Comparison

Barton Tiles® vs BuddyBooks

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

Head to head
About

Barton Tiles®

This app enhances the Barton Reading & Spelling System for tutors and students. It automates lesson setup, word generation, and student progress tracking, saving valuable teaching time per session. Features include student profiles, lesson notes, and direct email communication.

Highlights
  • Student progress tracking
  • Automated lesson setup
  • Digital tile manipulation
  • Word generation
  • Note-taking
  • Email communication
Features
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This app is only for people who own or use the Barton Reading & Spelling System. More than just tiles on an iPad, this app will save Barton tutors at least 10 minutes each session. How? Student tracking Set up each student once. This app keeps track of their current level and lesson. You can enter notes after each lesson. You can even send an email to the student and/or their parents or teacher – right from the app. Tiles appear automatically Tap on a student’s name and their lesson appears – with all the tiles needed for that lesson. Words appear automatically No need to build the words when you are teaching. Just click on the Next Word button. You will gain at least 10 minutes of teaching time per session. Never put tiles away When spelling with tiles, your student will pull down a COPY of each tile. When he is done, just click on the “Erase Screen” button. You never have to put tiles away.

About

BuddyBooks

This app helps struggling readers improve their vocabulary, comprehension, and fluency through fun and engaging books. It offers a supportive environment for children to develop essential reading skills.

Highlights
  • Engaging book content
  • Vocabulary improvement
  • Comprehension enhancement
  • Reading fluency development
  • Supports struggling readers
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BuddyBooks by ObjectiveEd helps struggling readers more easily engage in fun and engaging books, rapidly improving vocabulary, comprehension, and reading fluency. For more information, please visit us at https://www.objectiveed.com/bb-school-v5

Screenshots

BuddyBooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BuddyBooks at none against Barton Tiles®'s 10. BuddyBooks also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). Barton Tiles®'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (17 vs 5). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Barton Tiles® sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. BuddyBooks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BuddyBooks holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Barton Tiles®'s written reviews are positive against 100% of BuddyBooks's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Barton Tiles® ships an update every 2 months, BuddyBooks every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Barton Tiles® versus BuddyBooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarton Tiles®BuddyBooks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (17 ratings)4.4 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBright Solutions for Dyslexia, Inc.OBJECTIVE ED INC

Customer experience

Barton Tiles®

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative17.6%

BuddyBooks

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Barton Tiles®

One-time10
  • Phonemic Awareness$29.99
  • Consonants & Short Vowels$29.99
  • Closed & Unit Syllables$29.99
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  • Multi-Syllable words and Vowel Teams$29.99
  • Prefixes & Suffixes$29.99
  • Six Reasons for Silent-E$29.99
  • Vowel-R's$29.99
  • Advanced Vowel Teams$29.99
  • Influence of Foreign Languages$29.99
  • Latin Roots and Greek Combining Forms$29.99
None

BuddyBooks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Barton Tiles® free?
Barton Tiles® is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BuddyBooks free?
BuddyBooks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Barton Tiles® or BuddyBooks?
BuddyBooks is rated higher. Barton Tiles® averages 4.1 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while BuddyBooks averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Barton Tiles® or BuddyBooks have ads?
Neither Barton Tiles® nor BuddyBooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Barton Tiles® or BuddyBooks?
Barton Tiles® ships an update every 2 months, and BuddyBooks every 4 months. Most recently, Barton Tiles® was updated on November 6, 2026 and BuddyBooks on November 4, 2026.

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