Teachley Addimals EDU vs LevelUp Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Teachley Addimals EDU
This educational game helps children master addition strategies and fact fluency through an engaging narrative. It focuses on teaching effective math techniques rather than rote memorization, supporting conceptual understanding and progress tracking.
- Addition strategy instruction
- Fact fluency practice
- Engaging narrative gameplay
- Conceptual understanding focus
- Progress saving
- Multi-user support
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*Use your premium Teachley account login to unlock the app.* The sinister Professor Possum has destroyed the golden city of El Sumado and is building a robot set on destroying the world! Children help the Addimals win back the golden blocks and restore El Sumado to its former glory. In Teachley Addimals EDU children learn and practice strategies to solve addition problems then demonstrate their fact fluency in a fast-paced game against the robot. Most fluency apps use drill-based approaches, such as digital worksheets, flashcards, and multiple choice. In contrast, Addimals focuses on teaching effective math strategies and scaffolds learning to promote conceptual understanding and fact fluency. Designed to support Response to Intervention programs, Addimals EDU is a great tool for teachers looking to differentiate instruction for students. What are people saying? "Teachley: Addimal Adventure is an excellent tool for teaching kids strategies they need to master single-digit addition." - Common Sense Media "Addimal Adventure is an exciting, new way to teach addition facts! There’s nothing else out there focused on teaching kids strategies." -Sarah B., 1st grade teacher, NYC "I love how Addimal Adventure explains the addition strategies, allows multi-users, and saves progress." - Kathy B., K teacher, Ohio Addresses many K-2 state standards, including -K.CC.A.2 -K.CC.B.4 -K.OA.A.1 -K.OA.A.2 -K.OA.A.4 -K.OA.A.5 -K.NBT.A.1 -1.OA.A.1 -1.OA.B.3 -1.OA.C.5 -1.NBT.B.2 -2.OA.B.2 About Teachley: Teachley, LLC is an award-winning edtech company founded by expert teachers with PhDs in cognitive science and funded by the U.S. Department of Education and National Science Foundation. Teachley is transforming teaching and learning by using app data to help schools and districts drive instruction and target interventions. Based on cognitive science research, Teachley’s apps focus on teaching important strategies shown to improve learning within fun and engaging games. www.teachley.com *This app was made possible by the Federal Department of Education, with funding provided by the Institute of Education Sciences’ SBIR program.
LevelUp Reader
This adaptive reading platform builds foundational literacy skills for young learners with a digital library of over 2,400 books. It offers interactive phonics activities, personalized bookshelves, and progress tracking for students in PreK-3.
- Adaptive digital library with 2,400+ books
- Interactive phonics activities and decodable books
- Personalized bookshelves based on interest and level
- Offline reading capabilities
- Progress monitoring and reporting
- ELA standards correlation
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Build Foundational Literacy Skills With a Customized Digital Library for Every Student LevelUp Reader is a robust adaptive reading platform for PreK-3 students. It is the ideal solution to foster growth—and a love of reading—in young learners at a critical time in their development. Supporting small group and whole class instruction as well as individualized practice, LevelUp Reader provides a personalized experience for every student, whether in class or at home! Reach Students Anywhere & Anytime LevelUp Reader seamlessly integrates digital instruction with real-world practice. It offers students both interactive online and printable activities to facilitate learning and encourage independent literacy growth. LevelUp Reader is simple for students, parents, and caregivers to use and even offers extra accessible tools for keeping readers engaged. Offline reading allows students to extend their learning without the need for continual online access. Library of Over 2,400 BooksThe LevelUp Reader library includes: ● Authentic fiction and nonfiction ● 650+ Spanish and bilingual texts ● Actor narration with text highlighting to model fluency ● Engaging interactive phonics activities and decodable books ● Adaptive personal libraries based on interest and reading levels State-of-the-Art Interactive Phonics Resource LevelUp Reader follows a complete scope and sequence of phonics skills, including units on emergent letter-sound correspondence, multisyllabic words, and more—all using 3D animation! The 250+ printable activities and writing practice sheets ensure mastery of these foundational skills. From “Learning to Read” to “Reading to Learn” Students have easy access to books at just the right reading level through their unique, personalized bookshelf. Teachers can assess comprehension of the text via quizzes and track students' mastery of skills and state standards. Evaluations Made Easy LevelUp Reader incorporates low-stakes progress monitoring assessments and provides intuitive reporting for analysis. By incorporating the Lexile® Framework for Reading, students can meet standard grade and age level benchmarks. Educators have access to online or downloadable reporting at a glance, plus the ability to drill down to over 100 data points at the district, school, class, and student levels. Find Titles Correlated to Your ELA Standards LevelUp Reader recognizes your specific state or region’s English Language Arts (ELA) standards. It removes the stress of aligning bookshelves and allows you to teach to students' individual needs. It's quick and easy to integrate LevelUp Reader into existing lesson plans. Teachers can filter over 2,400 authentic texts to find those that tie to a particular standard in their state and enrich their instruction. Digital Running Records Save Teacher Time While one-on-one running record assessments have been used in classrooms for many years, LevelUp Reader automates and enhances the process with a set of intuitive, easy-to-use digital tools based on unique text passages. Running records provide immediate feedback on students’ oral reading accuracy, comprehension, and fluency. Quick and easy to administer, LevelUp Reader running records help to identify the specific needs for each student so teachers can assign the necessary books and lessons to improve literacy. Engaging Student Gaming Environment LevelUp Land’s gaming environment maximizes student engagement without distracting from learning goals. Learners will be able to freely play and wander through an immersive 3D environment similar to today's most popular gaming platforms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Teachley Addimals EDU at 5.0 against LevelUp Reader's 4.7. LevelUp Reader's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (24 vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Teachley Addimals EDU holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LevelUp Reader has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Teachley Addimals EDU ships an update every 4 months, LevelUp Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Teachley Addimals EDU | LevelUp Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.7 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 112 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Teachley | Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Teachley Addimals EDU
LevelUp Reader
In-app purchases
Teachley Addimals EDU
No in-app purchases
LevelUp Reader
No in-app purchases
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