Monkey Math vs Teach Your Monster to Read
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 65 levels of arithmetic practice
- Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- Progressive difficulty
- Collectible coins for power-ups
- Vibrant graphics and animations
- Multi-language support
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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!
Teach Your Monster to Read
This app offers fun, phonics-based reading games for children aged 3-6. It helps build essential literacy skills through interactive play, allowing children to create their own monster and embark on a reading adventure. Designed by experts, it's a safe and trusted tool for home and school.
- Interactive reading games for ages 3-6
- Improve letter sound recognition
- Learn to read sentences
- Track player progress
- Phonics games designed by experts
- Supports UK phonics programmes
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Welcome to Teach Your Monster to Read, the award-winning app that makes learning to read fun and engaging! Our educational phonics and reading games have helped millions of children build essential literacy skills. Create your own monster and embark on a magical journey through interactive games designed for home and school use. With a safe, trusted, and highly recommended approach, Teach Your Monster to Read offers phonics-based reading games for all levels. Teaching through play is what we do best—download today and start your child’s reading adventure! TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ FEATURES INTERACTIVE KIDS READING GAMES • Take your custom-designed monster through educational games that are suitable for ages 3-6. • Improve letter sound recognition with reading games • Explore a world of phonics and educational games that teach your child to read sentences • Easily track their player’s progress to identify areas where their reader may need extra support PHONICS & READING GAMES DESIGNED BY EXPERTS • Designed in collaboration with Roehampton University and leading game designers • Phonics tools and educational games that complement phases 2-5 of UK Government-approved Letters and Sounds and other major systematic synthetic phonics programmes • 3 reading games designed for those in preschool, primary school, kindergarten, and first grade EDUCATIONAL PLAY AT NO ADDITIONAL COST • Teach Your Monster to Read is available on iPad and iPhone • Explore phonics and educational games without in-app purchases, hidden costs, or in-game adverts • Teach Your Monster to Read supports your child through every step of their reading journey HEAR FROM TEACHERS AND PARENTS WHO USE OUR READING GAMES "This game is the absolute best quality phonics game I have come across for educational and fun value." Marie Lewis, Rochdale “My class have reaped loads of benefits from using the programme and the difference in some of their reading skills has been dramatic." Maria Andrews, Foundation Phase Teacher "This is a fabulous game. I'm not kidding when I say that my daughter essentially learned all her letter sounds using First steps, with relatively minimal input from me! Great for parents to practise their letter sounds too." Eleanor Jones PART OF THE USBORNE FOUNDATION CHARITY Teach Your Monster to Read has been created by Teach Monster Games Ltd. which is a subsidiary of The Usborne Foundation. The Usborne Foundation is a charity founded by children’s publisher, Peter Usborne MBE. Harnessing research, design and technology, we create playful media addressing issues from literacy to health. Teach a monster today when you download our educational app! Teach Monster Games Ltd is a subsidiary of The Usborne Foundation, a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1121957.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Monkey Math at $2.99 against Teach Your Monster to Read's $8.99. Monkey Math also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 77%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Teach Your Monster to Read's advantage is ratings volume (30K vs 20) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Monkey Math costs $2.99 and Teach Your Monster to Read $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Teach Your Monster to Read holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teach Your Monster to Read has 30K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of Monkey Math's written reviews are positive against 77% of Teach Your Monster to Read's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Monkey Math ships an update every 5 months, Teach Your Monster to Read every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monkey Math | Teach Your Monster to Read |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (30K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better | 76.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 30K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #5 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd | Teach Your Monster |
Customer experience
Monkey Math
Teach Your Monster to Read
Bugs and requests
Monkey Math
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Teach Your Monster to Read
Reported bugs
2 issues- Loss of progress and collected items
- Compatibility issues on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add American English pronunciation option
- Introduce more practice modes and customization options
- Implement progress tracking and parental controls
- Allow selective review of specific letter sounds/words
In-app purchases
Monkey Math
No in-app purchases
Teach Your Monster to Read
No in-app purchases
Questions
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