Read with Ello vs FlipStudy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Read with Ello
This app uses advanced AI to act as a personalized reading coach for children. It listens, provides feedback, and guides young learners through a library of decodable books to build reading confidence and skills.
- AI reading coach
- Personalized 1:1 instruction
- Library of 700+ decodable books
- Speech recognition technology
- Science of Reading principles
- Adaptive learning system
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Build confident, independent reading with Ello. Learn to read with the most advanced AI reading coach, Ello. Your child’s read-along companion who listens, teaches, and transforms them into a confident reader. Ello is a transformative reading companion that goes beyond just teaching – Ello listens, corrects, and guides your child as they learn to read. Recognized as one of Time Magazine's top inventions of 2024, and featured on Good Morning America, Ello stands out as an award-winning reading program. More than just an app, Ello acts as a personal reading coach, using speech recognition technology and evidence-based reading instruction to provide immediate assistance when your child gets stuck. Key Features: 1:1 reading companion personalized to your child's needs Library of more than 700 decodable books Crafted by literary experts Uses principles backed by the Science of Reading Trusted by more than 30,000 parents Powered by our AI Adaptive Learn system Built for Pre-K through 3rd Grade What the experts say: "AI reading tutor shines as a responsible AI application" – Common Sense Media "Ello aims to eradicate childhood illiteracy by leveraging artificial intelligence and child speech recognition technology." – TechCrunch Parents love us: "I love this app so much. My granddaughter is struggling with reading. I heard about this app, gave it a try. We both love it so much. When my granddaughter gets stuck on a word, she just taps the screen and the elephant helps her. For those who don’t have patience with helping kids read, this app will help and be patient. I highly recommend this app. The books are also very interesting. She’s eager to read them all." – Kathy J. "She is 6 and has struggled with reading, but Ello makes reading fun. Coupled with us encouraging and making reading fun, it becomes a great partnership and now she comes to me and asks if she can read one of her Ello books. This is a great thing after only one month. Definitely recommend. Give them a try. Our daughter has really flourished this month and made some real progress in her reading." – Jamie M. "My daughter struggles with reading but since we downloaded Ello she enjoys reading, and it has helped her build confidence in her reading!" – Brandie D. How it works: To subscribe to the service, parents sign up for a free trial and then pay $14.99/month for a digital subscription. The subscription includes full app access to Ello’s 1:1 instruction, an exclusive library of digital books, and digital prizes weekly. Ello is recommended for children in preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade and third grade. Privacy Policy http://ello.com/privacy Terms of Service http://ello.com/terms
FlipStudy
Create and study flashcards using spaced repetition for effective learning. Translate words instantly and hear pronunciations in their native languages. This private, offline-friendly app helps you focus on what you need to learn most.
- Spaced repetition learning
- Built-in translator
- Native language audio pronunciation
- Offline study mode
- Private and account-free
- Distraction-free interface
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FlipStudy is a fast, private flashcard app for students and language learners. Create a deck, add cards, and study with a simple flip-and-rate flow that uses spaced repetition (a Leitner box system) to bring back the cards you miss more often — so you spend your time on what you haven't learned yet. TRANSLATE AS YOU GO Type the English side of a card and let the built-in translator fill in the other side — Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Japanese, or Chinese. It runs on your device: free, private, and offline-friendly. Prefer to type the answer yourself? You can. HEAR IT SPOKEN Tap Listen to hear the translation read aloud in its own language, not an English voice — great for pronunciation and listening practice. STUDY THAT STICKS - Spaced repetition schedules reviews automatically - Add new cards mid-session, right when a set is done - Clean, distraction-free flip cards PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No accounts. No analytics. Your decks stay on your device. An optional cloud translation feature (off by default) uses your own API key and sends text directly to your chosen provider — never through us.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FlipStudy at none against Read with Ello's 10. FlipStudy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Read with Ello's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Read with Ello sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. FlipStudy asks for nothing beyond the download.
FlipStudy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read with Ello has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Read with Ello | FlipStudy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 639 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ello Technology, Inc. | Richard Wheatley |
Customer experience
Read with Ello
FlipStudy
Bugs and requests
Read with Ello
Reported bugs
3 issues- Books not loading properly
- App skipping pages during reading
- Incorrect word recognition
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to repeat words/sentences
- Larger font size options
- More book variety and levels
- Sibling profiles and shared books
- Progress tracking and reporting for parents
FlipStudy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Read with Ello
- Read with Ello Subscription14 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Read with Ello Monthly Plan7 Days trial3 variants$14.991 Month
- Read with Ello Subscription14 Days trial$25.001 Month
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- Read with Ello Annual Plan7 Days trial$99.001 Year
- Read with Ello Subscription14 Days trial2 variants$139.001 Year
- Read with Ello Annual Plan7 Days trial$139.001 Year
- Read with Ello Annual Plan14 Days trial$139.001 Year
FlipStudy
No in-app purchases









