Comparison

SmartTeach vs Early Learning Library

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

Head to head
About

SmartTeach

This app helps early childhood educators streamline daily classroom tasks. It simplifies documentation, classroom management, and family communication with easy-to-use tools for online and offline use.

Highlights
  • Create documentation and share insights
  • View and teach from daily schedule
  • Communicate with families
  • Save and share photos/videos
  • Assess from curriculum resources
  • Track attendance and care routines
  • Conduct health screenings
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The SmartTeach® app by Teaching Strategies offers early childhood educators an easy and efficient way to quickly complete essential daily tasks on the fly, online, or offline. The SmartTeach app simplifies teaching, documentation, classroom management, and family engagement throughout the day, enabling teachers to make the most of every moment with easy-to-use tools right at their fingertips. The SmartTeach app is accessible to Teachers and Administrators using Teaching Strategies products such as GOLD®, The Creative Curriculum® Cloud, Kickstart LiteracyTM, and Tadpoles®. Download SmartTeach by Teaching Strategies to access our new and improved features & functionality. SmartTeach offers early childhood educators a single app to support all essential classroom tasks, including: Create documentation and share insights with families View and teach directly from your daily schedule, curriculum, activities, and care routines Communicate with families Save & share photos, videos, and other media across devices View & assess from resources like Intentional Teaching Experiences, Skill Development Cards, and Mighty Minutes®* Identify Infant and Toddler children’s developmental level with the Entry Screener to dynamically populate individualized support for each child* Take attendance, move children or staff, and complete name-to-face checks* Track care routines and share Daily Reports with families* Conduct health screenings for children and/or staff* *Feature availability is dependent on which Teaching Strategies products your classroom licenses.

About

Early Learning Library

This teacher-directed digital library enhances early English language literacy and school readiness through read-aloud stories and interactive games. It offers a distraction-free reading experience with expressive narration and word highlighting, fostering parent-child engagement and language development.

Highlights
  • Teacher-directed read-aloud digital library
  • Enhances early English language literacy
  • Age-appropriate texts with read-aloud features
  • Distraction-free reading experience
  • Interactive learning games
  • Progress tracking for teachers and parents
Features
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Introducing our teacher-directed read-aloud digital library, designed to boost parent-child reading hours, enhance early English language literacy, and improve school readiness. Our app employs age-appropriate texts, read-aloud features, and evidence-based strategies to nurture early language and literacy development. Within our library, you'll find "just right" narrated and illustrated ebooks—featuring audio narration and static pictures, free from distractions like ads or animations. We prioritize an authentic, distraction-free reading experience. Each book includes a "Read To Me" mode, with human expressive narration and word highlighting, fostering engaging learning moments. Dialogic prompts encourage parent-child conversations, bolstering language skills. Plus, interactive learning games after each book enhance phonological awareness, academic vocabulary, and STEM concepts. Our platform connects teachers and parents to a vast array of read-aloud stories. Teachers can access lesson plans, assign home readings, and monitor progress effortlessly, while kids enjoy the freedom to choose their reads. The app simplifies home-based reading with a one-click 'Assign/Suggest' feature, empowering teachers to guide parents and children seamlessly. Track consistency, continuity, and increased reading time with ease—both teachers and parents can monitor progress. Regular assessments in the classroom gauge literacy skills, phonological awareness, and vocabulary growth with enhanced usage at home. Our app is designed with children in mind, ensuring a user-friendly experience that fosters a love for reading and learning.

Screenshots

SmartTeach4 screens
Early Learning Library4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: SmartTeach at 1.2K against Early Learning Library's 27. On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SmartTeach against 4.8 for Early Learning Library. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartTeach has 1.2K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SmartTeach ships an update monthly, Early Learning Library every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SmartTeach versus Early Learning Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartTeachEarly Learning Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings)4.8 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews24.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better27
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeaching Strategies, LLCSmart Kidz Club Inc.

Customer experience

SmartTeach

All ratings1,185 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive24.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative64.0%

Early Learning Library

All ratings27 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SmartTeach

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Screener not working when clicking plus sign
  • Inability to log in through app, but able to log in on website
  • Delayed or failed message delivery
  • Uploaded documentation still showing in app, causing confusion

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to select and apply objectives to multiple pieces of documentation at once
  • Add ability to select and delete multiple photos/videos at once
  • Add ability to change date on add documentation page
  • Add landscape mode support for easier typing
  • Improve translation and communication features for ESL families

Early Learning Library

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SmartTeach

No in-app purchases

None

Early Learning Library

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SmartTeach free?
SmartTeach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Early Learning Library free?
Early Learning Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SmartTeach or Early Learning Library?
SmartTeach and Early Learning Library are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.2K and 27 ratings respectively.
Do SmartTeach or Early Learning Library have ads?
Neither SmartTeach nor Early Learning Library shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SmartTeach or Early Learning Library?
SmartTeach ships an update monthly, and Early Learning Library every 6 weeks. Most recently, SmartTeach was updated on September 17, 2026 and Early Learning Library on September 10, 2026.

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