Comparison

First Grade Learning Games vs Cambugs 3

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

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About

First Grade Learning Games

This app offers a comprehensive learning experience for first graders with 24 engaging games covering math, reading, spelling, and science. Designed with input from educators, it uses colorful visuals and audio to make learning fun and effective for children aged 5-8.

Highlights
  • 24 engaging learning games
  • Math curriculum alignment
  • Reading and spelling practice
  • Science topics covered
  • Voice narration and animations
  • Interactive and fun activities
Features
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Millions of parents and teachers use RosiMosi games and lessons to educate and entertain young children. The app is perfect for kids from 5 to 8 years old. Whether they are just starting first grade, or need to review and master the subjects, this is a perfect learning tool for kids. Discover 24 fun games meant to help your child develop a lifelong love of learning! All RosiMosi games are designed using real school math and reading curriculums with core curriculum state standards. Plus, your student or child will stay entertained with the help of voice narration, colorful images and animations, and lots of fun sounds and music. First Grade Learning Games cover the following educational topics: MATH • Skip Counting - Skip count by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 10's and more • Compare Numbers - Advanced math topic that compares numbers to see what is greater or less than • Patterns - Learn to identify repeating patterns • Timed Facts - Quickly answer math facts to play a fun basketball game • Ordering - Place objects in order based on size, numbers, and letters • Fractions - Fun way to learn the visual representation of fractions • Add & Subtract - Help learn advanced math skills like additional and subtraction • Add & Subtract Coloring - Solve math problems while coloring beautiful images LANGUAGE, SPELLING & READING • Reading Basics - Read articles, answer questions, and get help with tough words • Word Bingo - Help your first grader with reading and spelling skills in a fun bingo game • Compound Words - Combine words to build compound words • Contractions - Teach your 1st grader how to combine words to make contractions • Spelling - Learn how to spell hundreds of words with helpful voice assistance • Verbs, Nouns, and Adjectives - Your child will learn different types of words like verbs, nouns, and adjectives • Sight Words - Learn how to spell and recognize important words • Plurals - Form plurals for different types of nouns SCIENCE • 5 Senses - Learn the 5 senses, how they help us understand the world, and which body part each uses • Geography - Identify the oceans, continents, and various types of landforms • Animals - Classify and learn about a variety of animals, such as mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, and more • Body Parts - Learn and identify all the body parts of the human body • Photosynthesis - Help the plant conduct photosynthesis and learn about the process vital for all plant life • Dinosaurs & Fossils - Identify different dinosaurs and fossils • Cause & Effect - Listen and match a cause with the correct effect • Great Scientists - Learn about the greatest scientists in history, such as Pythagoras, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Charles Darwin. === Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://www.rosimosi.com/privacy === ALREADY PURCHASED? If you have purchased the games already and they are now showing locked you can tap the Options icon in the upper right corner, and then tap 'Restore Purchase' to unlock the games again for free! PROBLEMS WITH THE GAME? If you are having issues with the game or have questions please email us at help@rosimosi.com and we will get it fixed for you ASAP.

About

Cambugs 3

This app helps young children develop reading skills by teaching them essential first words. It uses evidence-based techniques and encourages parent-child interaction for a guided learning experience. Children are rewarded with collectible bugs as they master new vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Teaches first words for reading success
  • Developed by educational psychologists
  • Joint learning activity for parents and children
  • Collectible bugs as learning rewards
  • Progress tracking statistics
  • Sorting, learning, and fluency test activities
Features
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Cambugs 3: First Words teaches children the first words they will need to become successful readers! This is the final step on their journey to become fluent, confident readers — following our previous apps, Cambugs: Letter Sounds and Cambugs 2: Phonics. Cambugs 3: First Words introduces 25 new bugs, and a more exciting bug collection on iPad. Cambugs has been developed by educational psychologists and parents. We know the importance of parents taking an active role in their children’s learning, so we developed an apps where parents/teachers and children work together. Cambugs 3: First Words is targeted at pre-readers, as well as struggling older readers. It uses evidence-based techniques that research has shown helps children develop their reading skills. You will notice in this app that children engage in lots of repetition — this is because this is a very effective strategy for ensuring that children remember and retain the words that they learn. There is also a test for ensuring that your child is able to remember their words quickly and fluently — this is because fluency is a key skill needed for becoming a confident reader. ◆ Developed by educational psychologists using teaching techniques that we know work. ◆ Teaches your child their words to a level where they can demonstrate confidence and fluency — key skills needed for later decoding and comprehension of text. ◆ Uniquely designed as a joint activity so that you are guiding your child through their learning. Think of it as being a bit like sitting down and reading a story with your child. ◆ When children learn a new words they are rewarded with a ‘Cambug’. These bugs have been designed by children for children. ◆ Statistics screen allows you to keep track of how many words your child knows and which they need to learn. This is very useful if being used in a school setting. Cambugs 3: First Words includes four activities: ‣ Sorting: Sort words into two piles (words your child knows and words that have yet to be learned ). This initial activity ensures the app is personalised to meet the specific learning needs of your child. ‣ Learning: Children learn a new word alongside words that they know already. This is called ‘interleaved learning’ and ensures your child remembers their words. ‣ Fluency Test: Children are timed to see how quickly they can say each word. The app automatically puts words that your child has not yet learned fluently back in the unknown pile to be re-learned at a later date. If your child likes the competitive element of the test, switch on the “Time Challenge”. ‣ Bug Collection: Your child can add new bugs in their collection whenever they learn new words and they can visit this and interact/play with them at any time! Cambugs apps are developed and operate in line with the recommendations of world-famous educationalist and researcher John Hattie PhD. Hattie has detailed that “positive effects (of computer-assisted education) are achieved through the same applications of the same principles of learning that apply to all areas of human learning… and here is one hidden aspect: it is critical to realise that the computer is not ‘the teacher’. But what it can do is allow a human teacher or teachers to design and deliver instruction to other humans through a different medium, in a different manner”. — Hattie, J., & Gregory, Y. (2014). Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn. 198-199.

Screenshots

First Grade Learning Games4 screens
Cambugs 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cambugs 3 at 100% against First Grade Learning Games's 62%. Cambugs 3 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). First Grade Learning Games's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (51K vs 12). On price, ads, device support 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

Both are free to download. First Grade Learning Games sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Cambugs 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cambugs 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: First Grade Learning Games has 51K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of First Grade Learning Games's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cambugs 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

First Grade Learning Games ships an update monthly, Cambugs 3 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
First Grade Learning Games versus Cambugs 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFirst Grade Learning GamesCambugs 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (51K ratings)4.6 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51K — better12
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better11.4
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRosiMosi LLCCambugs

Customer experience

First Grade Learning Games

All ratings50,515 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive61.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative29.6%

Cambugs 3

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

First Grade Learning Games

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect answers marked as wrong
  • Subscription issues and expired content
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More free games and content
  • Clearer progression and tracking
  • Ability to unlock all games with one-time purchase
  • Support for multiple user profiles

Cambugs 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

First Grade Learning Games

Subscriptions4
  • RosiMosi Academy (Monthly)2 variants$5.991 Month
  • RosiMosi Academy (Monthly)3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • RosiMosi Academy (Yearly)2 variants$39.991 Year
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  • RosiMosi Academy (Yearly)3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlock All Games$4.99
None

Cambugs 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is First Grade Learning Games free?
First Grade Learning Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cambugs 3 free?
Cambugs 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, First Grade Learning Games or Cambugs 3?
Cambugs 3 is rated higher. First Grade Learning Games averages 4.4 out of 5 from 51K ratings, while Cambugs 3 averages 4.6 from 12 ratings.
Do First Grade Learning Games or Cambugs 3 have ads?
Neither First Grade Learning Games nor Cambugs 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, First Grade Learning Games or Cambugs 3?
First Grade Learning Games ships an update monthly, and Cambugs 3 every 7 months. Most recently, First Grade Learning Games was updated on November 11, 2026 and Cambugs 3 on November 1, 2026.

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