Lola vs alphaben
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lola
This app helps children learn to read by generating syllables from custom character sets. It focuses on vowel-consonant patterns and allows for the addition of new characters from any language. It's designed for offline use and is completely free of ads and in-app purchases.
- Customizable character sets
- Syllable generation with vowel-consonant patterns
- Supports characters from all languages
- Offline functionality
- Ad-free and no in-app purchases
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Lola-Read generates syllables for children, who learn reading. With Lola-Read you can set desired characters, that will be used to generate syllables. Each word contain 4 characters and 2 syllables where vowels always follow after consonants and conversely. The child should try to join different letters to a common syllables and pronounce them correctly. If new characters are learnt, you can add them in Lola-Read. You can put any characters of all languages. Lola-Read contains nether advertising nor in-App purchases. It is also completely offline.
alphaben
This reading app for children boosts motivation and comprehension through personalized book recommendations. It offers child-friendly word explanations and engaging quizzes to enhance reading skills, rewarding progress with points and badges.
- Personalized book recommendations
- Customized to reading level
- Child-friendly word explanations
- Reading skill quizzes
- Points and reading badges
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alphaben is a reading app for kids that increases both reading motivation and reading comprehension. Each child gets customized book recommendations based on personal interests and individual reading level. Each book includes child-friendly word explanations and exciting quizzes to improve reading skills. Children are rewarded for their reading performance with points and reading badges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: alphaben at Free against Lola's $0.99. alphaben also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 months). Lola's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
alphaben is free to download; Lola costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lola ships an update every 16 months, alphaben every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Lola | alphaben |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleksandr Kurdiukov | SYNDIKAT7 GmbH |
In-app purchases
Lola
No in-app purchases
alphaben
No in-app purchases
