ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles vs Monkey Preschool Fix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles
This app helps young children develop cognitive thinking and fine motor skills through interactive puzzles. It features easy-to-move shapes that snap into place, revealing images and professional voice recordings of words spoken by a speech therapist. The app offers a wide variety of puzzles, including animals, letters, numbers, and musical instruments, in a fun and engaging format.
- Interactive shape puzzles
- Speech therapist voiceovers
- Develops cognitive thinking
- Enhances fine motor skills
- Educational content (animals, letters, numbers)
- Sound effects
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From the creators of the hit, award winning, iPad app Drawing Pad! ShapeBuilder educates & entertains your little one with easy to move shapes that snap into place on top of silhouette puzzles. Each puzzle has 5 to 10 pieces & after positioning all of the pieces, the real image is revealed along with a professional voice recording of the word spoken by a licensed speech therapist that specializes in early child development. ShapeBuilder encourages cognitive thinking & fine motor skills plus exposes young minds to new music instruments, animals, produce, objects & the alphabet in a fun & engaging format with LOTS of sound effects! Designed for kids! No menu buttons on the puzzles to get in the way of game play! Highlights: Total of 173 puzzles! 30 Music instruments with sound effects 21 Fruits & Vegetables 45 Animals - awesome sound effects! 26 Letters - speech therapist sounds out each letter in a fun way 20 Numbers - one through twenty! 31 other fun items like Firetruck, Police Officer, Garbage Truck, and Volcano Random play resets after all puzzles are completed. Kids have so much fun trying to guess what the puzzle will be! By Darren Murtha & Chris Lott for kids and toddlers in preschool, kindergarden & firstgrade! App for kids 3 to 6 years old - MANY 2 year olds play this too but you may have to play together at first. (Perfect for toddlers / preschool / kindergarten / first grade / and babysitters) In 2009-2010 previously featured as an Apple Staff Favorite! (July) and iTunes App Store Essential for Toddlers (October) FEATURED IN: MACWORLD "App of the Day" tinyurl.com/app-of-day THE WASHINGTON TIMES tinyurl.com/sb-washingtontimes USATODAY.COM tinyurl.com/sb-usatoday SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE tinyurl.com/sb-sanfran O'REILLY's Book "Best iPhone Apps" http://tinyurl.com/sb-best-iphone-apps BEAT "Wheels on the Bus" on O'Reilly's APP SMACKDOWN tinyurl.com/app-smackdown "ShapeBuilder earns an edu.Mac.nation daddy score of "A" - Immediately my son was able to locate & move the pieces into position. The audio quality is fantastic, the application is stable, & the variety of puzzle types kept my son engaged & entertained. Together we worked on completing the puzzles & saying out loud what the images were." Michael (an elementary school teacher) from www.edumacnation.com "If you’ve got a preschooler then ShapeBuilder is a great app for your iPhone...This app is great on many levels & a terrific combination of learning & fun." The iPhone Mom (www.theiphonemom.com) "A great little jigsaw app for children aged 3 to 5 years." Daniel Donahoo, Geekdad at wired.com
Monkey Preschool Fix
This early learning game introduces core concepts like numbers, letters, shapes, and colors through interactive tool-themed activities. Children can engage in various mini-games to fix objects and earn rewards, fostering imagination and problem-solving skills.
- Tool-themed game play
- Number and letter recognition
- Shape and color identification
- Child-friendly design
- 6 unique games
- Wind-up toy rewards
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Monkey Preschool Fix-It is an early learning game for ages 2 to 5 from the creators of the top ranked and award winning Monkey Preschool Lunchbox. With surprising experiences and carefully crafted age appropriate games, Monkey Preschool Fix-It is designed to capture children’s imaginations while introducing core early learning challenges. Monkey Preschool Fix-It features: * Active tool-themed game play. Kids will help Monkey "fix-it" by hammering and sawing their way through games that revolve around number and letter recognition, shape and color identification and more. * Child friendly design: No confusing menus or navigation. * Kid safe. No advertising, No in app purchases, No personal information collected. To learn more about our privacy policy please visit http://thup.com/privacy-policy/ 6 unique games: Colors, Numbers, Letters, Shapes, Patterns and Puzzles! * Mechanic’s Matching. Monkey’s buddies are having some car trouble! Match the right parts to fix their engines and watch them zoom off with a smile. * Tap-Tap Colors. Find the nail with the right color and pound it in! * Alphabots. Power up dancing robots with letter shaped batteries. * Number Buzz. Saw the boards with the right number as quick as you can! * Rub-A-Dub-Flub. Monkey needs a bath, but the pipes are broken! Match the puzzle pieces to fix the pipes. * Tighten Up. Find the right shaped bolt and tighten it up! Wind-Up Toy Rewards! Kids earn delightfully animated cars, animals, robots, and more for their play room.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles at 4.1 against Monkey Preschool Fix's 3.8. ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles also leads on ratings volume (86 vs 24) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Monkey Preschool Fix's advantage is chart position (#178 vs unranked) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, 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
ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles costs $2.99 and Monkey Preschool Fix $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 24 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 82% positive.
ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles ships an update every 8 months, Monkey Preschool Fix every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles | Monkey Preschool Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (86 ratings) — better | 3.8 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better | 82.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #178 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 339 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Murtha Design LLC | THUP Games |
Customer experience
ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles
Monkey Preschool Fix
Bugs and requests
ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on launch
- No sound or audio issues
- Puzzles not displaying correctly
Requested features
4 requests- More variety and new puzzles
- Ability to pause, replay, or navigate puzzles
- Customization options (e.g. difficulty, categories)
- Support for multiple languages
Monkey Preschool Fix
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShapeBuilder Preschool Puzzles
No in-app purchases
Monkey Preschool Fix
No in-app purchases
Questions
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