Comparison

Adventure Academy vs OgStar Reading Complete

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

Head to head
About

Adventure Academy

An interactive learning program for elementary and middle school students, offering thousands of educational games, books, and challenges across various subjects. Kids can play with friends, customize characters, and earn rewards in a safe, secure environment.

Highlights
  • Thousands of learning activities
  • Safe and secure social environment
  • Multiplayer gameplay
  • Curriculum-first approach
  • Character customization
  • Virtual home decoration
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Works best with: iPhone X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max; iPad Mini 4 (2015), iPad Mini (2019), Pro 9.7 (2016), 10.5 (2017), 12.9 (2018), 11 Adventure Academy MAY NOT FULLY support: iOS devices not listed above ______________ ADVENTURE ACADEMY Your quest for knowledge begins now! Adventure Academy is the new interactive learning program for kids from the creators of ABCmouse! The Founders of this prestigious school have created one of the world’s largest collections of educational games, books, learning challenges, and more, all designed to help strengthen children’s skills across thousands of key elementary and middle school learning objectives. Key Features: Discover and play thousands of learning activities to help boost key skills and abilities across many subjects, including math, language arts, reading, science, social studies, and more Share amazing experiences with your best friends in a safe and secure environment Play simultaneously with up to three other scholars within the same account on your individual smartphone, tablet, or computer Crafted by teachers and early learning education experts with a curriculum-first approach for 2nd-5th grade Complete quests and learning challenges with your friends to level up and advance your character’s abilities Great for homeschoolers and learning on the go As you continue your journey through Adventure Academy, you can also earn amazing rewards for your accomplishments. Hundreds of clothing items, hair styles, and looks give a seemingly unlimited number of choices to customize your character. Also, you can earn your own 3D virtual home within the game that you can decorate with items you earn from completing learning activities. Trusted by teachers and designed by early learning education experts, Adventure Academy provides a safe learning environment for students. Parents can monitor progress, control the level of interaction through filtered chat, or block in-game communication entirely. Welcome to Adventure Academy. Your endless adventure awaits! See our full Terms and Conditions at: https://www.adventureacademy.com/terms-and-conditions View our Privacy Policy at: https://www.adventureacademy.com/privacy-policy

About

OgStar Reading Complete

This comprehensive literacy game uses the Orton-Gillingham approach to teach reading skills to students in pre-K through 8th grade. It incorporates multisensory activities, handwriting and speech recognition, and engaging mini-games to foster phonological awareness, phonics, and reading fluency.

Highlights
  • Orton-Gillingham approach
  • Multisensory learning
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Speech recognition
  • Progress tracking
  • Mini-games and rewards
Features
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OgStar Reading™ provides students in grades pre-K through 8 with an enjoyable and comprehensive 106-lesson literacy game, based on the well-respected Orton-Gillingham approach. Students practice: phonological awareness systematic/synthetic phonics multisensory sound/symbol associations visual-auditory-kinesthetic-tactile reading and writing of sight words oral reading of phonetically-controlled words and sentences finger tracing and writing of syllables, words, and sentences word building with prefixes and suffixes oral reading fluency activities OgStar Reading takes students on a captivating reading adventure and includes built-in mini-games and rewards to keep students motivated and engaged. OgStar Reading is a patent-pending, technologically-sophisticated app with handwriting recognition feedback, speech recognition feedback, audio-visual synchronization, voiceover correction feedback, and built-in word pronunciation features. Data collection is available for parents and teachers describing student performance and progress over time. This delightful, multisensory, structured literacy game helps students of all ages to independently develop evidence-based literacy skills, in accordance with the scientific standards recommended by the National Reading Panel indicating the best ways to teach students how to read.

Screenshots

Adventure Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Adventure Academy at Free against OgStar Reading Complete's $49.99. Adventure Academy also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.8) and ratings volume (123K vs 5). OgStar Reading Complete's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On ads 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

Adventure Academy is free to download; OgStar Reading Complete costs $49.99 up front. Adventure Academy sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. OgStar Reading Complete asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Adventure Academy holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Adventure Academy has 123K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Adventure Academy's written reviews are positive against 40% of OgStar Reading Complete's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adventure Academy ships an update monthly, OgStar Reading Complete every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Adventure Academy versus OgStar Reading Complete: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdventure AcademyOgStar Reading Complete
PriceFree — better$49.99
Rating4.6 (123K ratings) — better2.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings123K — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size236 MB917 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAge of Learning, Inc.OGSTAR READING, LLC

Customer experience

Adventure Academy

All ratings122,146 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews698 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral8.5%
Negative30.7%

OgStar Reading Complete

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

Bugs and requests

Adventure Academy

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inventory items randomly disappearing
  • Inability to access certain areas and activities
  • Frequent login and loading issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices
  • Inconsistent chat moderation and muting

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add a pet shop and ability to have pets
  • Expand the game world with more areas to explore
  • Implement a learning path or progression system
  • Allow more customization options for homes and characters
  • Improve chat functionality and moderation

OgStar Reading Complete

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Adventure Academy

Subscriptions10
  • $9.99 Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • $9.99 Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • $9.99/month - 1st Week Free7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • $9.99/month - 3-Day Free Trial3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • $12.99/month$12.991 Month
  • $12.99/month1 Month trial$12.991 Month
  • $19.99 First Month Free Trial1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • $59.99 Annual Subscription$59.991 Year
  • $79.99 Annual Subscription$79.991 Year
  • $79.99/Year 1st Month Free1 Month trial$79.991 Year
None

OgStar Reading Complete

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Adventure Academy free?
Adventure Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OgStar Reading Complete free?
OgStar Reading Complete costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Adventure Academy or OgStar Reading Complete?
Adventure Academy is rated higher. Adventure Academy averages 4.6 out of 5 from 123K ratings, while OgStar Reading Complete averages 2.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Adventure Academy or OgStar Reading Complete have ads?
Neither Adventure Academy nor OgStar Reading Complete shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adventure Academy or OgStar Reading Complete?
Adventure Academy ships an update monthly, and OgStar Reading Complete every 5 months. Most recently, Adventure Academy was updated on November 12, 2026 and OgStar Reading Complete on November 2, 2026.

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