Comparison

Prodigies vs NeoShoDo

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

Head to head
About

Prodigies

A comprehensive music curriculum for children aged 0-12, featuring interactive lessons, songs, and games. It helps develop pitch and musical understanding through colorful characters and engaging activities, suitable for home or classroom use.

Highlights
  • Award-winning general music curriculum
  • Piano, Ukulele, and Recorder lessons
  • Pitch development activities and games
  • Solfeggio singing and ear training
  • Color-coded music system
  • Performance tracks for ensembles
Features
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Start your child’s musical journey today with Prodigies, a colorful and accessible music curriculum for kids, parents & teachers. Join Mr. Rob and a colorful cast of characters as kids sing, hand-sign and play through hundreds of family friendly melodies, songs and classical pieces. When you enroll, you’ll immediately unlock … • Our Award Winning General Music Curriculum for Kids Ages 1-14 • Piano Prodigies for kids ages 3+ • Ukulele Prodigies for kids 7+ • Recorder curriculum for kids 7+ • Holiday, cultural & religious songs for multiple faiths & cultures Prodigies gives kids a fun way to access pitch development activities, games, songs & lessons during their formative childhood years. This allows young kids (before age 8) to develop the amazing skill of perfect pitch! Older children can start at the beginning to build up their musical ear, or jump in on Level 2 material where we’re focused on more difficult songs, concepts, theory and instruments. Older students will rapidly develop their sense for relative pitch and may still develop some of skills associated with perfect pitch! For parents, Prodigies delivers music lessons on-demand so you can keep your kids learning at home while knowing they’re interacting with something safe, ad-free and designed to teach them music. Your home will come to life with music as your kids learn to sing with Solfeggi, play their first instrument and come to understand the language of music. It works as an after school activity, we have detailed lessons for more involved homeschooling, and even babies and toddlers will learn a lot about the musical language while enjoying this educational alternative to TV! Plus, Prodigies is available across multiple platforms to make sure you can always pull up your child’s favorite music lessons wherever you go! For teachers, both in the classroom and in the music studio, Prodigies will totally transform engagement. Plus, we’ve built a ton of videos, activities and lessons for teachers who want to take things further, and you’ll immediately recognized our use of the Chromanotes™ color coding system (a la Boomwhackers™) and you’ll secretly enjoy all of the Kodaly & Orff methodologies turned into silly cartoons for your kiddos. For ensemble leaders, our Performance Tracks will help you put on wow-worthy rehearsals and concerts, even in your first year as an elementary music teacher. We also have more advanced LMS features available on the web for group leaders! Download the free app, check out our free starter material, and when you’re ready, enroll to unlock all 500 videos. Only one membership is needed per household, so you and the whole family can start #HappyMusicing today! -Already have an account? Sign-In to access your subscription. -New? Try it for free! Subscribe in the app to get instant access. Prodigies offers an auto-renewing auto-renewing Monthly or Yearly Subscription. You'll receive unlimited access to content on all your devices. Payment is charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. Pricing varies by location and is confirmed prior to purchase. After the free trial, subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial period. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. Cancel anytime in Account Settings. For more information see our: -Terms of Service: https://prodigies.com/terms-and-conditions -Privacy Policy: https://prodigies.com/privacy

About

NeoShoDo

Practice handwriting one stroke at a time with guided tracing and stroke-order demonstrations. Learn correct letter formation for print and pre-cursive styles, with options for various paper types and fonts. Full stylus support enhances the learning experience.

Highlights
  • Trace print and pre-cursive letters
  • Stroke-order guides and demos
  • Five-in-a-row mastery drills
  • Free practice with various paper types
  • Multiple handwriting fonts
  • Apple Pencil support
Features
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NeoShoDo helps you practice handwriting one stroke at a time. Pick a style and a handwriting font, and NeoShoDo teaches that font's own letters. Watch a quick demo of how each letter is written, then trace it yourself. NeoShoDo checks every stroke for shape and direction, so you learn correct letter formation, not just the shape. EIGHTEEN FONTS, THREE STYLES • Print: school handwriting print and literacy faces with single-story a and g • Cursive: joined cursive, from traditional looped school cursive to flowing scripts • Calligraphy: pointed-pen copperplate and broad-nib hands, from uncial to fraktur Two fonts in every style are free: Edu NSW ACT Foundation and Andika, Sacramento and Playwrite US Trad, Pinyon Script and Uncial Antiqua. More print and cursive fonts come in optional one-time packs. Best with a stylus. A finger can trace a shape, but grip and pen control only come from holding something — and those are what carry over to writing on paper. An Apple Pencil on iPad comes closest to pen on paper. A finger works fine, and nothing here is locked behind hardware. • Watch-then-trace: a guided demo shows each font's stroke order, with numbered start and end points and an animated hint line • Capitals follow traditional cursive stroke order • Master each letter with a five-in-a-row drill before moving on • Words and famous sentences on ruled paper; each word starts with a guided copy, and in a joined font you write it in one stroke • Choose your paper: three-line, two-line, four-line, slant or single • Optional script packs: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Cyrillic and Arabic, each with its own words and sentences • Full Apple Pencil support with Apple's native tools — pen, pencil, marker, crayon, colors, and an eraser • Light, dark, sepia, and automatic themes • Your progress syncs across your devices when you sign in Try it free with no account, then sign in with Apple or Google to save your progress. Practice penmanship, one stroke at a time.

Screenshots

Prodigies3 screens
NeoShoDo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Prodigies at 83% against NeoShoDo's 0%. Prodigies also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (338 vs 1). NeoShoDo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Prodigies sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month and NeoShoDo sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prodigies holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Prodigies has 338 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Prodigies's written reviews are positive against 0% of NeoShoDo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prodigies ships an update monthly, NeoShoDo every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prodigies versus NeoShoDo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProdigiesNeoShoDo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (338 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews82.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings338 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoung Music LLCSpaikz LLC

Customer experience

Prodigies

All ratings338 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative13.8%

NeoShoDo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Prodigies

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Roku app audio/video sync issues
  • Audio choppiness and stuttering
  • Video/audio misalignment across platforms
  • Login and access failures
  • App crashes and freezing
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  • Content authorization/availability problems
  • Streaming quality issues
  • Calendar feature removed in recent update causing usability regression

Requested features

8 requests
  • Autoplay feature for sequential video playback
  • Multi-user/sibling account switching
  • Calendar/assignment feature for tracking progress
  • Improved app organization and navigation
  • Better Roku app compatibility
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  • Grouped playlist functionality (e.g., play all C section videos)
  • Improved website organization to match app
  • Better customer support accessibility

NeoShoDo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Prodigies

Subscriptions6
  • Prodigies Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
  • Plus+ Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Annual Subscription$149.001 Year
  • Prodigies Music Lessons Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • Plus+ Yearly7 Days trial$149.991 Year
8 purchases

NeoShoDo

One-time8
  • Japanese Kana Pack$3.99
  • Chinese Character Pack$3.99
  • Cyrillic Letter Pack$3.99
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  • Korean Hangul Pack$3.99
  • Arabic Letter Pack$3.99
  • Cursive Font Pack$3.99
  • Print Font Pack$3.99
  • Unlock Everything$14.99

Questions

Is Prodigies free?
Prodigies is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NeoShoDo free?
NeoShoDo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Prodigies or NeoShoDo?
Prodigies is rated higher. Prodigies averages 4.7 out of 5 from 338 ratings, while NeoShoDo averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Prodigies or NeoShoDo have ads?
Neither Prodigies nor NeoShoDo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prodigies or NeoShoDo?
Prodigies ships an update monthly, and NeoShoDo every 2 days. Most recently, Prodigies was updated on October 29, 2026 and NeoShoDo on October 29, 2026.

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