Comparison

Comprehension Builder. vs Same & Different All Year Long

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

Head to head
About

Comprehension Builder.

This app helps users improve reading comprehension, working memory, and the ability to answer questions about text. It features incremental learning with texts that increase in length and difficulty as skills develop, along with a reward system for motivation. Designed for learners of all ages, including those with special needs or learning English.

Highlights
  • Passage comprehension practice
  • Working memory development
  • Answering multiple-choice questions
  • Incremental learning levels
  • Reward Center for motivation
  • 200+ fiction and non-fiction texts
  • Content designed by teachers
Features
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** The “Comprehension Builder” app builds skills in passage comprehension, working memory and answering multiple choice questions about a text. What parents say about our awesome apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you. *** 5 stars! Every one of your apps that I’ve tried is great! When using “Comprehension Builder”, your learner will first read a passage. The learner must then hold the information in memory in order to answer a multiple choice question. To build sustained attention and working memory, early levels contain 2-sentence texts with limited word count. As comprehension is demonstrated and memory increases, the texts increase in length and difficulty. “Comprehension Builder” contains 200+ fiction and non-fiction texts on a variety of topics. This app is perfect for learners who: - when reading or listening, information seems to ‘go in one ear and out the other.’ - have trouble responding to questions about a text unless they can refer back to the text. - can understand each sentence, but don’t seem to put them together to make meaning from the text as a whole. Additional Features: - Incremental learning. New levels are unlocked only when your child demonstrates mastery. - Fun and engaging Reward Center to increase motivation. - Contains over 600 questions, with content designed by professional teachers and researchers. 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 2 free levels. The remaining levels accessed with an in-app purchase. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the School Edition (SE) version of this app, which includes all levels and up to 10 users. 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.  www.HappyFrogApps.com Our apps are safe for kids. 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.

About

Same & Different All Year Long

This app helps children develop language skills by teaching the concepts of "same" and "different." It features engaging activities with seasonal themes in both English and Spanish, suitable for typically developing children and those with language delays.

Highlights
  • Teaches 'same' and 'different' concepts
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish)
  • 18 seasonal/occasional contexts
  • Three direction-following tasks
  • Progress tracking with percentage correct
  • Suitable for language-delayed children
Features
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This app was developed by an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist to promote understanding and use of the early developing concepts, “same” and “different.” It is appropriate for children who are developing language normally and those who are language delayed. As the app is in Spanish as well as English, it is suitable for those who may be learning English as a second language. The app has 3 direction-following tasks which are presented within 1 of 18 possible seasonal/occasional contexts, thus making it semantically relevant all year long. The seasonal/occasional contexts include: Aquarium visit Autumn Back to School Birthday Chinese New Year Christmas Cinco de Mayo Earth Day Farm Visit Halloween Hanukah Spring/Easter St. Patrick’s Day Summer Thanksgiving Valentine’s Day Winter Zoo Visit There are 3 activities to choose from. These include: CHOOSE THE ONES THAT ARE THE SAME In this activity, the user taps the speaker icon to hear “Which ones are the same?” The user then chooses 2 out of 3 pictured items or 3 out of 4 pictured items (depending on chosen game format) that are the same. A percentage correct is displayed at the end of 10 trials. CHOOSE THE ONES THAT ARE DIFFERENT In this activity, the user taps the speaker icon to hear “Which ones are different?” The user then chooses 1 out of 3 pictured items or 1 out of 4 pictured items (depending on chosen game format) that is different. A percentage correct is displayed at the end of 10 trials. CHOOSE SAME AND DIFFERENT This is the most difficult level, as “same” directives and “different” directives are presented randomly within the space of the single activity. Here, the user must really listen! Upon tapping the speaker icon, the user may hear “Which one is different?” or he/she may hear “Which ones are the same?” The user will then choose the correct response from 3 or 4 pictured items (depending on chosen game format). A percentage correct is displayed at the end of 10 trials.

Screenshots

Comprehension Builder.4 screens
Same & Different All Year Long4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Same & Different All Year Long at 100% against Comprehension Builder.'s 0%. Same & Different All Year Long also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.0) and update cadence (monthly vs every 47 months). Comprehension Builder.'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.2 vs 14.0). 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. Comprehension Builder. sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Same & Different All Year Long sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Same & Different All Year Long holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Same & Different All Year Long has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Comprehension Builder.'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Same & Different All Year Long's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Comprehension Builder. ships an update every 47 months, Same & Different All Year Long monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Comprehension Builder. versus Same & Different All Year Long: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComprehension Builder.Same & Different All Year Long
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (2 ratings)4.6 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings214 — better
Update frequencyEvery 47 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanine TooleBeeMoo, LLC

Customer experience

Comprehension Builder.

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Same & Different All Year Long

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Comprehension Builder.

One-time3
  • Two Users$1.99
  • All Levels$3.99
  • 10 Users$3.99
1 purchases

Same & Different All Year Long

One-time1
  • Same and Different Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Comprehension Builder. free?
Comprehension Builder. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Same & Different All Year Long free?
Same & Different All Year Long is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Comprehension Builder. or Same & Different All Year Long?
Same & Different All Year Long is rated higher. Comprehension Builder. averages 2.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Same & Different All Year Long averages 4.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Comprehension Builder. or Same & Different All Year Long have ads?
Neither Comprehension Builder. nor Same & Different All Year Long shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Comprehension Builder. or Same & Different All Year Long?
Comprehension Builder. ships an update every 47 months, and Same & Different All Year Long monthly. Most recently, Comprehension Builder. was updated on June 25, 2026 and Same & Different All Year Long on September 9, 2026.

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