Comparison

Little Fox English vs READING &

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

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About

Little Fox English

Learn English through a vast collection of animated stories and songs. This app offers a structured curriculum, interactive study tools, and progress tracking for young learners. Access a daily new story and a wide range of genres to enhance vocabulary and comprehension.

Highlights
  • Over 410 animated stories and songs
  • Daily new story publication
  • 9-level reading curriculum
  • Quizzes and vocabulary lists
  • Individual learning data tracking
  • Save stories to bookshelves
  • Create custom vocabulary lists
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Enjoy learning English with Little Fox animated stories and songs with the brand new Little Fox English app! Over 410 animated stories and songs for English learners are available free with this app. FEATURES OF A PAID LITTLE FOX SUBSCRIPTION 1. Huge Library of Animated Stories and Songs – A New Story Every Day! Stories with different themes are published from Monday to Friday. – Wide Selection of Stories! Over 3,900 animated stories in English are available. Our stories cover a wide range of genres and topics. Enjoy classics, fantasy, mystery, science, history, and more! – Great Songs for Children! More than 330 animated songs are available, including fun nursery rhymes, sing-alongs, and learning songs! – Leveled Reading Curriculum! Stories are arranged within a 9-level curriculum for learners of all ages and abilities. 2. Rich Learning Environment – Helpful Study Tools! Each story has a quiz, vocabulary list, and more! – Add up to Three Children! One account is for up to four users, with individual learning data. Parent users can monitor child users' learning progress. – Personalized Main Screen! The main screen gives easy access to recently viewed, frequently viewed, and popular stories and series. – Save Stories to Bookshelf! Create bookshelves and save stories to them for future viewing. – Create Vocabulary Lists! Increase vocabulary by saving words to vocabulary lists with audio for extra practice. – PC Access! A paid Little Fox subscription includes full access to the Little Fox website. 3. Award-Winning Content and Curriculum Little Fox has earned recognition throughout the world for our content and curriculum by these and other organizations: – 2018 Parents’ Choice Approved Award Winner – 2018 The Best Educational Software Awards Winner – 2015 Education Software Review Award, Upper Elementary – 2014 Teachers’ Choice Award, for the Family & for the Classroom – 39th Bologna Children's Book Fair New Media Prize PAYMENT INFORMATION – $24.99 payment through the App Store for a 1-month subscription. – Paid subscriptions cannot be canceled or refunded according to the App Store policy. – The subscription will not renew automatically. REQUIRED ACCESS PERMISSIONS The following permissions are required to use this app: – Storage: to temporarily store content thumbnails. – Device ID: to save learning data (does not identify an individual). – Device/App History: to optimize service and check errors. OPTIONAL ACCESS PERMISSIONS The following permissions are optional: – Touch ID/Face ID: for quick log ins.

About

READING &

Access a vast digital library of high-quality English books from Oxford University Press and Collins. This app offers a multi-dimensional reading system designed for efficient language acquisition, including vocabulary games, listening, reading, and speaking exercises. Enjoy personalized learning with features like pronunciation options, audio speed control, and a built-in dictionary.

Highlights
  • Digital library of Oxford and Collins English books
  • 5-Step Multi-Dimension Reading system
  • Vocabulary games, listening, reading, and speaking exercises
  • British & American pronunciation options
  • Audio speed control and recording feature
  • Built-in dictionary and personalized vocabulary list
  • Offline reading mode
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Meet the premium readers from the Oxford University Press and Collins at ‘READING &’! Oxford Reading Tree (ORT) and Collins Big Cat series are now available at READING &! ORT, the world’s best-seller readers used in 80% of the primary schools in the UK! Big Cat, is the popular series beloved by over 10,000 libraries in the primary schools in the UK! Have your own digital library that houses a massive collection of high-quality English books, and enjoy reading wherever you are and whenever you want! Awesome #1. 5 times more efficient 5 steps of multi-dimensional reading system is applied in every book. READING & transformed one-dimensional paper books to multi-functional digital contents that carries out the holistic process of language acquisition: vocabulary game, listening, reading, speaking, spelling check and after activities. Users can benefit from 5 times more efficient language learning system through our productive 5-Step Multi-Dimension Reading. Awesome #2. Up to 4 different devices Use up to 4 different mobile devices at a time! Every reading data synchronizes. We also support offline mode. Download your books and read them offline. Awesome #3. Additional features for your self-study - Both British & American pronunciation available (some books might provide only one) - Audio speed control - Record your own speaking - Listen to the audio per page or sentence - Built-in dictionary (Oxford English-Korean dictionary with 185,000 words) - Personalized vocabulary list - Pen tool: highlight or underline important vocabulary, make in-page highlights - Reading Diary: store your own speaking files This application may require access to the permissions below (to avoid the malfunction). - [Optional] Microphone: to record audio in Stage 3 and 4 - [Optional] Photos: to register your profile picture Instructions to turn the permission off: - Microphone: Settings > Privacy > App permissions > Microphone > turn off READING & - Photo: Settings > Privacy > App permissions > Storage > turn off READING & If you disable access for these permissions, you may use the app but several features of your device may no longer function as intended.

Screenshots

Little Fox English4 screens
READING &4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: READING & at none against Little Fox English's 1. READING & also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 71%). Little Fox English's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (76 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Little Fox English sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. READING & asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Little Fox English holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Little Fox English has 76 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Little Fox English's written reviews are positive against 79% of READING &'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Little Fox English ships an update every 3 weeks, READING & fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Little Fox English versus READING &: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLittle Fox EnglishREADING &
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (76 ratings) — better3.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews79.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings76 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size572 MB251 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLITTLE FOX INC.iPortfolio Inc.

Customer experience

Little Fox English

All ratings76 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral13.2%
Negative19.7%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative23.4%

READING &

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative13.2%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Little Fox English

One-time1
  • Little Fox 1 Month Membership$19.99
None

READING &

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Little Fox English free?
Little Fox English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is READING & free?
READING & is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Little Fox English or READING &?
Little Fox English is rated higher. Little Fox English averages 3.8 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while READING & averages 3.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Little Fox English or READING & have ads?
Neither Little Fox English nor READING & shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Little Fox English or READING &?
Little Fox English ships an update every 3 weeks, and READING & fortnightly. Most recently, Little Fox English was updated on September 23, 2026 and READING & on September 19, 2026.

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