Pickatale vs HMI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pickatale
This app offers unlimited access to thousands of narrated and illustrated books for children aged 4-11, designed to improve reading confidence. It features curated reading stages, comprehension quizzes, and an AI-powered book creator for educators.
- Unlimited narrated books
- Illustrated children's books
- Reading stages categorization
- Reading comprehension quizzes
- AI-powered book creator
- Teacher dashboard
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Discover the joy of reading with Pickatale. A reading platform designed to encourage children to become better, more confident readers. We have 1000’s of narrated and beautifully illustrated books for children aged 4 to 11. Including popular titles by Oxford University Press, Cricket and Arcturus, and many non-fiction books with engaging topics such as dinosaurs, space and dangerous animals! All books are categorised into Pickatale Reading Stages, and we also have quizzes to aid reading comprehension. FAMILIES 30 days free for all our premium content (£5.99 a month thereafter) SCHOOLS Thousands of brilliant books and quizzes to inspire a love for reading. Pickatale Create: AI-powered book creator that helps teachers craft custom books tailored to their curriculum and student interests. Teacher dashboard, empowering teachers with actionable insights on their students’ reading progress. Join us and discover the exciting world of Pickatale! Terms and conditions https://pickatale.com/terms-conditions Once your 30-day free family trial is complete, a monthly subscription is only £5.99, with no additional costs and no contract, so you’re free to cancel at any time through your ‘Subscriptions’ page in the App Store. By downloading from the App Store you will be charged monthly through your iTunes account using your chosen payment method. The service renews automatically at the end of each month. Need to speak to us? https://pickatale.co.uk/contact-us/
HMI
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An application that allows the students under HMI to access functions such as course registration, checking of courses, viewing invoice and making payments, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HMI at none against Pickatale's 7. Pickatale's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Pickatale sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. HMI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pickatale ships an update monthly, HMI every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pickatale | HMI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pickatale AS | DL IDEAS PTE. LTD. |
In-app purchases
Pickatale
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Pickatale Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$8.991 Month
- Pickatale Pro Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$17.991 Month
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- Pickatale Yearly subscription7 Days trial$43.991 Year
- Teacher Monthly7 Days trial$69.001 Month
- Pickatale Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$87.991 Year
- Teacher Yearly7 Days trial$690.001 Year
HMI
No in-app purchases
