Comparison

Monster Phonics 2 vs Juli's Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

Juli's Timer

Features
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Set the minutes. Tap Start. When the color is gone, time is up. A plain visual countdown for kids — no cartoon animals, no jumping characters, nothing to fiddle with. Just a color shrinking, so a child who can't read a clock can still see how long is left. Leave the app and it keeps running. It will tell you when time is up. No ads, no subscriptions, no accounts, works offline. Timers up to 8 minutes are free; one optional purchase unlocks longer ones, up to 2 hours.

Screenshots

Monster Phonics 24 screens
Juli's Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Juli's Timer at Free against Monster Phonics 2's $2.99. Juli's Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months). Monster Phonics 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Juli's Timer is free to download; Monster Phonics 2 costs $2.99 up front. Juli's Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monster Phonics 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monster Phonics 2 ships an update every 14 months, Juli's Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Monster Phonics 2 versus Juli's Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonster Phonics 2Juli's Timer
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size792 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIngrid ConnorsMariusz Hagi

In-app purchases

None

Monster Phonics 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Juli's Timer

One-time1
  • Full access$0.99

Questions

Is Monster Phonics 2 free?
Monster Phonics 2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Juli's Timer free?
Juli's Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Monster Phonics 2 or Juli's Timer have ads?
Neither Monster Phonics 2 nor Juli's Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monster Phonics 2 or Juli's Timer?
Monster Phonics 2 ships an update every 14 months, and Juli's Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Monster Phonics 2 was updated on September 17, 2026 and Juli's Timer on September 18, 2026.

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