Comparison

Phonics Tutor 2 vs Monster Phonics 2

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

Head to head
About

Phonics Tutor 2

This educational app helps children learn phonics through interactive exercises. It covers short vowels and consonants with various practice modes, including drag-to-spell. All content is available offline, with no login or ads required.

Highlights
  • Offline phonics learning
  • Short vowel and consonant focus
  • Study and sound choice exercises
  • Picture choice practice
  • Drag-to-spell activities
  • Unit review after lessons
Features
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Phonics Tutor 2 is an offline phonics learning app for children. This episode focuses on More Short Vowels and Consonants. Learners move through study, sound choice, picture choice, and drag-to-spell practice. Unit review is also included after lessons. All audio, images, and lesson content are bundled in the app. No login or ads are required.

About

Monster Phonics 2

This app uses a multi-sensory approach with character phoneme cues and color coding to teach reading and spelling. It focuses on the first 100 high-frequency words, making them more accessible and reducing the number of "tricky" words.

Highlights
  • Multi-sensory phonics learning
  • Character phoneme cues
  • Color coding for sounds
  • Teaches first 100 high-frequency words
  • Supports reading and spelling
  • Handwriting and letter formation
Features
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Monster Phonics products are already listed as highly effective multi-sensory phonics resources by the Department for Education, UK (2014). Monster Phonics has also been selected by BETT futures as one of the top 20 most inspiring new ed-tech ideas in the UK. This app supports the reading and spelling of the first 100 high frequency words and is part of a wider phonics scheme that supports the New Curriculum for Spelling (KS1) and phonics in Reception. Monster Phonics is a synthetic phonics scheme. It is unique in that it uses character (monster) phoneme cues and colour coding to represent the sounds A, E, I, O, U, oo, ow, silent letters and tricky letters. Each monster and its corresponding colour is linked to a specific set of graphemes that makes the particular phoneme. Monster Phonics Apps have been developed specifically to make phonics more accessible for all learners. The revolutionary use of colour coding and characterisation has been proven to dramatically accelerate progress in reading. Monster Phonics also teaches handwriting and the correct letter formation for the first 100 words. This Monster Phonics APP show how the first 100 words are more accessible to children because of the use of colour. The number of “tricky” words is reduced considerably with the colour coding system. There will be 2 Monster Phonics APPs covering the first 300 words. Once learned these words stay with children forever. The first 300 words make up 65% of all reading texts. Learning these words quickly is incredibly important for all children. Selected to be in the BETT Futures Cohort - January 2015!

Screenshots

Phonics Tutor 24 screens
Monster Phonics 24 screens

Verdict

The call

Phonics Tutor 2 and Monster Phonics 2 both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Monster Phonics 2's written reviews are positive against 25% of Phonics Tutor 2's. Monster Phonics 2 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Phonics Tutor 2's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Phonics Tutor 2 costs $0.99 and Monster Phonics 2 $2.99 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 — 5.0 for Phonics Tutor 2 against 5.0 for Monster Phonics 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Phonics Tutor 2's written reviews are positive against 67% of Monster Phonics 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonics Tutor 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, Monster Phonics 2 every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phonics Tutor 2 versus Monster Phonics 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonics Tutor 2Monster Phonics 2
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB792 MB
Age rating4++4
Developerwinlink co. ltd.Ingrid Connors

Customer experience

Phonics Tutor 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%

Monster Phonics 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Phonics Tutor 2

No in-app purchases

None

Monster Phonics 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonics Tutor 2 free?
Phonics Tutor 2 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Monster Phonics 2 free?
Monster Phonics 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phonics Tutor 2 or Monster Phonics 2?
Phonics Tutor 2 and Monster Phonics 2 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Phonics Tutor 2 or Monster Phonics 2 have ads?
Neither Phonics Tutor 2 nor Monster Phonics 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonics Tutor 2 or Monster Phonics 2?
Phonics Tutor 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Monster Phonics 2 every 14 months. Most recently, Phonics Tutor 2 was updated on October 11, 2026 and Monster Phonics 2 on October 15, 2026.

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