Comparison

Picture Packets vs Bee Match (Multi

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

Head to head
About

Picture Packets

This app is the final step in a comprehensive reading and writing curriculum for beginning readers. It helps children transition from reading with sounds to reading with letters by providing hints for vowel sounds within words. The goal is to build reading and writing confidence.

Highlights
  • Reading and writing curriculum
  • Focus on vowel sounds
  • Transition from sounds to letters
  • Builds reading confidence
  • Part of a 14-app series
Features
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Center for Innovation in Education Picture Packets - Vowels Dekodiphukan Description The fourteenth 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. Picture Packets - Vowels The fourteenth and last of the Fourteen Apps, but not the last of the learning taking place The Picture Packets-Vowels are the next to last step in transitioning the child from reading with sounds to reading with letters.  At the Picture Packets-Transition level, all the sounds that make up a word are shown above the word they represent.  At the Vowels level, only the vowel sounds are included as hints for the letters. The last step takes place in the creative writing that evolves from the child’s work with the Stamping app, and is described in the third phase of the Creative Writing instructions included in The Guide. The goal of the Baratta-Lorton Reading Program is to allow children to learn to read and to write with confidence. Once this goal has been achieved, it is the parent's willing responsibility to insure this reading and writing ability is given opportunity for endless use. The last step is not an app at all. The last step is parents encouraging their child to use the reading and writing skills they now possess. Picture Packets - Vowels Introduced after the child can read Picture Packet-Transition words with ease

About

Bee Match (Multi

Features
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Bee Match (Multi-User) is a great app for preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade children. This app provides 11 different matching games for kids to learn and memorize lowercase or uppercase letters, letter sounds, numbers, number words, picture words, shapes, sight words, sound out words and beginning sound of the words. It is a fun game for kids to practice and improve their recognition skills. Bee Match (Multi-User) also includes the setup options for a parent and teacher to customize the level of difficulty for their child (such as turn on-off the options for odd or even numbers, including the length of numbers for your child to learn, or choose category of picture words). **Plus, this game allows multiple users, so parent or teacher can add up to 30 users to customize the level of difficulty for individual child. **All the words have been recorded by professional voice talent. *** If you have any questions or problems related to our app, please email us at playsmart.kids@gmail.com. We are willing to assist you.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Picture Packets at Free against Bee Match (Multi's $0.99. Bee Match (Multi's advantage is update cadence (every 34 months vs every 69 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Picture Packets is free to download; Bee Match (Multi costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Picture Packets ships an update every 69 months, Bee Match (Multi every 34 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Picture Packets versus Bee Match (Multi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPicture PacketsBee Match (Multi
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 69 monthsEvery 34 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBob Baratta-LortonJariya Tuantranont

In-app purchases

None

Picture Packets

No in-app purchases

None

Bee Match (Multi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Picture Packets free?
Picture Packets is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bee Match (Multi free?
Bee Match (Multi costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Picture Packets or Bee Match (Multi have ads?
Neither Picture Packets nor Bee Match (Multi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Picture Packets or Bee Match (Multi?
Picture Packets ships an update every 69 months, and Bee Match (Multi every 34 months. Most recently, Picture Packets was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bee Match (Multi on November 1, 2026.

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