Reading Comprehension vs PixWriter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Comprehension
This app offers engaging reading practice for third graders with texts that gradually increase in difficulty. It provides audio support for struggling readers and detailed reports on skill mastery. Designed for both typical and special needs children, it creates a motivating learning environment.
- Graduated reading practice
- Adaptive text difficulty
- Audio support for readers
- Skill-based reporting
- Frustration-free learning
- Reward center for motivation
- Supports up to 10 players
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** What parents say about our awesome reading comprehension apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you! *** 5 stars! I'm a teacher and this app has the best reporting of any reading app I've seen. At a glance I can see which skills need more practice. Reading Comprehension Grade 3 provides academically-sound reading practice in a fun, game-like environment. The app provides: - Graduated practice at reading and answering grade-appropriate questions. - Texts start easy and gradually increase in difficulty. - Audio supports weak readers. - 'At a glance' reporting shows you instantly how your child is doing with each of 9 key reading comprehension skills: main idea, sequencing, fact & opinion, text details, etc. Good reading takes practice. This app provides a motivating environment for your child to get the daily practice he or she needs. Other benefits of the app: - FRUSTRATION FREE: Your child will always be guided to the correct answer. - REWARD CENTER: Fun and engaging Reward Center increases motivation. - EASY TO USE. Can be used independently (just hand it over: your child will know what to do!) or with a therapist/parent for intervention. - EXTENSIVE REPORTING: for up to 10 players to suit the needs of parents, teachers and therapists. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! This app is part of a grade-by-grade series of Reading Comprehension apps. For any struggling learner, find the app that allows your child to work at 70-80% accuracy. Children need success to keep their brain in 'learning mode'. Ignore the grade-level and find the one that best suits your child. (Look on the app store for a reduced-price bundle of the whole series.) To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has one free book. Additional levels and additional players can be accessed with in-app purchases. (All levels can be purchased for $2.99 -- price may change.) If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the School Edition of this app, which includes all levels and up to 10 players. We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem. We collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web or social media access. We conform to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
PixWriter
This tool assists beginning writers by combining visual cues with text and speech. It allows users to create written documents without needing to master phonics or spelling first. Users can select words from a bank, type, or use both methods to compose their work.
- Picture-assisted writing
- Symbol support
- Highlighted text
- Speech assistance
- Customizable word banks
- Print, save, and share documents
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PixWriter™ is a picture-assisted writing tool for beginning writers of any age. The combination of symbol support with highlighted text and speech help students write independently. Students can compose written documents without mastering phonics, spelling, and alphabet skills. Students write by selecting word bank buttons, typing with a keyboard, or both. Word bank buttons are filled as the instructor types words followed by the spacebar; symbols are automatically added as words are typed. Customized vocabulary word banks can be created to fit the student’s abilities, assignment requirements, and IEP goals. Documents can be printed, saved, and shared via email and AirDrop. PixWriter Lite is a separate and free app. It can receive, read aloud, and print documents that have been created with the full featured PixWriter program.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Reading Comprehension at $4.99 against PixWriter's $69.99. Reading Comprehension also leads on device support (3 vs 1). PixWriter's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Reading Comprehension costs $4.99 and PixWriter $69.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Reading Comprehension against 5.0 for PixWriter. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Reading Comprehension's written reviews are positive against 100% of PixWriter's.
Reading Comprehension ships an update every 10 months, PixWriter every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Comprehension | PixWriter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $69.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 309 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janine Toole | Attainment Company |
Customer experience
Reading Comprehension
PixWriter
In-app purchases
Reading Comprehension
No in-app purchases
PixWriter
No in-app purchases
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