Comparison

First Grade Reading Program vs 1+1

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

Head to head
About

First Grade Reading Program

This phonics-based reading program helps young learners develop fluency and comprehension. It features read-along audio for stories and interactive word family exercises. Multiple-choice questions after each story reinforce understanding.

Highlights
  • Phonics-based reading approach
  • Read-along audio stories
  • Word family exercises
  • Reading comprehension questions
  • Fluency and confidence building
Features
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This app is a great reading program that will teach students how to read using a phonics based approach. This app is great for visual and auditory learners. Students will read the stories fluently with confidence as they read along with the audio. Each story has audio which will aid students who are learning to read. The stories are written with a phonics based approach. After each story, there are multiple choice questions to answer. This will help students with reading comprehension. Additionally, this app contains word families. Students must find the correct word out of a word family that matches a picture. Word families help students with reading. Fluency and reading comprehension go hand in hand. All formal reading assessments consist of fluency and reading comprehension. Students will be confident when they are formally assessed by using this app. Over 20 stories

About

1+1

Features
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1+1 helps to teach children how to add numbers from 1 to 10. The app doesn't use any words, so it can be used by children in any language. The app has been tested by teachers — you will find the references inside the app, under "references". The app has eight levels, from BEGINNER to INSANE. Each level has nine games, its own tasks and its own trophy — 72 games and eight trophies in all. The levels up to HARD already cover all 45 addition tasks from 1 to 10; CHAMPION and INSANE are an extra challenge on top. Our apps are based on a modification of the Leitner system: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashcard This means that a task comes back until the child answers it correctly. The app also remembers every task the child has ever got wrong and brings it back later; in the two highest levels, part of every game is drawn from that list. This is how the answers stay in the child's memory, so real learning happens. If the child answers all the tasks of a game correctly, the game is finished, and the next game opens only when the score is high enough. Every game can earn up to three stars. To earn the third star, the child has to play the game again, this time without the help of the animals. • Eight levels with nine games each, and a trophy for every level • Every player has their own name, their own scores and their own settings • Two settings per child: how many different tasks one game holds, and how often a task comes back • The scores can be reset, so that a child can repeat the lessons later, or another child can do the exercises • No advertising from third parties • No account and no registration • Links out of the app only behind a parental gate Please note that our apps are real educational apps, made, among others, for the classroom and for homework. In our apps the education is more important than fun. Our apps are more like doing homework than playing a game, so finishing them can be some work for a child. It might be helpful if the parents or teachers support the child's motivation. The reward for the work is that the child will master all addition tasks up to 10 without any problems. We would very much appreciate any feedback from you: info@creasoft.app Recommended for ages 6 - 8

Screenshots

First Grade Reading Program4 screens
1+14 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 1+1 at every 6 weeks against First Grade Reading Program's every 21 months. First Grade Reading Program's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

First Grade Reading Program costs $0.99 and 1+1 $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Grade Reading Program ships an update every 21 months, 1+1 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
First Grade Reading Program versus 1+1: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst Grade Reading Program1+1
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVisual Learning Aids, LLCMatthias Vanselow

In-app purchases

None

First Grade Reading Program

No in-app purchases

None

1+1

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Grade Reading Program free?
First Grade Reading Program costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1+1 free?
1+1 costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do First Grade Reading Program or 1+1 have ads?
Neither First Grade Reading Program nor 1+1 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Grade Reading Program or 1+1?
First Grade Reading Program ships an update every 21 months, and 1+1 every 6 weeks. Most recently, First Grade Reading Program was updated on October 6, 2026 and 1+1 on October 15, 2026.

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