Comparison

Duck Duck Moose Reading vs Bedtime Math

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

Head to head
About

Duck Duck Moose Reading

This app offers interactive games and activities designed to teach young children phonics and letter sounds. Kids can collect animals and build their own zoo scenes while learning foundational reading skills. Developed with educators, it aligns with Common Core Standards.

Highlights
  • 9 word and letter activities
  • Teaches phonics and letter sounds
  • Spelling practice for CVC words
  • Parent reporting tool
  • Aligned with Common Core Standards
  • Zoo scene creation
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*** Parents’ Choice Gold Award winner - Parents’ Choice Foundation *** Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Design Join Milo the Meerkat and his sidekick Puffs at the zoo on a phonics learning adventure! Duck Duck Moose Reading has 9 different word and letter activities that help kids learn by feeding and playing with flamingos, monkeys, lions, and more. Collect animals and make your own zoo scene as you learn more letter sounds. AGES 3-7. CATEGORY: Curriculum 9 WORD AND LETTER ACTIVITIES - Teaches phonics - the letter sounds for all consonants, short vowels, and long vowels - Practice spelling consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words PARENT REPORTING - Includes a new reporting tool so teachers and parents can see how a child is progressing and which letter sounds they have learned DEVELOPED WITH EDUCATORS - Based on the Common Core State Standards - Foundational Skills of Reading - Developed in conjunction with a Stanford University educator, Jennifer DiBrienza, PhD in Early Elementary Education, and a former NYC public school teacher (K-Grade 2) - Tested extensively in classrooms BASED ON COMMON CORE STANDARDS - Letter-sound and word activities - Recognizing and naming lowercase letters - Demonstrating knowledge of letter-sound correspondences - Isolating and pronouncing sounds in CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words - Covered CCSS include: RF.K.1d, RF.K.2d, RF.K.2e, RF.K.3a, RF.K.3b _________________ Brought to you by Duck Duck Moose, the creator of Wheels on the Bus and Itsy Bitsy Spider and winner of 15 Parents’ Choice Awards. Check out more fun, educational apps from Duck Duck Moose: Favorite Nursery Rhymes: - Wheels on the Bus - Old MacDonald - Itsy Bitsy Spider - Baa Baa Black Sheep - Peek-a-Zoo (Animal Book for Toddlers) Curriculum Based Learning: - Fish School (Letters, Numbers, Colors, Matching) - Park Math (Addition, Subtraction, Patterns) - Word Wagon (Letters, Phonics, Spelling) - Musical Me! (Music, Notes, Pitch, Rhythm) - Puzzle Pop (Animated Puzzles for all ages) - [NEW!] Duck Duck Moose Reading (Phonics) Creative Play: - Draw and Tell (Draw, Color, Record Voice) - Trucks (Carwash, Tow Truck, Recycling) - [NEW!] More Trucks (Fire Truck, Monster Trucks) - Princess Fairy Tale Maker - Superhero Comic Book Maker ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now free, without ads or subscriptions. We rely on our community of volunteers and donors. Get involved today at www.duckduckmoose.com/about. Check out the Khan Academy app to learn and practice all kinds of topics for elementary school through college and beyond. We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

About

Bedtime Math

This app makes math engaging for parents and children aged 3-9. Through interactive stories and discussions, it helps kids understand math concepts and improve their skills. It offers daily problems and a library of over 1,000 math challenges at various difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Parent-child math activities
  • Story-based math problems
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Over 1,000 math problems
  • Skill and topic search
  • Daily math challenges
Features
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Our goal is simple: make math as beloved as the bedtime story. Unlike most educational apps, the Bedtime Math app is designed for parents and kids to do together – at bedtime or anytime! It’s a free, simple tool proven to boost kids’ math skills an extra three months in one school year. How? By making it a conversation, we help kids get to the right answer – and understand how they got there! First, read the short story to your kid. We cover everything from flamingoes to pillow forts to chocolate chips. Then read the question and talk through the reasoning. Targeted for families with kids ages 3-9, each post comes with three questions at different levels of challenge. Start with the “Wee Ones” and work your way up to “Little Kids” and “Big Kids,” go as far as your kid wants to go! Often there’s a harder “The Sky’s the Limit” level for extra challenge. Do the math problem of the day or search over 1,000 math problems by skill or topic. Bedtime Math encourages a dialogue between parents and kids about real-world math. Make it a part of your family’s routine today!

Screenshots

Duck Duck Moose Reading4 screens
Bedtime Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bedtime Math at 4.2 against Duck Duck Moose Reading's 3.8. Bedtime Math also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 11 months). Duck Duck Moose Reading's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

Bedtime Math holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 65 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Duck Duck Moose Reading's written reviews are positive against 85% of Bedtime Math's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duck Duck Moose Reading ships an update every 11 months, Bedtime Math every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Duck Duck Moose Reading versus Bedtime Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuck Duck Moose ReadingBedtime Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (25 ratings)4.2 (65 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews84.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2565 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDuck Duck Moose LLCBEDTIME MATH FOUNDATION INC

Customer experience

Duck Duck Moose Reading

All ratings25 ratings
Positive68.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%

Bedtime Math

All ratings61 ratings
Positive80.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral3.8%
Negative11.5%

Bugs and requests

Duck Duck Moose Reading

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bedtime Math

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes
  • Voiceover accessibility removed
  • Sound effects missing
  • Cannot enter correct answers
  • Problems are difficult to understand
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  • Text is hard to read
  • Pictures/images not displaying
  • App does not launch
  • App does not load correctly
  • New math questions not available
  • Poor resolution on iPad

Requested features

10 requests
  • Bring back voiceover accessibility
  • Add fun appearing elements and sound effects
  • Add an alert notification feature for bedtime
  • Add a way to show which days have been read/completed
  • Make math harder, especially 'Big kid' level
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  • Add functional links like the website
  • Create a level between 'big kids' and 'sky is the limit'
  • International versions for other languages
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to enter correct answers

In-app purchases

None

Duck Duck Moose Reading

No in-app purchases

None

Bedtime Math

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Duck Duck Moose Reading free?
Duck Duck Moose Reading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bedtime Math free?
Bedtime Math is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Duck Duck Moose Reading or Bedtime Math?
Bedtime Math is rated higher. Duck Duck Moose Reading averages 3.8 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Bedtime Math averages 4.2 from 65 ratings.
Do Duck Duck Moose Reading or Bedtime Math have ads?
Neither Duck Duck Moose Reading nor Bedtime Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Duck Duck Moose Reading or Bedtime Math?
Duck Duck Moose Reading ships an update every 11 months, and Bedtime Math every 4 months. Most recently, Duck Duck Moose Reading was updated on October 22, 2026 and Bedtime Math on October 20, 2026.

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