Comparison

Alphabet vs Phonics 1b Activities

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

Head to head
About

Alphabet

This app makes learning the alphabet fun and engaging for young children. It uses animations, interactive exercises, and audio to teach letter names, shapes, and sounds, helping children develop early reading skills.

Highlights
  • Interactive letter learning
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Letter writing practice
  • Phonics and word sounds
  • Animation and games
  • Coloring and sticker activities
Features
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Alphabet Book has been specifically designed to help you learn the alphabet. Learning the alphabet is not difficult as long as it is fun. The app aims to make it fun and educational. It is important to learn the name, shape, and sound of each letter. Once this is mastered, you will be on the road to become a reader. The app displays each letter of the alphabet and associate that letter with an object or animal. There will be animation to making learning fun and entertaining. In addition to the alphabet, there will be a sentence made using the letter to describe what the animation is about. An additional page will include more objects or animals starting with the letter selected with audio. There are also five buttons at the top of the screen. When the first button is pressed, you will be taken to another screen which will display objects/animals beginning with the letter. When you touch the photo, the word will be read out. There is also an additional button which will take you to another screen where you can learn about fruits beginning with that letter. When the second button its pressed, you will be taken to a screen that teaches how to write the letter. When the third button is pressed, you will hear the letter, phonic and the word. When the fourth button is pressed, you will hear the word being read. The fifth button allows to to start/stop the animation. Once you can read or recognise the letter, there are two additional functions that show how the characters are written. One function will display the strokes to write the letter and the other function will show the strokes to do cursive writing. Additional function is Cats with a description of the cat. Audio is added to for the description. There is also a Colouring function to make learning more interesting. You can also practise writing the letters of the alphabet using this function. You can also add stickers.

About

Phonics 1b Activities

Features
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Phonics 1b Activities application for iOS provides young learners of English with the digital tools to practise the sounds of the English alphabet in an educational and entertaining manner. It consists of: Letter tracing and practice Interactive fun activities (colouring, draw lines etc) Learning tasks (listening, circle the right letters, look and choose and many more) with automatic feedback All activities are presented in a playful way, in which learners are able to tap on various items and listen to the corresponding sounds. Learning takes place sub-consciously in a stress-free environment. It’s an innovative interaction than only this application can offer!

Screenshots

Alphabet4 screens
Phonics 1b Activities1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phonics 1b Activities at Free against Alphabet's $2.99. Phonics 1b Activities also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Alphabet's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 38 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Phonics 1b Activities is free to download; Alphabet costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alphabet ships an update every 5 months, Phonics 1b Activities every 38 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Alphabet versus Phonics 1b Activities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphabetPhonics 1b Activities
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJessica TunnicliffeExpress Publishing

In-app purchases

None

Alphabet

No in-app purchases

None

Phonics 1b Activities

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alphabet free?
Alphabet costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phonics 1b Activities free?
Phonics 1b Activities is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alphabet or Phonics 1b Activities have ads?
Neither Alphabet nor Phonics 1b Activities shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alphabet or Phonics 1b Activities?
Alphabet ships an update every 5 months, and Phonics 1b Activities every 38 months. Most recently, Alphabet was updated on November 1, 2026 and Phonics 1b Activities on November 1, 2026.

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