Comparison

Zerek Academy vs Soyle Stories

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

Head to head
About

Zerek Academy

Features
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ZEREK is an educational application for schoolchildren who are preparing for admission to prestigious educational institutions: NIS, RFMM and BIL. In the application you will find everything you need for successful preparation.: 1) Testing โ€” real assignment formats that will help you get used to the exam atmosphere. 2) Courses โ€” structured materials on key subjects, collected by experienced teachers. 3) Roadmap โ€” a step-by-step preparation plan that will guide you from the first classes to the day of the exam. 4) Progress โ€” a performance tracking system to see your growth. With ZEREK, your training will become systematic, efficient, and convenient. Get started today โ€” take the first step towards successful admission!

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Soyle Stories

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Your child becomes the hero of their own story โ€” now on the page or read aloud. Soyle Stories helps parents and grandparents put together warm bedtime stories in minutes. Your child's name, looks, interests โ€” even mom and dad โ€” become part of the tale. WHAT THE APP DOES โ€” Personalized stories written around your child, from a one-line idea โ€” Four kinds of story: text only, illustrated, narrated, or illustrated + narrated โ€” Narration read aloud in a male or female voice, your choice โ€” 17 story and interface languages: English, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil โ€” each story composed directly in your chosen language, not translated โ€” Ten cultural traditions: Eastern Slavic, Western European fairy tale, Nordic and Celtic, Arabian-Persian, South Asian, Chinese, Japanese yokai, Turkic and steppe, sub-Saharan African, Indigenous Americas โ€” Six illustration styles, from hand-drawn cartoon to paper collage and decorative folklore in the Bilibin tradition โ€” A breadth of ideas โ€” adventures, a moral such as kindness or courage, and a gentle way into a hard subject like a fear, a move, or a new sibling โ€” Length: 5, 10, or 15 minutes โ€” Stories saved in your library; text stories sync across your Apple devices LISTENING Listening can begin while the narration is being prepared, and the full audio is usually ready within a few minutes. It plays in the background, with Lock Screen and Control Center controls to play, pause, and skip; in the app, you can slow down or speed up the narration. The finished narration is saved to the device. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a hero through a few guided steps โ€” name, age, looks, interests; optionally add mom and dad. 2. Describe the idea in one line, such as "how the fox went looking for her tail". 3. Choose the language, length, tradition, and meaning; pick text, illustrations, narration, or both. 4. Minutes later the story is ready โ€” read it, listen, save it, and share the story or the audio. WHO IT IS FOR โ€” Families with more than one language at home, keeping the home language alive at bedtime โ€” Parents who lack the energy to invent a fresh story every night โ€” Children aged 2 to 12 who want to be the hero SUBSCRIPTION AND COINS โ€” Six learning stories with pre-built heroes โ€” now narrated too โ€” show what a finished story looks and sounds like before you buy. โ€” A subscription unlocks text-only stories. Coins are used for stories with illustrations, narration, or both โ€” the amount needed is shown before you create one. โ€” Basic: up to 90 minutes of text stories per day. Plus: up to 120 minutes of text stories per day, plus 12 coins every month (coin stories are NOT capped by the daily limit). โ€” Coins can be bought separately and work without a subscription; purchased coins do not expire while your account is active. Unused monthly Plus coins roll over up to a 36-coin cap. โ€” Subscription and auto-renewal are managed in your Apple ID settings. SAFETY AND TRUST Stories, pictures, and narration are created by AI. We have put real care into the model's instructions and several layers of checks, for text and for illustrations, to make results as safe as we can. Even so, no one can promise a perfect result every time, so Soyle Stories is designed for parent-led use: stay close, listen and read along, and look a story over. The app is a helper for the parent, not a replacement. No ads or advertising links, and no child data shared with advertising or tracking systems โ€” the details you enter are used to create, personalize, and store your stories, not for advertising. There are two of us, and we are parents ourselves โ€” we make Soyle Stories for families like ours. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Zerek Academy4 screens
Soyle Stories4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zerek Academy at none against Soyle Stories's 8. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Soyle Stories sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Zerek Academy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zerek Academy ships an update monthly, Soyle Stories every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Zerek Academy versus Soyle Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZerek AcademySoyle Stories
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size57 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerikbolsyn DuisembayWadim Eichmann

In-app purchases

None

Zerek Academy

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Soyle Stories

Subscriptions4
  • Basic monthly$3.991 Month
  • Plus monthly$5.991 Month
  • Basic yearly$44.991 Year
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  • Plus yearly$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • 12 Coins$1.99
  • 50 Coins$5.99
  • 120 Coins$12.99
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  • 300 Coins$29.99

Questions

Is Zerek Academy free?
Zerek Academy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soyle Stories free?
Soyle Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zerek Academy or Soyle Stories have ads?
Neither Zerek Academy nor Soyle Stories shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zerek Academy or Soyle Stories?
Zerek Academy ships an update monthly, and Soyle Stories every 3 weeks. Most recently, Zerek Academy was updated on October 24, 2026 and Soyle Stories on October 25, 2026.

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