Comparison

TeachMe vs Ballyland Code 1

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

Head to head
About

TeachMe

This educational app offers interactive learning for third graders in subjects like math, reading, and spelling. It features a unique writing recognition engine and a rewarding game system to keep children engaged while reinforcing academic skills.

Highlights
  • TeachTech writing recognition
  • Interactive reward system
  • Virtual rewards and customization
  • Progress tracking for parents
  • Personalized learning for multiple students
  • Multiple learning subjects
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TeachMe: 3rd Grade is the fifth installment in the popular TeachMe series of educational apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. TeachMe: 3rd Grade teaches six age-appropriate subjects to third grade children: spelling, sight words, multiplication, division, fast multiplication, and fast division. TeachMe: 3rd Grade's unique TeachTech character recognition engine interprets a child's written answers, helping to reinforce writing skills while teaching math and spelling. TeachMe: 3rd 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 build their dream home in the TeachTown Neighborhood, make fun photos at the Photobooth, 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, allowing children to play without help from an adult. Mimi Mouse, the animated teacher, gives verbal instructions and feedback to encourage the child to learn and succeed! In addition, the learning screens are colorful, fun and rotate between six different subjects so children don't get bored. TeachMe: 3rd Grade is the only educational app which reads your child's writing using TeachTech, 24x7digital's writing recognition engine. Children write their answers for math and spelling questions and TeachMe: 3rd Grade reads them using TeachTech. If your child needs help, TeachMe: 3rd grade will show them how to write the correct answer including the proper stroke order. 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: • TeachTech writing recognition • Achievement screen shows progress and levels for each topic • Explore TeachTown to spend coins on fun rewards • Design a dream house with the House Builder reward • Turn ordinary pictures into fun photos at the Photobooth • Collect stretchable shape rewards at the Shape Store • Tend to a Virtual Aquarium with 10 types of fish and 45+ items • 8 different sticker reward scenes: sky, space, playground, beach, underwater reef, pirate cove, city, farm • Over 175+ different stickers for adding to scenes • Classroom friendly personalized learning for 40 students • Select which subjects are displayed for each child • Enable or disable 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 (last five questions) • Export Sticker Scenes, Photobooth images, and Aquarium snapshots to Photos app, for emailing or using as wallpaper LEARNING SUBJECTS: • Sight Words: Dolch Third Grade • Spelling: 350+ 3rd grade level words • Multiplication: learn single digit multiplication facts up to 12x12 • Division: learn division facts for products up to 12x12 • Fast Multiplication: timed drills to master multiplication • Fast Division: timed drills to master division Please email us at support@24x7digital for help & suggestions. Try the other apps in the TeachMe series: TeachMe: 2nd Grade, TeachMe: 1st Grade, TeachMe: Kindergarten, TeachMe: Toddler and TeachMe: Math Facts.

About

Ballyland Code 1

This app introduces basic coding concepts and skills to children who are blind or have low vision. It uses audio descriptions and sound effects to create an accessible learning experience, allowing users to navigate a game grid and complete coding challenges.

Highlights
  • Audio Based Coding™
  • VoiceOver accessible
  • Tutorial and coding challenges
  • Designed for visual impairment
  • Develops computational thinking
  • Supports tactile grid use
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Get started on your programming journey today! Children who are blind or have low vision can in this fun app learn basic coding concepts and skills that will be applicable to any programming language. Get introduced by way of the Tutorial game ‘Play with Coding’. Then take on your first Coding Challenge with simple coding commands. Make Wheelie, the little car from Ballyland, move around a digital game grid, on a mission to say Hello to a friend. Audio description and great audio effects are at the core of this innovative app, creating unique accessibility for learners with visual impairment, including adults who are keen to find out what coding is about. This is the first in a series of Ballyland Coding apps. Finger gestures used in this app: Finger drag, Flick left and right with one finger, Flick down and up with one finger, Double tap, Three finger flick left, Touch and hold. Visit the Sonokids website for tips and tools, and for the other fun educational Ballyland apps that help build preparatory iPad/gesture skills. Features: • Beginners’ level, no coding experience required; • Suited for novice users of VoiceOver; • Audio Based Coding™: built-in speech, spoken coding panel, audio description, meaningful sound effects, audio and visual on-screen coding output; • VoiceOver accessible at start page, accessible menus in the game; • Two main sections: ‘Play with coding’ (Tutorial), and the Coding Challenge (three levels) • “Black Curtain” option to create level playing field for all; • Designed with feedback from children with visual impairment, parents and teachers; • Use with Ballyland 3D printable tactile grid, characters and accessories (specifically designed for the Coding apps); • Use at home and school. Develops: • Computational thinking, basic coding concepts and skills, such as breaking problem down in steps, sequencing, patterning, using basic coding commands; • Listening, Locating, ‘Mental Mapping’; • Orientation, spatial awareness and navigating a digital game grid • Experiential learning of VoiceOver accessibility by sighted players “It is so fantastic to be able to offer our younger students something accessible and fun when their peers are already using fun coding apps.” Pam Ayling, Specialist Teacher (Vision Impairment), School Support Service Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Sydney

Screenshots

TeachMe4 screens
Ballyland Code 14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TeachMe at 78% against Ballyland Code 1's 0%. TeachMe also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (55 vs 1). Ballyland Code 1's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.8). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TeachMe costs $2.99 and Ballyland Code 1 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ballyland Code 1 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TeachMe has 55 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of TeachMe's written reviews are positive against 0% of Ballyland Code 1's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TeachMe ships an update every 2 months, Ballyland Code 1 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TeachMe versus Ballyland Code 1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeachMeBallyland Code 1
Price$2.99$2.99
Rating3.8 (55 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings55 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB170 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer24x7digital LLCPhia Damsma

Customer experience

TeachMe

All ratings55 ratings
Positive69.1%
Neutral5.5%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative20.6%

Ballyland Code 1

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

TeachMe

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Handwriting recognition issues (letters not recognized)
  • App may slow down devices
  • Accesses photos without permission

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add more grade levels (4th-12th)
  • Option to disable lengthy explanations
  • Option to turn off the timer
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Allow users to name fish and expand tanks
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  • More realistic teacher voice
  • Add cursive handwriting option
  • D'nealian handwriting option
  • Ability to customize award difficulty
  • Option to 'Tap to Silence the Instructor'

Ballyland Code 1

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TeachMe

No in-app purchases

None

Ballyland Code 1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TeachMe free?
TeachMe costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ballyland Code 1 free?
Ballyland Code 1 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TeachMe or Ballyland Code 1?
Ballyland Code 1 is rated higher. TeachMe averages 3.8 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Ballyland Code 1 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TeachMe or Ballyland Code 1 have ads?
Neither TeachMe nor Ballyland Code 1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TeachMe or Ballyland Code 1?
TeachMe ships an update every 2 months, and Ballyland Code 1 every 6 weeks. Most recently, TeachMe was updated on September 18, 2026 and Ballyland Code 1 on September 9, 2026.

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