Comparison

Ello 2.0 vs Play Math!

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

Head to head
About

Ello 2.0

This educational app uses AI to personalize reading and math lessons for children aged 4-9. It listens to children read aloud, identifies mistakes, and adapts content in real-time. Features include daily quests, a large book library, and early math exercises.

Highlights
  • AI reading tutor listens and corrects in real-time
  • Adaptive learning adjusts to child's level
  • 1,200+ decodable books based on Science of Reading
  • Daily personalized reading and math quests
  • Early math skills development
  • Supports pre-readers and up to Grade 5
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Your child is unique. Their learning should be too. More than games. Real teaching. Ages 4–9. 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 - Pre-K ready — supports pre-readers starting in pre-K - 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 preschool through Grade 5. Whether your child is a pre-reader learning the alphabet, 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.

About

Play Math!

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Ello 2.04 screens
Play Math!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Ello 2.0 at #117 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Ello 2.0 versus Play Math!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEllo 2.0Play Math!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#117 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEllo Technology, Inc.Andrei Ushakov

In-app purchases

None

Ello 2.0

No in-app purchases

None

Play Math!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ello 2.0 free?
Ello 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Play Math! free?
Play Math! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ello 2.0 or Play Math! have ads?
Neither Ello 2.0 nor Play Math! shows ads.

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