Comparison

Monkey Math School Sunshine vs Monkey Math

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Monkey Math

Embark on an adventure to defeat an evil monkey and recover stolen treasures by solving math problems. This game makes learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division fun through engaging gameplay and vibrant graphics.

Highlights
  • 65 math levels (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Collectible coins for outfits
  • Vibrant graphics and animations
  • Comic strip endings
  • Answer revealed after failed attempts
Features
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Your mission: beat the evil rogue, Mean Monkey, to Banana Cradle and return the stolen ancient treasures to their rightful place. You are embarking on a dangerous journey and only your math skills can save you from the nasty obstacles that lie in your way. Use numbers as your ammo - but you must be quick! Travel to the enchanted islands of arithmetics and test your skills in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Every equation you solve brings you closer to victory. Making math fun for kids and grownups alike, Monkey Math - Jetpack Adventure features: - 65 levels across addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division - Conquer new obstacles in every level - Collect coins to buy additional outfits with special powers - Heaps of unique background sceneries, in beautiful and vibrant graphics - Animated comic strip at the end of each stage - Correct answer is revealed after multiple failed attempts - Levels become progressively harder so players advance at their own pace Download Monkey Math - Jetpack Adventure once and play it on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Available in multiple languages, including: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Swedish, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian and Danish. -------------- Connect with us! Visit us: http://www.GiggleUp.com Like us: facebook.com/GiggleUpApps Follow us: twitter.com/GiggleUpApps Email us: Support@GiggleUp.com Brought to you by GiggleUp, creators of the award-winning Interactive Telling Time and other educational apps for kids. Our goal is to promote learning through play with the purpose of helping children develop useful learning skills. Our apps have been enjoyed by children and used in classrooms all around the world!

Screenshots

Monkey Math School Sunshine4 screens
Monkey Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Monkey Math at Free against Monkey Math School Sunshine's $1.99. Monkey Math also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Monkey Math School Sunshine's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 76%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Monkey Math is free to download; Monkey Math School Sunshine costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Monkey Math School Sunshine against 4.4 for Monkey Math. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Monkey Math School Sunshine's written reviews are positive against 76% of Monkey Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monkey Math School Sunshine ships an update every 4 months, Monkey Math every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monkey Math School Sunshine versus Monkey Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkey Math School SunshineMonkey Math
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (57 ratings)4.4 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.3% of reviews — better76.2% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHUP GamesGiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Monkey Math School Sunshine

All ratings57 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.6%

Monkey Math

All ratings27 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive76.2%
Neutral14.3%
Negative9.5%

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

Monkey Math

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Monkey Math School Sunshine

No in-app purchases

None

Monkey Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monkey Math School Sunshine free?
Monkey Math School Sunshine costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monkey Math free?
Monkey Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monkey Math School Sunshine or Monkey Math?
Monkey Math is rated higher. Monkey Math School Sunshine averages 4.3 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Monkey Math averages 4.4 from 27 ratings.
Do Monkey Math School Sunshine or Monkey Math have ads?
Neither Monkey Math School Sunshine nor Monkey Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkey Math School Sunshine or Monkey Math?
Monkey Math School Sunshine ships an update every 4 months, and Monkey Math every 5 months. Most recently, Monkey Math School Sunshine was updated on October 20, 2026 and Monkey Math on October 15, 2026.

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