Comparison

Number Flash vs Read Live

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

Head to head
About

Number Flash

This educational app helps young children develop number sense by flashing ten frames and having them recall the quantity. It encourages strategic thinking about numbers in relation to five and ten, aiding in basic fact acquisition. Teachers can use it for interactive classroom activities.

Highlights
  • Flashing ten frames with dots
  • Adjustable display duration
  • Number recall challenges
  • Develops number sense
  • Supports strategic thinking
  • Classroom projection mode
Features
Read full description

Helps children transition from counting to number understanding. Watch a video demonstration of Number Flash in action: http://studysmart.com/www.studysmart.com/VideoBankUsinNumberFlash.html A ten frame with dots flashes on the screen (you can choose the number of seconds it appears on the screen). Then the ten frame disappears. Children need to choose the number of dots they saw in the ten frame. They can’t count because the picture has disappeared. This coaxes them to think of a number of objects in relation to five and ten. This helps children to use strategies to learn basic facts. Kindergarten and 1st Grade Teachers: Project Number Flash on a projector. Have all the students answer with pencil and paper at their seats.

About

Read Live

This app provides a structured, audio-supported system to improve reading fluency, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension for learners of all ages. It offers access to four distinct curriculum options, including support for Spanish readers, and tracks student progress across devices. A Read Live account is required to use the program.

Highlights
  • Four curriculum options
  • Audio-supported system
  • Develops reading fluency
  • Improves comprehension
  • Tracks student progress
  • Spanish reading support
Read full description

Read Live delivers measurable results for struggling and developing readers of all ages. With this app, your students can access their Read Live student stories and exercises in an experience designed to take advantage of the iPad’s capabilities. Improve fluency and phonics skills while supporting vocabulary and comprehension development with Read Naturally Live. Build mastery and automaticity in phonics and decoding with systematic phonics instruction with Word Warm-ups Live. Enable structured, engaging, and independent reading practice with One Minute Reader Live. Help native Spanish speakers or others to learn to read Spanish text fluently with Read Naturally Live–Español. Visit our website to learn more about Read Live: readnaturally.com/go-read-live *** A Read Live account and internet connection are required to use this app. Don’t have an account yet? Don't worry: you can create a free account and start using the program within 1 business day! Read Live was designed by teachers for use in schools. Here's what some teachers are saying: “A great program. Kids enjoy using it. They see their progress in fluency and comprehension skills.” – Special Education Teacher, VT “Love, Love, Love this program to help build our students' fluency. All of the stories are engaging for the students. The technology is easy for both students and teachers to use.” – First-Grade Teacher, WI “This program has dramatically increased the fluency, comprehension and writing abilities of my ELL students. Their MAP scores have risen as much as 15 points in a trimester. It provides great individualization.” – ELL/ESL Teacher, IL KEY FEATURES • Full access to all four curriculum options: Read Naturally Live, Word Warm-ups Live, One Minute Reader Live, and Read Naturally Live–Español. • Structured, audio-supported system keeps students motivated and holds them accountable for their own success. • Develops reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and phonics. • Excellent for Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). • Student progress syncs across computer and iPad. • Free iPad app for Read Live account holders. ________________________________________ Need support? We’re here to help. Email us at support@readnaturally.com *** IMPORTANT!! You must have a Read Live account to use this app.

Screenshots

Number Flash3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Read Live at 5.0 against Number Flash's 4.3. Read Live also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 57 months). Number Flash's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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

Read Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Number Flash's written reviews are positive against 29% of Read Live's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Number Flash ships an update every 57 months, Read Live every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Number Flash versus Read Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNumber FlashRead Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 57 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.3
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMitchell MarkRead Naturally, Inc.

Customer experience

Number Flash

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Read Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

Number Flash

No in-app purchases

None

Read Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Number Flash free?
Number Flash is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Read Live free?
Read Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Number Flash or Read Live?
Read Live is rated higher. Number Flash averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Read Live averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Number Flash or Read Live have ads?
Neither Number Flash nor Read Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Number Flash or Read Live?
Number Flash ships an update every 57 months, and Read Live every 4 months. Most recently, Number Flash was updated on October 12, 2026 and Read Live on October 23, 2026.

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