Comparison

Kois Reader vs Little Learners Lab

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

Head to head
About

Kois Reader

Access Kois Course materials, including manuals, checklists, and videos. Features live polling, automatic note backup and syncing across devices, and the ability to share notes with other participants. Requires course attendance for full access.

Highlights
  • Access course manuals and videos
  • Live in-course polling
  • Automatic note backup and sync
  • Share notes with participants
  • Browse page thumbnails
  • Navigation history
Features
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The Kois Reader is the new and improved method for viewing Kois Course Materials. Access your course manuals, always pages, procedure checklist, videos, etc. ** Note: Course attendance required for materials access. New Features Include: + Live in-course polling from directly within the manual while at the Kois Center. + View document size before downloading. + Notes are automatically backed up and sync across devices. + Notes can be shared between participants within a course. + The notes list displays location of, date/time created, context of the note(s). + Browse through page thumbnails. + Forward and Back buttons, returns you to previous location(s) after jumping around content.

About

Little Learners Lab

Engaging bilingual games designed for preschoolers aged 4-5. Explore early literacy, numeracy, colors, shapes, and motor skills in both English and Spanish. Play at your own pace with no pressure, in a safe, ad-free environment.

Highlights
  • Bilingual English and Spanish games
  • Early literacy and numeracy activities
  • Color, shape, and motor skill games
  • Memory and photo puzzles
  • Ad-free and no in-app purchases
  • No sign-up or tracking
Features
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Little Learners Lab is a playful, hand-crafted arcade of 23 learning games for children ages 4–5. Kids practice early reading, numbers, colors, shapes, patterns, memory, problem-solving, and fine-motor skills at their own pace. LEARN THROUGH PLAY • Letters and words — Letter Train, Letter Hunt, Letter Trail, Word Speller, plus name and word tracing • Numbers and early math — counting, number tracing, comparing numbers, addition, and subtraction • Colors and shapes — sorting, matching, color mixing, puzzles, and color-by-number • Thinking and discovery — mazes, patterns, memory, Code Cracker, Search & Find, Picture Detective, and critter sorting • Personal play — create Memory Match and Photo Puzzle games with family photos COLLECT STICKERS Complete game sessions to earn stickers for a colorful six-page Sticker Book. Reveal each reward, place it in its matching spot, and tap collected stickers to hear their names. Filled the book? Start a new one and collect them all again. FIVE LANGUAGES, SIDE BY SIDE Choose English, Spanish, French, Italian, or Brazilian Portuguese as the primary language for games, menus, and narration. Add an optional second language so children can see key vocabulary in both and make connections naturally. MADE FOR YOUNG LEARNERS • Selectable difficulty levels that families can change at any time • Short, calm game sessions with encouraging feedback • Large, friendly controls designed for little hands • Ask Siri or use Shortcuts to open a favorite game • No leaderboards or time pressure PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, subscriptions, or in-app purchases • No accounts or sign-up • No analytics, tracking, or third-party SDKs • All gameplay works offline • Photos and front-camera frames stay on the device and are never uploaded Made with love by a dad for his son.

Screenshots

Kois Reader4 screens
Little Learners Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Little Learners Lab at 5.0 against Kois Reader's 3.6. Little Learners Lab also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 9 months). Kois Reader's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Little Learners Lab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kois Reader has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kois Reader ships an update every 9 months, Little Learners Lab every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kois Reader versus Little Learners Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKois ReaderLittle Learners Lab
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB359 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKois CenterPaul DeSalvo

Customer experience

Kois Reader

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

Little Learners Lab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kois Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Little Learners Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kois Reader free?
Kois Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Little Learners Lab free?
Little Learners Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kois Reader or Little Learners Lab?
Little Learners Lab is rated higher. Kois Reader averages 3.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Little Learners Lab averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kois Reader or Little Learners Lab have ads?
Neither Kois Reader nor Little Learners Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kois Reader or Little Learners Lab?
Kois Reader ships an update every 9 months, and Little Learners Lab every 9 days. Most recently, Kois Reader was updated on October 8, 2026 and Little Learners Lab on October 14, 2026.

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