Twinkl ARt Studio vs Alphablocks World
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twinkl ARt Studio
This app allows children to create digital art using various tools and then bring their creations to life in Augmented Reality. Users can draw, color pre-designed templates, add stickers, and even record short video clips of their AR art displayed in their environment.
- Augmented Reality art creation
- Multiple brushes and colors
- Pre-designed coloring templates
- Sticker library
- 60-second video recording
- Printable artwork
- AR art display on surfaces
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Twinkl ARt Studio is a wonderful way for your child to practise their creativity and foster their imagination while creating AR art. This incredible app lets pupils create their own artwork before bringing it to life using the power of Augmented Reality (AR)! - Get creative using multiple brushes, colours and backgrounds. - Work from a blank canvas, an imported picture or photo captured by your device, or.... - Colour in a range of lovely predesigned templates themed around animals, dinosaurs, space, pirates and fairy-tales. - Express yourself and add finishing touches using a range of fab stickers. - Practise your photography and videography skills using your device's camera. - Become the next Peter Jackson and record your own 60-second video clips. - Edit existing artwork and photos and turn them into something marvellous. - Save your finished artwork to the gallery and print them off to share with friends. Once you have created your masterpiece, you can take your creativity to the next level and display your videos or artwork in Augmented Reality. Use your device’s camera to display your incredible AR art on any surface in your school, home or wherever you happen to be. Decorate your home, classroom or outdoors with your art, and as soon as you’re happy with the results, you can capture the moment forever with a screenshot. Each finished piece and AR experience you create can be viewed in the ArtWork Gallery later on. What’s more, our Twinkl ARt Studio app even lets your children share their AR art with others. You can easily print off artwork to share with friends and classmates! All our lovely Twinkl apps have been designed with explicit learning intentions which can be used to help further learning in the classroom and foster a love of digital skills. Not only will experiencing AR together with your children be a fun experience, but it’s also a fantastic way for them to flex their creative muscles and engage with new technology in a unique way. Ready to get started with creating AR art? Then you can download and try out the Twinkl ARt Studio app for free with our Try Mode. For full app functionality, make sure to log in with your Twinkl subscriber account or purchase/restore an in-app subscription. For more help and information, go to: twinkl.com/contact-us or email: twinklcares@twinkl.com. We appreciate your feedback and your opinions are very important to us. If you have any problems using the app or would like to see a new feature please don't hesitate to get in touch! Privacy Policy: https://www.twinkl.com/legal#privacy-policy Terms and Conditions: https://www.twinkl.com/legal#terms-and-conditions
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Twinkl ARt Studio at 50% against Alphablocks World's 29%. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Twinkl ARt Studio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Alphablocks World sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Twinkl ARt Studio ships an update every 3 weeks, Alphablocks World fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twinkl ARt Studio | Alphablocks World |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (271 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 29.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 271 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 459 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Twinkl Limited | Blue-Zoo |
Customer experience
Twinkl ARt Studio
Alphablocks World
Bugs and requests
Twinkl ARt Studio
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
Twinkl ARt Studio
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$3.491 Year
Alphablocks World
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$30.991 Year
Questions
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