Comparison

Read and Count vs Aprender a Leer

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

Head to head
About

Read and Count

This app helps preschool children learn essential early education concepts. It covers the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, and more through interactive activities. Designed to make learning fun and engaging for young minds.

Highlights
  • Alphabet learning (A-Z)
  • Number recognition and counting (0-100)
  • Geometric shapes and colors
  • Opposite words and animal sounds
  • Musical instruments and means of transport
  • Sign language alphabet
Features
Read full description

If your child is starting preschool learning, this app can help. In our application your child learns the alphabet, vowels and consonants, syllables, numbers, sign language, addition and subtraction, geometric shapes, colors, opposites, animals, fruits, musical instruments, means of transport, more than 1000 words and much more ! ALPHABET Complete and illustrated alphabet from A-Z, children can learn to speak and write each letter. Activities to recognize the letters of the alphabet, learn some words that start with each letter, practice writing letters, organize letters, learn lowercase and uppercase letters, organize letters in alphabetical order and much more. VOWELS AND CONSONANTS Introduces the group of vowels and the group of consonants to children. Activities to learn how to separate groups of vowels and consonants and where to use each letter. NUMBERS Children can also learn to speak and write the numbers from 0-100 and even count on fingers from 0-10. Various activities to practice writing numbers, counting on fingers, organizing numbers, counting objects and much more. SIGN LANGUAGE Contains the entire alphabet in pounds. Learn to recognize the signs and identify each letter of the alphabet. ADD AND SUBTRACT Addition and subtraction in a simple and easy way to learn. Count on your fingers to learn to add, they are additions and subtractions in various ways. GEOMETRIC SHAPES Teaches how to speak and draw the main geometric shapes giving examples of objects that have these shapes. Here you learn to identify which geometric shape some objects have, to draw shapes, and to use and assemble geometric shapes. COLORS There are 12 colors, the most popular, with several variations of the same color and 2 examples of each, and now you also learn the mixtures of the main colors. Learn what colors are and their mixtures and identify the colors of objects. OPPOSITE WORDS Learn the antonym of words, there are 36 examples of words and their opposites. Activities to connect the opposite images, identify which is the opposite of each word and form pairs of opposites. ANIMALS Children can learn the animals' names and the sounds they make. There are 60 animals with illustration and 4 photos of each one. In the activities you learn to identify the animal by the sound it makes and by the name. You can also link the many different photos of each animal. FRUITS Meet 30 different fruits with illustration and several photos of each one. Exercise to link the drawing of the fruit with the real photo of it, color it, click on the correct fruit and assemble the fruit. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS There are 30 musical instruments. We teach the name of each instrument, with a real image and the sound each one makes (2 sound examples for each instrument). Learn to recognize the instrument by its name and the sound it makes and other activities. MEANS OF TRANSPORT Get to know the main means of transport, there are 30 examples of vehicles with illustrations and 4 photos of each one. Activity to color each vehicle, identify each vehicle by name and link the illustration with the vehicle photo. WORDS A menu with over 200 words to try to read and write. Activity to read and write the word correctly. We also added a small word quiz for the child to try to read and identify the word. RANDOM ACTIVITIES In all categories, you will find the option to play activities randomly, improving your child's learning in a more didactic and complete way. Liked? And that's all in a single application totally free! Available in Portuguese, Spanish and English. I'm sure your son will love it!

About

Aprender a Leer

This educational game uses phonics and a structured, progressive approach to teach children how to read. It breaks down words into sounds and syllables, making learning fun and effective for young learners starting around age four. The app offers numerous levels with engaging visuals and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Phonics-based learning
  • Progressive syllable structure
  • Child-friendly design
  • Offline play
  • Progress tracking for adults
  • Illustrated word learning
Features
Read full description

Aprender a leer gratis. Este juego educativo utiliza la fonética para enseñar a leer al mismo tiempo que el niño se divierte (a partir de 4 años). A través de niveles progresivos y estructurados, descubre los sonidos, las sílabas y los ensambla. ¡Una gran ventaja para su niño! Características: ** Gratis: Todos los niveles son gratis. ** Eficaz: Muchos niños han aprendido a leer en español gracias a este método pedagógico. ** Riguroso: Pedagogía estrictamente analítica (silábica), diseñado por profesores experimentados. ** Completo: Aproximadamente cien niveles con una nueva sílaba por nivel. ** Comprobable: Los adultos pueden analizar el progreso del niño utilizando los marcadores. ** Motivador: Pruebas y colores estimulan al niño y destacan su progreso. ** Satisfactorio: Cada niño avanza a su propio ritmo y con gusto. ** Progresivo: vocales simples primero, luego la primera sílaba de la palabra, 2 sílabas y por último 4 sílabas por palabra. ** Gradual: Cada nivel está basado en el conocimiento de los niveles anteriores. ** Móvil: En la casa, en el auto o en el tren, la conexión a Internet no es necesaria. ** Cuidadosamente diseñado: Alrededor de 300 bellas imágenes ilustran las palabras. Aprende leer - Aprende a leer

Screenshots

Read and Count4 screens
Aprender a Leer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aprender a Leer at 85% against Read and Count's 37%. Aprender a Leer also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aprender a Leer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aprender a Leer has 339 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Read and Count's written reviews are positive against 85% of Aprender a Leer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read and Count ships an update every 4 months, Aprender a Leer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Read and Count versus Aprender a Leer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead and CountAprender a Leer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (339 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.0% of reviews85.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2339 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size330 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApps Bergman LtdaEdu

Customer experience

Read and Count

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive37.0%
Neutral11.1%
Negative51.9%

Aprender a Leer

All ratings334 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%

Bugs and requests

Read and Count

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Aprender a Leer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot purchase ad-free version
  • "Remove ads" option not working
  • Ads require solving math problems
  • Some letters have incorrect pronunciation

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to purchase an ad-free version
  • Updated privacy policy

In-app purchases

None

Read and Count

No in-app purchases

None

Aprender a Leer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read and Count free?
Read and Count is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aprender a Leer free?
Aprender a Leer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Read and Count or Aprender a Leer?
Aprender a Leer is rated higher. Read and Count averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Aprender a Leer averages 4.6 from 339 ratings.
Do Read and Count or Aprender a Leer have ads?
Read and Count shows ads; Aprender a Leer does not.
Which is updated more often, Read and Count or Aprender a Leer?
Read and Count ships an update every 4 months, and Aprender a Leer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Read and Count was updated on October 24, 2026 and Aprender a Leer on October 29, 2026.

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