Comparison

Level One Reading vs Forest Park Preparatory School

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

Head to head
About

Level One Reading

Features
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Level One Reading is a free phonics app for children aged 4–6, made by a teacher. Every book, game, and lesson follows the same phonics method used in UK reception classrooms. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Free, forever. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. Decodable video books. Beautifully illustrated stories with video and narration — and every word can be sounded out using the phonics your child has already learned. No memorising. No guessing. Phonics games. Designed to make practice feel like play, not homework. Progress reports for grown-ups. See exactly which sounds your child knows, which books they've read, and what they're ready for next. Made by a teacher, used by parents and teachers. WHAT'S INSIDE — Phase 2, 3, 4 and 5 sounds, taught one stage at a time — 30+ decodable books, with new ones added regularly — Tappable phoneme dots under every word, so your child can hear each sound separately and blend them together — Sound it Out — practise individual words at each stage, with mouth videos showing how each sound is formed — Flashcards — See, Draw, Repeat. Watch how a sound is made, trace the letter, then say it back. — Tricky Words — high-frequency words that don't follow phonics rules, taught with their own dream-world videos — Stage Check — alien words at the end of each stage. Made-up words that can only be read by sounding them out. The truest test of phonics. PRIVACY No accounts. No logins for children. No advertising. No tracking. No data sold. Your child's first name and reading progress are stored on their device. If you choose to save progress to the cloud, you can give us your email — and that's the only data we ever ask for. See our privacy policy for full details. Level One Reading is built and maintained by Gamer School, a small UK education project. Made by a teacher and parent, for parents.

About

Forest Park Preparatory School

Features
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This app is Forest Park Preparatory School's own parent engagement and communication app and it is designed to enhance communication between the school and parents of our students. Benefits of this app for parents of students at the Forest Park Preparatory School include: •Receive push notifications and in-app messages from the School. •Keep important School information available away from the clutter of email. •View the school calendar and noticeboard, with information relevant to you and your child. •Access important School information via The Hub. •Keep up to date with your children’s activities via the Newsfeed. •Clear and visible Notice updates for important School events. •Paperless communication. Registration: To use the Forest Park Preparatory School app, you will need an account which will be provided by your child’s school.

Screenshots

Level One Reading4 screens
Forest Park Preparatory School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Forest Park Preparatory School at every 2 months against Level One Reading's every 6 months. Level One Reading's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Level One Reading ships an update every 6 months, Forest Park Preparatory School every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Level One Reading versus Forest Park Preparatory School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevel One ReadingForest Park Preparatory School
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREW MARK DAVIDSONWeduc UK Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Level One Reading

No in-app purchases

None

Forest Park Preparatory School

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Level One Reading free?
Level One Reading is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forest Park Preparatory School free?
Forest Park Preparatory School is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Level One Reading or Forest Park Preparatory School have ads?
Neither Level One Reading nor Forest Park Preparatory School shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Level One Reading or Forest Park Preparatory School?
Level One Reading ships an update every 6 months, and Forest Park Preparatory School every 2 months. Most recently, Level One Reading was updated on October 28, 2026 and Forest Park Preparatory School on October 5, 2026.

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