2nd Grade Words vs Sight Words Plus K
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
2nd Grade Words
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Second Grade Words was written to help a second grade student easily look up the spelling of frequently used words, states, numbers, and months.
Sight Words Plus K
This app uses interactive games and activities to help young learners master essential sight words and reading skills. It offers engaging exercises for kindergarten through 2nd grade, with progress tracking and audio support.
- Interactive sight word games
- Spelling and phonics exercises
- Reading comprehension stories
- Sentence building activities
- Progress tracking dashboard
- Audio support for words
- Sticker rewards system
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Sight Words Plus K-2 helps children from Pre-K to 2nd grade become confident readers, with a warm, friendly teacher who reads, guides and cheers every step of the way. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Every grade has free games, stories and activities to try. If your child loves it, one purchase unlocks everything, for good, on every device in your family. SIGHT WORDS: 6 GAMES, 4 LEVELS, 363 WORDS - Touch the Word: hear a word, tap it. - Spell the Word: listen, then tap the letters in order. - Touch the Missing Letter: find the letter that finishes the word. - Find the Rhyme: match words that sound alike, with cute pictures for early readers. - Short Vowels: hear the word and pick its vowel, from cat to bug. - Letter Tracing: trace all 26 letters, capital and small. The app checks the tracing really follows the letter, highlights any part that was missed, and puts a star on every letter mastered. Stuck on a word? Tap "Slowly" to hear it stretched out, or "Sound it out" to hear it blended sound by sound. Choose how long a round is: 10, 15, 30 or 60 words, or every word in the grade. 52 ILLUSTRATED STORIES - 12 "Read to me" stories, read aloud by the teacher. Tap any word to hear it again. - 40 "Read it yourself" stories for growing independence, from 40-word Pre-K stories up to 110-word 2nd-grade chapters. - Every story has comprehension questions to check understanding. LANGUAGE ARTS Sentence building, parts of speech, punctuation, ABC order, opposites and syllable clapping, at every grade level. MOTIVATING, NOT DISTRACTING Stars, levels, streaks and achievements, plus 64 stickers to collect and place on the home screen. A progress screen shows parents how many words have been learned in each grade. EASY FOR LITTLE HANDS AND EYES - Big, clear text with strong contrast on every screen. - Gentle vibrations for taps, right answers and finished games (parents can turn them off). - No waiting: tap to skip the teacher's feedback and go straight to the next word. MADE FOR KIDS, BUILT FOR PARENTS - No ads and no third-party tracking of any kind. - No accounts, no data collected. Everything stays on the device. - Works offline: perfect for car trips. - Purchases and settings sit behind a grown-ups-only gate. - Family Sharing supported. Pre-K (ages 4–5), Kindergarten (5–6), 1st grade (6–7) and 2nd grade (7–8).
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The clearest difference is price: Sight Words Plus K at Free against 2nd Grade Words's $0.99. Sight Words Plus K also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 32 months). 2nd Grade Words's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). 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
Sight Words Plus K is free to download; 2nd Grade Words costs $0.99 up front. Sight Words Plus K sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 2nd Grade Words asks for nothing beyond the download.
2nd Grade Words ships an update every 32 months, Sight Words Plus K every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 2nd Grade Words | Sight Words Plus K |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joe Blough | Carlton Payne III |
In-app purchases
2nd Grade Words
No in-app purchases
Sight Words Plus K
- Remove Ads and Parental Gate$0.99
- Unlock Everything$6.99
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