TapNRead vs ReadStar

Turn any children's book into a reading adventure! TapNRead helps pre-K and kindergarten children learn to read using the books they already love. Just point your iPhone at a page — every word becomes tappable. Your child taps a word, hears it spoken clearly, and can even practice saying it themselves. HOW IT WORKS Hold your phone over any book page. TapNRead's camera instantly detects every word and places a gentle highlight over each one. Your child taps a word to hear it. Tap the play button to hear a whole line read aloud with each word lighting up as it's spoken. It's that simple. PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE When you're ready for more, turn on Practice Mode. Now when your child taps a word, they're encouraged to try saying it first. The app listens, and if they get it right — stars and celebration! If not, the app gently helps with the correct pronunciation. No scores. No pressure. Just encouragement. SOUND IT OUT Stuck on a tricky word? Tap "Sound it out" and the app breaks the word into syllables, highlighting and speaking each part: EL - E - PHANT. Just like a teacher would do — clap it out, sound by sound, then blend it together. WORKS WITH ANY BOOK TapNRead doesn't have a library of digital books. It works with the books your child already has — their favorite bedtime stories, library books, schoolwork, cereal boxes, even street signs. If it has words, TapNRead can read it. BUILT FOR LITTLE HANDS - Big, easy-to-tap word buttons that stay perfectly still - Shake the phone to rescan if something looks off - Built-in flashlight for bedtime reading - Adjustable speech speed and voice pitch - Gentle sounds and haptic feedback with every tap PARENT SETTINGS Parents control everything from the settings screen: - Toggle Pronunciation Practice on or off - Adjust how fast words are spoken - Choose voice pitch (higher = friendlier for young kids) - Test the voice before reading PRIVACY FIRST TapNRead processes everything on your iPhone. Text recognition, speech, and pronunciation checking all happen on-device using Apple's built-in frameworks. No accounts. No internet required. No data collected. Your child's reading sessions stay completely private. Perfect for: - Pre-K and kindergarten children (ages 3-6) - Early readers building confidence - Bedtime reading with parents - Independent reading practice - ESL families learning English together Built by a dad for his daughter.

Help your child practice reading, one word at a time. ReadStar combines reading flashcards, spoken practice, spelling games, storybooks and star rewards for early readers ages 3–6. • Practice the original 140 reading words across nine learning phases. • Explore 27 additional Red Words in four practice sets, with watercolor pictures and gentle grown-up help. • See original-word and Red Word progress separately, plus combined progress across 167 words. • Unlock nine phase storybooks, now illustrated with 54 watercolor scenes, as reading progress grows. • Enjoy a special first storybook after ten mastered words. • Keep separate local learner profiles in Teacher Mode, with existing progress preserved as Original Learner. • Play spelling games, hear word pronunciations, track progress and celebrate with reading certificates. • Use larger text, protected parent settings, and an optional grown-up help route when recognition needs another check. Try the first 20 original words and the first storybook for free. A single one-time in-app purchase unlocks full access, including Red Words. No subscription or monthly payments. Speech recognition can make mistakes. A protected grown-up approval option supports reading practice without automatically crediting an uncertain answer. Practice results are not a certification of independent reading ability. Progress, optional learner nicknames and voice-studio recordings are saved on the device. Purchase access and recordings are shared across local profiles. Reading practice uses Apple speech recognition, which may process audio on Apple servers. ReadStar does not save reading-practice audio. Stories are assembled from the bundled library on the device. Certificates are shared only when a grown-up chooses to share them, with an optional nickname approved for that export. No ads, tracking SDKs, user accounts, or ReadStar-operated progress server.