Comparison

Monkey Math School Sunshine vs Hideout

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

Hideout

This app uses engaging, research-based mini-games to teach early reading skills. Children learn phonic patterns in playful contexts, practicing word recognition and building reading fluency through interactive activities.

Highlights
  • Research-based early reading instruction
  • Engaging mini-games for phonic patterns
  • Contextualized word learning
  • Practice word recognition
  • Interactive and playful learning
  • Sequenced skill development
Features
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Hideout teaches early reading skills using research-based principles and applications, presenting phonic patterns used in context within an expansive set of captivating (and a little silly) mini-games: -AP (It's stormy and windy outside. Tap the cap and map to zap them away!) -OP (Visit the pop shop to pop the popcorn til it reaches the top of the bucket!) -IT (Hit the rocks to split them into bits so they fit into the pit!) -ET (Catch the pets in the net so they don't get wet; then load them onto a jet!) -EN (Move the ten hens into the pen where ten men can feed them!) -AG (Drage the rags into the bags, and then tag each bag!) -UB (Scrub and rub each cub in the tub until it's clean!) -IP (Dip the chips and watch the dip drip as you feed the little guys.) -OCK (Visit the dock to knock over the towers of blocks and rocks, and then put them into the socks!) -ACK (The snacks are arriving on a track. Stack them on a rack!) -IN (The pictures arrive in a bin. Pin them each to the wall, and then spin them away!) -UG (Tug the plug from each jug so the bug can crawl free!) Letters, sounds, and phonic patterns are introduced and practiced in contexts that are playful and appealing to children, yet give meaning and purpose to the skills they learn. Children practice purposefully sequenced skills and identify word patterns, learning to recognize the words so they can read about what they do and observe. The contexts and activities keep children engaged with constant variety in the way they present and illustrate word meanings. Each captures children’s interest and invites them to read and create words that describe or explain it. Developed at Brigham Young University by those who created and administer the Systematic and Engaging Early Literacy (SEEL) classroom program, Hideout replicates the kind of interactive face-to-face lessons that are taught by SEEL teachers and available on the SEEL website (education.byu.edu/seel).

Screenshots

Monkey Math School Sunshine4 screens
Hideout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monkey Math School Sunshine at none against Hideout's 1. Monkey Math School Sunshine also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Hideout's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Monkey Math School Sunshine costs $1.99 and Hideout $2.99 up front. Hideout sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monkey Math School Sunshine asks for nothing beyond the download.

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 Hideout. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 33 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Monkey Math School Sunshine's written reviews are positive against 89% of Hideout's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monkey Math School Sunshine ships an update every 4 months, Hideout every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monkey Math School Sunshine versus Hideout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkey Math School SunshineHideout
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.3 (57 ratings)4.4 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.7% of reviews — better88.8% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better33
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB226 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHUP GamesThird Rail Games LLC

Customer experience

Monkey Math School Sunshine

All ratings57 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews194 reviews
Positive90.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.2%

Hideout

All ratings33 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative5.6%

User reviews

Monkey Math School Sunshine

From 57 App Store ratings

What 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

Hideout

From 33 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎵 Catchy, engaging music and sound design
  • 🎨 Colorful, attractive visuals and artwork
  • 📚 Excellent phonics and early reading instruction
  • 🎮 Interactive games that keep children engaged
  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Effective for diverse learners including special needs children

Room to improve

  • 🔊 Sound issues and volume problems on some devices
  • ⏱️ Limited content - only three word families
  • 🚪 Navigation issues - difficulty exiting screens
  • 💰 In-app purchases blocking access to full content
  • ⚡ App feels too fast-paced for some learners

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

Hideout

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Sound not working on some devices despite volume settings being correct
  • No way to exit screens or return to home menu
  • App crashes or freezes on certain devices
  • In-app purchase system incompatible with school MDM systems
  • Support website broken with outdated information

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add more word families and sound combinations
  • Expand content with additional phonetic patterns (ch, wh, th, sh, long vowels)
  • Create a paid full version with more content
  • Add controls for presentation speed for auditory processing needs
  • Implement proper menu buttons for navigation
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  • Develop a complete reading program series
  • Add more levels and progressive difficulty

In-app purchases

None

Monkey Math School Sunshine

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Hideout

One-time1
  • Workshop AreaFree

Questions

Is Monkey Math School Sunshine free?
Monkey Math School Sunshine costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hideout free?
Hideout costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monkey Math School Sunshine or Hideout?
Hideout is rated higher. Monkey Math School Sunshine averages 4.3 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Hideout averages 4.4 from 33 ratings.
Do Monkey Math School Sunshine or Hideout have ads?
Neither Monkey Math School Sunshine nor Hideout shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkey Math School Sunshine or Hideout?
Monkey Math School Sunshine ships an update every 4 months, and Hideout every 7 months. Most recently, Monkey Math School Sunshine was updated on September 25, 2026 and Hideout on September 21, 2026.

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