Monkey Math School Sunshine vs Starfall Numbers
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
Starfall Numbers
This app uses interactive activities and songs to help children learn number recognition and counting skills. It connects numbers to real-world objects and introduces basic math concepts for early learners.
- Number symbol and value recognition
- Counting activities
- Interactive introductions for numbers 0-100
- Coin counting and math expressions
- 15 animated math songs
- Closed captioning for songs
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Explore numbers through the magic of curiosity and the power of motivation: the Starfall way! With this app, your child will learn to recognize number symbols and values by connecting them to real-world objects (such as 1 sun, 5 fingers, and 10 toes). Your child will then apply these concepts with counting activities and songs! Starfall Numbers includes interactive introductions for numbers 0-20, 25, 50, and 100. Counting activities introduce coins, math symbols, and simple expressions while building counting skills from 0 to 100 in entertaining and practical ways. Your child will also enjoy singing along with 15 Starfall math songs! Counting song favorites and calendar concepts are animated playfully, with a closed caption option to display song lyrics. Each activity and song reinforces simple language and basic vocabulary, making this app an excellent choice for pre-readers, emerging readers, and English language learners alike.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Monkey Math School Sunshine at 90% against Starfall Numbers's 25%. Monkey Math School Sunshine also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.2) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). Starfall Numbers's advantage is chart position (#150 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Starfall Numbers $4.99 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 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Monkey Math School Sunshine's written reviews are positive against 25% of Starfall Numbers's.
Monkey Math School Sunshine ships an update every 4 months, Starfall Numbers every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monkey Math School Sunshine | Starfall Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (57 ratings) — better | 3.2 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 57 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #150 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | THUP Games | Starfall Education Foundation |
Customer experience
Monkey Math School Sunshine
Starfall Numbers
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
Starfall Numbers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monkey Math School Sunshine
No in-app purchases
Starfall Numbers
No in-app purchases
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