Comparison

Reading Eggs vs Spiders Augmented Reality

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

Head to head
About

Reading Eggs

This program helps children aged 2-13 develop reading and math skills through interactive games, lessons, and e-books. It offers a comprehensive curriculum based on scientific research, designed by educators to foster phonics, comprehension, and numeracy.

Highlights
  • Interactive reading games
  • Guided reading lessons
  • Over 4,000 e-books
  • Phonics and comprehension focus
  • Early numeracy skills
  • Progress tracking dashboard
Features
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Reading Eggs is the multi-award winning learning program that helps children learn to read. Based on scientific research and designed by experienced elementary teachers, it’s proven to help kids learn to read using interactive reading games, guided reading lessons, fun activities, and over 4,000 e-books. Reading Eggs has already helped over 20 million children worldwide learn to read. Access all our premium learning programs for up to four children: • Reading Eggs Junior (ages 2–4): Toddlers build pre-reading skills such as phonemic awareness and alphabet knowledge with fun activities, games, videos, and read-aloud books. • Reading Eggs (ages 3–7): Children take their first steps in learning to read, covering phonics, sight words, spelling, vocabulary, and comprehension. • Fast Phonics (ages 5–10): A systematic, synthetic phonics program to help emergent and struggling readers build key phonics skills. • Reading Eggspress (ages 7– 13): Continues the learning journey by helping children learn to read for meaning and enjoyment. • Mathseeds (ages 3–9): Develops essential early numeracy skills, covering numbers, measurement, shapes, patterns, and more. ABOUT THE READING EGGS LEARN TO READ APP • TRUSTED: used in over 12,000 schools and trusted by elementary educators. • SELF-PACED: children are matched to the perfect level and progress with self-paced, one-on-one lessons. • HIGHLY MOTIVATING: the reward system consists of golden eggs, collectable pets, and games, motivating children to keep learning. • RESEARCH-BASED: based on scientific research and the most up-to-date learning principles on the most effective way children learn to read. • COMPREHENSIVE: Reading Eggs is a complete learn to read system for children aged 2–13 and covers the five essential components of reading: phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. • PROVEN RESULTS: our hundreds of testimonials, multiple awards, 91% success rate AND money-back guarantee gives you the confidence in knowing that your child will learn to read using the most effective and results-driven online reading curriculum. • SEE REAL PROGRESS: see instant results in your very own parent dashboard and receive detailed progress reports, which show you exactly where your child is improving and where extra attention is needed. • LEARN TO READ ON THE GO! Your child can learn to read anytime, anywhere on a desktop or tablet device. Users must log in with their account details to access Reading Eggs. Min requirements: • Wireless internet connection • iPad (5th Generation), iPad Air 2, iPad Pro 1st Generation • iPad Mini 4 • iPhone - last 5 models of iPhone • OS Version - iOS 15.8+ • An active trial or subscription Recommended devices and iOS version: • Latest iPad, Latest iPad Air, Latest iPad Pro • Latest iPad Mini • Latest iPhone • Latest iOS Version Note: Teacher accounts are currently not supported For assistance or feedback email: info@readingeggs.com More Information: • Up to 4 children are covered under a single family subscription • Each Reading Eggs and Mathseeds subscription provides access to Reading Eggs Junior, Reading Eggs, Fast Phonics, Reading Eggspress and Mathseeds • Each Reading Eggs subscription provides access to Reading Eggs Junior, Reading Eggs, Fast Phonics and Reading Eggspress • The first month of a monthly subscription is free for new customers • Subscriptions renew automatically; your App Store account will be charged unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Privacy Policy: http://readingeggs.com/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: http://readingeggs.com/terms/

About

Spiders Augmented Reality

Explore scientifically accurate 3D spider models in your environment using augmented reality. Scan image tokens to bring these creatures to life and learn about various spider species. Share your AR experiences on social media.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality spider models
  • Scientifically accurate 3D models
  • Scan image tokens to activate
  • Features 6 spider species
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Spiders Augmented Reality app complements the Australian Museum’s Spiders touring exhibition. The app uses Augmented Reality (AR) technology and your mobile phone to place scientifically accurate 3D spider models in the environment around you. Watch the spiders come to life by scanning the image tokens with the app! Spiders that are featured in the app include: - Banded garden spider - Barn orbweaver - Trapdoor spider - Desert blond tarantula - Zebra jumper - Wolf spider Don’t forget to share your experience on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

Screenshots

Reading Eggs4 screens
Spiders Augmented Reality2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spiders Augmented Reality at 100% against Reading Eggs's 55%. Spiders Augmented Reality also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Reading Eggs's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (7.3K vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Reading Eggs sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Spiders Augmented Reality asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reading Eggs holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reading Eggs has 7.3K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Reading Eggs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spiders Augmented Reality's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Reading Eggs versus Spiders Augmented Reality: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading EggsSpiders Augmented Reality
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.3K ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews54.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.3K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#103 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB156 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlake eLearningAustralian Museum

Customer experience

Reading Eggs

All ratings7,296 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews915 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral12.2%
Negative33.0%

Spiders Augmented Reality

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Reading Eggs

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues and account problems
  • Incompatibility with certain iOS versions
  • Lessons not saving progress properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to disable background music
  • More content for older kids
  • Improved multi-user management
  • Offline mode for lessons
  • Better integration with school curriculum

Spiders Augmented Reality

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Reading Eggs

Subscriptions4
  • Reading Eggs Monthly1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Reading Eggs+Mathseeds Monthly1 Month trial$13.991 Month
  • Reading Eggs Yearly$69.991 Year
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  • Reading Eggs+Mathseeds Yearly$99.991 Year
None

Spiders Augmented Reality

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reading Eggs free?
Reading Eggs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spiders Augmented Reality free?
Spiders Augmented Reality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reading Eggs or Spiders Augmented Reality?
Reading Eggs is rated higher. Reading Eggs averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.3K ratings, while Spiders Augmented Reality averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Reading Eggs or Spiders Augmented Reality have ads?
Neither Reading Eggs nor Spiders Augmented Reality shows ads.

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