Kids' Words vs ChessMonitor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Word recognition testing
- Detailed report cards
- Progress tracking
- Multiple themes
- Pronunciation guidance
- Vibrant music and sounds
- Supports multiple children and teachers
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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
ChessMonitor
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ChessMonitor is your complete chess preparation and analytics platform. Prepare smarter. Analyze deeper. Improve faster. ALL YOUR GAMES IN ONE PLACE Connect your Chess.com and Lichess accounts or even upload your own games to unlock powerful analysis tools. Explore your openings, review past performances, and understand your strengths and weaknesses in one unified dashboard. ACCESS BILLIONS OF ONLINE GAMES Search players across platforms and prepare specifically for your next opponent. Bookmark players, study their openings, and discover patterns in their playing style. ULTRA DATABASE - 10 MILLION GAMES Check out our large collection of over-the-board, correspondence, and tournament games. Study legends like Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura, or research local tournament opponents. STOCKFISH 18 Use the latest Stockfish 18, the strongest chess engine in the world, on your phone. Get the best evaluations whether you’re reviewing critical moments or preparing opening lines. AND MUCH MORE TO IMPROVE YOUR CHESS Opponent statistics, preparation tools, opening explorers, performance tracking and progress insights as well as player bookmarks and much more. Whether you’re preparing for your next tournament, studying your rivals, or simply trying to improve, ChessMonitor gives you the tools professionals use: all in one place on your phone. Level up your chess preparation with real data. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.chessmonitor.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ChessMonitor at Free against Kids' Words's $0.99. ChessMonitor also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 26 months). Kids' Words's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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ChessMonitor is free to download; Kids' Words costs $0.99 up front. ChessMonitor sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Kids' Words asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kids' Words ships an update every 26 months, ChessMonitor monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kids' Words | ChessMonitor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Circular3D | ChessMonitor UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
In-app purchases
Kids' Words
No in-app purchases
ChessMonitor
- Monthly$7.991 Month
- Yearly$79.991 Year
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