Comparison

Elmo Loves ABCs vs First Methodist Dade City

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

Head to head
About

Elmo Loves ABCs

Explore the alphabet with interactive games, songs, and videos featuring beloved characters. This app offers engaging activities to help children learn letter identification, sounds, and tracing, fostering art and music appreciation.

Highlights
  • Interactive letter games
  • Songs and videos about letters
  • Coloring pages
  • Letter tracing activities
  • Personalization options
  • Progress tracker for adults
Currently charting
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Elmo loves this app! It has songs and videos about letters. It has coloring pages and games about letters. It has all the letters from A to Z! Elmo even made a new alphabet song for it. Elmo thinks it’s the best ABC app ever! Come on, explore the alphabet with Elmo! FEATURES • Slide, sweep, swipe, touch, trace and dig to discover over eighty classic Sesame Street clips, seventy five Sesame Street coloring pages, and four different ways to play hide and seek! • Touch and trace your favorite letter to unlock its surprises. • Tap on the star button to discover even more letter activities. • Personalize by adding your own photos and videos to the game. • ABCs tracker for grown-ups to see how your child is doing. • Ability to purchase even more great letter content and holiday surprises. LEARN ABOUT • Letter identification (uppercase and lowercase) • Letter sounds • Letter tracing • Art and creativity • Music appreciation TIPS • If you wish to personalize Elmo Loves ABCs by adding your own content, remember to complete all the fields: name, recording, photo, and video! If you do not have all four, your content will not appear in the game. • PLEASE NOTE: Personalized photos and videos, are not backed up to the device library. To save or access this content, use the device's camera to create your content. ABOUT US Sesame Workshop’s mission is to use the educational power of media to help kids everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. Delivered through a variety of platforms, including television programs, digital experiences, books and community engagement, its research-based programs are tailored to the needs of the communities and countries they serve. Learn more at www.sesameworkshop.org. PRIVACY POLICY The Privacy Policy can be found here: https://sesameworkshop.org/about-us/legal/privacy-policy/ CONTACT US Your input is very important to us. If you have any questions, comments, or need help, please contact us at: sesameworkshopapps@sesame.org.

About

First Methodist Dade City

Features
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This app will help you stay connected with the day-to-day life of our church. With this app you can: watch or listen to past messages; stay up to date with push notifications; share your favorite messages via Facebook, or email; and download messages for offline listening. Mobile app version: 6.24.2

Screenshots

Elmo Loves ABCs4 screens
First Methodist Dade City3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: First Methodist Dade City at Free against Elmo Loves ABCs's $4.99. Elmo Loves ABCs's advantage is chart position (#52 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

First Methodist Dade City is free to download; Elmo Loves ABCs costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elmo Loves ABCs ships an update every 5 months, First Methodist Dade City every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Elmo Loves ABCs versus First Methodist Dade City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElmo Loves ABCsFirst Methodist Dade City
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (146 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings146 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#52 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size548 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSesame Workshop (Apps)The First United Methodist Church Of Dade City Florida Inc

Bugs and requests

Elmo Loves ABCs

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Tracing not working as expected
  • Crashes and freezes on various devices
  • Audio issues like missing sounds
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Difficulty downloading/accessing full version

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved letter tracing functionality
  • Ability to disable ads in paid version
  • More customization options
  • Expanded content beyond just letters
  • Better organization and navigation

First Methodist Dade City

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Elmo Loves ABCs

No in-app purchases

None

First Methodist Dade City

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elmo Loves ABCs free?
Elmo Loves ABCs costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is First Methodist Dade City free?
First Methodist Dade City is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elmo Loves ABCs or First Methodist Dade City have ads?
Neither Elmo Loves ABCs nor First Methodist Dade City shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elmo Loves ABCs or First Methodist Dade City?
Elmo Loves ABCs ships an update every 5 months, and First Methodist Dade City every 9 months. Most recently, Elmo Loves ABCs was updated on November 1, 2026 and First Methodist Dade City on October 24, 2026.

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