PLAY vs Alphabet Fun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PLAY
This app uses virtual Play-Doh to teach children the alphabet. Kids can trace letters, learn new vocabulary, and create custom Play-Doh scenes. It also includes letter matching games and progress tracking for parents.
- Virtual Play-Doh letter tracing
- Vocabulary association with letters
- Customizable Play-Doh creations
- Play-Doh scene building
- Letter matching games
- Progress tracking for parents
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“Top 20 Best Apps of the Week” - The Guardian UK “The perfect blend of nostalgia and learning opportunities” - About.com “Fun, mess free way for learning”-Yahoo Voices “Well-thought out, educationally beneficial, colorful”- The Learning Treehouse “Completely transforms the way kids interact with technology” - Appshappens.com Learn your ABCs using ‘virtual’ PLAY-DOH modeling compound with this delightfully interactive educational app! PLAY-DOH Create ABCs application is designed to help children develop the essential skills required for reading and writing. Using this app, children will learn to: recognize letters, write letters using proper stroke order and associate letters with sounds. WRITE AND CRAFT! Learn how to write letters of the alphabet by using ‘virtual’ PLAY-DOH modeling compound. Discover new vocabulary words that start with the same letter. What starts with the letter A? An alligator! But be careful, it’s ready to chomp! When you successfully complete each letter, you are rewarded with a ‘virtual’ PLAY-DOH treat that you can create and customize. Want to change the color? Go ahead! Want to squish it? You can do that, too! CREATE AND SHARE! Build your own PLAY-DOH scenes with your PLAY-DOH creations. The PLAY-DOH gallery is just a click away on the ‘create and share’ button. There you can enjoy all the animated, colorful objects you make as you work your way through the letters of the alphabet. Select your favorite background and then bring PLAY-DOH scenes to life with custom PLAY-DOH pictures. Save your creations on your phone or tablet and share them with others! LETTER MATCHING Click on the ‘match’ button and you can enjoy a new activity: matching letters with the PLAY-DOH creations. The ‘match’ feature reinforces initial letter sounds by matching letters with objects that start with the same sound. A letter select screen allows you to play the activity on any letter you choose. Can you match the letters of the alphabet to the different PLAY-DOH creations? Give it a try! PLAY-DOH Create ABCs includes: -Tracing of uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet -Exciting ‘virtual’ PLAY-DOH treats -Poem and animations to re-enforce learning letter sounds -‘Squishable’ PLAY-DOH animations! -A matching activity to match letters with pictures -A letter select screen that allows children to choose any letter to play -A creativity zone, the PLAY-DOH gallery, where kids design custom PLAY-DOH scenes -A save-to-camera feature where parents can save and share their child’s colorful creations -Curriculum developed and reviewed by preschool education expert s -Multiplayer profiles that allow more than one child to play and save their progress -Parental reporting to show progress PLAY-DOH Create ABCs will help children develop: -Language and pre-reading skills, including letter recognition and phonemic (sound) awareness and knowledge. - Fine motor skills and coordination -Their creativity via ‘learning by doing’ NOTE: Before you download this experience, please consider that this app contains in-app purchases that cost money. Additional content cannot be unlocked without spending money. ABOUT PLAYDATE DIGITAL PlayDate Digital Inc. is an emergent publisher of high-quality, interactive, mobile educational software for children. PlayDate Digital's products nurture children's emerging literacy and creativity skills by turning digital screens into engaging experiences. PlayDate Digital content is built in partnership with some of the world's most trusted global brands for kids. Visit us: playdatedigital.com Like us: facebook.com/playdatedigital Follow us: @playdatedigital Watch all our app trailers: youtube.com/PlayDateDigital1 HAVE QUESTIONS? We'd love to hear from you! Your questions suggestions and comments are always welcome. Contact us 24/7 at info@playdatedigital.com
Alphabet Fun
Learn to write English letters, numbers, and words with guided tracing. This educational app offers interactive lessons for all ages, helping users master proper stroke formation for uppercase and lowercase characters.
- Guided letter tracing
- Uppercase and lowercase letters
- Number tracing
- Word tracing
- Interactive learning
- All ages
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This is a great educational app & game for all ages to help you learn English! Learn how to correctly write each letter of the alphabet. Follow the guided hand & numbers to make the perfect strokes. This is not limited to only uppercase letters. This also has lowercase letters, numbers & words. ----------------About Subscriptions----------------------- - The Game features a Subscription which gives you access to all the features and it will also remove the ads from the game. - Unlock Word Trace: Create your own words to Trace - Unlock 100+ NEW Levels (Numbers, Words, and Alphabet) - Remove all the Gameplay ADS - The cost of the subscription is $2.99 per month and you will get access to the features mentioned above. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of the period unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in the account settings - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase - Users may cancel a subscription at any time via the subscription setting through their iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 for more information - You may turn off the auto-renewal of your subscription via your iTunes Account Settings. - You will receive the benefits of your cancelled subscription through the end of the pay period before cancellation. Privacy Policy https://www.viboplay.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use https://www.viboplay.com/terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alphabet Fun at 4.8 against PLAY's 4.2. Alphabet Fun also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. PLAY sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Alphabet Fun sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Alphabet Fun holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 13 respectively.
PLAY ships an update every 2 months, Alphabet Fun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PLAY | Alphabet Fun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (26 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 243 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PlayDate Digital Inc. | VIBOPLAY LLC |
Customer experience
PLAY
Alphabet Fun
In-app purchases
PLAY
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock All Alphabets$3.99
Alphabet Fun
- Unlock all features and No Ads$2.991 Month
- Pack of 3 Hints$0.99
- Remove the ads in the game$1.99
- Pack of 10 Hints$1.99
Questions
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