Comparison

Phonics Puzzles vs Sunshine Plus

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

Head to head
About

Phonics Puzzles

This educational app helps children master the 42 phonetic sounds of English through interactive puzzles. It offers customizable gameplay with options for specific phonics groups or randomized challenges, supporting British, American, and Australian English pronunciations.

Highlights
  • Jolly Phonics system integration
  • British, American, Australian English options
  • Over 160 phonics puzzles
  • Play by group or randomized
  • Lowercase and uppercase character choice
  • Vibrant graphics and child-friendly interface
Features
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Explore the world of Jolly Phonics with Phonics Puzzles, available in native British, American, and Australian English. This engaging educational tool focuses on mastering the 42 distinct phonetic sounds of the English language rather than the conventional alphabet. Phonics Puzzles is thoughtfully designed to familiarize children with the intricacies of English phonetics. Through the combination of puzzles and phonics, the game contributes to the enhancement of cognitive skills in a delightful and playful manner. Featuring a vibrant array of puzzles, the game offers options for solving puzzles within specific phonics groups or engaging in a fully randomized game. Key Features: • Based on the Jolly Phonics system, as published by Jolly Learning Ltd. • Options for British, Australian, or American English with accurate native pronunciations. • Over 160 phonics puzzles covering all 42 jolly phonics sounds. • Play a mixed phonics game or play by group. • Choose between lowercase and uppercase characters. • Vibrant graphics and a user-friendly interface tailored for children. • Toggle puzzle piece snapping on or off for customized gameplay. • Optimized for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices running iOS 12.0 or higher.

About

Sunshine Plus

Features
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A free reading app designed to give students at school and at home access to enjoyable e-books and activities to help them learn to read and become a fluent reader. Interactive tools within the e-books allow students to highlight, draw or add text to support their reading experience. • Gives access to 310 books, fiction and nonfiction • Each e-book has three to four activities to test comprehension, vocabulary, writing and phonics skills • Students access the library of e-books with a school login • Student results are saved until they log out • Developed by writers and teachers skilled in literacy learning • Ideal for second language students to practise their reading fluency • Brought to you by Sunshine Books, in classrooms for 30 years • All e-books are read in British English • Students can record themselves reading the book and listen to the playback • Text boxes and pen tools for increased functionality • Intuitive navigation of the resources

Screenshots

Phonics Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunshine Plus at none against Phonics Puzzles's 1. Sunshine Plus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). Phonics Puzzles's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price 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

Both are free to download. Phonics Puzzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sunshine Plus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phonics Puzzles versus Sunshine Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonics PuzzlesSunshine Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBram Van DammeWENDY PYE PUBLISHING LIMITED

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Phonics Puzzles

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Sunshine Plus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonics Puzzles free?
Phonics Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunshine Plus free?
Sunshine Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phonics Puzzles or Sunshine Plus have ads?
Phonics Puzzles shows ads; Sunshine Plus does not.

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