Comparison

Animal 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

Animal

This app makes learning the alphabet fun and engaging for young children. It combines letter recognition, animal associations, and interactive activities like writing practice and coloring to reinforce learning.

Highlights
  • Alphabet and animal association
  • Interactive letter writing practice
  • Phonics and word pronunciation
  • Animal fun facts with audio
  • Coloring pages and stickers
  • Cursive writing instruction
Features
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Animal Alphabet Book has been specifically designed to help learn the alphabet. Learning the alphabet is not difficult as long as it is fun. It is important to learn the name, shape, and sound of each letter. The app displays each letter of the alphabet and associate that letter with an 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. To make learning even more interesting, there will be fun facts on more animals beginning with the letter selected with audio included. 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 animals beginning with the letter. When you touch the photo, the fun fact(s) will be read out. There is also an additional button which will take you to another screen where you can learn about more animals 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 sentence being read. The fifth button allows to to start/stop the animation. Two additional functions have been added to show how the characters are written. The first function will show the strokes to write the letter and the second function will show how to do cursive writing. Another option is Dogs A-Z that shows the name of a dog starting with that letter and a description of that dog. Audio is included. A colouring option is included to make learning even more interesting. You can select an animal to colour, learn to write the letters of the alphabet or practise cursive writing. You can also add animal 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

Animal4 screens
Phonics 1b Activities1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phonics 1b Activities at Free against Animal's $2.99. Phonics 1b Activities also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Animal's advantage is update cadence (every 4 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; Animal costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Animal ships an update every 4 months, Phonics 1b Activities every 38 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Animal versus Phonics 1b Activities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnimalPhonics 1b Activities
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size366 MB111 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJessica TunnicliffeExpress Publishing

In-app purchases

None

Animal

No in-app purchases

None

Phonics 1b Activities

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Animal free?
Animal 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 Animal or Phonics 1b Activities have ads?
Neither Animal nor Phonics 1b Activities shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Animal or Phonics 1b Activities?
Animal ships an update every 4 months, and Phonics 1b Activities every 38 months. Most recently, Animal was updated on November 1, 2026 and Phonics 1b Activities on November 1, 2026.

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