Barton Tiles® vs Reach Test Prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Student progress tracking
- Automated lesson setup
- Digital tile manipulation
- Word generation
- Note-taking
- Email communication
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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.
Reach Test Prep
This app helps you study for the ACT with personalized plans, games, and progress tracking. Build streaks, earn rewards, and improve your test-taking skills through engaging activities designed to hone your weaknesses.
- Personalized study plans
- Daily streaks and rewards
- Gamified learning with XP
- Progress tracking and stats
- Time management games
- Confidence-building challenges
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Description Supplement your strengths and overcome your weaknesses with Reach! Reach helps you study for the ACT by building personalized study plans, playing games, competing on leaderboards, and building streaks. Reach higher scores, with Reach! FEATURES Reach has several features to help encourage you to build your skills. Streaks Come back every day to maintain your streak and earn rewards! Personalized Study Plans Using the platform more often improves your study experience, by honing in on the content you need to study before you know you need to practice. XP Play games and answer questions, level up, and track your progress. Stats See how your skills build as you study on the app. GAMES Reach has different games to help you build better study habits and train different study skills. Trials Keep up the pace and answer as many questions as you can in the time limit! Build time management skills in a controlled environment before you take the test. Break the Bank Bet on questions, win points, and test your abilities! Break the Bank encourages you to build confidence and bet on yourself. Coming soon! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Reach Test Prep at 5.0 against Barton Tiles®'s 4.1. Reach Test Prep also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Barton Tiles® sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Reach Test Prep sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Reach Test Prep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 6 respectively.
Barton Tiles® ships an update every 2 months, Reach Test Prep every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Barton Tiles® | Reach Test Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (17 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bright Solutions for Dyslexia, Inc. | Reach Test Prep |
Customer experience
Barton Tiles®
Reach Test Prep
In-app purchases
Barton Tiles®
- 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
Reach Test Prep
- Reach Monthly$9.991 Month
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