Monkey Math School Sunshine vs Grandpa's Workshop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Grandpa's Workshop
Engage young children with a fun building and tool identification game. This app features a friendly grandpa and eight interactive mini-games designed to teach essential skills like measuring, fractions, and tool recognition through play.
- Tool identification mini-games
- Measuring and fractions practice
- Spot the difference challenges
- Painting and puzzle activities
- Real tool videos
- Number group recognition
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Build, measure, count, paint, and play alongside Grandpa in eight hands-on learning activities designed for children ages 6–8. Children explore: • tools and woodworking vocabulary • counting and number groups • measuring and fractions • visual puzzles and matching • painting projects • clubhouse customization and rewards Gameplay and narration are available in English only. Grandpa's Workshop has no advertising, in-app purchases, subscriptions, or account creation. Fairlady Media does not collect data from the app. External support and App Store links are protected by a parent gate.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Monkey Math School Sunshine at $1.99 against Grandpa's Workshop's $2.99. On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Monkey Math School Sunshine costs $1.99 and Grandpa's Workshop $2.99 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 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 58 and 91 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Monkey Math School Sunshine's written reviews are positive against 83% of Grandpa's Workshop's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monkey Math School Sunshine | Grandpa's Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (58 ratings) — better | 4.2 (91 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better | 82.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 58 | 91 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THUP Games | Fairlady Media |
Customer experience
Monkey Math School Sunshine
Grandpa's Workshop
User reviews
Monkey Math School Sunshine
From 58 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and educational
- 🚀 Keeps kids engaged
- 💡 Customizable difficulty levels
- 👍 Rewards system motivates learning
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sound issues after updates
- 🔋 Aquarium fills up too quickly
- 🔍 Limited game modes and progression
- 🔍 Repetitive gameplay
Grandpa's Workshop
From 91 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Engaging for young children
- 💡 Educational content (math, tools)
- 💖 Adorable Grandpa character
- ✨ Interactive elements (high-fives, dancing)
- 🎬 Informative tool videos
Room to improve
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
- ⏳ Short content duration
- 🤔 Puzzles can be too hard/easy
- 🔊 Lack of sound in some instances
- 🗣️ Directions not spoken (for non-readers)
Bugs and 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
Grandpa's Workshop
Reported bugs
4 issues- No sound
- Crashing at specific points
- App reverts to iPad opening screen
- Crushes on iPad
Requested features
12 requests- More varied activities and games
- New videos and puzzles
- Additional difficulty levels or grade levels
- More spoken directions for non-readers
- More tool videos
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- A Grandpa's auto shop app
- More content to complete the clubhouse
- More variety in jobs/activities
- Updates with new tools and videos
- More levels and content
- Clubhouse expansion
- More crazy uncles
In-app purchases
Monkey Math School Sunshine
No in-app purchases
Grandpa's Workshop
No in-app purchases
Questions
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