Comparison

Learn to Read vs Super Minders

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

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About

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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Super Minders

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11 oppgaver som øver opp mengdeforståelse, geometri, sortering og kopling mellom tall og mengde og begreper som er helt sentrale i matematisk forståelse og livsmestring. Spillet passer for barn og voksne som trenger ekstra øving på mengdeforståelse, geometri, sortering og kopling mellom tall og mengde og romforståelse. Spillet er utviklet på vegne av Utdanningsdirektoratet i Norge. Super Minders er et digitalt verktøy hvor spillteknologi brukes for overlæring. Verktøyet er utviklet i samarbeid med nevropsykolog og tar utgangspunkt i hvordan hjernen fungerer og lærer. Vi har spesielt tatt utgangspunkt i målgruppens behov for repetering på koplingen mellom tall og mengde samt geometriske former og sortering. Dette er områder som er svært viktig innenfor grunnleggende matematisk forståelse og livsmestring. Verktøyet har beroligende lyder fra naturen for å fremme konsentrasjon. De 11 ulike oppgavene øver på - Kopling mellom tall og mengde. Her vil mengde og tall koples sammen med digitale konkreter. Formen og størrelsen på de digitale konkretene er konstante gjennom hele verktøyet. - Sortering av tallmengde fra minst til mest og motsatt. Her brukes de samme digitale konkrete for å sortere mengde og tall. - Finn ulike måter å dele opp en mengde på. For eksempel finnes det ulike måter å dele opp 10 på. - Finne geometriske former som er gjemt i et bilde. - Sortere geometriske former etter størrelse, form eller farge. - Visuell romforståelse. Her skal man følge en fisk gjennom ett rør, og finne røret den svømmer ut av. - Øve på begreper. Begreper er viktig i grunnleggende forståelse og hverdagsmestring. Her øver vi på nest størst, nest minst, størst, framfor, bak, til høyre, til venstre og mellomstor. Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Learn to Read4 screens
Super Minders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Super Minders at Free against Learn to Read's $3.99. Learn to Read's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Super Minders is free to download; Learn to Read costs $3.99 up front. Super Minders sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Learn to Read asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn to Read ships an update every 2 months, Super Minders every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Learn to Read versus Super Minders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn to ReadSuper Minders
Price$3.99Free — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMinitutorBy Un Mi AS

In-app purchases

None

Learn to Read

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Super Minders

Subscriptions2
  • Månedsabonnement1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Årsabonnement$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Learn to Read free?
Learn to Read costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Super Minders free?
Super Minders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Learn to Read or Super Minders have ads?
Neither Learn to Read nor Super Minders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn to Read or Super Minders?
Learn to Read ships an update every 2 months, and Super Minders every 16 months. Most recently, Learn to Read was updated on September 29, 2026 and Super Minders on October 6, 2026.

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