Comparison

the reader vs Excellent English

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

Head to head
About

the reader

This app allows you to read custom text aloud to children. It's designed to engage young minds with personalized stories and content.

Highlights
  • Read custom text aloud
  • Personalized content
  • Child-friendly interface
  • Engaging for young learners
Features
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Read custom text to your children.

About

Excellent English

Improve your English speaking, listening, and writing skills with just 10 minutes a day. Learn over 500 new words monthly and retain up to 90% of your learning using spaced repetition. This app breaks down complex topics into manageable lessons.

Highlights
  • Daily 10-minute lessons
  • Learn 500+ new words monthly
  • Spaced repetition for retention
  • Improve speaking, listening, writing
  • Learn collocations, idioms, grammar
  • University-endorsed learning approach
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Mastering English is simpler than you think! Just dedicate 10 minutes of your day, and you'll notice remarkable progress in your speaking, listening, and writing abilities in no time. Through the Excellent app, you'll effortlessly enhance your conversational skills and comprehension by acquiring more than 500 new words each month, steadily expanding your vocabulary. By utilizing the spaced repetition technique, you can significantly enhance your ability to recall words and phrases compared to traditional lessons. Over the course of a year, you'll retain up to 90% of your learning. The Excellent app employs a learning approach endorsed by leading global universities. Breaking complex subjects into smaller segments enables you to grasp essential information efficiently, whether it's common English collocations, idioms, or grammar principles. Access to the Excellent application is offered on a subscription basis. In order to use the app’s services, you will need to subscribe to any of the available plans. If you choose to subscribe, the payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the same price. You can manage your subscription at any time and turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases an Excellent subscription. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/196tGP5XDtSeDkTDPPK986SyWEp5Db8hidF_M9CQVdgg/edit

Screenshots

the reader1 screens
Excellent English4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: the reader at none against Excellent English's 6. the reader also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and device support (3 vs 1). Excellent English's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (360 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and ads 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. Excellent English sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. the reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

the reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Excellent English has 360 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of the reader's written reviews are positive against 93% of Excellent English's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

the reader ships an update every 14 months, Excellent English every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
the reader versus Excellent English: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterthe readerExcellent English
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (360 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better93.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1360 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCROMBEZ EmmanuelDzmitry Viarenich

Customer experience

the reader

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Excellent English

All ratings351 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.7%

Bugs and requests

the reader

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Excellent English

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent word translations between sessions
  • Progress lost when switching devices

Requested features

9 requests
  • iCloud/cloud synchronization for cross-device progress
  • iPad-optimized interface
  • Korean language support
  • Persian language support
  • Greek language support
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  • Audio pronunciation feature
  • Ability to reverse learning direction (hear target language)
  • AI-powered features
  • ESL teacher-friendly options

In-app purchases

None

the reader

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Excellent English

Subscriptions5
  • Full access for 1 week7 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Full access for 3 months$12.993 Months
  • Full access for 6 months$19.996 Months
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  • Full access for 2 months7 Days trial$29.992 Months
  • Full access for 1 year7 Days trial$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full access forever$39.99

Questions

Is the reader free?
the reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Excellent English free?
Excellent English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, the reader or Excellent English?
the reader is rated higher. the reader averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Excellent English averages 4.8 from 360 ratings.
Do the reader or Excellent English have ads?
Neither the reader nor Excellent English shows ads.
Which is updated more often, the reader or Excellent English?
the reader ships an update every 14 months, and Excellent English every 3 weeks. Most recently, the reader was updated on October 6, 2026 and Excellent English on October 24, 2026.

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