GoWorksheet vs Real Reading
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoWorksheet
Transform printed worksheets into interactive digital exercises for students on iPad. Teachers can customize assignments with features like word banks, drag-and-drop, and audio instructions. Completed work can be easily shared and submitted.
- Create digital worksheets from images
- Add word banks and audio instructions
- Interactive fill-in-the-blank options
- Drag-and-drop and line matching
- Virtual manipulatives for exercises
- Multiple sharing and submission options
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GoWorksheet makes printed classroom worksheets and tests accessible with an iPad! This is the free version which is for filling out customized worksheets created with GoWorksheet PLUS. Unlock the power to edit and create your own GoWorksheets via in-app purchase. GoWorksheet is used to turn printed worksheets and tests into work all students can use. The teacher brings in an image or takes a photo of the worksheet, then customizes it for the student. Customization includes added word banks, allowance of tapping to fill multiple choice answers, drag and drop answers, line matching, virtual manipulatives for counting exercises, or audio output that includes more detailed instructions or additional prompting. Once a GoWorksheet is created, multiple ways are available for the teacher to share it with the student, and for the student to return the completed worksheet. Sharing options include AirDrop, email, local broadcasting, any cloud storage set up on the iPad (such as Google Drive or Dropbox), print, or save to Photos.
Real Reading
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Real Reading turns any physical book into a personal vocabulary tutor. Instead of stopping every few pages to thumb through a dictionary, just snap a photo. We find the words worth learning and explain them in plain English — no obscure jargon, no circular definitions, no looking up the words inside the definition. Built for English learners who already love books and want to read more of them. HOW IT WORKS Take a photo of any page — a novel, a textbook, a magazine, a newspaper. Real Reading identifies the words a learner is most likely to find difficult and pulls a clean, beginner-friendly definition for each one. Words you want to remember get saved to your personal word list. Words you already know are filed away — they won't bother you again. EASY DEFINITIONS Most dictionaries explain hard words using harder words. Real Reading's definitions are rewritten for learners: short sentences, common vocabulary, the kind of explanation a patient teacher would give. If you can read the book, you can read the definition. YOUR PERSONAL WORD LIBRARY Every word you save lives in a beautifully typeset library, organized by the day you found it and the book it came from. New Words shows what you're still learning. Known Words is a record of how far you've come. Tap any word to see its definition again, the page you photographed it on, and the sentence it appeared in. SPACED-REPETITION REVIEWS Real Reading quietly tracks which words you remember and which ones slip away. The words you struggle with come back more often; the words you've mastered fade into the background. No streaks to babysit, no badges — just a queue that gets shorter as you get better. GAMES Vocabulary doesn't have to be flashcards. Wordy Invaders, our first language game, drops your due words onto descending alien ships and asks you to recognize the one that matches the definition before the row reaches your fleet. Three difficulty settings; one to thirty minutes per session. DESIGNED LIKE A BOOK We took the visual language of a Britannica encyclopedia — cream paper, EB Garamond and Cinzel typography, thin double-rule dividers — and built the whole app inside it. Real Reading feels like a printed reference, because that's the mood we want around your reading. PRIVACY Your reading is your business. Page photos are processed on our servers only long enough to transcribe the words, then discarded — they're never stored, never trained on, never shared. Your saved words, your review history, and your reading dates all stay on your device. WHO IT'S FOR Intermediate and advanced English learners who read for pleasure or study. Students working through assigned reading in a second language. Anyone who wants to grow their vocabulary the old-fashioned way — by reading good books — without the friction of stopping to look things up. Pick up a book. Take a picture. Keep reading.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Real Reading at every 2 weeks against GoWorksheet's every 2 months. On price, 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
Both are free to download. GoWorksheet sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Real Reading sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
GoWorksheet ships an update every 2 months, Real Reading every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GoWorksheet | Real Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (69 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.1 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Attainment Company | Varidada Inc. |
In-app purchases
GoWorksheet
- Early Numeracy: Math Fun$29.99
- Explore Life Science$29.99
- Explore Social Skills$29.99
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- Read and Tell$29.99
- Explore Social Studies$29.99
- Early Reading Skills Builder$29.99
- Explore Math$29.99
- Explore Budgeting$29.99
- Hands-On Math: Early Numeracy$29.99
- Stepping Out ITC$29.99
- Early Literacy Skills Builder$29.99
- Access ELA Grades 3-5$29.99
- Access Algebra$29.99
- Explore American History$29.99
- Explore World History$29.99
- TTS: English Language Arts$29.99
- Worksheet Maker & Editor$49.99
Real Reading
- Monthly$7.991 Month
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