Comparing and Classifying vs Phonics for Kids
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comparing and Classifying
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The DOST Courseware is a locally-produced, all-original Filipino highly interactive multimedia educational application packages that are conceptualized, digitized and produced as spearheaded by the Science Education Institute (SEI-DOST) in partnership with the Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI-DOST) and in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), Philippine Normal University (PNU) and University of the Philippines-National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (UP-NISMED), which aims to develop information and communication technology learning innovation to support the upgrading and improvement of science and mathematics education in the country. The DOST Courseware are provided for free to schools and are also made available online as supplemental resources for teachers and student as a fun and interactive approach to e-learning and blended learning. The Grade 7 DOST Courseware is composed of 120 lessons overall, 73 lessons in Science where it covered the domains on: Matter; Force, Motion and Energy, Living Things and Their Environment and Earth and Space while the 60 lessons in Mathematic covered the domains on: Numbers and Number Sense, Patterns and Algebra, and Geometry. The Grade 8 DOST Courseware is composed of 118 lessons overall, 61 lessons in Science where it covered the domains on: Parts and Functions, Ecosystems, Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits, Structures and Functions, Biodiversity, and Evolution, while the 57 lessons in Mathematics covered the domains on: Linear Equations, Quadratic Equations, Rational Algebraic Equations, Integral Exponents, Radicals, Arithmetic Sequence and Geometric Sequence. The themes of the courseware for Grades 7 and 8, Magicademy, Freddy’s Lab and D’nayao will surely amuse the users as they explore these distinct worlds while learning at the same time.
Phonics for Kids
This app helps children aged 4-6 learn to read through phonics and sight words. Kids sound out letters, blend words, and unlock baby animals after each story. It offers five learning levels and 100 stories, with AR creature hatching.
- Systematic phonics learning
- Sight word recognition
- Interactive word blending
- Collectable baby animals
- Five learning levels
- Augmented reality creature hatching
- Progress tracking
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Your child reads out loud. ReadBorn listens and helps only when they get stuck. It starts with letter sounds and builds, one small step at a time, to reading real books. Every class your child finishes hatches a baby animal they get to keep. Made with input from kindergarten and first-grade reading teachers. Built on systematic phonics, in line with the Science of Reading. For ages 3 to 8 and up. No ads, ever. HOW IT WORKS • Your child sees a word and reads it out loud. • If they get stuck, ReadBorn sounds it out with them: "c - a - t." • Help comes in small steps, only when needed, so your child does the reading. • Finish a class, hatch a baby animal. Collect all 108 across 18 worlds. WHAT YOUR CHILD LEARNS 10 levels, from first sounds to real books: • Level 0 - First Sounds: s, a, t, p, i, n (at, sat, pin) • Level 1 - First Words: m, d, g, o, c, k and ck (mat, dog, sock) • Level 2 - Word Builders: e, u, r, h, b, f, l and ff, ll, ss (pen, sun, hill) • Level 3 - The Last Letters: j, v, w, x, y, z and qu (jet, van, queen) • Level 4 - Sound Teams: ch, sh, th, ng, tch, dge (chip, ship, catch) • Level 5 - Vowel Teams: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo (rain, tree, boat) • Level 6 - Bossy R & Friends: ar, or, ur, ow, oi, er (star, fork, coin) • Level 7 - Stretch Words: longer words, no new sounds (tent, frog, spring) • Level 8 - Magic E & New Spellings: magic e, ay, ou, oy, ea and more ways to spell long a and long o (play, snake, rain) • Level 9 - Super Reader: wh, ph, quiet letters, long e and long i, then real books (when, phone, knee) FOR PARENTS • A weekly report in plain language: the days your child read, the new words they learned, and which sounds they know or still need to practice. • Set a weekly reading goal and get simple ideas for practicing together. • No jargon and no grades. • Up to 5 children on one device, each with their own profile and progress. WHAT'S INSIDE • 108 classes, 847 short lessons and 171 illustrated stories. • Each class starts with a short video, followed by games for listening, blending sounds, speaking and writing. • Your child traces every new letter, one stroke at a time. • 102 sight words, learned as whole words. • Tap any letter or word to hear it. • New stories unlock as your child learns the sounds in them. • Baby animals can walk around your room in AR (augmented reality). SAFE AND SIMPLE • Big buttons, big text and soft colors, made for small hands. • No ads, no chat, and we never sell data. • Your child's voice is only used to help them read, and it never reaches our servers. In the books, Apple's speech recognition does the listening. SUBSCRIPTION • Monthly or yearly subscription that renews automatically. • Cancel anytime in Settings. LEGAL • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://readborn.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Comparing and Classifying at none against Phonics for Kids's 3. Comparing and Classifying also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). 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
Both are free to download. Phonics for Kids sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Comparing and Classifying asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Comparing and Classifying | Phonics for Kids |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 381 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Science Education Institute | AI Conveyor Inc. |
In-app purchases
Comparing and Classifying
No in-app purchases
Phonics for Kids
- ReadBorn Beginners Monthly$8.991 Month
- ReadBorn Beginners Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime access$149.99
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