Bingo vs ELSB Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bingo
Engage in a fun and educational math game suitable for all ages. Practice arithmetic skills with four operations and three difficulty levels. Master the game by progressing through challenges.
- Four arithmetic operations
- Three difficulty levels
- Progressive difficulty
- Family-friendly gameplay
- Settings for operator and difficulty
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Bingo-- is a great game for the whole family. Select the operator and difficulty level in the "Settings" screen. Progress through the difficulty levels until you master the game. 1) 4 operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) 2) 3 difficulty levels (easy, medium, and hard) If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
ELSB Lite
This app provides systematic instruction for print and phonemic awareness, featuring seven levels and ongoing assessments for personalized student progress. Research supports its effectiveness as a literacy program.
- Systematic print and phonemic awareness instruction
- Seven distinct learning levels
- Ongoing student assessments
- Personalized progress tracking
- Research-backed effectiveness
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The Early Literacy Skills Builder app incorporates systematic instruction to teach both print and phonemic awareness. ELSB is a multi-year program with seven distinct levels and ongoing assessments so students progress at their own pace. Note: This free version comes with level 1 - Lesson 1 and Level 5 - lesson 1. Full levels can be purchased from the in-app store. Five years of solid research have been completed through the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, proving ELSB to be a highly effective literacy program and more effective than a sight-word only program. ELSB is based upon the principles of systematic and direct instruction. It incorporates scripted lessons, least-prompt strategies, teachable objectives, built-in lesson repetition, and ongoing assessments. The seven ELSB levels contain five structured lessons each. All students begin at Level 1. Instruction is one-on-one or in small groups. Teach scripted lessons daily in two 30-minute sessions. On the completion of each level, formal assessments are given. ELSB includes everything you need to implement a multi-year literacy curriculum.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ELSB Lite at 4.8 against Bingo's 4.1. Bingo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. ELSB Lite sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Bingo asks for nothing beyond the download.
ELSB Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bingo has 80 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Bingo's written reviews are positive against 50% of ELSB Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bingo | ELSB Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (80 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 236 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Attainment Company |
Customer experience
Bingo
ELSB Lite
Bugs and requests
Bingo
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes on iPad Pro
- Glitchy gameplay experience
- Error message preventing ad-free purchase in US
- Repetitive math problems
Requested features
8 requests- Multiplication and division problems
- Multiple difficulty levels (Easy, Medium, Hard)
- Harder math challenges for older children
- Ad-free premium version
- More varied math operations beyond addition
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- Additional features and game modes
- Times tables practice
- All math operations in single app
ELSB Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bingo
No in-app purchases
ELSB Lite
- Level 1$21.99
- Level 2$21.99
- Level 3$21.99
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- Level 4$21.99
- Level 5$21.99
- Level 6$21.99
- Level 7$21.99
