Phonics Sense vs How Math Works
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phonics Sense
Master English sounds with interactive games and exercises. This app uses a scientifically designed spaced repetition system to help beginners, language learners, and children learn phonics step-by-step. It offers offline access to all sounds and a word library.
- 42 English sounds
- Interactive games and exercises
- Spaced repetition system
- Offline functionality
- Word library with 100+ words
- Progress tracking
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Phonics Sense — Master all 42 English sounds through interactive games and exercises. Perfect for beginners, language learners, and children! Learn phonics step-by-step with a scientifically-designed spaced repetition system. LEARN • 7 progressive steps — from basic vowels to tricky digraphs • Hear each sound with 3 voice options: Female, Male, and Young Speaker • See example words for every sound with IPA notation PLAY & PRACTICE • Sound Quiz — Listen and pick the correct letter • IPA Quiz — Match sounds to their IPA symbols • Bingo — Complete the board by identifying sounds • Blending — Build words by arranging letters • Word Chaining — Change one sound to make new words • Minimal Pairs — Train your ear to catch subtle differences • Fill-in Quiz — Use phonics knowledge to complete words • Sound Explorer — See a letter, find its sound WORD LIBRARY • Browse and listen to 100+ essential English words • Organized by phonics categories • Search and filter by spelling patterns SMART REVIEW • Spaced repetition system automatically schedules reviews • Track your learning streak and progress statistics • Sounds you miss are added to your personal review queue FEATURES • Works offline — all sounds included in the app • 6 languages — Japanese, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Hindi • No account required — no in-app purchases • 100% free and privacy-friendly — no data collection • Contains minimal, non-intrusive ads Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://phonics-public.pages.dev/privacy.html
How Math Works
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Math questions, sucn as slicing a cube at an angle, calculating when two brothers walking around a pond will meet, submerging a cube into a tank of water... are full of situations that are hard to recreate in real life. Because these situations are so difficult to picture concretely, many children end up feeling that math just isn't for them. "How Math Works" recreates these hard-to-picture situations on a tablet or smartphone, so children can actually see and touch them — helping them build a concrete, intuitive image of what's really going on. - Key Features Explore pages that recreate situations like slicing a cube at an angle or two brothers walking around a pond, where you can move the objects around and observe what happens. More than 30 experiences included! Draw scribbles directly on top of any page. (Scribbles are not saved — please use your device's screenshot feature if you'd like to keep them.) This app performs no network communication whatsoever. All features work completely offline. Nothing you do in the app affects anything outside of it, so children can explore and experiment to their heart's content. Using "Notebook" page, you can add figures introduced at experiences pages, draw your own notes, then print it so that you can keep what you see and find in your physical notebook or folder. - Please Note The content of this app has not been supervised by education professionals. We cannot guarantee any educational outcomes, so we ask parents to use it with their children under appropriate supervision. Privacy Policy: https://wholesale-piccolo-b79.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-b70867731a554631ba006586a89cda12 Terms of Use: https://wholesale-piccolo-b79.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-4e9212249a9046dbbe79746e3b9ee96e
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: How Math Works at none against Phonics Sense's shown. Phonics Sense's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Phonics Sense sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and How Math Works sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Phonics Sense ships an update weekly, How Math Works every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phonics Sense | How Math Works |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | yohei ueda | Tsuyoshi Chujo |
In-app purchases
Phonics Sense
- Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Annual Plan7 Days trial$23.991 Year
- Lifetime Plan$29.99
How Math Works
- Premium Plan (Monthly)1 Month trial$3.991 Month





