N3 vs Colored Dots
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
N3
Master JLPT N3 grammar with over 300 practice questions and detailed explanations. This app covers all required sentence patterns for the N3 reading section, organized for easy understanding. Perfect for on-the-go learning.
- JLPT N3 grammar explanations
- Over 300 practice questions
- Detailed explanations for each pattern
- Covers all N3 reading sentence patterns
- One-handed operation
- Vocabulary marking and reinforcement
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1. Supports iPhone 4 and above, as well as all iPad and iPad Pro models. 2. The grammatical explanations are aligned with the new JLPT N3 proficiency test scope, including various sentence patterns, and fully comply with the new N3 exam guidelines. 3. Contains over 300 grammar practice questions, allowing learners to easily master the material in their spare time. 4. Includes detailed explanations. Through repeated practice with various question types, learners can achieve complete mastery. Whenever they encounter difficulties, they can always review the explanations to fully grasp the meaning and usage of each grammar pattern. 5. Compiles all sentence patterns required for the JLPT N3 reading section, organized in a simple and easy‑to‑understand way, with detailed explanations of each pattern. No professional grammar terminology beyond the learning scope is used. The app can be comfortably operated with one hand, making learning more efficient. 6. When encountering difficult or hard‑to‑memorize vocabulary, users can mark words with three different types of symbols. By tapping on any symbol‑marked word, they can repeatedly reinforce their practice.
Colored Dots
This interactive story app for young children explores the world of colors and their connections to nature, geography, and daily life. It aims to spark curiosity, develop logical thinking, and foster emotional intelligence through engaging visuals and gameplay.
- Interactive color cognition story
- Explores color relationships with nature and life
- Develops intelligence and emotions
- Fresh and vivid images
- Enhances curiosity and logical thinking
- Includes color vision detection charts
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About the story: The story of "Colored Dots" not only inspired children's interested in color, also triggered their enthusiasm in playing the game of colorful lab and lead them thinking about the relationship of colors with security, plant, body, geography, art, natural and life. The positive story let children understand solidarity and friendship as well as courageousness. Children will enjoy in the wonderful and colorful story. Characteristic of our product: * The world's first interactive story relate to colour cognition specially designed for 3 to 6 years old kids. * From this interactive story which adheres to children's development at preschool ages, children are able to undergo a wide variety of educational experiences, exploring the relationship between colour and nature, geography and daily life, make friends with colour in a fun way, and develop both intelligence and emotions with a simple swipe of the finger. * Fresh and vivid images as well as excellent visual effects to satisfy preschool children's tastes allow them to enjoy a brand new reading experience. * Participate in the magic process of changing colors, explore the secret of the three primary colors and inhance natural curiosity and logical thinking abilities. * Includes numerous sets of colour vision detection charts to keep on top of children's visual health. Contact us: support_ukids@uyoung.com.cn
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Colored Dots at Free against N3's $9.99. Colored Dots also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 26.0). N3's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 65%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Colored Dots is free to download; N3 costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
N3 ships an update every 25 months, Colored Dots every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | N3 | Colored Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 65.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 226 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamase & Touwa Japanese Insititute | 北京优趣时光文化科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
N3
Colored Dots
In-app purchases
N3
No in-app purchases
Colored Dots
No in-app purchases






