Comparison

AbcTiger Phonics vs Reading Skills

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

Head to head
About

AbcTiger Phonics

This educational app helps children learn the alphabet and recognize words through interactive letter placement and pronunciation. It features over 75 picture flashcards and a complimentary matching game to reinforce learning.

Highlights
  • Identify first letters
  • Recognize letters and words
  • Gain vocabulary
  • 75+ picture flashcards
  • Audio pronunciations
  • Montessori color-coded letters
  • Picture Match game
Features
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โ— "A" for "APPLE", "L" for "LION" โ— Identify first letter, place it in its spot and you're presented with the correctly spelled word โ— Kids will learn their ABC's, recognize letters and words and gain vocabulary โ— 75+ picture flashcards โ— Audio: pronunciations for words and letters (phonics) โ— Montessori letters (blue color for vowels, red color for consonants) โ— Complimentary Picture Match game: find all picture or letter pairs Your child may start with only one letter. Increase the the number of extra random letters (1 to 5) to challenge your child. Your next goal could be to work with the original AbcTiger app which lets kids build and write whole words.

About

Reading Skills

This educational app helps users of all ages learn over 350 nouns in 10 different languages through engaging activities. It offers various exercises like matching images to words, recognizing alphabet letters, and testing reading comprehension with adjustable difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Learn 350+ nouns in 10 languages
  • 6 interactive learning activities
  • Image and word matching
  • Alphabet recognition
  • Reading comprehension tests
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Customizable language and settings
Features
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Reading Skills is an educational app where you can learn more than 350 nouns in 10 languages! Everyone, young and old, can learn words and concepts in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish and Dutch! For the best possible training we have included 6 different activities: --- Images --- A selection of images is shown and a word is heard. Your task is to touch the correct image. This type of training is perfect for learning words in different languages. For the small children you will find rewards and surprises like teddy bears and owls doing funny things. --- Alphabet --- In this part you train on how to recognize the letters in the alphabet just by hearing their names. Uppercase and lowercase characters are included. Rewards and surprises are given in this exercise as well. --- Words and images --- Part 3 uses both words and images at the same time. Seeing the text under the image eases the learning. For each correct answer a part of a hidden picture is revealed! --- Learn words --- Words are now presented without any images, which makes this part a pure listening-reading exercise. Response-time is measured and you get a number of stars depending on how fast you were. Only the fastest responses get 5 stars! --- Initial letter --- We now make is really hard by using words with the same initial letter(s). This time your reading is really put to the test! --- The right word --- A framed picture is shown and underneath it you will find a set of words. Can you find the right one? Once the correct answer have been given you will see only the correct, now larger, text and picture combined so you will remember it to the next time. --- Settings --- Languages: English, Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish and Dutch. For each language, the following settings are available: โ€ข The button with the sound icon turns on or off the menu music. โ€ข The button with the flag is for changing the language โ€ข The button with "abc" toggles between uppercase and lowercase letters. โ€ข The button with the star chooses difficulty level (1-5). โ€ข The button with boxes selects the number of boxes with images and words on the screen (4, 6, 9 or 12 boxes). โ€ข The button with colour chooses the background colour. โ€ข The button with a teddy bear turns on or off on rewards in the first activities. --- Difficulty levels --- Level 1 - monosyllabic words such as car, sun and bed. Level 2 - short words such as flag, ant, and drum. Level 3 - words with a silent โ€“e, such as cake, fence and frame. Level 4 - difficult words such as mirror and tomato. Level 5 - a blend of hard and easy words Good luck with your training!

Screenshots

AbcTiger Phonics4 screens
Reading Skills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reading Skills at 100% against AbcTiger Phonics's 60%. AbcTiger Phonics's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

AbcTiger Phonics costs $1.99 and Reading Skills $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AbcTiger Phonics ships an update every 4 months, Reading Skills every 15 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
AbcTiger Phonics versus Reading Skills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbcTiger PhonicsReading Skills
Price$1.99 โ€” better$3.99
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months โ€” betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size44 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWolfgang RistLeripa AB

Customer experience

AbcTiger Phonics

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

Reading Skills

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AbcTiger Phonics

No in-app purchases

None

Reading Skills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AbcTiger Phonics free?
AbcTiger Phonics costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reading Skills free?
Reading Skills costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do AbcTiger Phonics or Reading Skills have ads?
Neither AbcTiger Phonics nor Reading Skills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AbcTiger Phonics or Reading Skills?
AbcTiger Phonics ships an update every 4 months, and Reading Skills every 15 months. Most recently, AbcTiger Phonics was updated on November 1, 2026 and Reading Skills on November 1, 2026.

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