TeachMe vs Back 2 Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TeachMe
This educational app helps first graders master essential subjects like math, reading, and spelling through engaging games and a rewarding system. It offers personalized learning, tracks progress, and provides verbal feedback to keep children motivated.
- Writing recognition and virtual keyboard input
- Progress tracking and achievement screens
- Reward system with virtual town exploration
- Personalized learning for multiple students
- Adjustable difficulty and question selection
- Verbal instructions and feedback
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*** WINNER for Best Elementary Student App at BestAppEver.com *** Readers' Choice Top 10 at SmartAppsForKids.com TeachMe: 1st Grade is the third installment in the popular TeachMe series of educational apps. TeachMe: 1st Grade teaches four age-appropriate subjects to first grade children: sight words, addition, subtraction and spelling. Learning subjects align with common core standards to help your child get prepared for 1st Grade. Parents can review performance history for each subject to check how their child is doing. TeachMe: 1st Grade keeps children engaged with a unique reward system where children earn coins by playing learning games at the school. They can move around the rest of TeachTown to spend their coins on fun rewards. Children can collect stretchable shapes at the Shape Store, visit their virtual aquarium at the Fish Store, and decorate different scenes at the art store. The simple and intuitive user interface is designed to be child friendly, which allows children to play without help from an adult. An animated teacher (Mimi Mouse) gives verbal instructions and feedback to encourage the child to learn and succeed! In addition, the learning screens are colorful, fun and rotate between four different subjects so children don't get bored. Children write their answers for math and spelling questions and TeachMe: 1st Grade reads them. If your child needs help, TeachMe: 1st grade will show them how to write the correct answer including the proper stroke order. TeachMe also includes a virtual keyboard input option. Each child has an achievements screen which motivates and encourages learning by showing progress and levels for each topic. Parents can use this screen to quickly see progress of their child. Parents can select which subjects they want, set different difficulty levels, and even choose specific questions. Parents can also review performance history for each subject to check how their child is doing. FEATURES: • Uses writing recognition, or virtual keyboard input • Achievement screen show progress and levels for each topic • Explore TeachTown to spend coins on fun rewards • Collectable stretchable shapes reward found at the Shape Store • Virtual Aquarium reward (7 types of fish and 50+ items) • 7 different sticker reward scenes: space, playground, beach, underwater reef, pirate cove, city, farm • Over 170 different stickers for adding to scenes • Classroom friendly personalized learning for 40 students • Select which subjects are displayed for each child • Turn on/off specific questions within a subject • Change the number of correct questions to earn a reward • Change the number of questions in a row to mark a question learned • Tracks performance for each subject item (last five) • Export sticker rewards scenes to Photos, for emailing or using as wallpaper LEARNING SUBJECTS: • Sight Words: Dolch First Grade • Addition: up to a total of 20 with additional advanced questions • Subtraction: from 20 down with additional advanced questions • Math questions are shown both horizontally and vertically • Spelling: 170+ 1st grade level words COMMON CORE: For alignment info see https://www.24x7digital.com/firstgradecc Email us at support@24x7digital for help & suggestions.
Back 2 Basic
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Learning Doesn't Need to Be Loud. Introducing Back 2 Basic, an early education game designed with a simple truth: learning happens in a calm, focused environment. Genuine education doesn't require flashy distractions or constant over-stimulation. Instead, I've designed a low-stimulus and special needs friendly experience that puts learning first. Back 2 Basic offers a refreshing alternative, putting the focus squarely on learning for Pre-K to 1st graders, removing the distracting clutter to provide a thoughtfully designed tool to aid parents and teachers. Key Features -Foundational Curriculum: Lessons cover early math (addition, subtraction, counting, quantity, currency), telling time, basic shapes, color recognition and mixing, alongside sequencing, multi-step instructions, memory, and letter/number/sight word recognition. -Purposefully Low-Stimulus Design: Crafted with softened colors, gentle animations, and minimal sound cues to create a calm and focused learning environment, particularly beneficial for neurodivergent children and those prone to over-stimulation. -Unparalleled Parental Customization: Empowering tools let you tailor every aspect of the learning journey, including adding personalized spelling lists and recording your own voice instructions for a truly bespoke experience. -Completely Ad-Free & Microtransaction-Free: No hidden costs, in-app purchases, or nasty monetization strategies. -Actionable Insights: Digestible player statistics offer parents and educators a genuine understanding of a child's learning patterns, strengths, and areas for growth, supporting informed educational decisions. -Thoughtful Behavioral Support: Incorporates subtle design mechanics aimed at reducing potential self-stimulatory behaviors, fostering a more productive learning experience. -Direct Developer Collaboration: An open channel for community feedback, inviting suggestions for new lessons or features, and ensuring the game evolves directly with the needs of the community. Lessons/Activities: -Number Shuffle -Spelling Bee -Art Studio -Sum 101 -Time Teller -Pocket Change -Flash Cards (numbers, letters, and sight words) -Retro Etch -Tic Tac Toe -Tool Box Ready to experience a different kind of early learning game?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Back 2 Basic at every 4 weeks against TeachMe's every 3 months. Back 2 Basic also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). TeachMe's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On 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
TeachMe costs $2.99 and Back 2 Basic $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TeachMe ships an update every 3 months, Back 2 Basic every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TeachMe | Back 2 Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (42 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 162 MB | 346 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 24x7digital LLC | Tyler Strickland |
Bugs and requests
TeachMe
Reported bugs
12 issues- Handwriting recognition fails to accept correct letters
- Letter M not recognized consistently
- Letter T mistaken for L
- App crashes at higher difficulty levels
- App freezes during gameplay
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- Writing feature stops working after extended use
- Character recognition misreads answers (e.g., D as I)
- App not responding to user input
- Incompatibility with iPhone 5 resolution
- Skips around and mid-reads child's attempts
- Excessive repetition of same questions
- Narrator lectures repeat multiple times without interruption
Requested features
19 requests- Grade 2, 3, and higher grade versions
- Option to disable or mute narrator voice
- Ability to choose specific subjects/lessons
- QWERTY keyboard layout option
- Friendlier wrong answer feedback mechanism
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- Customizable sound effects and audio prompts
- Disable answer reveal button or make it harder to access
- Support for different handwriting styles and cursive
- Underlines to indicate number of letters in spelling words
- Faster app performance and loading times
- More diverse and varied questions
- Parental lock feature to prevent accidental app exit
- Time and currency learning modules
- Reading comprehension with voice recognition
- More reward options and virtual items
- Support for multiple languages and accents (British, Australian, etc.)
- Ability to set number of attempts before answer appears
- Separate handwriting practice section
- Keyboard option for children with poor handwriting
Back 2 Basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TeachMe
No in-app purchases
Back 2 Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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