Comparison

Monkey Word School Adventure vs Zombie Math

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

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About

Monkey Word School Adventure

This app offers an engaging adventure for young children to learn early literacy skills. It covers letter recognition, phonics, spelling, and sight words through interactive games. Designed for ages 3-7, it adapts to the child's learning pace.

Highlights
  • Interactive learning games
  • Letter and word recognition
  • Phonics and spelling lessons
  • Sight word focus
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Customizable settings
  • Reward system
Features
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Get ready for adventure...Monkey Word School Adventure! Join Milo and his jungle friends as they explore a fun-filled world of letters, sight words, phonics and spelling. Seamless game flow and behind-the-scenes performance adjustment allow your child to jump right in and begin playing and learning. For ages 3 to 7. Monkey Word School Adventure is an entertaining and captivating way to introduce your child to the fundamental concepts behind reading and writing. The lessons range from letter recognition and writing to spelling and phonics introducing word components such as consonant blends, digraphs, irregular vowels and more! There is also a special focus on sight words, the vital building blocks of reading and writing. === FEATURES === *6 interactive, carefully conceived, captivating games. *Letter and word recognition. *Introduction to digraphs, consonant blends, irregular vowels and other important concepts. *A focus on sight words helping your child learn these vital building blocks of reading and writing. *Uses THUP’s “Knack Technolgy ” system which automatically adjusts the difficulty of the games as your child plays. *Customizable Settings. Select which games your child plays and at what level allowing you to focus on a single task, such as learning sight words. *Designed for Kids: No confusing Menus or navigation. *Rewards! Kids earn frogs, butterflies, chameleons and more to put into their own customizable interactive terrarium. === KIDS LEARN WHILE THEY PLAY === *SPELLING STONE Milo needs help with his spelling. He can show you what it looks like, but do you know how to spell it? Use the magic gold letters to solve the puzzle! * SIGHT BIRDS Milo is looking for a special gems and the sight birds have them! Help him collect as many as you can before the time runs out! Features letter recognition and sight words. *LETTER WRITING Learn to write uppercase and lowercase letters by carving them in the ancient stone writing wall. *PHONICS BRIDGE Oh no the bridge is out and two little chinchillas are going to miss their play date! Help them get together by fixing the bridge using the engineering power of phonics! *WORD WALL Using an ancient map Milo has stumbled upon a mysterious puzzle. Help him solve it by finding all the words on the map! *RHYMING MAZE Help a greedy little Chinchilla find his treasure by drawing a path using words that rhyme! *TERRARIUM Populate and decorate your own interactive terrarium! Choose from tons of plants, frogs, butterflies and dragonflies to create your own uniques worlds. Email us: support@thup.com Like us: http://www.facebook.com/THUPgames Follow us: http://twitter.com/THUPGames

About

Zombie Math

Embark on a math adventure where you guide a zombie to the correct answers. Solve addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems that increase in difficulty. This engaging app makes practicing math skills fun and exciting for young learners.

Highlights
  • Zombie-themed math challenges
  • Tap to select correct answers
  • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
  • Increasing difficulty levels
  • Playful visuals and interactive gameplay
  • Builds math confidence
Features
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Guide your zombie through a thrilling math quest! Tap the screen to lead your zombie to the correct answer and help him solve a variety of math problems. Choose your challenge—addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division—then start the fun! Each level gets tougher as you go, offering new sets of problems that grow in difficulty to keep you on your toes. Perfect for elementary students, this app turns math practice into an exciting adventure. With playful visuals and interactive gameplay, it’s a fun and engaging way to build confidence and sharpen math skills.

Screenshots

Monkey Word School Adventure4 screens
Zombie Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zombie Math at 5.0 against Monkey Word School Adventure's 4.6. Zombie Math also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Monkey Word School Adventure's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Monkey Word School Adventure costs $1.99 and Zombie Math $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zombie Math holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monkey Word School Adventure has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monkey Word School Adventure ships an update every 4 months, Zombie Math every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Monkey Word School Adventure versus Zombie Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonkey Word School AdventureZombie Math
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.6 (26 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 27 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size366 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTHUP GamesVentura Educational Systems

Customer experience

Monkey Word School Adventure

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral5.0%
Negative13.8%

Zombie Math

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Monkey Word School Adventure

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Trace the letter portion is completely broken and buggy
  • Latest update issues: random completion of writing, no sound
  • Hint button appears to be broken, always on
  • App crashes and loses terrarium progress
  • App won't open/respond
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  • Cannot add player or hit support
  • No sound on iPad 2/iPad 3
  • Sound option is greyed out
  • Hints popup too quickly
  • Long loads between activities
  • The writing of some letters in the sand is wrong
  • Phonetic pronunciation of some letters is odd
  • Not responding
  • Hasn't worked since last iOS update

Requested features

29 requests
  • Update trace the letter portion
  • Fix latest update issues
  • Fix no sound issue
  • Fix hint button always on
  • Add difficulty settings
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  • Fix bundle pricing
  • Fix losing terrarium progress
  • Increase player spaces
  • Improve letter tracing fluidity
  • Fix sound issues on specific iPads
  • Add more challenging levels
  • Add more parental control options (hints, rewards)
  • Add more interesting terrarium prizes
  • Add option for upper or lower case letters only
  • Add phonetic pronunciation only option
  • Add picture rhyme option
  • Add section for matching beginning sounds
  • Add more content
  • Fix monkey screen pace
  • Allow turning off hints
  • Improve hint functionality (less intrusive)
  • Add more player spaces (up to 20 ideal)
  • Make tracing of letters more like handwriting
  • Fix UK reading scheme issue
  • Sound out letters instead of saying names
  • Fix odd phonetic pronunciation
  • Fix incorrect letter writing
  • Adjust praise system (less generic)
  • Fix long loads between activities

Zombie Math

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Monkey Word School Adventure

No in-app purchases

None

Zombie Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monkey Word School Adventure free?
Monkey Word School Adventure costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zombie Math free?
Zombie Math costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monkey Word School Adventure or Zombie Math?
Zombie Math is rated higher. Monkey Word School Adventure averages 4.6 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Zombie Math averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Monkey Word School Adventure or Zombie Math have ads?
Neither Monkey Word School Adventure nor Zombie Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monkey Word School Adventure or Zombie Math?
Monkey Word School Adventure ships an update every 4 months, and Zombie Math every 27 months. Most recently, Monkey Word School Adventure was updated on October 27, 2026 and Zombie Math on October 22, 2026.

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