Comparison

Learn English vs ABC

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Virtual language immersion
  • Interactive speaking challenges
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Personalized learner profiles
  • Ad-free and safe for kids
  • Offline learning capability
Features
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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/

About

ABC

This educational game makes learning the alphabet fun for young children through interactive tracing and phonics. It features an engaging story where players help find lost letters in various exciting locations, developing memory and fine motor skills.

Highlights
  • Trace letters with finger interaction
  • Learn letter sounds and pronunciation
  • Find hidden letters in diverse environments
  • Develop memory and fine motor skills
  • Engaging story-based learning
  • Bright and colorful characters
Features
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Try the Alphabet game for little kids to turn learning ABC into a fun and rewarding process! ABC for kids is an educational game with “trace a letter” mechanics - learn the letters one by one and enjoy a fabulous story! A wonderful alternative activity for learning letters for toddlers. Preparing for school hasn’t been so easy with digital playing:) You are going on an exciting journey! Oh, look, the wind is so strong - it has blown the letters away from the book! Investigate where the Alphabet ABCs got and find them all! You will have to save the letters and return to their places. They can be found in the lake, in the house and even in the galaxy! The toddler alphabet game easily encourages your baby to learn and differentiate letters, as well as develop memory and fine motor skills as it has very beautiful and fascinating tasks for tapping and tracing. Indeed, study can bring joy and our ABC will help in pronouncing and memorizing letters! Classic features: - Trace the letters with fingers while soaping and washing them - remember the lines - learn easily with educational games! - Train logic and attention with kindergarten learning games. Find the letters in unexpected places. Visit volcanoes and dive into waters, enter a witch’s house and climb into the bird’s nest - these are the places where you need to find the characters. - Go through an exciting tutorial with wonderful tasks in the learning games for kids. Flashcards and entertaining exercises are at their duty to make the kids giggle and be absorbed into the learning process! - Enjoy bright and saturated colors of all characters and be pleasantly captivated with the kindergarten learning games - you know all the letters in the blink of an eye! Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period, and the free trial will automatically convert to a paid subscription at the end of the trial period, unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Privacy Policy available here: http://gokidsmobile.com/privacy-policy-2/ Terms of use: http://gokidsmobile.com/terms/

Screenshots

Learn English4 screens
ABC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Learn English at none against ABC's shown. Learn English also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 50%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Learn English sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and ABC sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn English holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 2.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Learn English's written reviews are positive against 50% of ABC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn English ships an update fortnightly, ABC every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Learn English versus ABC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn EnglishABC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.8K ratings) — better4.1 (2.9K ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K2.9K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB196 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStudycat LimitedGoKids!

Customer experience

Learn English

All ratings1,834 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews442 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative10.9%

ABC

All ratings2,862 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

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

ABC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Learn English

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • 1 Month1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Learn English7 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Learn English7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time8
  • Numbers Lesson$2.99
  • Animals Lesson$2.99
  • Fruits Lesson$2.99
Show 5 more
  • The Body Lesson$2.99
  • Vehicles Lesson$2.99
  • Food Lesson$2.99
  • Nine Lesson Pack (9/9)$12.99
  • 10 Lessons - Learn English$15.99
6 purchases

ABC

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly subscription to letter$2.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription$2.991 Month
  • Year subscription to letters$18.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Year subscription$18.991 Year
One-time2
  • Forever subscription$44.99
  • Forever access$44.99

Questions

Is Learn English free?
Learn English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ABC free?
ABC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn English or ABC?
Learn English is rated higher. Learn English averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while ABC averages 4.1 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Learn English or ABC have ads?
ABC shows ads; Learn English does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn English or ABC?
Learn English ships an update fortnightly, and ABC every 4 weeks. Most recently, Learn English was updated on October 26, 2026 and ABC on October 27, 2026.

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