My first puzzles HD vs Monkey Math School Sunshine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My first puzzles HD
Engaging puzzles designed for young children aged 2-6 to develop motor skills. Features 14 unique puzzles with delightful sound effects and visuals. Shake your device to replay a puzzle and enhance learning through play.
- 14 different puzzles
- Sound effects
- Beautiful graphics
- Motor skill development
- Shake to replay feature
- Early learning focus
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Kids from 2 to 6 will have fun solving their first puzzles. With 14 different puzzles, nice sound effects, beautiful graphics, this game will entertain your children while improving their motor skills. Don't forget to shake your iPad to replay a puzzle. This game is part of your "Learning is fun" educational game collection. Visit our website for more info: http://ar-entertainment.net/learning/ipad.html Alexandre Minard is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. Recommended Ages: 2-5 Categories: Early Learning, Shapes, Creative Play, Special Needs
Monkey Math School Sunshine
This app offers a playful beach-themed world for children aged 3-6 to build fundamental math skills through interactive games. It features 9 engaging activities that teach counting, addition, subtraction, patterns, and more, with adaptive difficulty and a rewarding aquarium collection system.
- 9 interactive math games
- Teaches sequencing, patterning, counting, adding, subtracting
- Adaptive difficulty levels
- Uninterrupted and unlimited play
- Interactive aquarium rewards
- Number tracing and shape identification
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From the creators of the top selling Preschool App “Monkey Preschool Lunchbox”! Join your child’s favorite monkey in math games and activities in a playfully designed beach-themed world. Monkey Math School Sunshine allows your child to build fundamental math skills while they are endlessly entertained. Your child will count, add and sort their way through engaging games with uninterrupted play. For ages 3 to 6. Praise for Monkey Preschool Games: "5/5 Stars" SmartAppsForKids.com "5/5 Stars" KidsEducationalApps.com “One of the first apps I’d get for a toddler.” BestKidsApps.com MONKEY MATH SCHOOL SUNSHINE FEATURES *9 interactive games that teach kids about sequencing, patterning, counting, adding and subtracting. *With very little interface, your child presses one button to immediately launch into uninterrupted play. *Uses Knack Technology to instinctively adjust the challenge levels to each individual player. *Irresistibly cute monkey guides the child through game play with animated celebrations for correct answers and gentle redirection for incorrect ones. *Kids collect prizes to fill their very own INTERACTIVE AQUARIUM. *Uninterrupted and unlimited play: game continues as long as the player desires. KIDS LEARN WHILE THEY PLAY: *ADD IT UP and TAKE IT AWAY Use your addition and subtraction skills to solve math problems. Trusty crab assistants supply multiple-choice options. *PATTERNS Monkey has a problem: Objects keep popping out of his bucket, creating a pattern - but one piece is missing! Help Monkey by completing the pattern with the choices provided. *SHAPES Is it an octagon? Or maybe a hexagon? Count each side of these shapes and help Monkey figure it out. *SEQUENCES Monkey has a group of numbers in the right order, but some are missing. Help him complete the sequence with the correct numbers. *LESS/MORE Monkey loves to blow bubbles, when he does, groups of shells, fish or turtles are inside each bubble! Use your expertise to figure out which bubble has either the most or least objects inside. *BIGGER/SMALLER Which bubble has the bigger number? Which bubble has the smaller one? Help Monkey figure it out by popping the correct bubble. *CONNECT THE DOTS Baby Turtle is stuck on the beach and she needs your help to get to the sea! Connect the dots to show her the way. *WRITE IT UP! Help Monkey learn his numbers by tracing them in the sand. *BUBBLE POP Monkey is running out of time! Pop all the bubbles that have either the right number or the right amount of objects inside before the time runs out! * Contact THUP! * Have some comments on our apps? We'd love to hear it! Want to find out what we're doing next? Come visit us: Email us: support@thup.com Like us: http://www.facebook.com/THUPgames Follow us: http://twitter.com/THUPGames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monkey Math School Sunshine at 4.3 against My first puzzles HD's 1.0. Monkey Math School Sunshine also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 28 months) and ratings volume (57 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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
My first puzzles HD costs $1.99 and Monkey Math School Sunshine $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monkey Math School Sunshine holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monkey Math School Sunshine has 57 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 90% and 90% positive.
My first puzzles HD ships an update every 28 months, Monkey Math School Sunshine every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My first puzzles HD | Monkey Math School Sunshine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexandre Minard | THUP Games |
Customer experience
My first puzzles HD
Monkey Math School Sunshine
Bugs and requests
My first puzzles HD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Monkey Math School Sunshine
Reported bugs
3 issues- Voice directions cutting out
- Number bubble counting issues
- Inconsistent touch responsiveness
Requested features
4 requests- More advanced math concepts
- Ability to disable certain game modes
- Option to save progress across multiple users
- Expanded aquarium or multiple aquariums
In-app purchases
My first puzzles HD
No in-app purchases
Monkey Math School Sunshine
No in-app purchases
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