenshots

My Elevator3 screens
Alphablocks World4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: My Elevator at none against Alphablocks World's 2. My Elevator also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Alphablocks World's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.7) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 25 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. Alphablocks World sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. My Elevator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Alphablocks World holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alphablocks World has 271 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of My Elevator's written reviews are positive against 29% of Alphablocks World's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Elevator ships an update every 25 months, Alphablocks World fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
My Elevator versus Alphablocks World: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy ElevatorAlphablocks World
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (7 ratings)4.2 (271 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews29.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7271 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB459 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew ClynesBlue-Zoo

Customer experience

My Elevator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Alphablocks World

All ratings270 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral15.9%
Negative54.9%

Bugs and requests

My Elevator

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Alphablocks World

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Videos not loading
  • Levels and progress not working properly
  • Subscription not functioning as expected
  • Crashes and freezes on various features

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more Alphablocks and letter teams
  • Improve video loading and stability
  • Allow offline content downloads
  • Fix subscription and unlock issues

In-app purchases

None

My Elevator

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Alphablocks World

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$30.991 Year

Questions

Is My Elevator free?
My Elevator is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alphablocks World free?
Alphablocks World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Elevator or Alphablocks World?
Alphablocks World is rated higher. My Elevator averages 3.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Alphablocks World averages 4.2 from 271 ratings.
Do My Elevator or Alphablocks World have ads?
Neither My Elevator nor Alphablocks World shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Elevator or Alphablocks World?
My Elevator ships an update every 25 months, and Alphablocks World fortnightly. Most recently, My Elevator was updated on November 3, 2026 and Alphablocks World on November 9, 2026.

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