Comparison

UARO vs Phonics Race

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

Head to head
About

UARO

Features
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UARO is an educational coding application for preschool children. This program is enable to create the code as play games with the command in the form of funny characters to move the robot. The created program can download to your robot using Bluetooth technology embedded in smart devices.

About

Phonics Race

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Phonics Race turns reading practice into a collecting adventure. Spell a word, then win a race car, hatch a baby dinosaur or meet a new unicorn friend. Made for kids ages 4–7. PICK A WORLD • Cars: race across the track and fill a garage with 38 collectible cars • Dinos: crack open an egg and fill a Dino Park with 38 friendly dinosaurs, from Compy to Rex • Unicorns: watch a star burst open and fill a meadow with 38 unicorns, cloud ponies and baby dragons • Switch worlds any time from the Home screen. Each world keeps its own progress. YOUR CHILD WILL: • See a picture clue and spell the word by tapping letters • Hear every word read aloud, and tap the picture to hear it again • Earn a new car, dino or unicorn every 3 words • Replay a finished series to earn up to three stars • Move through 6 phonics levels, from 3-letter words to long vowels 6 PHONICS LEVELS IN EVERY WORLD: • 3-letter CVC words (cat, dog, sun) • 4-letter words (fish, frog, moon) • Silent-e words (cake, bike, wave) • Consonant blends (truck, brick, snow) • Digraphs (ship, chain, tooth) • Long vowels (beach, tiger, piano) PARENTS LOVE IT BECAUSE: • Free to start: two car series, plus the first series of Dinos and of Unicorns, free forever • One $4.99 unlock opens every series in every world, now and in the future. No subscription. • No ads of any kind • No data collection, COPPA compliant • Works 100% offline, no accounts or sign-ups • Purchases sit behind a grown-ups gate Phonics Race isn't an app that teaches reading through cars, dinosaurs and unicorns. It's a game kids want to play that happens to teach reading. For kids who won't sit through flashcards but will do anything for the next car, dino or unicorn, this is for them. Built by a parent. For a kid who just needed the right reason to read.

Screenshots

UARO4 screens
Phonics Race4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Phonics Race at every 4 days against UARO's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UARO ships an update every 5 months, Phonics Race every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
UARO versus Phonics Race: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUAROPhonics Race
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROBOROBO Co.,LtdForward Alpha, LLC

In-app purchases

None

UARO

No in-app purchases

None

Phonics Race

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UARO free?
UARO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phonics Race free?
Phonics Race is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UARO or Phonics Race have ads?
Neither UARO nor Phonics Race shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UARO or Phonics Race?
UARO ships an update every 5 months, and Phonics Race every 4 days. Most recently, UARO was updated on October 29, 2026 and Phonics Race on October 31, 2026.

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