Comparison

Dewie vs BERA

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

Head to head
About

Dewie

This app offers a holistic approach to early childhood development, providing a school readiness bootcamp, progress monitoring, and a variety of engaging activities. It connects parents with educators and specialists, fostering a supportive community for seamless learning journeys.

Highlights
  • School readiness bootcamp
  • Holistic development monitoring
  • Low-resource activity search
  • Book sessions with specialists
  • Parent and educator community
  • Nursery/childminder pairing
Features
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Many apps claim to give you personalised advice on how to support your child’s development. Many focus on a single area of development or the curriculum. You might have several on your phone. How about if you just needed one…? That’s why we built Dewie. Reviewed by UCL and featuring Cbeebies presenters Ben Cajee and Joanna Adeyinka-Burford, Dewie helps you map your child’s development holistically. We then support you and your child to learn the way you like to learn, working towards helping you both make a great start in school. Informed by world-leading academics from Europe, US and Canada, Dewie is designed to be your early years sidekick. What can you do on the app? You can: ⁃ Access the world’s first school readiness bootcamp for you and your child to work through together. ⁃ Use our Dewie Development Monitor to understand your child’s development stage and understand if they might need additional support in a specific area ⁃ Search fun, low-resource activities and stories across our development areas- activities are a mix of active, desk-based, audio and video activities ⁃ Book time with teachers and development specialists ⁃ Join our new, supportive community of parents, teachers and early years practitioners ⁃ Pair your profile with your nursery or childminder, so you can provide a seamless learning journey for your child. This is V1 - it is just the beginning. Terms of Use: https://dewie.io/terms_and_conditions

About

BERA

Connect with members, access event details, and explore opportunities. This official application provides a platform for communication, agenda management, and discovering funding and awards.

Highlights
  • Message other members
  • View event agendas
  • Create personal agendas
  • Access exhibitor information
  • View venue information
  • Read members magazine
  • Explore funding and awards
Features
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This is the official app for BERA. This mobile app allows you to: - Message other members - View the upcoming event agendas, create your own personal agenda, message other delegates, exhibitor information, venue information - View our members magazine View our opportunities including funding and awards

Screenshots

Dewie4 screens
BERA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BERA at none against Dewie's 10. BERA also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 20 months). Dewie's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price 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. Dewie sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. BERA asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dewie ships an update every 20 months, BERA monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dewie versus BERA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDewieBERA
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB115 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDewie L&D Project LtdBritish Educational Research Association

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Dewie

Subscriptions4
  • The Core Plan (Monthly)14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • The Personal Plan (Monthly)14 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Dewie Personal$9.991 Month
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  • The Personal Plan (Yearly)14 Days trial$79.001 Year
One-time6
  • Reception Ready Beta Programme$19.00
  • 1:1 support (1 hour)$30.00
  • 1:1 support (2 hours)$59.00
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  • 1:1 support (3 hours)$79.00
  • 1:1 support (4 hours)$99.00
  • 1:1 support (5 hours)$119.99
None

BERA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dewie free?
Dewie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BERA free?
BERA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dewie or BERA have ads?
Dewie shows ads; BERA does not.
Which is updated more often, Dewie or BERA?
Dewie ships an update every 20 months, and BERA monthly. Most recently, Dewie was updated on November 4, 2026 and BERA on October 30, 2026.

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