Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite vs Starfall Learn to Read
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite
This educational game offers 53 transport-themed jigsaw puzzles with 3 difficulty levels for young children. It helps develop problem-solving, logical thinking, and linguistic skills through interactive animations and encouraging feedback.
- 53 transport jigsaw puzzles
- 3 difficulty levels (2-9 pieces)
- Interactive animations
- Spelling and pronunciation of vehicle names
- Develops problem-solving skills
- Supports multiple languages
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- Finally! The long-awaited sequel to the best-selling puzzle game for young learners! - Top 1 Paid educational ranking in the UK, Top 10 Paid in Australia and Spain, Top 20 iPad Paid in Japan, France, Singapore, New Zealand and more. - Play Transport Jigsaw Puzzles 123 in more languages! Have fun learning new words in different languages including: English, French, Spanish, Japanese, German, Swedish, Chinese Mandarin, Norwegian, Russian, Danish, Portuguese, Korean, Dutch and Italian. What is it? + 53 everyday transport jigsaw puzzles in 8 different sceneries, all in brilliant and colorful graphics. + With 3 difficulty levels to choose from, this educational game will never get old! + A fun way for young children to develop logical thinking and learn simple words. + Animation and encouraging feedback makes solving puzzles an enjoyable and rewarding experience. This fun and education app was developed to suit the tastes and learning abilities of young children from ages 1 to 6. Start with simple 2-piece puzzles (great for the little ones!) and gradually move up the levels to master the 9-piece puzzles. When one puzzle is completed, the name of the transport vehicle will be spelled on the screen and read out loud. Watch the entire scene come to life with color when all the puzzles are completed. Cute pictures and playful animations are sure to make this puzzle game a favourite pastime for kids. This app will help your child excel in the following areas: - Problem Solving - Logical and cognitive skills - Concentration - Memory - Linguistic skills Transport Jigsaw Puzzles 123 Featuring: - 8 High quality beautiful transport scenes including: + Across the Ocean + Busy City + My Neighbourhood + Up and Away + Winter Wonderland + Let’s Build It! + Planes And Tanks, and + Lost In Space! - 53 unique puzzles to be solved. - 3 difficulty levels, ranging from 2-piece puzzles to 9-piece puzzles. - Easy to use interface specifically designed for young children. - Light and cheerful music. - Interactive animation for even more fun. - A hint on/off feature to provide optional assistance. - ...more scenes and puzzles coming soon to new versions. FARM JIGSAW PUZZLES 123 Transport Jigsaw Puzzles 123 is a sequel to the best selling Farm Jigsaw Puzzles 123, also available on the iTunes app store. -------------- Connect with us! Visit us: http://www.GiggleUp.com Like us: facebook.com/GiggleUpApps Follow us: twitter.com/GiggleUpApps Email us: Support@GiggleUp.com Brought to you by GiggleUp, creators of the award-winning Interactive Telling Time and other educational apps for kids. Our goal is to promote learning through play with the purpose of helping children develop useful learning skills. Our apps have been enjoyed by children and used in classrooms all around the world!
Starfall Learn to Read
This free app offers engaging books, games, and movies to help children learn to read. It focuses on vowel sounds and spelling through interactive activities, songs, and movies, fostering a love for language and reading.
- Interactive reading activities
- Engaging games and movies
- Focus on vowel sounds and spelling
- Songs and positive reinforcement
- Suitable for emerging readers
- Supports English language learners
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Starfall® Learn to Read is the second step of Starfall’s Learn to Read phonics sequence, which teaches the foundational skills for learning to read. Step 1: ABCs Step 2: Learn to Read Step 3: It’s Fun to Read Step 4: I’m Reading! In Starfall Learn to Read, children explore early phonics in a sequential, stress-free environment. Each step of the learning journey comes to life with help from the Vowel Pals—delightful characters that add depth and personality to each vowel sound. Children develop their phonics skills through the use of CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, sight words, and vowel teams. Mastering the skills taught in Starfall Learn to Read helps children become confident, independent readers. Travel-ready. No internet connection required. Find Starfall Learn to Read, along with 700+ additional activities and counting across reading, math, music, and more in the Starfall app. The Starfall website and applications are program services of Starfall Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) publicly supported nonprofit organization. Starfall® and Starfall.com® are registered trademarks in the US, the European Union, and various other countries. Copyright © 2002–2026 by Starfall Education. All rights reserved. Starfall apps are inclusively designed to support all children, including English Language Learners (ELLs). Starfall also provides an Enhanced Accessible Index for children with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments. For more information, please contact Customer Service at (+1) 303-417-6414.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite at 5.0 against Starfall Learn to Read's 4.2. Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months). Starfall Learn to Read's advantage is ratings volume (228 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starfall Learn to Read has 228 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite's written reviews are positive against 71% of Starfall Learn to Read's.
Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite ships an update every 4 months, Starfall Learn to Read every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite | Starfall Learn to Read |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.2 (228 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better | 71.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 228 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty Ltd | Starfall Education Foundation |
Customer experience
Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite
Starfall Learn to Read
Bugs and requests
Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Starfall Learn to Read
Reported bugs
8 issues- App won't load beyond launch screen (black or green screen)
- Math games incompatible with iPhone updates
- Sound not playing in some instances
- App requires deletion and reinstallation to function
- Crashes on iOS 9.2.1 and older versions
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- Glitches when pressing letter machine words
- App needs to be opened twice each time to run
- Compatibility issues with various iOS versions
Requested features
10 requests- Reward/star system for motivation and progress tracking
- Lesson progression markers showing mastery of modules
- Writing and spelling exercises to reinforce learning
- More stories and content variety
- UK English version option
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- Settings to control word pronunciation features
- More word-building exercises
- Sight vocabulary games for common words
- Additional phonics rules (ng, tch, ck, tion, sion)
- Level progression system to track advancement
In-app purchases
Transport Jigsaw Puzzles Lite
No in-app purchases
Starfall Learn to Read
No in-app purchases
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