Comparison

Sight Words Reading Games ABC vs Lola's ABC Party

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

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About

Sight Words Reading Games ABC

This educational app helps young children aged 2-7 learn essential sight words through six engaging games. Developed with educational specialists, it covers the Dolch list and common nouns, preparing preschoolers and early elementary students for reading success.

Highlights
  • 220 Dolch sight words
  • 94 additional nouns
  • 6 educational games
  • Preschool to 3rd Grade levels
  • Interactive learning
  • Pronunciation practice
Features
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***** WONDERFULLY EDUCATIONAL READING PROGRAM FOR BEGINNING READERS (AGES 2-7). ***** Developed in cooperation with educational specialists by an award-winning educational studio, 22learn, the creator of the best-selling Abby Basic Skills and reading program Phonics: Fun on Farm, to best prepare your children for success in kindergarten and school curriculum. * Entirety of 220 SIGHT WORDS from the popular Dolch list (with extra 94 NOUNS!)* * Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grade Categories * *...in 6 engaging EDUCATIONAL GAMES! * ================================ PRESS REVIEW ================================ * "Action Sight Words is an extra-fun "Extra-terrestrial" way to help children learn challenging sight words." * "As a mother of a 1st Grader and a Pre-Schooler, I was quite impressed with this app." Monica, theiphonemom.com * "an awesome level of interactivity" * "hits the mark on being both educational, and entertaining for kids" Apps4Moms.net * "A colorful and quirky mechanical, industrial theme that children will definitely like. A great tool for teaching and allowing your children learn all about sight words" iheartthisapp.com "Provides ample opportunities to learn all 220 Dolch words through a series of six games and activities. The interface is simple and easy to navigate and overall the look is appealing." Jill Goodman, smartappsforkids.com ----- Abby Sight Words with Wordaliens is a new EDUCATIONAL READING APPLICATION by 22learn. The app is designed to help children learn and practice reading the most common sight words. Sight words are words in English language that do not have a simple one-to-one correspondence between sounds and written letters, and therefore have to be learned “by sight. ” Being able to quickly recognize sight words is a crucial part of learning how to read. Sight words mastery is a necessary step towards an enormous reading improvement. Sight Words offers children an easy-to-use interface and a grand choice of six fun educational games through which children can acquire mastery over this subject matter. ----- The 6 GAMES included are: 1. WORD MACHINE Control the Word Machine. Supply all the words that need to be produced by tapping on the words called. 2. SPELLING Your dog is hungry! Make cans to feed him! To make a can, drag the letter cards to their correct place and make a word you have just heard pronounced. 3. BINGO Make a Bingo to get a ticket for Aliens back home! Tap on the word corresponding to the one that you heard pronounced. Once you have matched cards from one side of the board to the next... Bingo! Aliens are back home! 4. MEMORY GAME Match the sounds to correct word forms! To do so, tap on one of the speakers, hear the word, and then select one of the cards below with a correct word. Do it for all words! 5. GEARS Tap on one of the speakers on the screen, hear the word pronounced, and place the word across the speaker. Repeat for all words to see wonderful gears animation. 6. FLASH CARDS Practice in the Flash Card mode. List through the words and top on the cards to hear the words pronounced again and again! ----- Additional Features Include: - Selection of individual words to be practiced within each category - Avatar selection - Choice of capitalized words and upper-case or lower-case letters - Access to best scores ----- Get this app now and enjoy the progress your children are going to make in their reading skills. 22learn, your trusted educational apps developer

About

Lola's ABC Party

This app helps young children develop early reading skills through fun, step-by-step activities. It focuses on sounds, first words, and syllables in a safe, ad-free environment. Designed for ages 4-8, it bridges the gap from alphabet recognition to reading fluency.

Highlights
  • Sound recognition
  • Letter-sound relationship
  • Forming first words
  • Syllable practice
  • Auditory perception exercises
  • Matching letters and words
  • Word-building tasks
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Lola’s ABC Party – Learn to read in a fun and step-by-step way Completely free, no ads, no in-app purchases, no costs. Lola’s ABC Party is the perfect next step after learning the alphabet in Lola’s Alphabet Train. This app builds deeper reading skills: sounds, first words, syllables, and early reading, all taught in a fun and encouraging way. ABC Party is ideal for children who already know their letters and are ready to begin reading. Why Lola’s ABC Party? The app is designed for children transitioning from recognizing letters to truly learning to read. Reading begins with sounds: how letters sound, how they blend, and how they form words. Lola’s ABC Party supports early reading skills through: • sound recognition • understanding the letter-sound relationship • forming first words • syllable practice and reading short words • auditory perception exercises The activities follow the natural steps of learning to read. A completely free and safe learning environment • No ads • No in-app purchases • No spending • Only learning, play, and joy Children can practice calmly at their own pace, supported by encouraging tasks and friendly guidance from Lola. What your child learns in ABC Party • Early reading skills through simple exercises • Listening to and blending sounds • Word games that build syllable and reading fluency • Matching letters and words with pictures • Reading short words through playful activities • A logical, step-by-step path toward stronger reading skills ABC Party forms the important bridge between Lola’s Alphabet Train to more advanced reading. The game includes: • sound exercises • word-building tasks • short-word reading • auditory perception activities • drag-and-drop tasks • rewards and encouraging feedback Designed for children ages 4–8, and for anyone ready to learn to read step by step. The next step toward fluent reading After ABC Party, the natural next step is Lola’s Learningland, our most complete and modern reading app. It covers: • sounds • syllables • words and sentences • and ultimately fluent reading Learningland guides children “from alphabet to fluent reader”, and ABC Party is the perfect step on the journey. For parents Lola’s ABC Party is built on essential early reading skills: phonological awareness, letter-sound connection, repetition, and positive success experiences.

Screenshots

Sight Words Reading Games ABC4 screens
Lola's ABC Party4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sight Words Reading Games ABC at 4.8 against Lola's ABC Party's 4.2. Sight Words Reading Games ABC also leads on ratings volume (69K vs 13) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Lola's ABC Party's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Sight Words Reading Games ABC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lola's ABC Party sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sight Words Reading Games ABC holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sight Words Reading Games ABC has 69K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 72% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Sight Words Reading Games ABC versus Lola's ABC Party: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSight Words Reading Games ABCLola's ABC Party
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (69K ratings) — better4.2 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better71.2% of reviews
Number of ratings69K — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCFC s.r.o.BeiZ

Customer experience

Sight Words Reading Games ABC

All ratings69,011 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative20.4%

Lola's ABC Party

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative25.4%

Bugs and requests

Sight Words Reading Games ABC

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchase not recognized on all devices
  • Cannot change certain avatar elements
  • Sound or music not working for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow custom sight word lists
  • Add more levels and difficulty options
  • Provide narration in different accents
  • Enable family sharing for purchased content

Lola's ABC Party

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sight Words Reading Games ABC

One-time1
  • Sight Word & Flashcards Games$6.99
1 purchases

Lola's ABC Party

One-time1
  • Full version$4.99

Questions

Is Sight Words Reading Games ABC free?
Sight Words Reading Games ABC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lola's ABC Party free?
Lola's ABC Party is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sight Words Reading Games ABC or Lola's ABC Party?
Sight Words Reading Games ABC is rated higher. Sight Words Reading Games ABC averages 4.8 out of 5 from 69K ratings, while Lola's ABC Party averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.
Do Sight Words Reading Games ABC or Lola's ABC Party have ads?
Neither Sight Words Reading Games ABC nor Lola's ABC Party shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sight Words Reading Games ABC or Lola's ABC Party?
Sight Words Reading Games ABC ships an update every 2 months, and Lola's ABC Party every 2 months. Most recently, Sight Words Reading Games ABC was updated on September 24, 2026 and Lola's ABC Party on August 26, 2026.

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