TUNE InTo READING vs CU Face Race
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TUNE InTo READING
This research-proven reading intervention software is designed to help struggling readers improve their literacy skills. It aims to deliver effective and affordable language products for the education market, with the goal of improving standardized test scores.
- Literacy improvement
- Reading intervention
- Language products
- Improves test scores
- Research-proven software
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TUNE into READING, by Electronic Learning Products, is committed to creating and delivering the fastest, most effective and affordable literacy, reading intervention and language products for today’s education market for struggling readers. Tune in To Reading is a research proven reading intervention software. Improves Standardize Test Scores! *A subscription key is required to be purchased separately. Visit https://www.tuneintoreading.com for further information
CU Face Race
This educational app offers 8 levels of perceptual and memory games designed to improve face recognition skills. Originally developed for psychological research, it's now available for anyone looking to enhance their memory.
- 8 levels of training
- Perceptual games
- Memory games
- Face recognition training
- Research-backed design
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This app was built by a talented group of computer science students as part of their senior capstone. It is designed to allow the user to train with a set of faces, with the goal of improving memory. The app includes 8 levels of training, with a set of perceptual and memory games at each level. The primary use for this app is in the context of psychological research examining the effect of race on face recognition, but anyone is welcome to use it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TUNE InTo READING at 5.0 against CU Face Race's 3.0. TUNE InTo READING also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TUNE InTo READING holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
TUNE InTo READING ships an update every 2 months, CU Face Race every 13 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | TUNE InTo READING | CU Face Race |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electronic Learning Products Inc. | University of Colorado Boulder |
Customer experience
TUNE InTo READING
CU Face Race
In-app purchases
TUNE InTo READING
No in-app purchases
CU Face Race
No in-app purchases
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