Monster Phonics 2 vs Your Phonics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monster Phonics 2
This app uses a multi-sensory approach with character phoneme cues and color coding to teach reading and spelling. It focuses on the first 100 high-frequency words, making them more accessible and reducing the number of "tricky" words.
- Multi-sensory phonics learning
- Character phoneme cues
- Color coding for sounds
- Teaches first 100 high-frequency words
- Supports reading and spelling
- Handwriting and letter formation
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Monster Phonics products are already listed as highly effective multi-sensory phonics resources by the Department for Education, UK (2014). Monster Phonics has also been selected by BETT futures as one of the top 20 most inspiring new ed-tech ideas in the UK. This app supports the reading and spelling of the first 100 high frequency words and is part of a wider phonics scheme that supports the New Curriculum for Spelling (KS1) and phonics in Reception. Monster Phonics is a synthetic phonics scheme. It is unique in that it uses character (monster) phoneme cues and colour coding to represent the sounds A, E, I, O, U, oo, ow, silent letters and tricky letters. Each monster and its corresponding colour is linked to a specific set of graphemes that makes the particular phoneme. Monster Phonics Apps have been developed specifically to make phonics more accessible for all learners. The revolutionary use of colour coding and characterisation has been proven to dramatically accelerate progress in reading. Monster Phonics also teaches handwriting and the correct letter formation for the first 100 words. This Monster Phonics APP show how the first 100 words are more accessible to children because of the use of colour. The number of “tricky” words is reduced considerably with the colour coding system. There will be 2 Monster Phonics APPs covering the first 300 words. Once learned these words stay with children forever. The first 300 words make up 65% of all reading texts. Learning these words quickly is incredibly important for all children. Selected to be in the BETT Futures Cohort - January 2015!
Your Phonics
This educational app helps young children learn phonics and letter sounds. Developed with input from an elementary school teacher, it's suitable for kindergarten and first-grade students and can be used in classrooms. It features a star reward system to track progress and works offline.
- Phonics and letter sound learning
- Developed with a school teacher
- Progress tracking with star rewards
- Offline functionality
- Suitable for kindergarten and Grade 1
- Classroom resource for teachers
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Help your child learn phonics with this app developed with a school teacher. - Perfect for Kindergarten and Grade 1 kids - Used in school classrooms as a resource by teachers - Listen to all the words in the real words section - Developed by a elementary school teacher with children in mind - Track progress with your child through star reward system - Can be used by teachers for quick phonic assessment. - Enhanced for 3D Touch and Multitasking - Works fully offline, no connectivity required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Monster Phonics 2 at 5.0 against Your Phonics's 3.5. Monster Phonics 2 also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%). Your Phonics's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Monster Phonics 2 costs $2.99 and Your Phonics $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Monster Phonics 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Monster Phonics 2's written reviews are positive against 33% of Your Phonics's.
Monster Phonics 2 ships an update every 14 months, Your Phonics every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monster Phonics 2 | Your Phonics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 792 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ingrid Connors | Christian Chichon |
Customer experience
Monster Phonics 2
Your Phonics
In-app purchases
Monster Phonics 2
No in-app purchases
Your Phonics
No in-app purchases
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