Phonics Tutor 11 vs Sunshine Phonics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phonics Tutor 11
This offline educational app helps children learn phonics through interactive lessons. It includes various practice modes like sound choice, picture choice, and drag-to-spell, with unit reviews to reinforce learning. All content is bundled within the app, requiring no login or internet connection.
- Offline phonics lessons
- Blends + Longer Words focus
- Study and practice modes
- Sound choice exercises
- Picture choice exercises
- Drag-to-spell practice
- Unit review
Read full descriptionHide full description
Phonics Tutor 11 is an offline phonics learning app for children. This episode focuses on Blends + Longer Words. 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.
Sunshine Phonics
Read full descriptionHide full description
Sunshine Phonics is a digital phonics package which teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way. Children learn sounds (phonemes) and the letters than represent them (graphemes) and then apply this knowledge by reading an enjoyable story. Children listen to sounds, words and the book read aloud, and then record themselves so that their teacher can check on their progress. • 100 enjoyable stories, all read aloud • Decodable vocabulary with some high-frequency words • Voice over support, sounding out and blending decodable words • Read and record feature for children to practice • Systematic progression for learning sounds (phonemes) • Full-colour illustrations to support meaning • Assessment feature • Teacher administration area • British English and American English voice over available
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sunshine Phonics at 13.0 against Phonics Tutor 11's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phonics Tutor 11 ships an update every 2 months, Sunshine Phonics every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phonics Tutor 11 | Sunshine Phonics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | winlink co. ltd. | WENDY PYE PUBLISHING LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Phonics Tutor 11
No in-app purchases
Sunshine Phonics
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Phonics Tutor 11 free?
Is Sunshine Phonics free?
Do Phonics Tutor 11 or Sunshine Phonics have ads?
Which is updated more often, Phonics Tutor 11 or Sunshine Phonics?
Other comparisons
