Comparison

CaliKids vs Plumélio

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

Head to head
About

CaliKids

This app offers a structured method for children aged 2 and up to learn reading, writing, and counting. It progresses through 65 levels, covering everything from basic strokes and letter sounds to sentence construction and simple arithmetic.

Highlights
  • 65 structured learning levels
  • Reading, writing, and number modules
  • Age-appropriate difficulty settings
  • Progress tracking for parents
  • Print and cursive handwriting practice
  • Offline progress saving
  • Multilingual support
Features
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CaliKids is a method for learning to read, write and count, from age 2. It isn't a bundle of loose games: it's 65 levels in order, each one getting ready for the next. Pick the age (2-3, 3-5, 5-7 or 7+) and the app teaches what comes next, at the right difficulty. It goes from first scribbles to reading sentences, from tracing an A to writing from memory, and from counting pictures to adding and taking away. READING · 21 levels Letters and their sounds, capitals and lowercase, vowels, rhymes, syllables, words split up and put back together, word searches and sentences to put in order. A slow voice reads aloud while a box follows along. WRITING · 24 levels First strokes, loops and mazes to loosen up the hand; every letter with its stroke order animated; which letters go up and which go down on the line; copying, writing without a model, and letter and word dictation. Writing starts with capitals, which are easier, and lowercase comes next. In the word exercises, the app reads what your child has written. NUMBERS · 20 levels Counting, comparing sizes and amounts, shapes, writing each digit, ordering from smallest to largest, adding and taking away with pictures, doubles, sharing, the number line and telling the time to the hour. MADE FOR KIDS • Each exercise says in one line what it's for. • Hints and an eraser that removes just one part: mistakes are no big deal. • Every exercise picks up where you left it, even after closing the app. • Stickers to collect and an encouraging voice. • Print and cursive school handwriting, and 11 notebook rulings to choose from. • Works with Apple Pencil. • Works with VoiceOver and the system text size. FOR THE FAMILY • A parents panel showing what they've mastered and what they find hard, plus a review of what they find hardest. • No ads and no accounts: progress is stored only on the device. • In 6 languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, German and Portuguese. WHAT'S FREE AND WHAT'S PAID All 65 levels of the method — reading, writing and numbers — can be tried for free: half the rounds of each one, between 10 and 15. To keep going after that, CaliKids Premium opens every level in full, with every word topic, and brings new content as it arrives. It's a weekly or yearly subscription that renews automatically unless you cancel it, and you manage it from your account settings. Each word topic can also be bought on its own from its game. Every purchase goes behind a parental gate first, and anyone who already had the app keeps what they had: the levels that were free stay free. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQ2zvoWh3YxPXD7xGIk0tE_AM1wlQdcVKgvnPvHfmw4ZHDU4qfMQZhYOP8UJ9YDVQUaSwhCHKQsDQvV/pub

About

Plumélio

Features
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Plumélio accompagne les enfants dans l’apprentissage de l’écriture cursive française, pas à pas, sur iPhone et iPad. REGARDE, REPASSE, ÉCRIS L’animation montre le point de départ, le sens et l’ordre des gestes. Repasse ensuite sur le modèle, puis essaie sans aide. Des étoiles et des conseils accompagnent chaque essai. DES MODÈLES SCOLAIRES FRANÇAIS Les tracés sont adaptés des sources ouvertes de Marelle, une police conçue pour l’école. Le lignage Seyès aide à repérer la hauteur des lettres. Les minuscules, les majuscules, les accents, la cédille et les ligatures œ et æ sont inclus. DES LETTRES AUX MOTS Échauffe ta main avec des vagues, des boucles, des ponts et des ovales. Découvre les chiffres, les syllabes et 50 mots français. Entraîne-toi aussi à écrire ton prénom ou un texte au choix. Les prénoms composés, les traits d’union et les apostrophes sont acceptés. UN CAHIER POUR VOIR TES PROGRÈS Retrouve tes meilleurs essais, tes étoiles et ton historique. Collectionne les autocollants et écoute les lettres et les mots en français. Les sons, le petit crayon et les animations se règlent séparément. AU DOIGT OU À L’APPLE PENCIL Écris au doigt sur iPhone et iPad, ou avec l’Apple Pencil sur un iPad compatible. Choisis la taille de la feuille et adapte les commandes pour les gauchers. SANS COMPTE NI PUBLICITÉ Les exercices fonctionnent sans Internet. Le prénom, les textes récents, les progrès et les tracés sont conservés sur l’appareil et peuvent être inclus dans sa sauvegarde Apple. Aucun outil d’analyse n’est intégré. UN ACCÈS GRATUIT L’échauffement, tous les chiffres, les lettres i, u, e, l, a, m, A et M, les syllabes avec m et le mot « ami » sont gratuits. Un achat unique facultatif, Tout l’alphabet, débloque les autres lettres, syllabes, mots, le prénom et le texte au choix. Sans abonnement, avec le partage familial Apple. Le prix, l’achat et la restauration sont accessibles dans un espace protégé par une question destinée aux parents.

Screenshots

CaliKids4 screens
Plumélio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CaliKids at none against Plumélio's 1. Plumélio's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Plumélio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CaliKids asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CaliKids ships an update every 4 weeks, Plumélio every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
CaliKids versus Plumélio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCaliKidsPlumélio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOliver Tacoronte Mendozadruidori s.r.o

In-app purchases

None

CaliKids

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Plumélio

One-time1
  • Tout l’alphabet$8.99

Questions

Is CaliKids free?
CaliKids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plumélio free?
Plumélio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CaliKids or Plumélio have ads?
Neither CaliKids nor Plumélio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CaliKids or Plumélio?
CaliKids ships an update every 4 weeks, and Plumélio every 4 days. Most recently, CaliKids was updated on October 15, 2026 and Plumélio on October 6, 2026.

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