Ello 2.0 vs Play Math!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ello 2.0
This app offers personalized reading and math instruction for children aged 5-9. Utilizing AI, it listens to children read aloud, identifies errors, and adapts lessons to their individual learning pace. It features a vast library of decodable books and covers foundational math concepts.
- AI reading tutor
- Adaptive learning
- 1,200+ decodable books
- Math games
- Daily personalized quests
- Phonics instruction
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Your child is unique. Their learning should be too. More than games. Real teaching. Ages 5–9. Ello listens to your child, catches mistakes, and adjusts to their level — built by literacy researchers and speech scientists. Most kids' apps are tappable games with a quiz bolted on. Ello actually teaches. It listens to your child read out loud, catches mistakes, and adjusts the next session based on what they got wrong. Featured by Good Morning America, Time Magazine, and Common Sense Media. Free to start. No ads. Ever. Download and explore Ello's reading games, math games, and Daily Quests completely free. How Ello actually teaches: Ello's AI listens to your child read out loud, catches mistakes, and adjusts the next session to match. No other reading app does real-time listening, a full book library, and early math in a single daily session. - Daily Quests — a personalized mix of reading and math, up to 15 min per day - 1,200+ decodable books built on the Science of Reading - Math for kids — counting, numbers, and addition - AI reading tutor — listens, corrects, and guides in real time - Adaptive learning — meets your child exactly where they are - Kid-safe — no ads, no in-app purchases Reading, math, and a reason to keep coming back. Ello covers phonics, early reading, and math for kids from Kindergarten through 5th Grade. Whether your child is a kindergartener building phonics skills or a 2nd grader who needs a math tutor — Ello adapts to them. "She struggled with reading, but Ello makes it fun. Now she asks to read every day." — Jamie M. "My son's reading level jumped two grades in three months." — Lola P. Reading tutor. Math tutor. One app. Download free — your child's first Daily Quest is waiting.
Play Math!
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Unlock the Fun of Learning Math with Play Math! Are you ready to embark on an exciting journey of numbers and calculations? Play Math! is the ultimate educational app designed for kids and adults alike, making math learning engaging, interactive, and fun! Key Features: - Interactive Games: Dive into a variety of math games that cover essential skills such as counting, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Each game is designed to make learning enjoyable and effective. - Dynamic Learning: With our unique emoji feature, experience a fresh twist on traditional math problems. Use emojis to represent numbers and enhance your understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. - Progressive Levels: Challenge yourself with multiple levels of difficulty in each game. As you master the basics, advance to more complex problems that will sharpen your math skills. - Statistics Tracking: Keep track of your progress with our built-in statistics feature. - About the Creator: Developed by a proud father of two, Play Math! is crafted with love to make math accessible and enjoyable for everyone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Ello 2.0 at #48 against Play Math!'s unranked. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Ello 2.0 | Play Math! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (124 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 124 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #48 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ello Technology, Inc. | Andrei Ushakov |
In-app purchases
Ello 2.0
No in-app purchases
Play Math!
No in-app purchases








