Comparison

Mote vs Tiny Steps Learning

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

Head to head
About

Mote

Record and share voice notes up to 90 seconds long directly from your keyboard. Transcribe your voice notes with voice-to-text technology and share them as a web link within any app. Access your recent recordings easily.

Highlights
  • Record voice notes from keyboard
  • Voice-to-text transcription
  • Edit transcriptions
  • Share as web link
  • Access recent recordings
Features
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Mote is a daily reading and writing companion for inclusive learning. It is a calm, friendly place where everything you read, scan, record, or write lives in one library you can return to anytime. Add a web page, a PDF, a photo of a page, a voice note, or your own writing. Mote turns each one into a library item that reads aloud to you, follows along word by word, and waits right where you left off. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Read Aloud plays web pages and documents in natural voices, and highlights every word as it is spoken. You can change the speed and pick the voice that suits you. • Scan Text reads the words off a book, a worksheet, or a sign. Point your camera and Mote pulls out the text so you can listen to it. • Translate reads anything in another language and speaks it back to you. • Record your voice to capture ideas and share voice notes. You get clean, replayable text, with your words highlighted as they play back. • Speech to Text lets you dictate instead of type, so you can get past writer’s block and work faster. • Writer is a built-in editor that suggests your next word on device and reads your own words back to you. The Writer is free to use. • Collections sort your web pages, PDFs, photos, and notes by class, project, or mood, each with its own color. MADE FOR EVERY READER Mote was built for students, teachers, and parents, and for anyone who wants reading to feel easier, calmer, or more accessible. Choose the OpenDyslexic font, warm reading themes, larger text, and read-along highlighting to make any page comfortable to read. ONE LIBRARY, EVERYWHERE Everything you add becomes a library item you can pick up where you left off. With iCloud, your library stays in sync across your iPhone and iPad.

About

Tiny Steps Learning

Features
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Tiny Steps Learning is a premium online English learning platform for children. Our app helps enrolled parents, students and teachers manage the Tiny Steps learning journey in one place. Parents can view class schedules, learning progress, updates and communication related to their child’s classes. Tiny Steps programs focus on: • Phonics and early reading • Grammar and sentence formation • Reading confidence • Communication skills • Public speaking confidence • Digital learning activities and worksheets • Teacher-led learning updates • Parent progress visibility The app is designed for enrolled Tiny Steps families and teachers. Students can access learning activities, parents can track progress, and teachers can support class-related updates through the app.

Screenshots

Mote4 screens
Tiny Steps Learning3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mote at fortnightly against Tiny Steps Learning's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mote ships an update fortnightly, Tiny Steps Learning every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mote versus Tiny Steps Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoteTiny Steps Learning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMote Technologies, Inc.Surya Prakash Thota

In-app purchases

None

Mote

No in-app purchases

None

Tiny Steps Learning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mote free?
Mote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Steps Learning free?
Tiny Steps Learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mote or Tiny Steps Learning have ads?
Neither Mote nor Tiny Steps Learning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mote or Tiny Steps Learning?
Mote ships an update fortnightly, and Tiny Steps Learning every 3 months. Most recently, Mote was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tiny Steps Learning on October 24, 2026.

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