Comparison

Learn to Read vs Tiervenner

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

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Learn to Read

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The purpose of Crack the Reading Code is to teach what is practical for reading: - Shape - Writing direction - Sound. These are the foundations of reading. Children can acquire the essential knowledge that letters represent sounds, fit together and makes words that have meaning. The content has been developed by experienced teachers - A supplement to writing textbooks and reading education Children in kindergarten who are curious about letters will also think it's exciting. * THE SOUND OF THE LETTERS BEFORE THE NAMES. Crack the Reading Code uses exclusively letter sounds. Children often learn the names of the letters instead of the sound of the letters. This means that they must apprehend something that they cannot use for their further reading. Often, they will have to relearn it when they are shown sounds at school that they have to use to read. Broadly speaking, they have no use for the letter names in the initial stages of reading. * THE 120 MOST USED WORDS AS WORD PICTURES. Many of the 120 most used words are not spelled as they sound. Therefore, it is a big help to recognize these as word pictures. Children won't be forced to sound it out here, but instead just recognize the word like they recognize their own name or that a big yellow M means McDonald's. That is why these 120 are trained as word pictures in Crack the Reading Code. Uppercase letters for the intermediate learner. Many children first learn the 'big letters'. Of course, these must also be learned, but it should happen only when the child already recognizes the 'small letters.' It is easier to relate to one shape per sound than two. When they have learned the lowercase letters, they can already recognize the letters in the books they must read. Switching between the 'lowercase' and 'uppercase' in 'Settings.' Settings: - Turn the music in the menus on/off - Hide the text direction. Hiding the text direction increases the level of difficulty. - Switch between uppercase and lowercase letters. We recommend that you only change to 'big letters' when the 'small letters' have been successfully learned. Target audience: 4 - 10 years (those who can't read or have a hard time doing so).

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Tiervenner

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Γ… lΓ¦re hvilke tall som er tiervenner, er viktig for Γ₯ kunne utvikle gode strategier for addisjon. I dette spillet skal du dra alle tiervennene mot hverandre. Det kommer stadig nye tall, og de vokser langsomt. Du kan velge mellom tre nivΓ₯er. Forskjellen er hvor hyppig det kommer nye tall frem pΓ₯ skjermen. Hvis du velger level 1, har du god tid til Γ₯ tenke og telle. Det er passende hvis en voksen hjelper deg og forklarer. Hvis du velger level 3, vil du etter hvert fΓ₯ det travelt. Appen bruker ikke internett, og den inneholder ikke reklame, lenker eller kjΓΈp-i-app. For ordens skyld, dette er tiervennene: 5 og 5, 4 og 6, 3 og 7, 2 og 8, 1 og 9, 0 og 10.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Learn to Read at every 2 months against Tiervenner's every 41 months. Learn to Read also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Tiervenner's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Learn to Read costs $3.99 and Tiervenner $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn to Read ships an update every 2 months, Tiervenner every 41 months. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Learn to Read versus Tiervenner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn to ReadTiervenner
Price$3.99$0.99 β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months β€” betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPad
Requires iOS12.09.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size63 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinitutorKjartan Leine

In-app purchases

None

Learn to Read

No in-app purchases

None

Tiervenner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn to Read free?
Learn to Read costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiervenner free?
Tiervenner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn to Read or Tiervenner have ads?
Neither Learn to Read nor Tiervenner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn to Read or Tiervenner?
Learn to Read ships an update every 2 months, and Tiervenner every 41 months. Most recently, Learn to Read was updated on September 18, 2026 and Tiervenner on September 18, 2026.

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