Reading Buddy vs DoodlePlot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reading Buddy
Practice reading skills with voice recognition technology. Students can learn sight words, phonics, and custom word lists. Designed for independent learning, it guides users through lessons with scoring based on accuracy.
- Speech recognition for reading practice
- Learn Dolch Sight Words, phonics, numbers
- Create custom word and phrase lists
- Lesson progression based on performance
- Supports kindergarten to third grade levels
- Independent learning design
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Reading Buddy uses state of the art Speech Recognition to practice reading. Kindergarten, first Grade, second grade, and third grade students can learn Dolch Sight Words, Silent E, Colors, CH,SH,TH Words, Numbers, or any other word or phrase. It is designed to help students practice reading on their own. You can even add your own word or phrase list to enforce the current words the student is learning the the classroom. Learn to read with voice control. How To Use As a Student: The student will be prompted with a word (text only). They need to press record and say the word out load. If they says the word correctly they will score a point. The Lesson will only be playable if they previous lesson was passed with at least 2 start (75%). As a Parent: Guide your student to the correct grade level, such as Kindergarten,first grade, second grade, or third grade. This may be above or below their grade level at school. Encourage the student to focus on a single category until it is finished to improve the kids reading. How To Create Lessons You can create lessons by tapping on the "Create Lesson" button on the the home page. Enter the name of the lesson and then the words or phrases you wish to include in the lesson. Add a category if you wish, it will default to "Custom". Select a level for the child's lesson.
DoodlePlot
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DoodlePlot turns your iPhone or iPad into a magical art studio — and a window onto real paper. Prop your phone above a sheet of paper, pick a picture, and trace it right through the screen with a real pencil — then photograph your finished drawing to keep it forever. Or draw right on the screen, color inside the lines, solve the puzzle, bloom a mandala. It's five ways to play with one adorable library of art — made for kids, loved by families. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY EVERY PICTURE • Trace — prop the phone over paper and trace the picture onto the page. Adjust the size, fade and brightness; a built-in light helps in dim rooms. When you're done, snap a photo of your real drawing and it goes straight into your gallery. • Doodle — draw right on the screen over a faint picture guide with crayons and markers that feel real. Works with a finger everywhere — and shines with Apple Pencil on iPad. Finish and watch your doodle redraw itself, stroke by stroke! • Color — tap to flood-fill or paint inside the lines with a soft brush and an eraser, a big friendly crayon box, and easy undo and redo. It stays in the lines every time. • Puzzle — every picture becomes a drag-and-drop jigsaw that snaps together with a satisfying click. • Mandala — scribble once and watch it bloom into a symmetric, kaleidoscope pattern. MORE TO LOVE • A growing library of hand-drawn packs — animals, cats, dogs, dinosaurs, vehicles, space, ocean, dragons and more. • Make a Book — pick your favorite pictures and print your very own coloring book at home, cover page and all. • Magic templates — type anything and get a brand-new picture to trace and color. • Photo Caricature — turn a photo into a fun cartoon to trace and color. • Doodle on your own photos — party hats and mustaches welcome. • A sticker album that fills in as you finish drawings — gentle progress, no streaks, no pressure. • Gentle, joyful sounds and haptics for every fill, snap and finish (easy to switch off). • Share a masterpiece with the family in one tap, or print it with AirPrint. • Save every creation to your own gallery — and your work in progress is always right where you left it. PARENT-TRUSTED BY DESIGN • 100% ad-free. No ads, ever. • No account, no sign-in, and no personal information collected. • The core studio works fully offline — trace, color, puzzle, doodle and draw with no internet needed. • Photos you trace or doodle on are processed right on your device. Our optional Magic templates and Photo Caricature features send your request for one-time processing to create the artwork — and it's never stored. BUILT FOR EVERYONE DoodlePlot is a joy for every child. It works beautifully with VoiceOver, scales with Larger Text, honors Reduce Motion, and adapts to Differentiate Without Color — plus optional "say the colors and buttons aloud" modes for pre-readers learning as they play. Draw. Color. Solve. Create. Print. — DoodlePlot. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad with iOS 17 or later • A rear camera (used to trace pictures onto real paper) DOODLEPLOT PRO Free to start. An optional DoodlePlot Pro subscription unlocks the full template library, Magic templates and more — $4.99/month or $29.99/year. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS DoodlePlot Pro is an auto-renewing subscription ($4.99/month or $29.99/year). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. • Privacy Policy: https://doodleplot.com/privacy • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Terms of Service: https://doodleplot.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DoodlePlot at every 5 days against Reading Buddy's every 7 months. Reading Buddy's advantage is iOS requirement (10 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Reading Buddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and DoodlePlot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reading Buddy ships an update every 7 months, DoodlePlot every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reading Buddy | DoodlePlot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JD SOFTWARE LLC | BOBBY JOSE |
In-app purchases
Reading Buddy
- Full Version$1.99
DoodlePlot
- DoodlePlot Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- DoodlePlot Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year









