Comparison

Starfall Learn to Read vs Keep Spriggy Safe

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

Keep Spriggy Safe

Guide a playful character through various household and outdoor scenarios by answering safety questions correctly. Earn coins and increase bounce height as you learn about preventing common accidents. This interactive game teaches crucial safety lessons for children.

Highlights
  • Interactive safety quizzes
  • Coin collection for progress
  • Hazard avoidance gameplay
  • Learn about home safety
  • Outdoor safety education
  • Bike and vehicle safety
Features
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Meet Spriggy. Spriggy is a happy little fellow who loves to have fun, bounce around and collect coins! When it comes to staying out of trouble, he has a lot to learn. As he bounces through the house, he’ll need some guidance to stay out of harms way. Lucky for him, you’re up for the challenge! Put your running shoes on and follow him through the house! Remember to be careful, there are hazards in every room! How do I play? Your job is keep Spriggy safe, happy and healthy by answering the safety questions correctly. • The more questions you get right, the higher he can bounce. • The higher he can bounce, the more coins he can collect. • You control Spriggy’s bouncing with a tap on the screen. • Be careful of potential hazards—they take points away. Safety education at your fingertips: • Prevent slips and falls in your home • Avoid burn injuries and practice fire safety • Prevent accidental poisoning • Reduce the risk of drowning and choking • Teach your family about bike safety • Stay safe outdoors all year long • Increase motor vehicle safety measures

Screenshots

Starfall Learn to Read4 screens
Keep Spriggy Safe4 screens

Verdict

The call

Starfall Learn to Read and Keep Spriggy Safe both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Keep Spriggy Safe's written reviews are positive against 71% of Starfall Learn to Read's. Keep Spriggy Safe also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). Starfall Learn to Read's advantage is ratings volume (228 vs 10). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Starfall Learn to Read holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Starfall Learn to Read has 228 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Starfall Learn to Read's written reviews are positive against 93% of Keep Spriggy Safe's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Starfall Learn to Read ships an update every 9 months, Keep Spriggy Safe every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Starfall Learn to Read versus Keep Spriggy Safe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarfall Learn to ReadKeep Spriggy Safe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (228 ratings) — better4.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews71.3% of reviews92.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings228 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB552 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStarfall Education FoundationChildren's Hospital of Wisconsin, Inc.

Customer experience

Starfall Learn to Read

All ratings228 ratings
Positive77.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive71.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative25.3%

Keep Spriggy Safe

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%

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

Keep Spriggy Safe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Starfall Learn to Read

No in-app purchases

None

Keep Spriggy Safe

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 Keep Spriggy Safe free?
Keep Spriggy Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Starfall Learn to Read or Keep Spriggy Safe?
Starfall Learn to Read is rated higher. Starfall Learn to Read averages 4.2 out of 5 from 228 ratings, while Keep Spriggy Safe averages 4.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Starfall Learn to Read or Keep Spriggy Safe have ads?
Neither Starfall Learn to Read nor Keep Spriggy Safe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Starfall Learn to Read or Keep Spriggy Safe?
Starfall Learn to Read ships an update every 9 months, and Keep Spriggy Safe every 3 months. Most recently, Starfall Learn to Read was updated on October 28, 2026 and Keep Spriggy Safe on October 29, 2026.

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