Ready vs ParentsPlus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ready
This app provides Head Start and Early Head Start educators with resources to support dual language learners. It offers tips for classroom setup, survival words in seven languages, and videos of effective teaching practices. Teachers can earn badges by completing weekly activities.
- Access DLL resources
- Build language experiences
- Implement teaching strategies
- Earn weekly badges
- Classroom setup tips
- Survival words in seven languages
- Videos of teaching practices
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Ready-DLL is a mobile solution for Head Start and Early Head Start teachers and caregivers who want to access information, build rich language experiences, and implement strategies to support children who are dual language learners (DLLs). Using Ready-DLL, teachers can earn badges each week by completing different activities. Discover tips for setting up classrooms and learn survival words and phrases in seven languages to support children with diverse home languages. The app provides on-the-go access to DLL resources and videos showcasing effective teaching practices.
ParentsPlus
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Parents Plus is a program that helps parents of preschool children with language impairment learn how to support their children’s language development. The program consists of learning sessions that are provided via this app and personalized coaching from a speech language pathologist. Parents Plus is currently being tested as part of a research study and is not yet available to the public.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ParentsPlus at monthly against Ready's every 17 months. Ready's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ready ships an update every 17 months, ParentsPlus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ready | ParentsPlus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Office of Head Start | ORBIS, Inc |
In-app purchases
Ready
No in-app purchases
ParentsPlus
No in-app purchases
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