Comparison

Finnish Word Wizard vs I Read!

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

Head to head
About

Finnish Word Wizard

This app helps children learn Finnish by hearing letter and word sounds with a talking movable alphabet. It offers spelling practice with pre-made and custom word lists, and fun rewards for completing quizzes.

Highlights
  • Talking movable alphabet
  • Pronounce and spell-check words
  • Customizable spelling quizzes
  • Built-in word lists
  • Hints and rewards
  • Natural sounding voice
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• Finnish Version of Word Wizard app called "Speak ‘N Spell for the iPad Generation" by the New-York Times & featured by Apple Finnish Word Wizard is a unique app that lets kids hear the sounds of Finnish letters and words using a talking movable alphabet. Featuring advanced text to speech capabilities, the app can pronounce an unlimited number of original Finnish words. Finnish Word Wizard also provides spelling practice with a list of the 900 most used words, and the best is that you can add your own words to create any spelling quiz. Note that this is an immersive Finnish app - no translation is provided except for menus. ________ The Talking Movable Alphabet comes with the following features and options: • Pronounce and spell-check any word • Natural Sounding Voice • Alphabetic or Qwerty Keyboard • Phonics or letter name when a letter is touched in the alphabet • Optional magnetic grid to ease letters placement • Uppercase or lowercase letters • Keyboard emulation option (dragging letters is then optional) • 4 letter sizes available (allowing more or less letters on the board) • Voice Transformer (speed,tone) for added fun • 2 backgrounds • You can even customize pronunciation of any word (sometimes useful for names of family members) • ... and a lot of others options to fit your needs ________ • Fun Spelling Quizzes Activity • • Built-in word lists with the 900 most used words in Finnish • Create custom word lists by entering your own words and sentences - and you can even share your word lists • Hints are available if kids don’t know how to spell a word • Nice animations are displayed when a word is completed • Once a quiz is completed, a report is displayed and fun interactive animations are available as a reward ________ Finnish Word Wizard is a universal application that can be used on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (without requiring the user to purchase it twice). ________ Please send your suggestions, comment or questions to support@lescapadou.com. We are listening to our users to make our products even better. ________ Thanks to Esa from iDevBooks for its help

About

I Read!

Features
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"I Read" helps children practise reading in a playful way, with colourful pictures and friendly characters. Six levels train different reading skills: • True or false? – read the sentence and decide if it matches the picture • Missing word – pick the word that completes the sentence • Pick the sentence – find the sentence that fits the picture • Create a sentence – put the words in the right order • Sentence memory – match sentences with pictures • Read and answer – read a short story and answer questions Children earn coins and medals and unlock reward pictures. A figure progress row shows how far they have come in each exercise. Answers are marked clearly with a check or a cross, and cheerful sounds keep children motivated. A parent gate protects the settings. The app supports VoiceOver, and the language can be set to English, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian or Finnish. No ads and no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Finnish Word Wizard4 screens
I Read!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: I Read! at every 8 months against Finnish Word Wizard's every 29 months. I Read! also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Finnish Word Wizard's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On 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

Finnish Word Wizard costs $4.99 and I Read! $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Finnish Word Wizard ships an update every 29 months, I Read! every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Finnish Word Wizard versus I Read!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinnish Word WizardI Read!
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelaMASE AB

In-app purchases

None

Finnish Word Wizard

No in-app purchases

None

I Read!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Finnish Word Wizard free?
Finnish Word Wizard costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is I Read! free?
I Read! costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Finnish Word Wizard or I Read! have ads?
Neither Finnish Word Wizard nor I Read! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Finnish Word Wizard or I Read!?
Finnish Word Wizard ships an update every 29 months, and I Read! every 8 months. Most recently, Finnish Word Wizard was updated on November 1, 2026 and I Read! on November 2, 2026.

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