Learn English vs Smile and Learn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn English
This app offers interactive games and activities designed to help children learn English through virtual immersion. It focuses on everyday language, speaking challenges, and pronunciation, with lessons developed by early-education experts. It's safe, ad-free, and supports offline learning for up to four personalized profiles.
- Virtual language immersion
- Interactive speaking challenges
- Bite-sized lessons
- Personalized learner profiles
- Ad-free and safe for kids
- Offline learning capability
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From the award-winning creators of Studycat for Schools, comes Learn English! The #1 way for kids to learn English! From preschool and beyond, Learn English by Studycat inspires children's innate love of learning with interactive games and activities. Our bite-sized lessons will keep your child motivated while they discover a new language and build bilingual skills for a lifetime! WHY STUDYCAT? • Learn English, in English. All our activities focus on virtual language immersion, which means your child will only be hearing English. This might be confusing at first, but trust us, it's the best way to learn. • Everyday Language. Our lessons teach words and expressions that kids can apply in their everyday lives, so they can get a head start developing their bilingual abilities. • Get Talking Fast. With our interactive speaking challenges, kids will be encouraged to speak entire words and phrases on their own! The earlier kids start their language-learning journey, the more likely they are to reach proficiency quickly. • Vocal Variety. Our characters' voices use different tones, expressions, and accents so that kids can pick up on the subtleties of pronunciation from different speakers. • Designed by Experts. All our activities are designed by language and early-education experts. Thoughtfully developed lessons will build your child's confidence with every step. • Learner Profiles. Create up to four personalized profiles for different family members, allowing tailored learning paths and individual progress tracking. • Safe for Kids & Ad-Free. Parents can rest easy knowing that there are no pesky ads to distract children from their learning. All content is appropriate for ages 3 and up. • Offline Learning. On a plane, at a restaurant, or in a park? No problem! Learn English by Studycat is available for both online and offline use. WHAT ARE PARENTS SAYING? “As a parent trying to raise bilingual children at home, Studycat is a helpful app to start them off and create excitement about the language.” — Fluent in 3 Months “Everything has been thought out carefully and the games and activities are really engaging.” — Bilingual Kidspot “The concept is so simple but extremely effective. I even found myself learning at the same time.” — Bump, Baby & You -- If you like Learn English by Studycat, try it out for 7 days free! Empower your child to learn like never before, and get extras like printable worksheets and animated stories. If you choose to subscribe, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://studycat.com/about/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://studycat.com/about/terms-of-use/
Smile and Learn
This app offers over 10,000 educational games, videos, and interactive stories for children aged 3-12. It focuses on developing multiple intelligences, cognitive abilities, universal values, and academic content through engaging activities and personalized feedback.
- Over 10,000 educational activities
- Interactive games, videos, and stories
- Focus on multiple intelligences
- Develops cognitive abilities
- Teaches universal values
- Covers academic subjects
- Foreign language learning
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Smile and Learn Education: learn through play Smile and Learn Education is an educational app for children with thousands of games, interactive stories, videos, quizzes, audiobooks, and learning activities in several languages. Designed for families and schools, Smile and Learn helps children work on curriculum-based content, core skills, languages, coding, math, reading, creativity, emotions, and much more in a safe environment adapted to different learning paces. Turn learning into a fun and personalized experience With Smile and Learn, children can explore a wide range of educational content while playing, reading, watching videos, solving challenges, and discovering new topics at their own pace. The app supports learning at home, at school, or as part of a personalized learning plan. What will you find in Smile and Learn? * Thousands of educational games, stories, videos, quizzes, audiobooks, and activities in one app. * Games to develop attention, memory, language, comprehension, logic, and creativity. * Interactive stories and audiobooks created with an educational approach. * Educational videos to explain key concepts in a visual and engaging way. * Activities for math, language arts, science, emotions, art, yoga, coding, and languages. * Content available in Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan, and neutral Spanish. * Resources designed for learning at home, at school, or as support for personalized learning. * A safe environment for children, with no ads and no access to social media. * Information for families and schools about time spent, progress, and learning development. Personalized and inclusive learning Smile and Learn makes it possible to adapt the experience to each child. The app includes settings such as difficulty level, font type, and a calm game mode with no time pressure. The stories also include pictograms to support reading comprehension and help children with different educational support needs, such as autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, or intellectual disabilities. Languages, reading, and core skills All content is designed to help children learn in an active and motivating way. They can practice languages, solve challenges, listen to stories, watch educational videos, work on cognitive skills, and reinforce school learning through a visual, safe, and fun experience. For families and schools Smile and Learn is designed to support children in different learning contexts. Families can use it at home to encourage learning through play, while schools can use it as a digital resource to reinforce educational content and support different learning needs. Subscription Smile and Learn includes a selection of content available without a subscription. To access the full catalog of games, stories, videos, and activities, you can activate a subscription through the App Store. The subscription renews automatically and can be managed or canceled from your App Store account settings before the next renewal. Help Do you have a question or problem? Contact us at support@smileandlearn.com Privacy Policy and Terms of Use https://www.smileandlearn.com/politica-de-privacidad/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Learn English at 4.5 against Smile and Learn's 3.7. Learn English also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 28). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Learn English sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Smile and Learn sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn English holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn English has 1.9K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Learn English's written reviews are positive against 68% of Smile and Learn's.
Learn English ships an update fortnightly, Smile and Learn every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn English | Smile and Learn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.9K ratings) — better | 3.7 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.4% of reviews — better | 67.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 28 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 312 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studycat Limited | Smile & Learn |
Customer experience
Learn English
Smile and Learn
Bugs and requests
Learn English
Reported bugs
4 issues- Restore purchases not working
- App freezing after completing activities
- Connectivity issues when trying to access content
- Inconsistent performance across different devices
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back multiplayer mode
- Add more advanced lessons and content
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Allow one-time purchase instead of subscription
Smile and Learn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Learn English
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Month
- Learn English7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Learn English7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Numbers Lesson$2.99
- Animals Lesson$2.99
- Fruits Lesson$2.99
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- The Body Lesson$2.99
- Vehicles Lesson$2.99
- Nine Lesson Pack (9/9)$12.99
- 10 Lessons - Learn English$15.99
Smile and Learn
- Join premium subscription1 Month trial$6.491 Month
Questions
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