Learn to Read vs ABC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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).
ABC
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ABC-bingo är en ABC-klubben-app för barn som håller på att lära sig läsa och skriva. Låt ditt barn samla föremål och djur och samtidigt träna på att att höra hur bokstäver och ljud låter och läsa ord. ABC-klubbens appar tränar den grundläggande och viktiga fonologiska medvetenheten och ordavkodningen. Med fonologisk medvetenhet menas förmågan att dels kunna dela upp ett ord i olika ljud (analys) dels det bakvända, att kunna sätta ihop olika ljud till ord (syntes). I ABC-bingo tränas särskilt förmågan att identifiera första ljudet i ord och läsa korta ord. Tryck på bilden och lyssna. Vilket ljud hörs först? Vilken bokstav börjar ordet på? Leta efter ordet i rätt kolumn, eller på spelplanen om du valt nivå 2. När hela bingobrickan är fylld är spelomgången slut och spelaren får en stjärna som belöning. Svårighetsgraden kan anpassas på olika sätt så att övningen blir på rätt nivå för barnet, t.ex. genom val av versaler/gemener. När en bokstavsgrupp är avklarad dyker ett föremål eller djur upp vid den aktuella bokstavsgruppen på startsidan. Detta visar också hur långt barnet har kommit i appen. En del barn känner nog igen bilderna och övningarna från skolan. ABC-klubben är ett väl spritt läromedel i läs- och skrivinlärning för förskoleklass–årskurs 3. Produktionsstöd till detta läromedel har erhållits från Specialpedagogiska skolmyndigheten. Upptäck också ABC-klubbens övriga appar: ABC-korsord, ABC-memo, ABC-domino samt den mer omfattande ABC-klubben. Illustrationer: Nathalie Uppström och Micaela Favilla Jingel: Johan Eckman Ljudeffekter: Visuellt Ljud/www.freesfx.co.uk/www.soundbible.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Learn to Read at every 2 months against ABC's every 9 months. ABC's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Learn to Read costs $3.99 and ABC $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Learn to Read ships an update every 2 months, ABC every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn to Read | ABC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minitutor | Natur & Kultur |
In-app purchases
Learn to Read
No in-app purchases
ABC
No in-app purchases








