Comparison

Kids' Words vs PCS Connect

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

Head to head
About

Kids' Words

This educational game helps parents and teachers assess children's word recognition skills. It provides detailed report cards to track progress and identify areas of strength and weakness. The app features engaging themes, vibrant music, and sound effects to enhance the learning experience.

Highlights
  • Word recognition testing
  • Detailed report cards
  • Progress tracking
  • Multiple themes
  • Pronunciation guidance
  • Vibrant music and sounds
  • Supports multiple children and teachers
Features
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A first letters and sounds game for children ages 4 to 6. Your child hears a word out loud, then drags the beginning letter into place. You see which sounds they've got and which ones they're still working out. What your child does Pick a theme. A word is spoken. Five letters are scattered on screen and your child drags the right one to the front of the word. The word is spoken again once it's complete, so the sound and the letter connect. That beginning sound is what children learn first, before they can read or spell anything. It's also the part a four year old can get right on their own, which is what brings them back tomorrow. The wrong answers aren't random For alligator, all five choices are vowels. For mosquito they're m, s, v, b and p, the sounds children mix up with each other. Your child has to actually hear the difference, which is the whole point, and it's why the Progress screen tells you something real. Big words, small ask Your child only supplies the beginning, so the words don't have to be babyish. Crocodile, trampoline, grasshopper and watermelon are all in here. Children this age already know these words and love saying them. They just can't spell them yet, and with this game they don't need to. 150 words across 5 themes Jungle, Mountains, Backyard, Beach and Garden. Each theme has thirty words in three rounds of ten, so a round is short enough to finish before anyone loses interest. Every word is spoken by a real voice, and every word belongs to its theme. Record the words in your own voice Every word comes with a teacher's voice built in. Tap any word on the Word Lists screen, press Record, and say it. From then on your child hears you whenever that word comes up. Record all 150 or just the ones your child keeps missing. Say it the way your family says it, or let a grandparent record a theme. Play both voices back, choose for each word, and switch back to the teacher any time without losing your recording. Recording sits behind a parents' gate, so your child hears the voices but never reaches the microphone. Record a word once and every child on the device hears it. Add your own word lists Ten words make a list, the same length as a built-in round, and you can make as many as you like. Type them one per line or paste them in. Names from home, words from a favorite book, whatever your child is asking about. Each new word needs your voice, so record it once and the list is ready to play. Your list sits beside the built-in rounds in its theme, with its own Progress, and the wrong letters are still chosen to be plausible. A word you add always asks for its first letter, so your lists suit the youngest player. Made for children who can't read yet Every prompt is spoken. Nothing on screen needs an adult to read it aloud, so a four year old can open the app and play without help. See how they're doing Every round is saved to Progress. You'll see the words your child got, the ones they keep missing, and how that shifts week to week. Enough to know whether it's landing, without hovering over them while they play. A profile for every child Add as many children as you need. Each one keeps their own words and their own progress and picks up where they left off. Works for a family with three kids and a classroom with thirty. Nothing about your child leaves this app No accounts, no sign in, no ads, no trackers, no third party code of any kind. There's no server to send anything to. Your child's progress, your recordings and your word lists are saved on your device and stay there. The microphone is only on while you're recording. Tell us what's missing A word you wish we'd included, a theme your class would love, anything that isn't working. Send it to us at info@circular3d.com. We read all of it. Our soundtrack is on Apple Music. "The Jungle" and "The Jungle (With Animals)" are the ones people ask about. https://music.apple.com/us/album/kids-words-original-video-game-soundtrack/389220050

About

PCS Connect

Stay informed about school district events, receive customized notifications for your student's organizations, and access weekly cafeteria menus. The app also provides district updates and a staff directory for easy contact.

Highlights
  • Event calendar with sharing
  • Customizable student organization notifications
  • Weekly cafeteria menus
  • Live district updates feed
  • Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for PCS Connect. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

Kids' Words4 screens
PCS Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kids' Words at 100% against PCS Connect's 25%. Kids' Words also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and device support (3 vs 1). PCS Connect's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months). On ads and in-app purchases 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

PCS Connect is free to download; Kids' Words costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kids' Words holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Kids' Words's written reviews are positive against 25% of PCS Connect's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kids' Words ships an update every 26 months, PCS Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Kids' Words versus PCS Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKids' WordsPCS Connect
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (5 ratings) — better3.4 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings520 — better
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB144 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCircular3DPutnam County Board of Education

Customer experience

Kids' Words

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PCS Connect

All ratings20 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kids' Words

No in-app purchases

None

PCS Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kids' Words free?
Kids' Words costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PCS Connect free?
PCS Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kids' Words or PCS Connect?
Kids' Words is rated higher. Kids' Words averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while PCS Connect averages 3.4 from 20 ratings.
Do Kids' Words or PCS Connect have ads?
Neither Kids' Words nor PCS Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kids' Words or PCS Connect?
Kids' Words ships an update every 26 months, and PCS Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Kids' Words was updated on October 20, 2026 and PCS Connect on November 3, 2026.

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