Comparison

Reading Worksheets vs Pubbly Player

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

Head to head
About

Reading Worksheets

This app provides a reading and writing curriculum for beginning readers and children who struggle with literacy. It offers interactive worksheets designed to help children learn to read and write through sound association and picture matching.

Highlights
  • Reading and writing curriculum
  • Interactive worksheets
  • Sound-to-picture matching
  • Two and three-sound word levels
  • Hints for sound-blending
  • Audio feedback
Features
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Center for Innovation in Education Reading Worksheets Dekodiphukan Description The fifth of the fourteen apps that comprise the Baratta-Lorton Reading Program. The Reading Program is a reading and writing curriculum for beginning readers and any child who has already experienced difficulty in learning to read. 99% unique – 100% effective - 100% free Background for the fourteen apps The Baratta-Lorton Reading Program also known as Dekodiphukan (pronounced decode if you can) was developed by the Center for Innovation in Education whose many other offerings include Mathematics Their Way, the first non-traditional math curriculum adopted in by the State of California. Dekodiphukan has been in use in classrooms across the United States and Canada since 1985. The Program has been used to teach thousands of children to read and to write regardless of background or supposed lack of reading readiness. To date, no child using the program in a classroom setting has ever failed to learn to read or to write. This Dekodiphukan reading and writing curriculum is now a series of fourteen apps plus a parent-guide for the iPad that, within a period of six months to a year (or occasionally a bit longer for some special needs children), will enable every child using it to read and to write. Reading with enjoyment. Writing creatively. Dekodiphukan is a full fledged curriculum. It is a set of specific learning activities, not a set of games. The curriculum’s fourteen apps are all free with no ads - popup or otherwise - included. While the apps may be downloaded all at once and stored in a folder on the iPad, no more than two or three of the apps are used at any one time by the child. Reading Worksheets The fifth of the Fourteen Apps The Reading Worksheets represent the child’s second effort to read the sounds on his or her own.  There are 40 worksheets at the two-sound level and 40 worksheets at the three-sound level. As triangle Booklets are introduced, Worksheets are introduced in parallel. At the two and three-sound levels, the child reads the word on the worksheet and touches the picture that matches the word.  If the correct picture is touched, the word will play.  If the child cannot recall the sound for an image, he or she can touch the image and the sound for that image will play. Worksheets are introduced in parallel with Booklets but before the Picture Packets-Words app because the Worksheets are inherently easier than Picture Packets-Words.  Worksheets with their “this one or that one” picture selection offer the child two choices, one of which is guaranteed to be right.  The image audios and the picture-answers offer hints in the sound-blending process. Picture Packet-Words present the child with ten different words to match with ten different pictures on each page with no audio clues. The introduction of Picture Packet-Words waits until the child is ready to read without the aid of audio hints. Reading Worksheets The child’s second experience in reading with the sounds Presented in parallel with Booklets Presented before the Picture Packet - Words apps 40 worksheets each at the two-sound, three-sound levels 40 worksheets at the phrase level Audio hints at the two and three-sound levels

About

Pubbly Player

Interactive read-aloud books with animations engage young learners aged 4-8. Practice English and Math skills with educational games, and access Spanish support for Math, Reading, and Science content.

Highlights
  • Read-aloud books with animation
  • Interactive learning content
  • Educational games for Math and English
  • Age-appropriate material (4-8 years)
  • Spanish language support
  • Progress tracking
Features
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The PUBBLY Player App includes read-aloud books with animation and interactions for young learners and readers. Material is sorted by age appropriateness from ages 4-8 years old. Children are free to explore all the material offered in the app. Educational games allow for practicing English and Math concepts. Programs for Math, Reading, and Science samples have Spanish support on each page.

Screenshots

Pubbly Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pubbly Player at 5.0 against Reading Worksheets's 4.0. Pubbly Player also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 68 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pubbly Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Worksheets ships an update every 68 months, Pubbly Player monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reading Worksheets versus Pubbly Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading WorksheetsPubbly Player
Price—Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 68 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBob Baratta-LortonPubbly LLC

Customer experience

Reading Worksheets

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pubbly Player

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reading Worksheets

No in-app purchases

None

Pubbly Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading Worksheets free?
Pricing for Reading Worksheets is not currently listed on the App Store.
Is Pubbly Player free?
Pubbly Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reading Worksheets or Pubbly Player?
Pubbly Player is rated higher. Reading Worksheets averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Pubbly Player averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Reading Worksheets or Pubbly Player have ads?
Neither Reading Worksheets nor Pubbly Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Worksheets or Pubbly Player?
Reading Worksheets ships an update every 68 months, and Pubbly Player monthly. Most recently, Reading Worksheets was updated on October 14, 2026 and Pubbly Player on October 11, 2026.

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