Comparison

Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends vs Readability

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

Head to head
About

Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends

This program helps children learn essential phonemic awareness skills, including blends, digraphs, and long vowels. It uses engaging activities like Bingo and word searches to teach reading and spelling of over 300 words, making learning fun and rewarding.

Highlights
  • Teaches blends, digraphs, and long vowels
  • Introduces phonemic awareness skills
  • Spelling and reading practice for 300+ words
  • Engaging activities: Bingo, Memory Match, Word Search, Riddles
  • Tracks words needing practice with reports
  • Suitable for special needs and home-schooling
Read full description

This program introduces more complex sounds used in English - Blends, Digraphs and Long Vowels. Our mission is to inspire children to Love Learning. We accomplish this by designing a program which rewards kids for every effort they make towards learning. During the course of this program child will be introduced to all the essential phonemic awareness skills focussed here. Child can practice the skills at his/her own pace and learn to spell and read more than 300 words using this program. Blends, Digraphs, Silent–e Sounds, Long Vowel Words are all practiced in every possible way, equipping child to perform best at school as well. Activities such as – Bingo, Memory Match, Word Search and Riddles will make learning all the more fun and rewarding. Activities are appropriate for special needs and home-schooling kids as well. Utmost care has been taken in the selection of words, pictures and sounds. An ideal complement to your school’s phonics program! Engaging, hands-on, and motivating activities to make learning fun. Equips Kids with a complete guided program. Words which need practise are tracked and are shown in report.

About

Readability

This app uses AI-powered voice technology to provide personalized reading tutoring for children. It listens as kids read aloud, offers pronunciation correction, and assesses comprehension through interactive questions. The app also builds vocabulary and allows parents to track progress.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice recognition for reading practice
  • Real-time pronunciation correction
  • Interactive voice-based comprehension questions
  • Personalized vocabulary lists
  • Parent dashboard for progress tracking
  • Engaging grade-level stories with illustrations
Features
Read full description

Readability’s award-winning Smart Reading & Comprehension Learning App gives your child the effectiveness of 1-on-1 tutoring. Our breakthrough voice-based technology LISTENS while your child READS, highlighting, and correcting any problem words. Kids from kindergarten to 6th grade will improve their reading, vocabulary, and comprehension skills all in the convenience of a mobile app. IMPROVE READING WITH 1-ON-1 TUTORING Readability prompts your child to read aloud and listens while providing reading help and real-time pronunciation correction as your child reads. If they get stuck, they can tap on the speaker icon to have Readability read the selected passage or word aloud. Readability automatically selects the right reading material for each child to maximize improvement and minimize the reading struggle. Your child will be eager to learn as these fun and educational grade-level stories come to life with bright illustrations. IMPROVE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS Our industry-first comprehension with Interactive Voice-based Questions & Answers (IVQA™) asks your child questions verbally about the story they just read to improve their critical thinking skills. Your child then is prompted to answer the question verbally to ensure they fully understand what they read. Comprehension is as important as reading fluency, we deliver both in our smart reading app for kids. IMPROVE VOCABULARY Readability makes it easy to learn new words and their meaning with a personalized vocabulary list for your child. Your child can long-press on any word while reading to learn its pronunciation, meaning, and add it to their vocabulary list. Their vocabulary list is neatly organized A-Z and by book to further practice, review, and perfect new or difficult words. SET AND TRACK READING GOALS Set goals and follow your child’s progress with your very own Parent Dashboard detailing what they have read, reading duration, accuracy, comprehension, and speed. It also provides daily and weekly reading reports for accountability that can be shared with a teacher. ENGAGING BOOKS A massive selection of age-appropriate stories and educational works keep kids engaged and learning. Readability is the perfect reading app for kids. Getting started is easy with a 30-day free trial. Just download the app to sign up for your free trial. Cancel anytime. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS To access all app features, please subscribe to the 30-day free trial. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will automatically be charged at the subscription price for renewal, within 24-hours prior to the end of the current billing period. You can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Account Settings after purchase. • Visit https://www.readabilitytutor.com/payment-policy/ for payment terms • Visit https://www.readabilitytutor.com/terms-of-use/ for terms of use Copyright 2023 Readability

Screenshots

Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends4 screens
Readability4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Readability at Free against Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends's $2.99. Readability also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 20%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 14 months). Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads and device support 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

Readability is free to download; Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends costs $2.99 up front. Readability sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Readability has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends's written reviews are positive against 56% of Readability's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends ships an update every 14 months, Readability fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends versus Readability: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLong Vowels, Digraphs, BlendsReadability
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (25K ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews55.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings125K — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#170 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB283 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArni Solutions Pvt. Ltd.e4site Inc.

Customer experience

Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

Readability

All ratings24,942 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews383 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral9.7%
Negative34.7%

Bugs and requests

Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Readability

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App charges for free trial
  • Subscription cancellation issues
  • Inconsistent app behavior
  • Compatibility problems on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • More customization options for text and background
  • Improved voice recognition accuracy
  • Expanded book selection
  • Better comprehension testing

In-app purchases

None

Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Readability

Subscriptions2
  • Readability Tutor1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Readability Tutor Annual1 Month trial$139.991 Year

Questions

Is Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends free?
Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Readability free?
Readability is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends or Readability?
Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends is rated higher. Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Readability averages 4.6 from 25K ratings.
Do Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends or Readability have ads?
Neither Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends nor Readability shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends or Readability?
Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends ships an update every 14 months, and Readability fortnightly. Most recently, Long Vowels, Digraphs, Blends was updated on October 13, 2026 and Readability on October 22, 2026.

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