Comparison

Read Live vs Spaceteam

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

Head to head
About

Read Live

This app provides a structured, audio-supported system to improve reading fluency, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension for learners of all ages. It offers access to four distinct curriculum options, including support for Spanish readers, and tracks student progress across devices. A Read Live account is required to use the program.

Highlights
  • Four curriculum options
  • Audio-supported system
  • Develops reading fluency
  • Improves comprehension
  • Tracks student progress
  • Spanish reading support
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Read Live delivers measurable results for struggling and developing readers of all ages. With this app, your students can access their Read Live student stories and exercises in an experience designed to take advantage of the iPad’s capabilities. Improve fluency and phonics skills while supporting vocabulary and comprehension development with Read Naturally Live. Build mastery and automaticity in phonics and decoding with systematic phonics instruction with Word Warm-ups Live. Enable structured, engaging, and independent reading practice with One Minute Reader Live. Help native Spanish speakers or others to learn to read Spanish text fluently with Read Naturally Live–Español. Visit our website to learn more about Read Live: readnaturally.com/go-read-live *** A Read Live account and internet connection are required to use this app. Don’t have an account yet? Don't worry: you can create a free account and start using the program within 1 business day! Read Live was designed by teachers for use in schools. Here's what some teachers are saying: “A great program. Kids enjoy using it. They see their progress in fluency and comprehension skills.” – Special Education Teacher, VT “Love, Love, Love this program to help build our students' fluency. All of the stories are engaging for the students. The technology is easy for both students and teachers to use.” – First-Grade Teacher, WI “This program has dramatically increased the fluency, comprehension and writing abilities of my ELL students. Their MAP scores have risen as much as 15 points in a trimester. It provides great individualization.” – ELL/ESL Teacher, IL KEY FEATURES • Full access to all four curriculum options: Read Naturally Live, Word Warm-ups Live, One Minute Reader Live, and Read Naturally Live–Español. • Structured, audio-supported system keeps students motivated and holds them accountable for their own success. • Develops reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and phonics. • Excellent for Response to Intervention (RTI) or Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). • Student progress syncs across computer and iPad. • Free iPad app for Read Live account holders. ________________________________________ Need support? We’re here to help. Email us at support@readnaturally.com *** IMPORTANT!! You must have a Read Live account to use this app.

About

Spaceteam

A cooperative English learning game where 2-4 players pilot a spaceship by following instructions. Players must communicate effectively as their control panel commands are sent to their teammates' devices. Success depends on teamwork to overcome in-game challenges.

Highlights
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • English language learning
  • Team communication challenges
  • Spaceship simulation
  • Multiplayer on phones/tablets
Features
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Spaceteam ESL (English-as-a-Second-Language) is a crazy and fun English learning game you play with your friends and classmates using phones or tablets. Your team of 2-4 players is working together to fly a spaceship. To survive, you must follow the instructions and press the right buttons on your control panel on your phone. But there is a problem with your ship—your instructions are being sent to your friends’ phones, and your friends’ instructions are being sent to your phone! This means that if you want to survive, you must communicate and work together! How long will your team be able to keep flying the ship? Will you be smashed by an asteroid? Will angry space dogs kill your ship? Or will you get burned up by a star? It all depends how well you are able to work together…as a Spaceteam! For more information visit: http://spaceteamesl.ca

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spaceteam at 83% against Read Live's 29%. Spaceteam also leads on ratings volume (27 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Read Live's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Read Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spaceteam has 27 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Read Live's written reviews are positive against 83% of Spaceteam's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read Live ships an update every 4 months, Spaceteam every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Read Live versus Spaceteam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead LiveSpaceteam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings127 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.311.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRead Naturally, Inc.Henry Smith Inc.

Customer experience

Read Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Spaceteam

All ratings27 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

Read Live

No in-app purchases

None

Spaceteam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read Live free?
Read Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spaceteam free?
Spaceteam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Read Live or Spaceteam?
Read Live is rated higher. Read Live averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Spaceteam averages 4.4 from 27 ratings.
Do Read Live or Spaceteam have ads?
Neither Read Live nor Spaceteam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read Live or Spaceteam?
Read Live ships an update every 4 months, and Spaceteam every 6 months. Most recently, Read Live was updated on November 1, 2026 and Spaceteam on November 1, 2026.

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