Comparison

Learn to Read vs COGAT Trainer Pro

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

Head to head
About

Learn to Read

This app offers a guided, co-play experience for parents and children aged 3-8 to learn reading skills. It uses research-backed phonics lessons, interactive storybooks, videos, and games to build foundational reading abilities.

Highlights
  • 99 step-by-step phonics lessons
  • 67 interactive digital storybooks
  • 42 educational videos
  • 3 expert-designed reading games
  • Printable offline activities
  • Family subscription with 3 profiles
  • Ad-free experience
Features
Read full description

Teach your child how to read! Ages 3-8. Reading.com is a fun, co-play experience designed by education experts for you to teach your child to read — with the love, care, and joy only a parent and child can share. RESEARCH-BACKED No cape? No problem. Our program gives you supercharged superparent powers! Reading.com’s research-backed, phonics-based lessons are fully scripted so they don’t require any special training or knowledge for you to become the most powerful teacher your child will ever have. FROM LETTER RECOGNITION TO CONFIDENT READING As your child masters more letters, sounds, and words, they'll unlock a playful world of reading activities including interactive storybooks, videos, digital games, and printable activities. THE MOST MEANINGFUL (TEAM)WORK OF YOUR LIFE Each lesson takes just 15 - 20 minutes to complete and they’re designed for you and your child to go at your own pace. Lessons cover letters, letter blends, long vowel sounds, and digraphs, taking your child from basic alphabetic knowledge to reading at a late 1st grade level. This is the easiest head start you’ll ever give your child! KEY FEATURES - 120 step-by-step phonics lessons for a grownup & child to do together - 84 interactive, decodable, digital storybooks - 42 videos featuring letters, letter sounds, and an exclusive alphabet song - 5 expertly-designed reading games for independent play that practice skills in: letter recognition, letter-phoneme correlation, beginning sounds, vocabulary, letter-writing, spelling - Access to printable games & activities for fun offline reinforcement - One subscription for the whole family with up to 3 profiles - Ad-free Download the app today, help your child learn to read and join other parents raising readers! Privacy Policy: https://www.reading.com/privacy-policy/ Terms and Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

COGAT Trainer Pro

Prepare for the Cognitive Abilities Test (COGAT) with this comprehensive training app. It offers over 400 practice questions, detailed guides, and instant feedback across all 9 COGAT testing areas for students in Kindergarten through 8th Grade.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive COGAT coverage
  • Over 400 math practice questions
  • Full-color visual sections
  • Instant feedback and progress tracking
  • Step-by-step instructional guides
  • Adaptive quizzes
Features
Read full description

COGAT Trainer Pro - Updated for 2025! Your complete solution for Cognitive Abilities Test (COGAT) preparation, designed for students from Kindergarten through 8th Grade. Whether your child is naturally gifted or achieves through dedication and practice, this app provides the tools they need to succeed. WHY CHOOSE COGAT TRAINER PRO? - Comprehensive coverage of all 9 COGAT testing areas - Over 400 math practice questions - Full-color visual sections matching actual test conditions - Instant feedback and progress tracking - Fraction of the cost of paper practice tests ($30+ value) - Updated interface and content for 2025 testing season TRAIN TO UNDERSTAND Comprehensive Training Center—master the COGAT with step-by-step instructional guides for every question type. Featuring detailed visual examples, strategic problem-solving techniques, and expert tips designed to build essential cognitive skills while maximizing test performance. COMPLETE TEST PREPARATION: 1. Verbal Skills • Verbal Analogies • Sentence Completion • Verbal Classification 2. Quantitative Skills • Number Analogies • Number Puzzles • Number Series 3. Visual-Spatial Skills • Figure Matrices • Paper Folding • Figure Classification FEATURES: - Adaptive 10-question quizzes from extensive question banks - Immediate right/wrong feedback - Progress tracking and performance statistics - Full-color visual sections matching official test format - User-friendly interface for all age groups LEARNING PHILOSOPHY: We believe success comes in many forms. Whether your child is naturally gifted or excels through dedication and practice, our app provides the structure and tools they need to build confidence and master COGAT concepts. Every child deserves the opportunity to showcase their full potential. Perfect for: - COGAT test preparation - Gifted and Talented program entrance - General cognitive skills development - Regular practice and skill building Start preparing today and give your child the advantage they deserve for the 2025 testing season! Note: This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by Riverside Insights, makers of the CogAT exam.

Screenshots

Learn to Read4 screens
COGAT Trainer Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Learn to Read at Free against COGAT Trainer Pro's $9.99. Learn to Read also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (80K vs 4). COGAT Trainer Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On 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

Learn to Read is free to download; COGAT Trainer Pro costs $9.99 up front. Learn to Read sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $12.49 per month. COGAT Trainer Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn to Read holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn to Read has 80K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Learn to Read's written reviews are positive against 100% of COGAT Trainer Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn to Read ships an update weekly, COGAT Trainer Pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Learn to Read versus COGAT Trainer Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn to ReadCOGAT Trainer Pro
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (80K ratings) — better4.3 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings80K — better4
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size264 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeaching.comPolemics Applications LLC

Customer experience

Learn to Read

All ratings78,071 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews754 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative15.4%

COGAT Trainer Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Learn to Read

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Occasional app crashes or freezes
  • User data loss after app updates
  • Inability to redeem promo codes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to learn cursive writing
  • More independent practice games and activities
  • Ability to jump to appropriate lesson level
  • Support for multiple languages or accents
  • Printable resources like flashcards or worksheets

COGAT Trainer Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Learn to Read

Subscriptions6
  • Learn to Read (Monthly)7 Days trial4 variants$12.491 Month
  • Learn to Read (Monthly)$12.491 Month
  • Monthly (With Free Trial)$12.491 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription$12.491 Month
  • Learn to Read (Monthly)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Learn to Read (Yearly)7 Days trial2 variants$74.991 Year
None

COGAT Trainer Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn to Read free?
Learn to Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is COGAT Trainer Pro free?
COGAT Trainer Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Learn to Read or COGAT Trainer Pro?
Learn to Read is rated higher. Learn to Read averages 4.7 out of 5 from 80K ratings, while COGAT Trainer Pro averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Learn to Read or COGAT Trainer Pro have ads?
Neither Learn to Read nor COGAT Trainer Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn to Read or COGAT Trainer Pro?
Learn to Read ships an update weekly, and COGAT Trainer Pro every 5 weeks. Most recently, Learn to Read was updated on November 11, 2026 and COGAT Trainer Pro on November 3, 2026.

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