Comparison

I Say vs Sustained

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

Head to head
About

I Say

This app helps young children develop reading confidence by teaching them to recognize sight words. It uses a playful, interactive approach where children listen to a word and tap the matching option, with gentle guidance for incorrect answers.

Highlights
  • Listen and match sight words
  • Learning mode for new words
  • Practice mode for review
  • Animated word recognition
  • Adjustable mastery goals
  • Progress tracking for parents
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Master 500 high-frequency words through play! I Say helps preschoolers and early readers build the instant recognition skills they need to read with speed and confidence. By focusing on the 500 words that make up 75% of children's literature, we turn "learning to read" into a rewarding game. HOW IT WORKS Using the digital "Word Wall" method, children internalize words through active scanning: • Mini-lessons: Rounds of just 3 words prevent overwhelm. • Scan and Find: Children match audio to text, building visual discrimination. • Success Crowns: Reward accuracy! Words found on the first try earn a crown. • Gentle Guidance: Missed a word? The app provides instant sound-and-spelling support. TRACK PROGRESS WITH EASE No more guessing. After every set, parents get a summary of: • Mastery Tracking: Progress across Dolch, Fry, and Grade-Level lists. • Smart Review: The app flags specific words for "Extra Practice," so you know where to focus. WHY FAMILIES LOVE IT • Interactive Loop: Hear it, find it, tap it. • Calm Gameplay: Engaging without being over-stimulating. • Encourages Accuracy: Promotes careful listening over fast clicking. • Safety First: 100% ad-free. The simple, effective way for kids to recognize common words instantly.

About

Sustained

This app provides courtroom objection training with over 1,500 rotating scenarios based on family law. It offers various practice modes, including timed trials and spaced repetition, to help users master legal grounds and improve their litigation skills.

Highlights
  • 1,500+ family law scenarios
  • 28 grounds on bench card
  • Expert-witness drills
  • Practice and Trial modes
  • Daily Docket with spaced repetition
  • Hands-free voice playback
Features
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The courtroom moves fast. Sustained trains you to move faster. Testimony rolls in line by line, exactly the way it does at the podium. Catch the problem, make the call, and get an instant ruling with the rule cite and a clear explanation — sustained, overruled, or the hardest call of all: no objection. BUILT FOR REAL PRACTICE • 1,500+ rotating scenarios drawn from family-law fact patterns: custody, enforcement, support, property division, protective orders • 28 grounds on your bench card — hearsay and its exceptions, leading, improper predicate, best evidence, privilege, settlement and mediation confidentiality, and more • Expert-witness drills: qualification, reliability, basis, bolstering, and the four corners of the report • Traps included: party admissions that look like hearsay, excited utterances with the predicate laid, wide-open cross — the objections you should NOT make TRAIN LIKE A LITIGATOR • Practice mode: untimed, with full rulings and cites • Trial mode: eight seconds to rise or waive — silence counts • Daily Docket: seven questions a day, scheduled by spaced repetition against your weakest grounds • Free recall: no bench card — produce the ground cold, like court • Pairs: near-twin drills where one question draws the objection and its twin comes in clean • Hands-free voice on supported browsers and devices: the record is read aloud in distinct voices KNOW WHERE YOU STAND • Per-ground accuracy, mastery status, and a review schedule that resurfaces what you miss • Pause anytime, step back through every ruling, and review the full round Built on the Texas Rules of Evidence. Scenarios are simplified teaching hypotheticals — real rulings turn on the record, the predicate, and the bench.

Screenshots

I Say4 screens
Sustained4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sustained at 5.0 against I Say's 4.0. Sustained also leads on monetization model (free vs paid). I Say's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

I Say costs $4.99 and Sustained $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sustained holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: I Say has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
I Say versus Sustained: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI SaySustained
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPreeti KancharlaGianni Avalos

Customer experience

I Say

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Sustained

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

In-app purchases

None

I Say

No in-app purchases

None

Sustained

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is I Say free?
I Say costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sustained free?
Sustained costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, I Say or Sustained?
Sustained is rated higher. I Say averages 4.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Sustained averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do I Say or Sustained have ads?
Neither I Say nor Sustained shows ads.

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