Comparison

Read With Me by Genoch vs Math Drills Mental Arithmetic

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

Head to head
About

Read With Me by Genoch

This app acts as a patient reading companion for young learners. It highlights words as children read them aloud, offers help when they struggle, and allows them to skip difficult words. Designed with educators, it provides a pressure-free environment for practicing reading skills.

Highlights
  • Word highlighting as read
  • Struggling word detection
  • Word skipping option
  • Tap-to-speak word help
  • Offline functionality
  • Ad-free and tracking-free
Features
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Meet Lumi — a patient reading buddy for children just learning to read. When your child starts reading aloud, Lumi listens and lights up each word they say. Using Apple's on-device speech analytics, Lumi can: Highlight each word your child reads aloud Detect when they're struggling with a word Pause the highlight until they try again Let them skip a word if it's too hard Speak any word they tap for help No ads. No algorithms. No tracking. Works offline — reading stays on your child's device. Every book in Read With Me is written at a beginning-reader level, with gentle illustrations and short, comforting stories — designed with the voices and patience of real teachers in mind. There's no pressure, no timers, and no frustration. Just a calm, encouraging space where your child reads to Lumi and Lumi listens. Because one day, they won't need you to read to them. They'll read to you. Let's start that journey together.

About

Math Drills Mental Arithmetic

Features
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Build faster mental math skills with quick daily drills. Math Drills covers addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with grade-friendly practice sets—no account required. Review mistakes in the wrong book, track practice history, unlock achievements, and create custom problem sets for homework or exam prep. Clear stats help students and parents see progress over time. Offline-first by design: your practice data stays on your device, with no login, no tracking, and no ads.

Screenshots

Read With Me by Genoch4 screens
Math Drills Mental Arithmetic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Read With Me by Genoch at Free against Math Drills Mental Arithmetic's $1.99. Math Drills Mental Arithmetic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Read With Me by Genoch is free to download; Math Drills Mental Arithmetic costs $1.99 up front. Read With Me by Genoch sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Math Drills Mental Arithmetic asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Read With Me by Genoch versus Math Drills Mental Arithmetic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead With Me by GenochMath Drills Mental Arithmetic
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.213.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeff PiellXiamen City Fanyou Network Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Read With Me by Genoch

One-time10
  • Lumi's Busy BedtimeFree
  • Lumi's Great Laundry Caper$0.99
  • Lumi's Big Beach Day$0.99
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  • Lumi's Garden Surprise$0.99
  • Lumi's Brave Night Away$0.99
  • Lumi and the Copycat Voice$0.99
  • Lumi's Big Little Adventure$0.99
  • Lumi's Big Kitchen Adventure$0.99
  • Lumi's Little Adventure$0.99
  • Lumi and the Big Rumbly Truck$0.99
None

Math Drills Mental Arithmetic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read With Me by Genoch free?
Read With Me by Genoch is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Drills Mental Arithmetic free?
Math Drills Mental Arithmetic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read With Me by Genoch or Math Drills Mental Arithmetic have ads?
Neither Read With Me by Genoch nor Math Drills Mental Arithmetic shows ads.

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