Body Boggle vs Phonics Flashcards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Body Boggle
This app allows young children to create and modify their own unique characters by stretching and manipulating them. It's designed to foster creativity and build self-confidence, featuring engaging animations and sound effects for early learners.
- Character stretching and manipulation
- Create unique creatures
- Modify existing creations
- Develop self-confidence
- Fun animations and sound effects
- Designed for first-time iPad users
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Excellent for very young children using an iPad for the first time. Stretch the characters to create your own crazy creatures! Young learners have the freedom to create and modify their own creations. Great for developing self-confidence. As with all Busy Things apps Body Boggle contains lots of fun animations and sound effects.
Phonics Flashcards
Master the 42 phonetic sounds of English with interactive flashcards. This educational tool offers over 200 cards and 350 words, supporting British, American, and Australian English pronunciations. Ideal for educators and parents teaching phonics.
- Over 200 interactive phonics flashcards
- 350+ phonics words
- British, American, and Australian English options
- Covers all 42 Jolly Phonics sounds
- Vibrant graphics and child-friendly interface
- Upper and lowercase character options
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Explore the world of Jolly Phonics with Phonics Flashcards, available in native British, American, and Australian English. This educational tool focuses on mastering the 42 distinct phonetic sounds of the English language rather than the conventional alphabet. Phonics Flashcards is thoughtfully designed to familiarize children with the intricacies of English phonetics. With over 200 flashcards and 350 phonics words, Phonics Flashcards is perfect for educators looking to integrate them into their classroom activities or for parents who wish to instruct their children in various phonetic sounds. Features: • Based on the Jolly Phonics system, as published by Jolly Learning Ltd. • Over 200 interactive phonics flashcards covering all 42 jolly phonics sounds. • Over 350 different phonics words. • Options for British, Australian, or American English with accurate native pronunciations. • Includes additional bonus phonics groups next to the original 7 Jolly Phonics groups. • Choose between upper and lowercase characters. • Vibrant graphics and a user-friendly interface tailored for children. • Optimized for devices running iOS 12.0 or higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Body Boggle at none against Phonics Flashcards's 1. Body Boggle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Phonics Flashcards's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 27 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Phonics Flashcards sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Body Boggle asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phonics Flashcards holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Body Boggle ships an update every 27 months, Phonics Flashcards every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Body Boggle | Phonics Flashcards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Busy Things Limited | Bram Van Damme |
Customer experience
Body Boggle
Phonics Flashcards
In-app purchases
Body Boggle
No in-app purchases
Phonics Flashcards
- Remove Ads$1.99
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