Comparison

Learn to Read vs Kindergarten Math

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
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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

Kindergarten Math

This app offers a fun and engaging way for kindergarteners to learn essential math skills. It features interactive mini-games and challenges designed to cover a full school year's curriculum, with progress tracking for parents.

Highlights
  • Covers full kindergarten math curriculum
  • Interactive mini-games and challenges
  • Rote counting to 40
  • Number writing and recognition
  • Object counting and comparison
  • Parent Dashboard for progress tracking
  • In-game currency for gear customization
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The fun in learning is here! Our Kindergarten Math Series is one of the best kids math games your child can ever play. Introducing Saba’s Island! The first app in iO School’s Kindergarten Math Series! Aimed to provide an enjoyable learning experience, the six kindergarten math apps are designed to match your child's lessons for the entire school year. It’s a complete kindergarten Math Curriculum for your 5 year old. Whether it’s to practice or hone your child’s math skills, the Kindergarten Math Series is a perfect program to supplement your child’s learning at school and at home. The schedule below shows the time frame for playing the Kindergarten Math Series: Saba’s Island (Saba the monkey) - Month 1 to 2 Mari’s Kitchen (Mari the bear) - Month 2 to 4 Pat’s Voyage (Pat the parrot) - Month 4 to 5 Joe’s Jungle (Joe the squirrel) - Month 6 to 7 Pearl’s Pizza (Pearl the cat) - Month 8 to 9 Clifton’s Cruise (Clifton the dog) - Month 9 to 10 Playing each app ahead of schedule is entirely up to the parents. They can also go back a month or two to review the skills that they have previously learned at school. Parents who have preschool age children (4 years old) can introduce their child to the Kindergarten Math curriculum by playing the Kindergarten Math Series. Skills Covered by Saba’s Island: Rote counting to 40 Writing numbers 0 to 10 Recognizing numbers 0 to 10 Ordering numbers from smallest to largest 0 to 5 Ordering numbers from largest to smallest 5 to 0 Counting objects in lines or array 0 to 10 Comparing objects and numbers 0 to 10 Counting objects on a 10-frame Counting numbers 0 to 10 Counting objects with one more 0 to 5 Counting objects with one less 0 to 5 Compare numbers greater than, less than and equal to 1 to 10 Graphing numbers 0 to 10 Whether it's counting coconuts, watermelons or writing numbers, Saba needs to complete the task from each NPC (non-playable character) to be able to move to the next level. Each level starts with skills practices in every mini game and lets players earn ions that they can use to buy different kinds of gear from the shop. At the end of each level, they will complete challenge activities that get recorded on the Parent Dashboard. Track your child’s progress using the Parent Dashboard Parents can create a free account at https://app.ioschool.com or on the app itself. They will be able to see what skills their child worked on and how they did on the assessments. Each session is recorded by the date. Parents can determine if their child is progressing or will need additional support and practice. Privacy Policy https://ioschool.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact Us We would love to hear from you https://ioschool.com/get-in-touch/ support@ioschool.com https://www.facebook.com/ioschoolinc https://twitter.com/ioschoolinc

Screenshots

Learn to Read4 screens
Kindergarten Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Learn to Read at none against Kindergarten Math's shown. Learn to Read also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (71K vs 3). Kindergarten Math's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Learn to Read sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $12.49 per month and Kindergarten Math sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kindergarten Math holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn to Read has 71K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Learn to Read's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kindergarten Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn to Read ships an update every 5 days, Kindergarten Math monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Learn to Read versus Kindergarten Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn to ReadKindergarten Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (71K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings71K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB362 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeaching.comiO School, Inc.

Customer experience

Learn to Read

All ratings70,642 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews704 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative15.3%

Kindergarten Math

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 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

Kindergarten Math

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Learn to Read

Subscriptions9
  • Learn to Read (Monthly)7 Days trial5 variants$12.491 Month
  • Learn to Read (Monthly)2 variants$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$12.991 Month
  • Learn to Read (Monthly)7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Learn to Read (Monthly)7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Learn to Read (Yearly)7 Days trial$66.991 Year
  • Learn to Read (Yearly)7 Days trial2 variants$74.991 Year
2 purchases

Kindergarten Math

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access - Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Full Access - Annual3 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Learn to Read free?
Learn to Read is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kindergarten Math free?
Kindergarten Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn to Read or Kindergarten Math?
Kindergarten Math is rated higher. Learn to Read averages 4.7 out of 5 from 71K ratings, while Kindergarten Math averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Learn to Read or Kindergarten Math have ads?
Kindergarten Math shows ads; Learn to Read does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn to Read or Kindergarten Math?
Learn to Read ships an update every 5 days, and Kindergarten Math monthly. Most recently, Learn to Read was updated on September 26, 2026 and Kindergarten Math on June 5, 2026.

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