Phone for Play vs Starfall Numbers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phone for Play
This app offers a vast collection of engaging educational games and activities for children. It covers essential learning areas like numbers, letters, shapes, and animals with interactive and fun content. Designed to be intuitive and child-friendly, it provides a comprehensive learning experience.
- 37 educational games and activities
- Learn numbers, letters, and shapes
- Animal recognition and quizzes
- Drawing and coloring tools
- Interactive music and sounds
- Spelling and vocabulary practice
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~~> The largest collection of fun educational activities in a single app! ~~> Top #1 Education app in US, UK, and most countries around the world! ~~> Over 6,000,000 downloads! ~~> 37 amazing educational games and activities inside! Come enjoy the beloved Phone for Play app with brand new beautiful graphics and exciting new features! Everybody's favorite app is now better than ever! With 36 exciting games and one new mini game (Spelling Animals) . Phone for Play includes intuitive and child friendly educational materials about: Colors, Numbers, Letters, Shapes, Directions, Days of the Week, Animals, Drawing and much more. Over 30 Fun-Filled Educational Games and Activities Inside: - NEW! Spelling Animals! - Fruit and Vegetable Slicing Games! - Balloon Numbers - Learn numbers 1 to 20. - ABC You and Me - Learn to type the ABC. - Emoji Keyboard - Express your feelings with adorable emojis! - Bingo Game - Have fun with numbers! - Directions Compass - Learn basic directions. - Animal Quiz – Tap the right animal to win. - Touch Dial Phone – Learn numbers 0 to 9. - The Four Seasons - Learn about the 4 seasons of the year. - Easy Paint – Draw and learn all 10 basic color names. - SMS Chat – Send text messages to yourself. - Sing and Learn - Sing the Do, Re, Me notes. - Color Vocabulary – learn color names and spelling. - Animal Zoo – See, hear and interact with 16 adorable animals. - Popup Peek-a-Boo – Pop the cute animals from their houses. - Alarm Clock – Learn about the alarm clock. - Shape Master – Find all the basic shapes, see how they look and learn their names and spelling. - Aquarium Wonders – Help fish swim in an underwater environment, motion and touch sensitive. - Mr. Penguin School Directions – Learn directions with Mr. Penguin. - Math Calculator – Fully functional calculator for kids to enjoy and practice. - 1 to 12 Numbers – See, hear, spell and learn the first 12 numbers. - Kids Guitar – A delightful colorful guitar with 6 strings, 18 notes and 6 animals to play, sing and enjoy. - Galactic Star Rattler - Enjoy an amazing light show of animations and special effects in deep outer space. - Days of the Week Train - The train is traveling through the days of the week. - Farm Peek-a-Boo - Come find the adorable animals that are hiding in the farm. And so much more!
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: Phone for Play at 81% against Starfall Numbers's 25%. Phone for Play also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months). Starfall Numbers's advantage is chart position (#192 vs unranked). 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
Phone for Play costs $3.99 and Starfall Numbers $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phone for Play holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Phone for Play's written reviews are positive against 25% of Starfall Numbers's.
Phone for Play ships an update monthly, Starfall Numbers every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phone for Play | Starfall Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (56 ratings) — better | 3.2 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #192 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Kids Games Club by TabTale | Starfall Education Foundation |
Customer experience
Phone for Play
Starfall Numbers
Bugs and requests
Phone for Play
Reported bugs
8 issues- App is glitchy
- Sound not working
- Accidentally deleted app requires rebuy
- Too many links to App Store
- Home button is easily pressed
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- Missing favorite games (fruit slicing)
- Cannot get sound to work
- Sound not working anymore
Requested features
8 requests- Add more games
- Improve touch responsiveness
- Add multi-touch support
- Make home button toddler-proof
- Add more musical instruments
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- Add more animal graphics and scenes
- Kid mode or lock feature
- Restore purchases for full version
Starfall Numbers
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phone for Play
No in-app purchases
Starfall Numbers
No in-app purchases
Questions
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