Learn to Read vs Bokstaver
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).
Bokstaver
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Her kan du leke med ord og bokstaver. Trykk på en kran for å blåse opp en ny ballong med bokstaven du velger. Samtidig får du høre lyden som tilhører bokstaven. Ballongen vokser seg større hvis du holder inne fingeren på krana. Ballongene svever rolig rundt på skjermen. Dra ballongene ned til bunnen av skjermen for å stave et ord. Da får du igjen høre lyden til bokstaven. Trykk deretter på den grønne knappen for å få fram et bilde som passer til ordet ditt. Ordene du skriver må være på 2, 3, 4 eller 5 bokstaver. Omtrent 1500 forskjellige norske ord gir respons i form av et bilde. Bildene du får frem flyr deretter opp til toppen av skjermen, der de blir synlige som små troféer. Du kan velge mellom små og STORE bokstaver. Du kan også velge rulle-R eller skarre-R. Appen inneholder ikke reklame, lenker eller kjøp-i-app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Learn to Read at every 2 months against Bokstaver's every 19 months. Bokstaver's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On 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
Learn to Read costs $3.99 and Bokstaver $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Learn to Read ships an update every 2 months, Bokstaver every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn to Read | Bokstaver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Minitutor | Kjartan Leine |
In-app purchases
Learn to Read
No in-app purchases
Bokstaver
No in-app purchases
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