Comparison

Reading Comprehension vs CPH Calm Down

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

CPH Calm Down

This app offers a variety of engaging activities and soundscapes designed to help users relax and de-stress. It features interactive games, musical instruments, and ASMR sounds for a calming experience. Developed in partnership with the US Department of Education, it's suitable for all ages.

Highlights
  • Deep breathing exercise
  • Virtual musical instruments
  • ASMR sound board
  • Meditation soundscapes
  • Interactive distraction games
  • No advertising or in-app purchases
Features
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CPH Calm Down is an app designed to encourage you to calm down and relax. This app uses a lot of sound and headphones are required for many sections. Also be sure that your device is not set to silent! The CPH Calm Down app is full of entertaining distractions including: A deep breathing exercise with the Cleveland Play House’s Zeebo the bear, a virtual glass harp & virtual hand pan musical instruments, a sound board with 20 spline tingling ASMR sounds that can be mixed and looped, a meditation soundscape with with 11 worlds and 17 binaural beats & meditation tones that can be mixed in. Other activities include Explode Draw, Fireworks, Flower Boom, Sand Draw, Lights Out, Flower Draw, Bubble Pop, Slime Pull, Water Drops, Paper Tear, Fruit Drop (a game), Roller Paint, Popcorn, Sequins, Automated Mandalas, and Lawn Draw. With so many activities there is bound to be something for everyone. It was developed for the Cleveland Play House in Partnership with the United States Department of Education and is designed for children and adults of all ages, contains no advertising or in-app purchases, and doesn’t connect to the Internet.

Screenshots

Reading Comprehension4 screens
CPH Calm Down4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CPH Calm Down at Free against Reading Comprehension's $4.99. CPH Calm Down also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Reading Comprehension's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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

CPH Calm Down is free to download; Reading Comprehension costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reading Comprehension holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Reading Comprehension's written reviews are positive against 100% of CPH Calm Down's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reading Comprehension versus CPH Calm Down: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading ComprehensionCPH Calm Down
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.212.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB322 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanine TooleATBOSH Media Ltd.

Customer experience

Reading Comprehension

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

CPH Calm Down

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reading Comprehension

No in-app purchases

None

CPH Calm Down

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading Comprehension free?
Reading Comprehension costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CPH Calm Down free?
CPH Calm Down is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reading Comprehension or CPH Calm Down?
Reading Comprehension is rated higher. Reading Comprehension averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CPH Calm Down averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Reading Comprehension or CPH Calm Down have ads?
Neither Reading Comprehension nor CPH Calm Down shows ads.

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