Comparison

Begin Learning vs Learn then Play

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

Head to head
About

Begin Learning

Explore a curated collection of award-winning learning games for children aged 2-10. This free app offers engaging activities in early reading, math, STEM, coding, and social-emotional skills, featuring content from popular educational brands.

Highlights
  • Curated selection of award-winning learning games
  • Covers early reading, math, STEM, coding, and social-emotional skills
  • Content from Sesame Street, HOMER, codeSpark, and Little Passports
  • Designed for ages 2-10
  • Focuses on curiosity, character, core skills, creativity, and critical thinking
Features
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Tap into the power of digital play with a free, curated selection of Begin's award-winning learning games. Designed for learners of all ages, there's something for everyone to explore, like early reading, math, social-emotional skills, STEM, coding, and more. Unlock 10+ exclusive games from Learn with Sesame Street by Begin, HOMER, codeSpark, and Little Passports and enjoy skill-building screen time you and your child can feel good about. The Begin Approach focuses on the five essential skill areas proven to help children succeed in school and life. We call these the 5 C's (curiosity, character, core skills, creativity, and critical thinking), and we deliver them through each playful learning experience we design. We are so excited to share the best content from our beloved products in a single app, so you can see if our full products are right for your child. Why You'll Love It - No ads. EVER. - Free (no in-app purchases!), safe, and fun to play - Something for everyone ages 2-10 - Includes the best content from our award-winning family of apps What’s included From Learn with Sesame Street by Begin (social-emotional learning): - Big Bird's Bowling Party - Marshall Grover - It Feels Good to be Kind From HOMER (early reading and math): - Pizza Party - Biggest Bubble - Jack's Concert From codeSpark (#1 learn-to-code app): - Foo Rescue - Paper Shape - Footorial: What is Code? From Little Passports (curiosity and exploration): - Plunge Into the Pacific - Max & Mia Serengeti - Aloft in the Amazon

About

Learn then Play

This app helps children learn to write English lowercase and uppercase letters, and numbers 1-10 through guided practice. Earn tokens by practicing to unlock a fun fruit-themed game, making learning rewarding.

Highlights
  • Practice lowercase letters
  • Practice uppercase letters
  • Practice numbers 1-10
  • Guided drawing templates
  • Reward tokens for game play
  • Fruit Swipe Game
  • Free Practice mode
Features
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Reward learning to write with a fun Fruit Swipe Game. Every schoolchild will need to learn the 3 foundations of writing in English, which include writing all lower-case letters, all upper-case letters and all everyday numbers; this Learn then Play App provides the opportunity for the child to develop all 3 skills in a progressive way whilst having fun too. All 26 lower-case and upper-case letters as well as the numbers 1 to 10 can be practised in any order and revisited repeatedly if desired. This enables the child to practice the letters they are learning at school at any time. If desired the exercises can be used to get ahead as once all the letters have been learned the child will be able to progress easily to writing whole words. For each letter or number there is an introduction how to draw the letter of number followed by 5 practices where the child draws the character following a clear template. Please note this is Letter Writing and to avoid any confusion Phonics are not used in this App, they are supported by other Apps. The child can earn tokens to play the Fruit Swipe Game by practicing their letter writing skills, with 100 tokens for a perfect set of 5 letters (or numbers) and 50 tokens if not all were correct. Revisiting the same exercises for more practice will earn more tokens. Unit 11’s Learn then Play Apps offer a new concept in Educational Apps where Learning is Rewarded with Play. Each learning session the child is rewarded with tokens which can be used to play a built-in game. The more time they spend learning and practising the more tokens they will earn and the more they can Play! As is the norm for Unit 11 Apps, there are NO adverts, NO in-app purchases and NO hidden costs and NO user information is collected by the App. Also help is readily on hand through the App support system in the unlikely case of any unforeseen issues. Have fun writing in the sand in Free Practice mode! Absolutely NO In-App Purchases! The only way to earn earn tokens for play is to practice writing letters or numbers... Other than your daily gift, make sure you come back everyday to collect it!

Screenshots

Begin Learning4 screens
Learn then Play4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Begin Learning at Free against Learn then Play's $1.99. Learn then Play's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 60%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Begin Learning is free to download; Learn then Play costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Begin Learning versus Learn then Play: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBegin LearningLearn then Play
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.9 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHomerUnit11

Customer experience

Begin Learning

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Learn then Play

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Begin Learning

No in-app purchases

None

Learn then Play

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Begin Learning free?
Begin Learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn then Play free?
Learn then Play costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Begin Learning or Learn then Play have ads?
Neither Begin Learning nor Learn then Play shows ads.

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