Comparison

ReadySetRead vs Learning Ally Audiobooks

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

Head to head
About

ReadySetRead

This app uses over 100 interactive lessons and 24 original stories to help children develop essential reading skills. It focuses on connecting letter sounds with word patterns and reinforces learning through engaging word activities. Parents can track progress and manage multiple student profiles.

Highlights
  • Interactive reading lessons
  • Build-A-Word, Word Chain, Sentence Scramble activities
  • Original stories for context
  • Research-based teaching methodology
  • Parent progress tracking
  • Multiple student profiles
  • Safe and age-appropriate content
Features
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Encourage early readers to develop the skills essential for reading with over 100 interactive lessons designed to solidify the reader’s ability to connect the sounds they hear with the letter patterns found in words. ReadySetRead’s lessons expose the student to the letters and sounds in over 500 different words. Individual lessons consist of three types of word activities (Build-A-Word, Word Chain and Sentence Scramble) and then put those words in context in one of the app’s 24 engaging and original stories. ReadySetRead's teaching methodology is based on the researched scope and sequence of the Targeted Reading Intervention program, developed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The app includes a Parent's section that provides detailed explanations of the app’s activities and gives parents a concise explanation of the teaching process with references for further information. The app also allows the parent to monitor the student's progress through the lessons, as well as his or her performance on individual sounds, lessons and activities. Do you have more than one child learning to read? No problem - ReadySetRead can be configured to support multiple simultaneous students, each with his or her own progress and performance tracking. ReadySetRead provides a safe listening and viewing experience for children of all ages. The graphics and audio are designed to be child-like in nature and the choice of words and subject matter for the stories is age-appropriate.

About

Learning Ally Audiobooks

Access a vast library of human-read audiobooks, including bestsellers, classics, and textbooks. This app offers interactive learning tools like synced text highlighting, speed control, and note-taking to support students with reading deficits or visual impairments.

Highlights
  • Human-read audiobook library
  • Synced text highlighting
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Bookmarking
  • Note-taking
  • Textbook access
Features
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This app provides access to Learning Ally’s library of human-read audiobooks, offering an extensive selection of books students want and need to read, including bestsellers, classic literature and textbooks. Now students have interactive learning tools geared to help them succeed, including: highlighted text synced with the audio narration, speed control, bookmarking, highlighting, and note-taking. Learning Ally membership is required to use this app. Learning Ally is for students with dyslexia or other reading deficits who struggle with decoding, fluency or comprehension, who are blind or visually impaired, or who have a physical disability that prohibits them from reading standard print. If you need help getting started with the Learning Ally Audiobook App, please call our Customer Care team at 800-221-4792 or visit LearningAlly.org/Contact-Us to email us.

Screenshots

ReadySetRead4 screens
Learning Ally Audiobooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ReadySetRead at 100% against Learning Ally Audiobooks's 42%. ReadySetRead also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). Learning Ally Audiobooks's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and ratings volume (757 vs 4). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Learning Ally Audiobooks is free to download; ReadySetRead costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReadySetRead holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learning Ally Audiobooks has 757 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ReadySetRead's written reviews are positive against 42% of Learning Ally Audiobooks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadySetRead ships an update every 6 months, Learning Ally Audiobooks every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ReadySetRead versus Learning Ally Audiobooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadySetReadLearning Ally Audiobooks
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.4 (757 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better41.9% of reviews
Number of ratings4757 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPamela HollandLearning Ally

Customer experience

ReadySetRead

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Learning Ally Audiobooks

All ratings757 ratings
Positive55.2%
Neutral9.0%
Negative35.8%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive41.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative42.7%

Bugs and requests

ReadySetRead

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Learning Ally Audiobooks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to log in or access account
  • Books fail to download or disappear from library
  • Inconsistent performance across different devices
  • Syncing issues between mobile and desktop apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more recent and popular book titles
  • Improve audio playback controls and options
  • Implement a sleep timer or auto-off feature
  • Better integration with other devices and platforms

In-app purchases

None

ReadySetRead

No in-app purchases

None

Learning Ally Audiobooks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadySetRead free?
ReadySetRead costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learning Ally Audiobooks free?
Learning Ally Audiobooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ReadySetRead or Learning Ally Audiobooks?
ReadySetRead is rated higher. ReadySetRead averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Learning Ally Audiobooks averages 3.4 from 757 ratings.
Do ReadySetRead or Learning Ally Audiobooks have ads?
Neither ReadySetRead nor Learning Ally Audiobooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadySetRead or Learning Ally Audiobooks?
ReadySetRead ships an update every 6 months, and Learning Ally Audiobooks every 4 months. Most recently, ReadySetRead was updated on September 12, 2026 and Learning Ally Audiobooks on September 26, 2026.

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