Comparison

GraphoGame vs Datafisher LMS

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

Head to head
About

GraphoGame

This app uses engaging phonics games to help young children learn to read and spell. Developed with educational experts, it offers systematic practice for letters, syllables, and words, with progress tracking for home or school use.

Highlights
  • Systematic phonics game
  • Letter and sound practice
  • Progress tracking analytics
  • Avatar creation and customization
  • Works offline
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Set your child or classroom up for reading success! GraphoGame helps kindergarten and primary school children learn to read and spell their first letters, syllables and words. Academically validated content and no ads! • Engaging & systematic phonics game that complements any phonics programme • Practice and build up knowledge of letters and sounds quickly with your child and keep practising to make it automatic! • Developed in collaboration with the University of Cambridge Centre for Neuroscience in Education • Designed for school and home use GraphoGame helps kids learn letters, rhymes and their sounds through a variety of engaging 3D levels – all with your child’s own unique player character that keeps them coming back for more! The player gradually moves on from graphemes and phonemes, through syllables and rhyme units, to eventually learn how to blend what they have learned into complete words. By playing just 15 minutes regularly, kids can improve their letter knowledge, phonological awareness, reading speed and overall confidence in literacy! Initially developed in Finland as a support tool to help children struggling with reading to learn the basic decoding skills, the content of GraphoGame: Kids Learn to Read was developed in collaboration with the University of Cambridge Centre for Neuroscience in Education. The effectiveness of GraphoGame was studied in an efficacy trial funded by the Education Endowment Foundation and Wellcome Trust. To learn more about the study, visit our website! FEATURES: • Synthetic phonics training app utilising onset-rime analogy • In-game literacy analytics for tracking student progress & difficulties • Suitable for ages 6-9 • Two game interfaces: Stars (for school use) and Adventure Map (for home use) • Engaging 3D graphics • Avatar creation & customisation • Works offline • NO ADVERTISEMENTS TESTIMONIALS: “I would definitely recommend the game . . . It's what's been lacking - a stretching programme for English and it does motivate them” – Primary school teacher “it's not reliant on adult support, it's easy to use as an intervention tool and you can monitor progress easily through it” – Primary school teacher “If there is a tricky word. . . we can chop it up into pieces and answer it” – Primary school student Game icon © Grapho Group Oy, Ville Mönkkönen & Mika Halttunen

About

Datafisher LMS

Features
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Datafisher Learning Management System is an easy-to-use e-learning tool, now available on your mobile device. Take your learning anywhere with the Datafisher LMS mobile app! Datafisher mobile app lets you access your content directly from your mobile devices. Through the app, you can easily attend courses and complete your training material on the go, seamlessly from desktop to mobile. The mobile app is the perfect companion with various features: * View the latest media including 360 videos, even fullscreen * Pick up where you left off like you never stopped * Access to all your content in a mobile friendly format * View your certificates for completed courses any time * Never miss anything with push notifications to keep you informed and up-to-date * Access to Datafisher support The same great Learning Management System you love, now in the App Store. Datafisher. Done. Differently.

Screenshots

GraphoGame4 screens
Datafisher LMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Datafisher LMS at Free against GraphoGame's $3.99. GraphoGame's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 44 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On 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

Datafisher LMS is free to download; GraphoGame costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GraphoGame ships an update every 5 months, Datafisher LMS every 44 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
GraphoGame versus Datafisher LMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraphoGameDatafisher LMS
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating1.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 44 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB15 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGrapho Group OyDatafisher Oy

In-app purchases

None

GraphoGame

No in-app purchases

None

Datafisher LMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GraphoGame free?
GraphoGame costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Datafisher LMS free?
Datafisher LMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GraphoGame or Datafisher LMS have ads?
Neither GraphoGame nor Datafisher LMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GraphoGame or Datafisher LMS?
GraphoGame ships an update every 5 months, and Datafisher LMS every 44 months. Most recently, GraphoGame was updated on October 25, 2026 and Datafisher LMS on October 7, 2026.

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