Comparison

Alphabet vs Learn Underwater

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 through interactive animations, sounds, and games. It helps children master letter names, shapes, and sounds, paving the way for reading proficiency. Features include letter writing practice, audio pronunciations, and coloring activities.

Highlights
  • Interactive letter animations
  • Audio pronunciations and phonics
  • Letter writing and cursive practice
  • Object and animal association
  • Coloring and sticker activities
  • Fruit and cat learning modules
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

Learn Underwater

Features
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Underwater Sea Life for Kids app is one of the easiest and interesting educational games for toddlers and preschoolers. The app helps young children to learn about different sea animals and ocean life. Underwater Sea Life for Kids app will introduce the sea animals to your kids in an exciting way with images and voice-over. As the whole educational process being gamified and interesting, kids will learn sea life with no efforts. Features: 1) Learn - Learn describes about the different sea animals along with pictures and voice-over. Shark, whale, angel fish, sea horse and many more sea animals are provided in this app. 2) Match Game - A memory game which ensures that your kids to remember all the ocean animals they learnt. 3) Spot Game - An interactive fun game to check the kids knowledge on sea life. Apart from knowledge, the Underwater Sea Life for Kids game will improve your kids’ memory, enhance their motor skills. This toddler game on ocean life will keep your children entertained with fun game and sound effects. Underwater Sea Life for Kids is a free game. Download the app now and make your kid’s learning process great fun! Download the Underwater Sea Life for Kids app and other educational games published by Ajax Media Tech. With the gamified education model, kids will be able to absorb and learn the fundamentals and basics minimal efforts and maximum retention.

Screenshots

Alphabet4 screens
Learn Underwater4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Learn Underwater at Free against Alphabet's $2.99. Learn Underwater also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Alphabet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

Learn Underwater is free to download; Alphabet costs $2.99 up front. Learn Underwater sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Alphabet asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alphabet ships an update every 5 months, Learn Underwater every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Alphabet versus Learn Underwater: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlphabetLearn Underwater
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size213 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJessica Tunnicliffewww.ajaxmediatech.com

In-app purchases

None

Alphabet

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Underwater

One-time1
  • Remove ad$0.99

Questions

Is Alphabet free?
Alphabet costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn Underwater free?
Learn Underwater is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Alphabet or Learn Underwater have ads?
Neither Alphabet nor Learn Underwater shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alphabet or Learn Underwater?
Alphabet ships an update every 5 months, and Learn Underwater every 3 months. Most recently, Alphabet was updated on October 31, 2026 and Learn Underwater on October 26, 2026.

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