Comparison

Toby Math vs MySmartReaders

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

Head to head
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.

About

MySmartReaders

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Smart Education is the exclusive partner that works with the world-renowned publisher, Cambridge University Press, Macmillan Education and Cengage Learning, on developing e-books worldwide. Students can read storybooks and readers of Cambridge YLE, Macmillan Readers and National Geographic. E-storybooks with audio read-aloud function, text highlighting, beautiful illustrations and interesting animations Post-reading exercises on vocabulary, key structures and grammar points Interactive games to motivate seamless learning for students Different learning levels to cater for learners’ diversity A wide range of genres, themes and topics

Screenshots

Toby Math4 screens
MySmartReaders3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MySmartReaders at none against Toby Math's 2. MySmartReaders also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Toby Math's advantage is device support. On price 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. Toby Math sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. MySmartReaders asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Toby Math versus MySmartReaders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterToby MathMySmartReaders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size788 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer上海震渊信息技术有限公司Kevin Chan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Toby Math

Subscriptions1
  • Toby Math Monthly Access$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Toby Math Permanent Unlock$59.99
None

MySmartReaders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Toby Math free?
Toby Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MySmartReaders free?
MySmartReaders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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