Comparison

Times Alive vs Readability

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

Head to head
About

Times Alive

This app makes learning multiplication tables engaging through story videos and songs. It offers quizzes and games covering all tables from 0-9, and tracks student progress. It's particularly beneficial for students with learning differences.

Highlights
  • Story videos and songs for memorization
  • Quizzes and games for all times tables (0-9)
  • Progress tracking (completed lessons, scores, time)
  • Pretest and post-test for progress monitoring
  • Supports students with learning differences
Features
Currently charting
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Times Alive is designed to make memorization easy and fun so students are eager to learn. Award winning Times Alive teaches multiplication with story videos and songs — includes quizzes and games to teach ALL the times tables 0s-9s. Shown helpful for students with dyslexia, adhd, dyscalculia, autism, and other learning differences. Times Alive keeps track of the student's progress showing completed lessons, test scores with time elapsed. Easily clear progress to re-take a test or to start a new student. Multiplication pretest and post-test included to monitor progress and facts learned. Studies show our Times Tables the Fun Way(™) picture, story, and songs program outperforms most methods for effectiveness and retention of the multiplication facts. Once the facts are committed to memory students find math class a breeze and are able to move on to ratios, division, and algebra.Times Alive is based on the widely used and award winning book, Times Tables the Fun Way. Provided by City Creek Press, established in 1992. Check out our youtube channel @timestablesthefunway. Try Online Times Alive for multiple student tracking, free trial found at CityCreek.com.

About

Readability

This app uses AI-powered voice technology to provide personalized reading tutoring for children. It listens as kids read aloud, offers pronunciation correction, and assesses comprehension through interactive questions. The app also builds vocabulary and allows parents to track progress.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice recognition for reading practice
  • Real-time pronunciation correction
  • Interactive voice-based comprehension questions
  • Personalized vocabulary lists
  • Parent dashboard for progress tracking
  • Engaging grade-level stories with illustrations
Features
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Readability’s award-winning Smart Reading & Comprehension Learning App gives your child the effectiveness of 1-on-1 tutoring. Our breakthrough voice-based technology LISTENS while your child READS, highlighting, and correcting any problem words. Kids from kindergarten to 6th grade will improve their reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills all in the convenience of a mobile app. IMPROVE READING WITH 1-ON-1 TUTORING Readability prompts your child to read aloud and listens while providing reading help and real-time pronunciation correction as your child reads. If they get stuck, they can tap on the speaker icon to have Readability read the selected passage or word aloud. Readability automatically selects the right reading material for each child to maximize improvement and minimize the reading struggle. Your child will be eager to learn as these fun and educational grade-level stories come to life with bright illustrations. IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS Our industry-first comprehension with Interactive Voice-based Questions & Answers (IVQA™) asks your child questions verbally about the story they just read to improve their critical thinking skills. Your child then is prompted to answer the question verbally to ensure they fully understand what they read. Comprehension is as important as reading fluency, we deliver both in our smart reading app for kids. IMPROVE VOCABULARY Readability makes it easy to learn new words and their meaning with a personalized vocabulary list for your child. Your child can long-press on any word while reading to learn its pronunciation, meaning, and add it to their vocabulary list. Their vocabulary list is neatly organized A-Z and by book to further practice, review, and perfect new or difficult words. SET AND TRACK READING GOALS Set goals and follow your child’s progress with your very own Parent Dashboard detailing what they have read, reading duration, accuracy, comprehension, and speed. It also provides daily and weekly reading reports for accountability that can be shared with a teacher. ENGAGING BOOKS A massive selection of age-appropriate stories and educational works keep kids engaged and learning. Readability is the perfect reading app for kids. Getting started is easy with a 30-day free trial. Just download the app to sign up for your free trial. Cancel anytime. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS To access all app features, please subscribe to the 30-day free trial. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will automatically be charged at the subscription price for renewal, within 24-hours prior to the end of the current billing period. You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Account Settings after purchase. • Visit https://www.readabilitytutor.com/payment-policy/ for payment terms • Visit https://www.readabilitytutor.com/terms-of-use/ for terms of use Copyright 2023 Readability

Screenshots

Times Alive4 screens
Readability4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Readability at Free against Times Alive's $14.99. Readability also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (25K vs 153). Times Alive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (85% vs 56%). On rating, ads 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

Readability is free to download; Times Alive costs $14.99 up front. Readability sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Times Alive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Times Alive against 4.6 for Readability. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readability has 25K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Times Alive's written reviews are positive against 56% of Readability's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Times Alive ships an update every 13 months, Readability fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Times Alive versus Readability: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimes AliveReadability
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (153 ratings)4.6 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews — better55.8% of reviews
Number of ratings15325K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB263 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCity Creeke4site Inc.

Customer experience

Times Alive

All ratings153 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

Readability

All ratings25,169 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews385 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative34.5%

Bugs and requests

Times Alive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Readability

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App charges for free trial
  • Subscription cancellation issues
  • Inconsistent app behavior
  • Compatibility problems on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for text and background
  • Improved voice recognition accuracy
  • Expanded book selection
  • Better comprehension testing

In-app purchases

None

Times Alive

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Readability

Subscriptions2
  • Readability Tutor1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Readability Tutor Annual1 Month trial$139.991 Year

Questions

Is Times Alive free?
Times Alive costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readability free?
Readability is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Times Alive or Readability?
Readability is rated higher. Times Alive averages 4.6 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Readability averages 4.6 from 25K ratings.
Do Times Alive or Readability have ads?
Neither Times Alive nor Readability shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Times Alive or Readability?
Times Alive ships an update every 13 months, and Readability fortnightly. Most recently, Times Alive was updated on October 25, 2026 and Readability on November 1, 2026.

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