Comparison

Reading Skills vs ABC

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

Head to head
About

Reading Skills

This educational app helps users of all ages learn over 350 nouns in 10 different languages through engaging activities. It offers various exercises like matching images to words, recognizing alphabet letters, and testing reading comprehension with adjustable difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Learn 350+ nouns in 10 languages
  • 6 interactive learning activities
  • Image and word matching
  • Alphabet recognition
  • Reading comprehension tests
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Customizable language and settings
Features
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Reading Skills is an educational app where you can learn more than 350 nouns in 10 languages! Everyone, young and old, can learn words and concepts in English, Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish and Dutch! For the best possible training we have included 6 different activities: --- Images --- A selection of images is shown and a word is heard. Your task is to touch the correct image. This type of training is perfect for learning words in different languages. For the small children you will find rewards and surprises like teddy bears and owls doing funny things. --- Alphabet --- In this part you train on how to recognize the letters in the alphabet just by hearing their names. Uppercase and lowercase characters are included. Rewards and surprises are given in this exercise as well. --- Words and images --- Part 3 uses both words and images at the same time. Seeing the text under the image eases the learning. For each correct answer a part of a hidden picture is revealed! --- Learn words --- Words are now presented without any images, which makes this part a pure listening-reading exercise. Response-time is measured and you get a number of stars depending on how fast you were. Only the fastest responses get 5 stars! --- Initial letter --- We now make is really hard by using words with the same initial letter(s). This time your reading is really put to the test! --- The right word --- A framed picture is shown and underneath it you will find a set of words. Can you find the right one? Once the correct answer have been given you will see only the correct, now larger, text and picture combined so you will remember it to the next time. --- Settings --- Languages: English, Spanish, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Polish and Dutch. For each language, the following settings are available: • The button with the sound icon turns on or off the menu music. • The button with the flag is for changing the language • The button with "abc" toggles between uppercase and lowercase letters. • The button with the star chooses difficulty level (1-5). • The button with boxes selects the number of boxes with images and words on the screen (4, 6, 9 or 12 boxes). • The button with colour chooses the background colour. • The button with a teddy bear turns on or off on rewards in the first activities. --- Difficulty levels --- Level 1 - monosyllabic words such as car, sun and bed. Level 2 - short words such as flag, ant, and drum. Level 3 - words with a silent –e, such as cake, fence and frame. Level 4 - difficult words such as mirror and tomato. Level 5 - a blend of hard and easy words Good luck with your training!

About

ABC

This app helps young children learn to read and write by practicing letter recognition, sound analysis, and word decoding. It features engaging activities and a progressive learning path designed for early elementary grades.

Highlights
  • Letter recognition and naming
  • Sound analysis and identification
  • Word decoding and spelling
  • Progressive learning levels
  • Interactive word-building games
Features
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I ABC-klubben, Den magiska kulan, får man träna bokstavskännedom, ljudanalys, ordavkodning och att sätta ihop bokstäver till ord. En del barn känner nog igen bilderna och övningarna från skolan. ABC-klubben är ett väl spritt läromedel i läs- och skrivinlärning för förskoleklass–årskurs 3. ABC-klubben består av barnen Asta, Bea och Cesar. I appen ber de spelaren om hjälp med att samla magiska kulor. Kulorna som spelaren samlar ihop byts in mot bokstäver. Med hjälp av bokstäverna kan spelaren läsa de hemliga meddelandena i klubbrummet. Appen är indelad i sju nivåer med ökande progression. När en nivå är avklarad låses nästa nivå upp. Appen innehåller: - Alfabetet. Här tränas kopplingen mellan bokstavsformen och bokstavsnamnet. - Hitta ordet. Här tränas ordbilder (automatisering av småord som och, hej, den, det, kan, inte). - Ljudjakt. Klicka på bilder där ljudet ingår. - Vad hör du? Här tränas ljudanalys (att kunna dela upp ett ord i olika ljud). - Skriv. Här tränas koppling ljud och bokstav samt syntes (att kunna sätta ihop bokstäver till ord). Illustrationer: Nathalie Uppström och Catharina Nygård Jingel: Johan Eckman Ljudeffekter: Visuellt Ljud/www.freesfx.co.uk/www.soundbible.com

Screenshots

Reading Skills4 screens
ABC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reading Skills at 100% against ABC's 0%. ABC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 15 months) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Reading Skills costs $3.99 and ABC $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Skills ships an update every 15 months, ABC every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Reading Skills versus ABC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading SkillsABC
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeripa ABNatur & Kultur

Customer experience

Reading Skills

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ABC

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Reading Skills

No in-app purchases

None

ABC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading Skills free?
Reading Skills costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ABC free?
ABC costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reading Skills or ABC have ads?
Neither Reading Skills nor ABC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Skills or ABC?
Reading Skills ships an update every 15 months, and ABC every 5 months. Most recently, Reading Skills was updated on November 1, 2026 and ABC on November 6, 2026.

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