Comparison

Starfall Learn to Read vs Enuma School

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

Head to head
About

Starfall Learn to Read

This free app offers engaging books, games, and movies to help children learn to read. It focuses on vowel sounds and spelling through interactive activities, songs, and movies, fostering a love for language and reading.

Highlights
  • Interactive reading activities
  • Engaging games and movies
  • Focus on vowel sounds and spelling
  • Songs and positive reinforcement
  • Suitable for emerging readers
  • Supports English language learners
Features
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Starfall® Learn to Read is the second 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! In Starfall Learn to Read, children explore early phonics in a sequential, stress-free environment. Each step of the learning journey comes to life with help from the Vowel Pals—delightful characters that add depth and personality to each vowel sound. Children develop their phonics skills through the use of CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words, sight words, and vowel teams. Mastering the skills taught in Starfall Learn to Read helps children become confident, independent readers. Travel-ready. No internet connection required. Find Starfall Learn 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.

About

Enuma School

Features
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* An ultimate learning resource loved by children * With 1000+ fun learning activities and 300+ books and videos, build your child’s skills in English from the ABCs to storybooks. Developed by an award-winning, educator-endorsed and parent-approved company with proven learning results globally. Enuma School helps children ages 9 and younger to LEARN, PRACTICE and STRENGTHEN their reading and writing skills in English and Math. The expertly designed learning games, books and videos guide your child on a fun educational adventure! An Ideal Learn From Home (or Anywhere) Tool * Standardized: Aligned with National Curriculum and developed by expert educators and researchers * Individualized: Placement tests and check-in quizzes automatically help your child learn what they need most * Independent: Child-friendly games and design help empower children to learn on their own * Comprehensive: Thousands of learning activities, hundreds of books, and hundreds of videos create a never-ending on-the-go resource for your child. Enuma School is an application developed by Enuma, Inc. and is available to support improving children's literacy globally. How it Works: Each time your child picks up Enuma School, they can play a few games, read books and watch learning videos. Each activity supports a specific learning goal. And your child will learn increasingly challenging content as they play. A placement test will help your child start at the level that is perfect for them, whether it’s learning the alphabet or reading short sentences. Check-in quizzes and review units help make sure children learn at the pace and level that is just right for them. A Massive Digital Library: Visit the digital library to read books and watch educational videos together with your child. CURRICULUM Developed by experienced global and local educators and in line with National learning goals from preschool to Grade 2, Enuma School covers: Letters and phonics Vocabulary Sentence building Writing Reading Reading comprehension Listening comprehension With its thousands of activities, and hundreds of books and videos, Enuma School is a large application once fully downloaded. You can download the entire application at once, and never need the internet to use it again. Or you can connect to the internet to download new lessons as your child progresses. No sign-up required. Just download to begin! Enuma Inc.’s Applications Have Won Awards Globally A winner of the Global Learning XPRIZE competition showing learning gains within months #1 in the App Store (Education) in 20+ countries including USA, China, the United Kingdom, Korea and Japan A winner of the Parents’ Choice Award - Mobile app category (2015, 2018) Brought to you by Enuma and our partners. Learn more at www.enumaschool.com We empower ALL children to learn independently.

Screenshots

Starfall Learn to Read4 screens
Enuma School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Starfall Learn to Read at every 9 months against Enuma School's every 24 months. Enuma School's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starfall Learn to Read ships an update every 9 months, Enuma School every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Starfall Learn to Read versus Enuma School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarfall Learn to ReadEnuma School
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (228 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings228 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 24 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB997 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStarfall Education FoundationEnuma, Inc.

Bugs and requests

Starfall Learn to Read

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App won't load beyond launch screen (black or green screen)
  • Math games incompatible with iPhone updates
  • Sound not playing in some instances
  • App requires deletion and reinstallation to function
  • Crashes on iOS 9.2.1 and older versions
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  • Glitches when pressing letter machine words
  • App needs to be opened twice each time to run
  • Compatibility issues with various iOS versions

Requested features

10 requests
  • Reward/star system for motivation and progress tracking
  • Lesson progression markers showing mastery of modules
  • Writing and spelling exercises to reinforce learning
  • More stories and content variety
  • UK English version option
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  • Settings to control word pronunciation features
  • More word-building exercises
  • Sight vocabulary games for common words
  • Additional phonics rules (ng, tch, ck, tion, sion)
  • Level progression system to track advancement

Enuma School

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Starfall Learn to Read

No in-app purchases

None

Enuma School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Starfall Learn to Read free?
Starfall Learn to Read is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Enuma School free?
Enuma School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Starfall Learn to Read or Enuma School have ads?
Neither Starfall Learn to Read nor Enuma School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Starfall Learn to Read or Enuma School?
Starfall Learn to Read ships an update every 9 months, and Enuma School every 24 months. Most recently, Starfall Learn to Read was updated on October 24, 2026 and Enuma School on October 6, 2026.

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