Comparison

Start A End Z vs Funny phonics

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

Head to head
About

Start A End Z

This app helps young children learn fundamental concepts like the English alphabet, numbers, colors, and shapes through interactive activities. It features engaging visuals and high-quality audio to make learning enjoyable and effective for early development.

Highlights
  • Learn English alphabets A-Z
  • Interactive number counting
  • Color recognition and coloring
  • Shape identification
  • High-quality pronunciation and graphics
  • Erase mask to reveal images
  • Dynamic day/night backgrounds
Features
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With ABC, 123, Color, and Shape, kids will be smarter than ever. Time to learn the basic English alphabets from A to Z. Learn all letter shape and pronunciation. 4 objects for each alphabets, use finger to erase color mask to see them. Color Mode - color you first to see. 123 Mode - learn the basic numbers and make the count. Shape Mode - know all the appearance of any items. Features: • High-quality pronunciation sound and HD graphic for all words • Enjoy erase color mask to reveal image • Fun colorful appearance for kids to enjoy • All uppercase and lowercase letters • 123 mode: count the number from one to a million • Color mode: see the common colors from white to black • Shape mode: know the appearance of daily life objects • Dynamic background: background is auto changed based on day and night cycle

About

Funny phonics

This app teaches children English phonics through interactive AI courses, songs, videos, and games. It covers letter pronunciation and spelling basics for ages 4-8, building a strong foundation for language learning.

Highlights
  • AI interactive courses
  • Letter pronunciation learning
  • Spelling basics
  • Children's songs and videos
  • Puzzles and mazes
  • Game-based learning
Features
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Phonics is the mainstream English teaching method in China. Even the children in the United States learn their mother tongue by using this learning method. The learning of natural spelling basically starts at the age of 4 and continues until the age of 8, the educational system in the United States extends from kindergarten to the third grade of primary school. Children's English natural spelling, a full set of courses is divided into four levels, a total of 164 AI interactive courses, the current L1 is mainly 26 letters in time pronunciation learning, 26 letters is the basis of natural spelling learning, mastering the pronunciation of 26 letters can lay a solid foundation for later spelling learning. App through children's songs, videos, puzzles, mazes and other learning links of scientific settings, The integration of learning content and game tasks enables children to learn in an interesting situation, complete all kinds of challenges, and bring children a good interactive learning experience.

Screenshots

Start A End Z4 screens
Funny phonics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Funny phonics at none against Start A End Z's shown. Start A End Z's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (57 vs 6). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Start A End Z sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Funny phonics sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Start A End Z holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Start A End Z has 57 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Start A End Z ships an update every 4 months, Funny phonics every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Start A End Z versus Funny phonics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStart A End ZFunny phonics
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (57 ratings) — better4.0 (6 ratings)
Number of ratings57 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB175 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRatha Sou小航 晏

Customer experience

Start A End Z

All ratings56 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative8.9%

Funny phonics

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Start A End Z

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

Funny phonics

One-time2
  • unlock all content$9.99
  • become a VIP member$19.99

Questions

Is Start A End Z free?
Start A End Z is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Funny phonics free?
Funny phonics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Start A End Z or Funny phonics?
Start A End Z is rated higher. Start A End Z averages 4.4 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Funny phonics averages 4.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Start A End Z or Funny phonics have ads?
Start A End Z shows ads; Funny phonics does not.
Which is updated more often, Start A End Z or Funny phonics?
Start A End Z ships an update every 4 months, and Funny phonics every 3 months. Most recently, Start A End Z was updated on November 10, 2026 and Funny phonics on November 3, 2026.

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