Comparison

小读者学堂 vs Toby Math

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

Head to head
About

小读者学堂

Features
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小读者学堂是基于樊登读书会的阅读理念,旨在培养孩子阅读兴趣、打造亲子共读环境的互联网学习型平台。在APP上,您将得到每周3本、一年共计150本优质绘本或童书的音频视频的讲解,并以此让孩子产生阅读兴趣,养成阅读习惯。同时,为愿意与孩子一起阅读、共同成长的家长,我们将提供图书精讲,让您可以为孩子讲好一本书。还有家长课堂,一站式解决孩子成长过程中可能会遇到的问题。

About

Toby Math

This app offers a structured English reading curriculum for young learners, focusing on vocabulary, sentence structure, and conversation. It aims to build a strong foundation for language acquisition and foster a global perspective.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary building
  • Sentence structure practice
  • Conversational English
  • Structured curriculum
  • Progress tracking
  • Cross-cultural perspective
Features
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A structured, content-rich math learning journey from preschool foundations toward elementary topics. Build number sense, practise calculations, explore flat and 3D shapes, and hear English throughout hands-on activities. The course framework connects these areas; playable levels are clearly distinguished from planned content. Adventure arranges math activities along a progressive learning route for daily practice and records completed tasks. Explore opens the available games and levels across counting, operations, shapes, time, measurement, patterns, and reasoning. The first level of every activity, the first seven Adventure stations, and all Songs are free. Launch pricing offers a one-month auto-renewable subscription or a one-time permanent purchase for the other available paid course content. In mainland China: CNY 18 per month or CNY 198 once. In the United States: US$5.99 per month or US$59.99 once. Prices for your App Store region are shown before purchase. Monthly access renews automatically at the current monthly price unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings. Cancelling renewal keeps access through the paid period. When access expires without a valid subscription or a permanent purchase, paid content is locked again; free content and learning records remain. An existing Toby Math permanent purchase remains valid. Buying permanent access does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Purchase and Restore Purchases are on the dedicated course purchase page in the parent area. Planned or Coming soon content becomes playable only when it is actually released. Terms of use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ In Number Listening, Toby says a number in English. Children build the answer one digit at a time with digit buttons or switch to writing each digit on the screen. Words has 263 illustrated entries in 19 groups, with meanings, examples, and tap-to-hear audio. Word explanations and settings follow the system language, with English, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese available. Songs has 22 English learning songs, all playable without payment. Children can collect medals as they play. The parent area shows local activity records and phrases encountered. The activities, voice clips, illustrations, songs, and handwriting recognition are included on the device for offline play. No account is needed.

Screenshots

小读者学堂4 screens
Toby Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Toby Math at 22 against 小读者学堂's 2. 小读者学堂's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. 小读者学堂 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Toby Math sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 小读者学堂 against 4.9 for Toby Math. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toby Math has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of 小读者学堂's written reviews are positive against 100% of Toby Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

小读者学堂 ships an update every 3 weeks, Toby Math every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
小读者学堂 versus Toby Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter小读者学堂Toby Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews95.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings222 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB788 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer北京三五更教育科技有限公司上海震渊信息技术有限公司

Customer experience

小读者学堂

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%

Toby Math

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

小读者学堂

One-time9
  • VIP优惠购$1.99
  • 消失的昆虫2 variants$3.99
  • 恐龙车车队$3.99
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  • 神奇动物和奇妙人体$6.99
  • 口袋诗词小学篇$8.99
  • 全栏目月卡$9.99
  • 图画书栏目卡1年$49.99
  • 文字书栏目卡1年$49.99
  • 全栏目卡1年$59.99
2 purchases

Toby Math

Subscriptions1
  • Toby Math Monthly Access$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Toby Math Permanent Unlock$59.99

Questions

Is 小读者学堂 free?
小读者学堂 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Toby Math free?
Toby Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 小读者学堂 or Toby Math?
小读者学堂 is rated higher. 小读者学堂 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Toby Math averages 4.9 from 22 ratings.
Do 小读者学堂 or Toby Math have ads?
Neither 小读者学堂 nor Toby Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 小读者学堂 or Toby Math?
小读者学堂 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Toby Math every 2 weeks. Most recently, 小读者学堂 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Toby Math on November 2, 2026.

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