Comparison

Sight Words Reading Games ABC 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

Sight Words Reading Games ABC

This educational app helps young children aged 2-7 learn essential sight words through six engaging games. Developed with educational specialists, it covers the Dolch list and common nouns, preparing preschoolers and early elementary students for reading success.

Highlights
  • 220 Dolch sight words
  • 94 additional nouns
  • 6 educational games
  • Preschool to 3rd Grade levels
  • Interactive learning
  • Pronunciation practice
Features
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***** WONDERFULLY EDUCATIONAL READING PROGRAM FOR BEGINNING READERS (AGES 2-7). ***** Developed in cooperation with educational specialists by an award-winning educational studio, 22learn, the creator of the best-selling Abby Basic Skills and reading program Phonics: Fun on Farm, to best prepare your children for success in kindergarten and school curriculum. * Entirety of 220 SIGHT WORDS from the popular Dolch list (with extra 94 NOUNS!)* * Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade Categories * *...in 6 engaging EDUCATIONAL GAMES! * ================================ PRESS REVIEW ================================ * "Action Sight Words is an extra-fun "Extra-terrestrial" way to help children learn challenging sight words." * "As a mother of a 1st Grader and a Pre-Schooler, I was quite impressed with this app." Monica, theiphonemom.com * "an awesome level of interactivity" * "hits the mark on being both educational, and entertaining for kids" Apps4Moms.net * "A colorful and quirky mechanical, industrial theme that children will definitely like. A great tool for teaching and allowing your children learn all about sight words" iheartthisapp.com "Provides ample opportunities to learn all 220 Dolch words through a series of six games and activities. The interface is simple and easy to navigate and overall the look is appealing." Jill Goodman, smartappsforkids.com ----- Abby Sight Words with Wordaliens is a new EDUCATIONAL READING APPLICATION by 22learn. The app is designed to help children learn and practice reading the most common sight words. Sight words are words in English language that do not have a simple one-to-one correspondence between sounds and written letters, and therefore have to be learned “by sight. ” Being able to quickly recognize sight words is a crucial part of learning how to read. Sight words mastery is a necessary step towards an enormous reading improvement. Sight Words offers children an easy-to-use interface and a grand choice of six fun educational games through which children can acquire mastery over this subject matter. ----- The 6 GAMES included are: 1. WORD MACHINE Control the Word Machine. Supply all the words that need to be produced by tapping on the words called. 2. SPELLING Your dog is hungry! Make cans to feed him! To make a can, drag the letter cards to their correct place and make a word you have just heard pronounced. 3. BINGO Make a Bingo to get a ticket for Aliens back home! Tap on the word corresponding to the one that you heard pronounced. Once you have matched cards from one side of the board to the next... Bingo! Aliens are back home! 4. MEMORY GAME Match the sounds to correct word forms! To do so, tap on one of the speakers, hear the word, and then select one of the cards below with a correct word. Do it for all words! 5. GEARS Tap on one of the speakers on the screen, hear the word pronounced, and place the word across the speaker. Repeat for all words to see wonderful gears animation. 6. FLASH CARDS Practice in the Flash Card mode. List through the words and top on the cards to hear the words pronounced again and again! ----- Additional Features Include: - Selection of individual words to be practiced within each category - Avatar selection - Choice of capitalized words and upper-case or lower-case letters - Access to best scores ----- Get this app now and enjoy the progress your children are going to make in their reading skills. 22learn, your trusted educational apps developer

About

Monkey Math

Embark on a math-fueled adventure to defeat an evil monkey and recover stolen treasures. Solve equations in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division across 65 engaging levels. This game makes learning math fun for all ages with vibrant graphics and progressive challenges.

Highlights
  • 65 levels of arithmetic practice
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Progressive difficulty
  • Collectible coins for power-ups
  • Vibrant graphics and animations
  • Multi-language support
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

Sight Words Reading Games ABC4 screens
Monkey Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sight Words Reading Games ABC at Free against Monkey Math's $2.99. Sight Words Reading Games ABC also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (69K vs 20). Monkey Math's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (89% vs 72%). On ads and device support 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

Sight Words Reading Games ABC is free to download; Monkey Math costs $2.99 up front. Sight Words Reading Games ABC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monkey Math asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sight Words Reading Games ABC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sight Words Reading Games ABC has 69K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Sight Words Reading Games ABC's written reviews are positive against 89% of Monkey Math's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sight Words Reading Games ABC ships an update every 2 months, Monkey Math every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Sight Words Reading Games ABC versus Monkey Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSight Words Reading Games ABCMonkey Math
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (69K ratings) — better4.2 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69K — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB97 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCFC s.r.o.GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Sight Words Reading Games ABC

All ratings69,011 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral7.7%
Negative20.3%

Monkey Math

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.4%

Bugs and requests

Sight Words Reading Games ABC

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchase not recognized on all devices
  • Cannot change certain avatar elements
  • Sound or music not working for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow custom sight word lists
  • Add more levels and difficulty options
  • Provide narration in different accents
  • Enable family sharing for purchased content

Monkey Math

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sight Words Reading Games ABC

One-time1
  • Sight Word & Flashcards Games$6.99
None

Monkey Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sight Words Reading Games ABC free?
Sight Words Reading Games ABC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monkey Math free?
Monkey Math costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sight Words Reading Games ABC or Monkey Math?
Sight Words Reading Games ABC is rated higher. Sight Words Reading Games ABC averages 4.8 out of 5 from 69K ratings, while Monkey Math averages 4.2 from 20 ratings.
Do Sight Words Reading Games ABC or Monkey Math have ads?
Neither Sight Words Reading Games ABC nor Monkey Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sight Words Reading Games ABC or Monkey Math?
Sight Words Reading Games ABC ships an update every 2 months, and Monkey Math every 5 months. Most recently, Sight Words Reading Games ABC was updated on October 4, 2026 and Monkey Math on October 3, 2026.

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