Comparison

Little Reader Touch vs Monkey Stories

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

Head to head
About

Little Reader Touch

This multimedia learning app helps parents teach babies and toddlers to read. It offers engaging, varied lessons and downloadable content to expand vocabulary and improve communication skills. Join a global community of parents for support and shared learning experiences.

Highlights
  • Varied lessons with different fonts, colors, pictures, voices, and videos
  • Downloadable content for on-the-go learning
  • Large early learning online community for parents
  • Vocabulary expansion
  • Improved communication skills
  • Increased self-confidence
Features
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Q: CAN BABIES AND TODDLERS LEARN TO READ? A: They CAN, they DO, and they LOVE TO! Find this hard to believe? Visit www.brillkids.com to see many videos of babies and toddlers reading! Little Reader Touch is a multimedia learning app designed to help parents teach their babies and toddlers to read. It is based on the principle that babies and toddlers CAN learn to read, and LOVE TO do so! Although it can be used as a standalone product, Little Reader Touch is designed to be a companion product to the MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING Little Reader, a comprehensive software-based learning system for the PC. BENEFITS: • See a dramatic expansion in your child's vocabulary • Improve your child's communication skills • Increase self-confidence in reading and communication • Create a deep bond between parent and child • Become your child's first and best teacher! KEY FEATURES: • LESSONS ARE NEVER THE SAME Words are shown in different fonts and colors, and with different pictures, voices and video each time! This variety makes it much more engaging for your child, and helps to give your child a much more comprehensive meaning of the words. • MORE DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT Get more content from the Download Lessons screen and play lessons for your child while on the go! • LARGEST EARLY LEARNING ONLINE COMMUNITY Join other parents in what's probably the largest early learning online community in the world, and share in the fun of early learning with other parents from all over the globe on our Discussion Forum. **NEW TO EARLY READING?** Download "Everything You Need To Know About Teaching Babies To Read" for FREE from www.brillkids.com and check out our online resource website on early learning at www.brillbaby.com!

About

Monkey Stories

This app helps children aged 2-10 become fluent in English by developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It offers a vast library of audiobooks and interactive stories with native speaker audio and phonetic learning methods.

Highlights
  • Develops listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills
  • Over 430 audiobooks and 1100+ interactive stories
  • Standard American English pronunciation
  • Synthetic Phonics method for reading and spelling
  • Vocabulary building for everyday life
  • Timer and screensaver features for health
Features
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Monkey Stories is an English language learning program which aims at helping children be fluent in English before the age of 10 (suitable for children of 2 - 10 years of age). I. Achievements Monkey Stories has won many prestigious awards and achievements, leading the way in English learning apps for children. #1 most downloaded English learning app for kids. More than 10 million users worldwide. Users in 108 countries, including English-speaking countries such as the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Monkey Stories is also developed by the founder of Monkey Junior, the application won the First Prize in the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) Tech-I Competition chaired by US President Barack Obama. II. Introduction to Monkey Stories app for iPhone/iPad 1. Targeted users Monkey Stories is most suitable for children aged 2-10 which helps children develop the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. 2. Objectives Listening: Fully recognize and understand language heard when communicating with native speakers Speaking: Standard American English pronunciation and intonation Reading: Improve your children's reading comprehension and make reading more fun and fulfilling Writing: Develop accurate writing style, logical flow, word usage, and expression like a native user 3. Why Monkey Stories? 3.1. Help children to immerse themselves in English at home Access to over 430 audiobooks divided into four levels, diverse genres with selective and educational content. Access to standardized English voices with diverse features, such as: listening with a timer, audiobooks playing on screensaver, subtitles with each word highlighted in time with the vocal recording,... 3.2. Master accurate American English pronunciation Monkey Stories applies Synthetic Phonics - the famous synthetic decoding and blending method used by the Ministry of Education of English-speaking countries around the world. This method helps children to spell words easily, read fluently, write with correct spelling, and boost confidence when communicating in English. 3.3. Broaden social knowledge as well as vocabulary that is often used in everyday life The diverse words in Monkey Stories are used to cover many different topics, providing children with a rich and large vocabulary. This is a foundation which children can use to understand and use English flexibly and correctly. 3.4. Learn all four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing With just a single application, children can practice all 4 skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing effectively thanks to more than 1,100+ interactive picture stories, 430+ audiobooks... 3.5. Monkey Stories does not affect children’s health With appropriate learning time and fantastic features like listening with a timer and audiobooks playing on screensaver, kids can learn effectively and minimize the negative impacts on their eyesight, which parents are still worried about when letting their children use applications. III. Features Outstanding features of Monkey Stories: - High interactivity: listening, watching, reading, touching, and speaking, all of which keep kids active during the lesson. - Accurate pronunciation evaluation using voice recognition (AI). - Effective story classification system by level and topic. - Subtitles with each word highlighted in time with the vocal recording. - Post-story activities with attractive graphics. - Weekly updated content. - Printable PDF worksheets for children to practice after reading stories or other lessons. IV. Support Email: support.global@monkeyenglish.net Terms of Use: https://www.monkeyenglish.net/en/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://www.monkeyenglish.net/en/policy

Screenshots

Little Reader Touch4 screens
Monkey Stories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Little Reader Touch at 91% against Monkey Stories's 60%. Little Reader Touch also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 14.0). Monkey Stories's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1K vs 23). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Little Reader Touch sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Monkey Stories sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monkey Stories holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monkey Stories has 1K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Little Reader Touch's written reviews are positive against 60% of Monkey Stories's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Little Reader Touch ships an update every 2 months, Monkey Stories every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Little Reader Touch versus Monkey Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittle Reader TouchMonkey Stories
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (23 ratings)4.6 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.6% of reviews — better60.5% of reviews
Number of ratings231K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size160 MB220 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrillKidsEarly Start Co. Ltd

Customer experience

Little Reader Touch

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive90.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.5%

Monkey Stories

All ratings1,049 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive60.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative34.1%

User reviews

Little Reader Touch

From 23 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👶 Effective early learning tool for babies and toddlers
  • 📚 High-quality educational content with real pictures and videos
  • 🎯 Engages children across multiple age groups (6 months to 5+ years)
  • 🎨 Colorful, visually appealing interface
  • 🔊 Clear audio narration and animal sounds

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes when opening purchased lessons
  • 🐛 Words disappearing after updates
  • 🐛 Sound not working on iPad trial version
  • 🐛 App freezes during downloads
  • 🐛 Auto-advance feature broken after iOS 6 update

Monkey Stories

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging content and animations
  • 🎓 Helpful for improving English skills
  • 🐵 Fun and enjoyable learning experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Issues with account access and login

Bugs and requests

Little Reader Touch

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes when opening purchased lessons
  • Words disappearing after app updates
  • Sound not working in trial version on iPad
  • App hangs on download and waiting status
  • Auto-advance feature broken after iOS 6 compatibility issue
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  • Inconsistent swipe sensitivity for page navigation
  • Incorrect language downloads (e.g., Thai instead of French)
  • iAccess download functionality not working
  • App freezes during content downloads
  • Stability issues with lesson management

Requested features

15 requests
  • Bluetooth switch accessibility for special needs users
  • UK English version with proper pronunciation
  • Math app for iPad (Little Math Touch)
  • Music app for iPad (Little Music Touch)
  • Ability to upload custom photos and curricula
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  • Manual and auto slideshow modes with speed settings
  • Recording feature for custom voice narration
  • More transportation and construction-themed lessons
  • Cheaper basic curriculum option
  • More diverse word sets and lesson modules
  • Slideshow mode for younger infants who cannot swipe
  • Ability to turn off arrow pointer during lessons
  • Community content store
  • Faster download speeds for lesson packages
  • More free add-on content

Monkey Stories

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezing or getting stuck during use
  • Inability to access purchased content
  • Audio and sound issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More language options beyond English
  • Ability to skip lessons or customize curriculum
  • Improved customer support and communication

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Little Reader Touch

One-time10
  • Action Words 2$0.99
  • Wild Animals 1$0.99
  • Wild Animals 2$0.99
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  • Hand Actions 1$0.99
  • Transportation 1$0.99
  • Parts of the Body 1$0.99
  • I Like the Way$0.99
  • The Friendly Crocodile$0.99
  • What I Do$0.99
  • Common Animals 2$0.99
9 purchases

Monkey Stories

Subscriptions7
  • All stories and games$3.491 Month
  • All stories and games7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • All stories and games$21.996 Months
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  • All stories and games7 Days trial$22.996 Months
  • All stories and games7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • All stories and games$26.491 Year
  • All Features7 Days trial$26.491 Year
One-time2
  • All stories and games2 variants$39.99
  • All stories and games$49.99

Questions

Is Little Reader Touch free?
Little Reader Touch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monkey Stories free?
Monkey Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Little Reader Touch or Monkey Stories?
Monkey Stories is rated higher. Little Reader Touch averages 4.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Monkey Stories averages 4.6 from 1K ratings.
Do Little Reader Touch or Monkey Stories have ads?
Neither Little Reader Touch nor Monkey Stories shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Little Reader Touch or Monkey Stories?
Little Reader Touch ships an update every 2 months, and Monkey Stories every 8 days. Most recently, Little Reader Touch was updated on October 23, 2026 and Monkey Stories on October 24, 2026.

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