Comparison

EssayGuide vs KinderJoy Teachers

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

Head to head
About

EssayGuide

This app helps Malaysian secondary students improve their writing skills in Bahasa Melayu, English, and Chinese. It offers model essays, grammar practice, and vocabulary building tools, with gamified elements to encourage daily study.

Highlights
  • Model essays for BM, English, and Chinese
  • BM grammar practice with quizzes
  • Peribahasa learning with pictures
  • Daily study goals and rewards
  • Community study tips and advice
  • Vocabulary building with Word of the Day
Features
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From your first karangan to your SPM paper, EssayGuide helps you read, practise and write better in Bahasa Melayu, English and 华文. Learn from model essays, master BM grammar step by step and remember peribahasa through pictures, all in one friendly app made for Malaysian secondary students. NEW: A LEARNING PATH FOR BAHASA MELAYU Follow a guided roadmap through 21 tatabahasa topics, from Kata Nama to Ayat Songsang. Learn the idea first, practise with quick quizzes, and see exactly why each answer is right or wrong. Ali, your stickman study buddy, cheers you on every step of the way. FOR ESSAYS: LEARN FROM MODEL ESSAYS • Read 172 model essays: 68 karangan BM, 64 English essays and 40 华文作文 • Tap underlined words and phrases to see their meaning • Save favourite essays to your account • Grow your kosa kata with a new Word of the Day • Submit your own essay for a chance to be featured FOR BM GRAMMAR: MASTER TATABAHASA • Morfologi and Sintaksis topics with levels that build up to SPM-style challenges • Spot common mistakes such as "semua murid-murid" with quick Betul or Salah sentence checks • See the corrected sentence and the rule after every check • Read explanations in English, Bahasa Melayu or 中文, while questions stay in BM • Revise completed topics in minutes with Short Notes, comparison tables and worked examples FOR PERIBAHASA: REMEMBER EVERY SAYING • 100 peribahasa, each with a hand-drawn picture that makes it stick • Fill in missing words, match meanings and choose the right saying for a situation • Essay examples show how to use each peribahasa in your karangan STUDY A LITTLE, EVERY DAY • Set a daily goal and celebrate when you reach it • Keep your streak, earn XP and complete daily quests • Open reward chests, collect coins and customise your avatar • Climb the Monthly League and see how you rank in your state or school • Get gentle study reminders LEARN TOGETHER • Read study tips and writing advice shared by fellow students • Like, comment and reply, or share your own tips with pictures • Report and block tools help keep the community kind, and every report is reviewed UPGRADE TO ESSAYGUIDE PRO EssayGuide is free to use, with 2 lesson starts a day. Upgrade to Pro for: • Unlimited lesson starts • Training Arena to replay and fix your mistakes • Ad-free study • Full essay dictionary with English and Chinese definitions, translations and pronunciation • Essay highlights, summaries and saved words • Word of the Day history • Extra BM and English study references: vocabulary, peribahasa, common mistakes, proverbs and cohesive devices Choose a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Guided lessons currently cover Bahasa Melayu. Essays are available in Bahasa Melayu, English and Chinese. Questions or feedback: essayguideapp@gmail.com Privacy Policy: https://essayguide.vercel.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://essayguide.vercel.app/terms-and-conditions

About

KinderJoy Teachers

Features
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Empower your teaching and administration with our all-in-one school and class management app. Our app simplifies attendance tracking, enhances teacher-student communication, and fosters collaboration with parents. Features include task management, personalized reports, post creation, and automated reminders for important dates. Stay organized and improve educational outcomes with ease.

Screenshots

EssayGuide4 screens
KinderJoy Teachers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KinderJoy Teachers at none against EssayGuide's 2. KinderJoy Teachers also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). EssayGuide's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). On price, ads 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. EssayGuide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. KinderJoy Teachers asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EssayGuide ships an update every 5 days, KinderJoy Teachers every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
EssayGuide versus KinderJoy Teachers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEssayGuideKinderJoy Teachers
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB132 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYiek Siew HaoAlpha EduTech

In-app purchases

2 purchases

EssayGuide

Subscriptions1
  • EssayGuide Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • EssayGuide Pro Lifetime$39.99
None

KinderJoy Teachers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EssayGuide free?
EssayGuide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KinderJoy Teachers free?
KinderJoy Teachers is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EssayGuide or KinderJoy Teachers have ads?
Neither EssayGuide nor KinderJoy Teachers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EssayGuide or KinderJoy Teachers?
EssayGuide ships an update every 5 days, and KinderJoy Teachers every 11 days. Most recently, EssayGuide was updated on November 4, 2026 and KinderJoy Teachers on October 30, 2026.

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