Comparison

Ello 2.0 vs Origami Guide

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 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.

About

Origami Guide

Learn the art of paper folding with step-by-step visual guides and instructions. Practice various designs at your own pace, save your progress, and discover new creative projects. Share your finished paper art with others.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step visual guides
  • Origami design library
  • Practice folds at own pace
  • Save project progress
  • Favorite designs
  • Photo gallery for creations
Features
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Explore origami and learn paper folding with step by step visual guides. Follow clear origami instructions, practice each fold at your own pace, and discover different paper designs. KEY FEATURES - Origami Guide: Follow visual origami guides for each fold and learn how to make animals, flowers, paper planes and more. - Origami Library: Browse a collection of origami designs and explore paper folding projects across different skill levels. - Learn & Practice: Learn new origami folding techniques through visual instructions and practice each step at your own pace. - Save Progress: Pause a project and continue from the step where you stopped whenever you return. - Favorite: Save origami designs you want to try again and find them in one place. - Paper Gallery: Take photos of your finished creations, save them to your gallery and share your paper art with friends and family. - Creative & Fun Activity: Practice origami as a creative activity, explore different paper folds, and enjoy learning through hands on practice. Download Origami Guide: Learn, Practice now and start learning origami with step by step guides and practice new paper folding designs.

Screenshots

Ello 2.04 screens
Origami Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ello 2.0 at 4.3 against Origami Guide's 2.1. Ello 2.0 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ello 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 69 and 34 respectively.

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Ello 2.0 versus Origami Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEllo 2.0Origami Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (69 ratings) — better2.1 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better34
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
Best chart rank#84 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size203 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEllo Technology, Inc.Nam Dang Hoang

In-app purchases

None

Ello 2.0

No in-app purchases

None

Origami Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ello 2.0 free?
Ello 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Origami Guide free?
Origami Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ello 2.0 or Origami Guide?
Ello 2.0 is rated higher. Ello 2.0 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Origami Guide averages 2.1 from 34 ratings.
Do Ello 2.0 or Origami Guide have ads?
Origami Guide shows ads; Ello 2.0 does not.

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