Comparison

Reading Eggs vs Life Leaps

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 uses interactive games, lessons, and e-books to help children aged 2-13 develop essential reading and math skills. It offers a self-paced learning journey with a motivating reward system and detailed progress reports for parents.

Highlights
  • Interactive reading games
  • Guided reading lessons
  • Over 4,000 e-books
  • Progress tracking dashboard
  • Reward system with golden eggs and pets
  • Self-paced learning modules
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

Life Leaps

Features
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Some weeks are just harder. More crying, more clinging, sleep that unravels for no reason you can name. Life Leaps tells you what is happening underneath, and that you did not cause it. A leap is a neurologically-driven shift in how a person perceives and processes the world. Not a new skill learned, but a reorganisation of how the brain is wired. In the weeks before each one settles, behaviour becomes unsettled. This is the stormy period, and it is not a problem to fix. It is a preview. The turbulence is the work happening. Life Leaps maps 23 of these leaps across the first thirty years of life. HOW IT WORKS Add a profile with a due date and Life Leaps places that person on the timeline straight away. You will see the leap they are in now, how far through it they are, when the next stormy period is due, and what tends to emerge on the other side. Born early or late? Enter both the due date and the actual birth date. Leap timing is calculated from the due date, because that is what the underlying research is based on. INSIDE EVERY LEAP • What is changing, in plain language • The stormy signs to expect, and why each one happens • The abilities that emerge once it passes • Practical ways to support them through it • Tips and activities suited to that exact stage FOUR PHASES, TWENTY-THREE LEAPS Infancy & Toddlerhood (0–2): from the first sensory awakening at five weeks to systems thinking at eighteen months. Childhood (2–12): symbolic language, self-will, theory of mind, conservation, moral reasoning. Adolescence (12–18): abstract thought, identity exploration, late adolescent integration. Emerging Adulthood (18–30): launching, experimentation, the quarter-life recalibration, choosing and committing. NOT ONLY FOR BABIES Development does not stop at toddlerhood. Add a profile for yourself, a teenager, or an adult, and read the same kind of map for where you actually are. Plenty of people find the leap they are standing in the middle of is their own. QUIET BY DESIGN No account. No sign-up. No server holding your child's name or dates. Profiles, notes, and progress live on your device and nowhere else. LIFE LEAPS PREMIUM The first ten leaps, covering all of infancy and toddlerhood, are free with one profile. Premium opens everything else: • All 23 leaps, through to age thirty • Unlimited profiles, for more than one child or twins • Calendar sync for leap and stormy dates • Read-aloud narration for every leap • Shareable keepsake cards in three designs • A private note and photo on any leap • A printable Growth Book of every leap completed • A skills-gained timeline across the whole journey • Share a profile with a co-parent or grandparent • A weekly tip drawn from the current leap • Full backup and restore Available as a monthly or annual plan, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel any time in your device's subscription settings. A NOTE ON WHAT THIS IS Leap dates are estimates drawn from published developmental research. They are not a diagnosis, a milestone test, or a guarantee. Every person is different, and timing varies. Life Leaps is here to help you understand a hard week, not to measure anyone against a chart. If you are worried about your child's development, please speak to a doctor or health visitor. Terms of Use: https://lifeleapsapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lifeleapsapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Reading Eggs4 screens
Life Leaps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Reading Eggs at #85 against Life Leaps's unranked. 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. Reading Eggs sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Life Leaps sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 10 level
Reading Eggs versus Life Leaps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading EggsLife Leaps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#85 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBlake eLearningCristina Stefan

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

Life Leaps

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
3 purchases

Life Leaps

Subscriptions2
  • LifeLeaps Monthly$2.991 Month
  • LifeLeaps Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$79.99

Questions

Is Reading Eggs free?
Reading Eggs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Life Leaps free?
Life Leaps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reading Eggs or Life Leaps have ads?
Neither Reading Eggs nor Life Leaps shows ads.

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