Comparison

Dot vs Starfall I'm Reading

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

Head to head
About

Dot

This interactive game helps children learn numbers and letters through engaging dot-to-dot puzzles. It offers customizable learning paths for various ages and includes fun rewards like collectible pin badges.

Highlights
  • 35 dot-to-dot puzzles
  • Learn numbers and skip counting
  • Practice uppercase and lowercase letters
  • Customizable learning levels
  • Collectible pin badges
  • Multi-player profiles
Features
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This fun lesson on letters and numbers can be enjoyed by the whole family, with fully customizable options making it suitable for toddlers and older kids alike. Go from one dot to the next in the correct sequence in order to reveal the mystery object. Terrific job! You have earned a cool pin badge - now have a race with siblings and friends to see who will be the first to collect them all! Inside Dot-to-dot Adventure: - 35 dot-to-dot puzzles - Cute illustrations of fun characters and objects - watch them come alive as you complete each puzzle! - Learn about numbers - progress from traditional counting to skip counting in multiples of 2 to 12 - All about letters - know the alphabet inside and out by practising with uppercase and lowercase letters - Heaps of help options, including: dot hint, simple puzzles with less number of dots, and more - Create up to 4 player profiles - A badge board with collectable pin badges in every puzzle - Pleasant voice narration of letters and numbers, which can be switched on or off LEVELS TO SUIT EVERY CHILD Every child learns at a different pace and this app allows him or her to do just that. You decide what they should learn - is the alphabet too easy for your toddler? Has your preschooler mastered counting and is ready for something a little more challenging, like the multiplications table? Flexibility is key, but we’ve also kept things quick and easy - default settings have been built in so that you can simply enter your child’s age and they can start playing straight away. You can always go back and change the settings to specifically tailor to your child’s needs. WHOLE FAMILY FUN This app saves up to four players. That means everyone can have a go without anyone’s badges getting deleted (and we all know how important that is!). It also means you save a few dollars with something the whole bunch can enjoy. Download Dot-to-dot Adventure once and play it on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Available in multiple languages, including: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Swedish, Russian and Danish. -------------- Connect with us! Visit us: http://www.GiggleUp.com Like us: facebook.com/GiggleUpApps Follow us: twitter.com/GiggleUpApps Email us: Support@GiggleUp.com Brought to you by GiggleUp, creators of the award-winning Interactive Telling Time and other educational apps for kids. Our goal is to promote learning through play with the purpose of helping children develop useful learning skills. Our apps have been enjoyed by children and used in classrooms all around the world!

About

Starfall I'm Reading

This app helps young children transition from learning to read to reading to learn. It offers a selection of stories and activities designed to build comprehension and fluency using high-frequency words in context. An AutoRead feature models fluent reading and can be toggled off for independent readers.

Highlights
  • Stories and activities for reading comprehension
  • Controlled vocabulary with high-frequency words
  • AutoRead feature to model fluent reading
  • Plays, fiction, non-fiction, comics, and fables
  • Audio support for fluency practice
Features
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Starfall® I’m Reading is the fourth 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! Starfall I’m Reading is the final step of Starfall’s free early learn-to-read sequence. I’m Reading! focuses on bridging the gap between basic phonics and true reading mastery. The program expands fluency and comprehension through exercise with words from the Dolch and Fry sight word lists. These words are challenging to sound out phonetically, but represent the majority of words found in children’s texts. Familiarity with these words builds confidence and natural ease with reading. The texts cover a wide range of multicultural fiction and nonfiction stories, with clickable words and sentences for fluency assistance throughout. Travel-ready. No internet connection required. Find Starfall I’m Reading, 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.

Screenshots

Starfall I'm Reading4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dot at 100% against Starfall I'm Reading's 67%. Dot also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Starfall I'm Reading's advantage is update cadence (every 10 months vs every 42 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dot ships an update every 42 months, Starfall I'm Reading every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dot versus Starfall I'm Reading: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDotStarfall I'm Reading
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—47 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 10 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB102 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiggleUp Kids Apps And Educational Games Pty LtdStarfall Education Foundation

Customer experience

Dot

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Starfall I'm Reading

All ratings47 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Dot

No in-app purchases

None

Starfall I'm Reading

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dot free?
Dot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Starfall I'm Reading free?
Starfall I'm Reading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dot or Starfall I'm Reading have ads?
Neither Dot nor Starfall I'm Reading shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dot or Starfall I'm Reading?
Dot ships an update every 42 months, and Starfall I'm Reading every 10 months. Most recently, Dot was updated on October 29, 2026 and Starfall I'm Reading on October 30, 2026.

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