Comparison

Phonics Puzzles vs Math Practice, age 3

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

Math Practice, age 3

This app offers engaging games and activities to reinforce early math concepts for children aged 3-5. It covers ten core topics, including counting, sorting, and basic addition, with quizzes and certificates to track progress.

Highlights
  • Reinforces early math concepts
  • Ten core math topics covered
  • Fun games and activities
  • Progress quizzes
  • Certificates of completion
  • Repetitive practice for consolidation
Features
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Math Practice is designed to help your child practice what they have learned in our main app, Math age 3-5 - covering the same ten topics, but with all-new activities and graphics. Each topic features several fun games and activities, intended to consolidate learning through repetition and practice, followed by a quiz to test the child’s knowledge, and a certificate when they get all the questions right. Our math apps have been proven to be effective. An independent study by the University of Nottingham in the UK showed that 6 weeks of using the onebillion math app was as effective as 18 months of standard classroom practice. In fact, one week of using the onebillion software for 30 minutes a day equalled three months of formal education. As a nonprofit organisation, all of our app proceeds go directly to delivering transformational education to young children around the world, in their own language. Topics covered: 1 Sorting and matching 2 Counting to 3 3 Lines and patterns 4 Counting 4 to 6 5 Where is it? 6 Counting 7 to 10 7 Patterns and shapes 8 Counting 1 to 10 9 Comparing 10 Add and take away

Screenshots

Phonics Puzzles4 screens
Math Practice, age 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phonics Puzzles at 100% against Math Practice, age 3's 33%. Phonics Puzzles also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (7 vs 1). Math Practice, age 3's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Phonics Puzzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Math Practice, age 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonics Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phonics Puzzles has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Phonics Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 33% of Math Practice, age 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonics Puzzles ships an update every 4 months, Math Practice, age 3 every 7 months. Both last shipped on June 10, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Phonics Puzzles versus Math Practice, age 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonics PuzzlesMath Practice, age 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBram Van Dammeonebillion

Customer experience

Phonics Puzzles

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Math Practice, age 3

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Phonics Puzzles

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Math Practice, age 3

One-time1
  • All Topics$11.99

Questions

Is Phonics Puzzles free?
Phonics Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Practice, age 3 free?
Math Practice, age 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phonics Puzzles or Math Practice, age 3?
Phonics Puzzles is rated higher. Phonics Puzzles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Math Practice, age 3 averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Phonics Puzzles or Math Practice, age 3 have ads?
Phonics Puzzles shows ads; Math Practice, age 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Phonics Puzzles or Math Practice, age 3?
Phonics Puzzles ships an update every 4 months, and Math Practice, age 3 every 7 months. Most recently, Phonics Puzzles was updated on June 10, 2026 and Math Practice, age 3 on June 10, 2026.

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