12 Twelves vs Read Lao
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
12 Twelves
This math puzzle game helps young learners practice multiplication tables through engaging challenges. It offers customizable board sizes and times table ranges, with helpful hints and progress tracking.
- Customizable board sizes
- Selectable times tables
- Factor range options (1-10 or 1-12)
- In-game hints
- Puzzle history
- Achievements
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12 Twelves is a Maths puzzle game, designed to help young learners practice their times tables in a fun and challenging way. Features: * Choose from 4 board sizes (3x3, 4x4, 5x5 and 6x6). * Choose which times tables you want to practice. 12 Twelves can support you wherever you are in your learning journey. * Choose whether your times tables include factors 1-12 or 1-10, depending on the requirements of your region or school. * Tap the help button to highlight incorrect answers and help you get unstuck. * View a history of your last 100 completed puzzles. When used to supplement math worksheets for school homework, students can show this to their teacher as required. * Stay motivated by completing achievements. * Light and dark theme.
Read Lao
Learn to read the Lao alphabet with this educational app. It offers lessons and exercises to build comprehension and practice spelling of the Lao script.
- Lao alphabet lessons
- Comprehension building
- Spelling practice
- Fun exercises
- Educational content
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An educational app to teach anybody how to read the Lao alphabet. Through a series of lessons and fun exercises, you can build your comprehension with the Lao script while practicing your spelling
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Read Lao at Free against 12 Twelves's $0.99. Read Lao also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). 12 Twelves's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). On review sentiment, 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
Read Lao is free to download; 12 Twelves costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Read Lao holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
12 Twelves ships an update every 10 days, Read Lao every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 12 Twelves | Read Lao |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Hughes | Benita Sills |
Customer experience
12 Twelves
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In-app purchases
12 Twelves
No in-app purchases
Read Lao
No in-app purchases
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