Mirror Read vs Learn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mirror Read
Explore a new way of learning through transformative reading techniques. Engage in fun games, create personalized messages, and enjoy children's books designed for unique interactions. This app supports cognitive skill development and innovative science.
- Backword Scramble Game
- Mirror Messaging
- Mirror Read Books for children
- Stimulates mental rotation skills
- Supports cognitive development
- Share personalized messages
Read full descriptionHide full description
Mirror Read is a unique learning company born and raised in Montreal, Canada. This is transformative reading. We invite you to explore an exciting and vast new territory of learning. Discover your own untapped aptitudes. Challenge friends & family. Enjoy the benefits of a new perspective on your own learning process. If you like Mirror Read, please review & rate! We love feedback! CONTENTS: * see below for details * 1. Backword Scramble Game 2. Mirror Messaging 3. Mirror Read Books for children Do you know...? - Mirror reading is a complex cognitive skill studied by researchers all over the world. - MRI studies show that mirror reading practice stimulates grey-matter growth in right-brain regions not associated with regular reading, but linked to mental rotation and spatial transformation abilities. - Educational researchers find links between mirror reading practice and increases in working memory. ...and that’s just the beginning… Much more information is needed : enter the Mirror Read App. Initially developed as a set of research tools, the Mirror Read App gives everyone a scaffold to explore, learn, play, and support innovative science. Mirror Read transforms reading, and learning, for everyone: Teachers, Parents, Students, Reading Professionals, Researchers, and everyone from around in the world who is looking to play in reverse - in any language. Enjoy! Please let us know what you think. And keep on mirror reading. Dr. Shelagh Robinson Mirror Read Founder shelagh@mirrorread.com --- DETAILS on APP CONTENTS: 1. Backword Scramble Game: A code-cracking word-find for all ages and reading abilities. This twist on a classic will stimulate your mental rotation skills. Tap & drop letters to make back-words. Score over 1000 points and you're an expert; see if you can top the Game Center leaderboards! 2. Mirror Read Messaging: Create your own personalized Mirror Messages, then Share using email, Facebook or Twitter. Or save to Photos to print name tags, flash cards, inspirational quotes, and more, in reverse. 3. Mirror Read eBook: Enjoy the first volume in the MR catalogue of softcover and eBooks for children: Mr Puff and Mr Peeve. Reading reversed books in mirrors with kids makes for special interactions and amazing eye connections - key elements in social and language development. You can even read the book without a mirror for an added challenge. Watch out: children are often better than adults! One more thing… Get involved and grow your grey-matter! Scientists use mirror-reversed text to measure spatial rotation skills and to test procedural memory in Alzheimer's and Huntington's patients. Now the race is on to learn more about the benefits of Mirror Reading practice. Enjoy innovative, enriching activities AND help to further the latest in MR science! Visit http://www.mirrorread.com for Mirror Read Tests, Blogs, Research, Mirror Readoku, the latest in Mirror Read science, and more!
Learn
An educational game designed for young children to learn German. Developed with parents and children, it offers an engaging way to introduce the language.
- German language learning
- Educational game
- Designed for children
- Developed with parents
- Interactive learning
Read full descriptionHide full description
This educational game is suitable for children from 3 years. Our promise at Happytouch®: Each app is developed in cooperation with young parents and children.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mirror Read at 96% against Learn's 45%. Mirror Read also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 20 months). Learn's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Mirror Read sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Learn sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mirror Read holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Mirror Read's written reviews are positive against 45% of Learn's.
Mirror Read ships an update every 4 months, Learn every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mirror Read | Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | 1.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.2% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mirror Read | Happy Touch Kids Learning Games for Toddlers GmbH |
Customer experience
Mirror Read
Learn
In-app purchases
Mirror Read
- Disable Ads$0.99
Learn
- Learn German Words$9.991 Month
- Learn German Words$29.991 Year
- 1 x NEW LEVEL6 variants$1.99
- FULL VERSION$3.99
