Inyo ABCs and First Reader vs Planet Pointer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Inyo ABCs and First Reader
This educational game helps children aged 3-7 learn to read through interactive books, songs, and games. It focuses on ABCs, letter sounds, and short vowel sounds with engaging characters and a safe, distraction-free environment.
- Interactive illustrated books
- Teaches ABCs and letter sounds
- Short vowel sound learning
- Songs and games for engagement
- Progress tracking and rewards
- Parental controls for focus
- Audible instructions for independence
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Start your child's reading journey with our engaging and fun early learning game! With beautiful hand painted illustrations, this educational game will entertain your preschool and kindergarten aged kids with engaging short stories. A true introduction to reading, children learn their ABCs, letter sounds, and short vowel sounds with our interactive books, songs, and games. Great for those looking to take the first steps in learning to read, this is a fun, educational game you can trust. Young readers (age 3-7) meet loveable characters like Sid the pig (“I” book), Sam the ant (“A” book), Gus the bug (“U” book), and many more in 6 full interactive illustrated books. Our game is voiced and instructed by kids to keep young readers engaged (and parents entertained). Our product is colorful and interactive to help your child stay focused without overstimulating them with unnecessary distractions. Parents are in charge with tools like locking games, muting music, and imposing progress order. Your child will learn the ABCs through songs, the primary letter sounds (phonemes) in 3 different levels of the alphabet book, and short vowel sounds with 4 different levels in each of the 5 story books, reinforced with games and rewards as they progress. Try it for free today and get your child on the road to reading and early literacy with confidence and competence while having fun! Full unlocked version can be purchased from within the game (parent only access) with no other in-game purchases offered or needed. Features: • A great preschool activity and educational tool to teach young children to read. This game is not about word memorization, it’s about learning the primary sounds and building a foundation. We follow best practices, avoid common mistakes, and use consistent and easy to understand instructions. • Fun and engaging for your child, while reinforcing that reading is about stories, adventure, and learning new information • Games, music, rewards, positive encouragement, fun sounds and more, with tools to turn off the music or lock the games to keep the young reader focused on the books • Easy interface with big buttons and controls so the young reader doesn’t get frustrated navigating • Audible instructions so new readers can learn independently with minimal outside help • Trophies are earned and collected and progress is tracked to encourage your child’s continued engagement and reward their accomplishments • Safe closed game, no data or information collected, no exploits of in-game-purchases (other than purchasing the full version), no ads, and no wifi or connectivity needed after download • No use of AI, just HI (Human Intelligence) and KI (Kids Intelligence)
Planet Pointer
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Planet Pointer turns your phone into a pocket sky guide. Pick one target — a planet, a star, a constellation, a satellite or a deep-sky object — and an on-screen arrow, a dashed guide line, or both, lead you until your phone is aimed right at it. Or point the camera at something you don't recognise and let the app tell you what it is. Simple, focused, and accurate. POINT AT THE SKY Choose what you want to find and follow the guide. When you're locked on target, the phone confirms with a gentle vibration. If your target is below the horizon, the app tells you what time it rises. The live camera view helps you line up the guide with the real sky. WHAT'S THAT? IDENTIFY MODE Point the camera at anything in the sky and tap it to identify it. A phone compass is only accurate to about 5°, so the app never hands you a confident answer it cannot back up: you get the most likely object with a match percentage, plus anything else near enough to be a real possibility. Turn on constellation lines if you like them, or keep the stars bare. Ask which star that is and get an honest answer instead of a guess. TONIGHT, FREE See what is actually up right now: the Moon and its phase, which planets are visible and until what time, and the next satellite pass you could genuinely see with your own eyes. No purchase and no setup. WHAT YOU CAN FIND - The Sun, the Moon and all 7 planets - 33 of the brightest named stars - All 88 constellations, drawn as connect-the-dots figures over the live sky - Deep sky: nebulae, galaxies and star clusters — Orion, Andromeda, the Pleiades and more - Live satellites — including the ISS, Hubble, Starlink and more — tracked in real time, with upcoming passes and how easy each one will be to see - Rise, transit and set times for every object, in your location's own time zone ACCURATE & OFFLINE Positions are calculated on your device using a precise astronomy engine, with true-north correction from the World Magnetic Model. No internet needed for the core features. MORE TO EXPLORE - Sky Events: eclipses, meteor showers, equinoxes and solstices, supermoons, planet oppositions and the next visible ISS pass — tap one to jump there. Moon phases are always free, and so are the two nearest events. - A Moon phase view, with the crescent tilted the way it really looks from where you are, and the whole month to scroll through - Time Travel (Pro): shift the sky forward or back in time to see where everything will be - Info cards with facts, figures and mythology for every body and constellation - Favourites, brightness/magnitude data, and a search you can filter to "visible now" SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE 13 languages built in, and 66 more available to download with Pro — 79 in all, with translated planet, star and constellation names. BUILT FOR STARGAZING - Night-vision red mode to protect your dark-adapted eyes - Spoken sky: hear your target and aim guidance read aloud - Choose km or miles, set your location manually, and more FREE & PRO Free, forever: the camera pointer, the Sun, the Moon and all 7 planets, the Tonight view, rise and set times, the Moon phase view, and a few famous stars, constellations, deep-sky objects and satellites to try — everything that is free in the lists is free in identify mode too. Planet Pointer Pro is a single one-time purchase — no subscription — that unlocks every star, constellation, deep-sky object and satellite, Time Travel, the full Sky Events list, unlimited favourites, the full night-vision options and every language download. PRIVACY FIRST No account. No ads. No trackers. Your location and camera are used only on your device to point you at the sky — they're never recorded or sent anywhere. Look up. Point. Find it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Inyo ABCs and First Reader at 3 against Planet Pointer's 1. Inyo ABCs and First Reader also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Inyo ABCs and First Reader sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Planet Pointer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Inyo ABCs and First Reader | Planet Pointer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inyo Media LLC | Haviv Tarazi |
In-app purchases
Inyo ABCs and First Reader
- Purchase$4.00
Planet Pointer
- Planet Pointer Pro$4.99
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