Reading Speed/Fluency Builder. vs TUNE InTo READING
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Speed/Fluency Builder.
This app helps children and adults improve reading speed and fluency through a game-like environment. It offers graduated practice, audio support, and a reward system to motivate learners. Designed for various needs, it progresses users from early elementary to fifth-grade reading levels.
- Graduated reading practice
- Mastery-based progression
- Audio support for fluent reading
- 'At a glance' progress reporting
- Fun Reward Center
- Supports multiple reading levels
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** Reading Fluency Builder quickly develops your child's reading speed to meet grade level expectations. Reading fluency is a key prerequisite if your child is struggling with reading comprehension. Reading Fluency Builder provides a fun game-like environment that motivates even hesitant learners. What parents say about our awesome apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you! *** 5 stars! My kids love this app because of the fun, silly sentences. I love it because it works! Reading Fluency Builder provides: - Graduated practice starting with simple texts and slower speeds. - Students progress only when they demonstrate mastery. - Students can practice with multiple texts per level. - 'At a glance' reporting shows you instantly how your learner is progressing. - Audio support is provided so learners can hear a fluent model. - Fun Reward Center increases student motivation. - Incremental levels take a student from mid Grade 1 reading speed up to mid Grade 5 reading speed. Our app is based on proven research on the effectiveness of modeled and repeated reading to increase fluency -- but we make it fun! 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! Our apps are also suitable for adults dealing with aphasia or learning English as a Second Language. To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has four free levels. 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.
TUNE InTo READING
This research-proven reading intervention software is designed to help struggling readers improve their literacy skills. It aims to deliver effective and affordable language products for the education market, with the goal of improving standardized test scores.
- Literacy improvement
- Reading intervention
- Language products
- Improves test scores
- Research-proven software
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TUNE into READING, by Electronic Learning Products, is committed to creating and delivering the fastest, most effective and affordable literacy, reading intervention and language products for today’s education market for struggling readers. Tune in To Reading is a research proven reading intervention software. Improves Standardize Test Scores! *A subscription key is required to be purchased separately. Visit https://www.tuneintoreading.com for further information
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The clearest difference is price: TUNE InTo READING at Free against Reading Speed/Fluency Builder.'s $8.99. Reading Speed/Fluency Builder.'s advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, update cadence, 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
TUNE InTo READING is free to download; Reading Speed/Fluency Builder. costs $8.99 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 Speed/Fluency Builder. against 5.0 for TUNE InTo READING. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Reading Speed/Fluency Builder. ships an update every 4 months, TUNE InTo READING every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Speed/Fluency Builder. | TUNE InTo READING |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $8.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Janine Toole | Electronic Learning Products Inc. |
Customer experience
Reading Speed/Fluency Builder.
TUNE InTo READING
In-app purchases
Reading Speed/Fluency Builder.
No in-app purchases
TUNE InTo READING
No in-app purchases
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