We Can Books vs ReadIt Together
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
We Can Books
Create personalized books to teach children reading using phonics and personal images. This app fosters engagement, creativity, and bonding, offering a tactile alternative to digital overload and building a lifelong love of reading.
- Personalized book creation
- Phonics-based learning
- Integration of personal images
- Child engagement and enjoyment
- Creative and bonding experience
- Tactile learning tool
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We Can allows you to create fully personalized books that you will use to teach your child to read. Using the proven science of phonics --linked to personal images-- maximizes a child’s engagement and enjoyment. The We Can journey is both creative and bonding. You will give your child a head start on one of life’s most important skills. The end product is a tactile, analog antidote to the digital overload faced by children today. --Start the journey of reading with your child --Create shared quality time and experience together --Create memories and heirlooms for the future Download the We Can Books app and start building your child’s lifelong love of reading today! Help us encourage other families to learn to read together! Share your “We Can Books” adventures! Tag us in a post with your child reading their We Can Book, and we may feature it on our socials! #wecanbooks Having trouble? Please reach out to help@wecanbooks.com
ReadIt Together
This app transforms reading into a shared family adventure. Kids can scan any book, write and draw in digital journals, and earn achievements. Parents can manage the family library, track individual progress, and encourage deeper thinking.
- Scan any book via barcode
- Digital authoring and drawing tools
- Personalized reading achievements
- Progress tracking and visualization
- Family library management
- Customizable achievement creation
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ReadIt Together Turn reading into an Adventure you go on together as a family. ReadIt transforms your family's phones and iPads into the ultimate reading companion. For Kids: - Scan any book instantly - Point your camera at any book's barcode and boom - it's in your library! - Write like a real author - Share your thoughts, predictions, and drawings about every story - Earn personalized achievements - Get rewarded for reading milestones and writing journal entries - Watch your progress grow - See your reading journey unfold like leveling up in your favorite game For Parents: - Manage the whole family - One shared library, individual progress tracking for each child - Create custom achievements - Celebrate your family's unique reading goals - See what everyone's reading - Stay connected to your children's literary adventures - Encourage deeper thinking - Journal entries help kids become better readers and writers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: We Can Books at every 3 weeks against ReadIt Together's every 15 months. We Can Books also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for We Can Books against 5.0 for ReadIt Together. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: We Can Books has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
We Can Books ships an update every 3 weeks, ReadIt Together every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | We Can Books | ReadIt Together |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tellan Limited | Adam Murray |
Customer experience
We Can Books
ReadIt Together
In-app purchases
We Can Books
No in-app purchases
ReadIt Together
No in-app purchases
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