Comparison

Eggy 100 vs Starfall It's Fun to Read

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

Head to head
About

Eggy 100

This free app helps children aged 3+ learn essential sight words through a fun, game-based approach. It introduces high-frequency words with a multisensory method and offers different accents. Earn rewards and unlock new levels as children master reading fundamentals.

Highlights
  • 100 sight words across 4 levels
  • Fun and motivating game for ages 3+
  • Multisensory approach (voice and text)
  • Choice of accents (Australia, US, UK)
  • Interactive gameplay with rewards
  • Introduces high-frequency words first
Features
Read full description

Reading Eggs Eggy Words 100 is a FREE application designed to help children recognise and learn sight words. Sight words are words that readers should know automatically “at sight”, such as he, the, was and where. This is a sample version of what is featured in Eggy Words 250. You will receive access to the first 100 of 250 sight words using a fun and motivating game to keep kids learning. Also available in the app store - Reading Eggs Eggy Words 250 includes 10 levels with 25 words each, making a total of 250 sight words. Learning to read is an important milestone in every child’s life. Knowing these sight words makes fluent reading easier, which lets the brain focus on the real enjoyment of reading – comprehension – understanding and enjoying what you read. Eggs Words is brought to you by the team behind the popular educational website Reading Eggs. Developed by educators with more than 20 years experience, the program comes highly recommended by parents and teachers worldwide. Key features: - 4 levels with 25 words in each, making a total of 100 sight words. - Fun and motivating game suitable for children aged 3+ years - Most common, highest frequency words are introduced first - Multisensory approach - combining voice and written words - Choice of accents – Australia, English, United States - Flying eggs with the correct word to be swiped - 3 lives per level - Lives are lost when bad eggs, distractions and wrong words are swiped - Mini eggs provide extra lives - Jigsaw eggs build a surprise jigsaw - The word is spelt at the end of each lesson - Egg ratings to be earned for every level - Egg critters with unique animations hatch at the end of a level - Bonus level with 100 golden eggs - Trophies earned for completing 25 levels “This is a wonderful app for learning sight words. My daughter loves it!” “ Just like with Reading Eggs, my son uses this app independently all the time and finds it fun to play.” “A motivational game to help your child remember their sight words.”

About

Starfall It's Fun to Read

This app offers a free selection of reading activities designed to teach foundational reading skills. It features interactive games, stories, and creative exercises that make learning to read enjoyable for young children. The app requires no internet connection and can model fluent reading with an optional AutoRead feature.

Highlights
  • Interactive reading games
  • Creative activities
  • Poetry and tongue twisters
  • Riddle solving
  • Optional AutoRead feature
  • Offline access
Features
Read full description

Starfall® Fun to Read is the third step of Starfall’s Learn to Read phonics sequence, which teaches the foundational skills for learning to read. Step 1: ABCs Step 2: Learn to Read Step 3: It’s Fun to Read Step 4: I’m Reading! With a basic understanding of letter-sound relationships from ABCs and Learn to Read steps, children are ready to explore a variety of genres and topics that will expand their vocabulary, comprehension, and world knowledge. In Starfall Fun to Read, children can learn about famous artists, experiment with mixing colors, discover the lives of famous musicians, and engage with literary forms like poetry, tongue twisters, and riddles. By connecting these interactive experiences with written words, young readers build the confidence and curiosity necessary to become lifelong learners. Travel-ready. No internet connection required. Find Starfall It’s Fun to Read, along with 700+ additional activities and counting across reading, math, music, and more in the Starfall app. The Starfall website and applications are program services of Starfall Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) publicly supported nonprofit organization. Starfall® and Starfall.com® are registered trademarks in the US, the European Union, and various other countries. Copyright © 2002–2026 by Starfall Education. All rights reserved. Starfall apps are inclusively designed to support all children, including English Language Learners (ELLs). Starfall also provides an Enhanced Accessible Index for children with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments. For more information, please contact Customer Service at (+1) 303-417-6414.

Screenshots

Eggy 1004 screens
Starfall It's Fun to Read4 screens

Verdict

The call

Eggy 100 and Starfall It's Fun to Read both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 70% of Starfall It's Fun to Read's written reviews are positive against 39% of Eggy 100's. Eggy 100's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Eggy 100 against 4.4 for Starfall It's Fun to Read. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 49 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of Eggy 100's written reviews are positive against 70% of Starfall It's Fun to Read's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Eggy 100 ships an update every 30 months, Starfall It's Fun to Read every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Eggy 100 versus Starfall It's Fun to Read: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEggy 100Starfall It's Fun to Read
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (17 ratings) — better4.4 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews38.9% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1749 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 21 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlake eLearningStarfall Education Foundation

Customer experience

Eggy 100

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive38.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative48.1%

Starfall It's Fun to Read

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Eggy 100

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App will not load
  • Does not open
  • Blank black screen
  • Won't open in iOS 7
  • Doesn't work on iOS7
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  • Deleted
  • Loading sequence flickering
  • Overlapping eggs register as wrong
  • Constantly crashing on iPhone
  • Fuzzy on iPad with 2x

Requested features

10 requests
  • Make it more fun to get right
  • Adjustable egg speed
  • Option for multiple users
  • Tie into online progress
  • Math version (Math Eggs)
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  • Universal app
  • Update for iPhone 5 screen size
  • More variety in games
  • Slow down egg speed
  • Add more bells and whistles for correct answers

Starfall It's Fun to Read

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Eggy 100

No in-app purchases

None

Starfall It's Fun to Read

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Eggy 100 free?
Eggy 100 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starfall It's Fun to Read free?
Starfall It's Fun to Read is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Eggy 100 or Starfall It's Fun to Read?
Eggy 100 is rated higher. Eggy 100 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Starfall It's Fun to Read averages 4.4 from 49 ratings.
Do Eggy 100 or Starfall It's Fun to Read have ads?
Neither Eggy 100 nor Starfall It's Fun to Read shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Eggy 100 or Starfall It's Fun to Read?
Eggy 100 ships an update every 30 months, and Starfall It's Fun to Read every 21 months. Most recently, Eggy 100 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Starfall It's Fun to Read on November 3, 2026.

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