Comparison

Teach Your Monster to Read vs InsectWise

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

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About

Teach Your Monster to Read

This app offers fun, phonics-based reading games for children aged 3-6. It helps build essential literacy skills through interactive play, allowing children to create their own monster and embark on a reading adventure. Designed by experts, it's a safe and trusted tool for home and school.

Highlights
  • Interactive reading games for ages 3-6
  • Improve letter sound recognition
  • Learn to read sentences
  • Track player progress
  • Phonics games designed by experts
  • Supports UK phonics programmes
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Welcome to Teach Your Monster to Read, the award-winning app that makes learning to read fun and engaging! Our educational phonics and reading games have helped millions of children build essential literacy skills. Create your own monster and embark on a magical journey through interactive games designed for home and school use. With a safe, trusted, and highly recommended approach, Teach Your Monster to Read offers phonics-based reading games for all levels. Teaching through play is what we do best—download today and start your child’s reading adventure! TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ FEATURES INTERACTIVE KIDS READING GAMES • Take your custom-designed monster through educational games that are suitable for ages 3-6. • Improve letter sound recognition with reading games • Explore a world of phonics and educational games that teach your child to read sentences • Easily track their player’s progress to identify areas where their reader may need extra support PHONICS & READING GAMES DESIGNED BY EXPERTS • Designed in collaboration with Roehampton University and leading game designers • Phonics tools and educational games that complement phases 2-5 of UK Government-approved Letters and Sounds and other major systematic synthetic phonics programmes • 3 reading games designed for those in preschool, primary school, kindergarten, and first grade EDUCATIONAL PLAY AT NO ADDITIONAL COST • Teach Your Monster to Read is available on iPad and iPhone • Explore phonics and educational games without in-app purchases, hidden costs, or in-game adverts • Teach Your Monster to Read supports your child through every step of their reading journey HEAR FROM TEACHERS AND PARENTS WHO USE OUR READING GAMES "This game is the absolute best quality phonics game I have come across for educational and fun value." Marie Lewis, Rochdale “My class have reaped loads of benefits from using the programme and the difference in some of their reading skills has been dramatic." Maria Andrews, Foundation Phase Teacher "This is a fabulous game. I'm not kidding when I say that my daughter essentially learned all her letter sounds using First steps, with relatively minimal input from me! Great for parents to practise their letter sounds too." Eleanor Jones PART OF THE USBORNE FOUNDATION CHARITY Teach Your Monster to Read has been created by Teach Monster Games Ltd. which is a subsidiary of The Usborne Foundation. The Usborne Foundation is a charity founded by children’s publisher, Peter Usborne MBE. Harnessing research, design and technology, we create playful media addressing issues from literacy to health. Teach a monster today when you download our educational app! Teach Monster Games Ltd is a subsidiary of The Usborne Foundation, a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1121957.

About

InsectWise

Features
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Photograph a bug, spider or insect and compare possible matches. InsectWise shows ranked candidates, model estimates and visible features so you can check a suggestion against your photo. WHY THIS MATCH Each result lists the specific features the identification rests on — body shape, leg count, wing pattern, markings. You can compare those visible features with your photo before relying on the suggestion. HONEST CONFIDENCE Confidence values are model estimates, not measured accuracy rates or guarantees. Compare the visible evidence and alternatives. When the service requests a better photo, or identification fails, the free identification is refunded. RANKED CANDIDATES, NOT JUST THE FIRST You see every candidate returned for the identification, ranked with its model estimate, plus a reusable reference photo where verified licensing or public-domain evidence is available. Close calls stay visible instead of being hidden behind a single confident-looking answer. BITE COMPARISON Photograph a bite mark and compare visible patterns with possible insect causes. A bite mark alone cannot identify a species, and this is not a medical diagnosis. InsectWise gives no first-aid or treatment guidance. YOUR FIELD GUIDE Choose Save to field guide to keep your photo, the primary match and its visible reasons, and candidate names and scores. Saved records are grouped by order and family and can be read offline. New identification requires an internet connection. Reference photos and every field of the original response are not part of the saved record. FREE Your first three identifications are free. No account, no card, no trial that starts charging you. SUBSCRIPTION After the free allowance, choose a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Every price and renewal period is shown in full before you are asked to buy anything — there is no pre-selected plan and nothing auto-starts. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings at any time. Restore Purchases is available from Settings without going through the purchase screen. Terms: https://insectwise-api.vercel.app/terms Privacy: https://insectwise-api.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Teach Your Monster to Read4 screens
InsectWise4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: InsectWise at Free against Teach Your Monster to Read's $8.99. Teach Your Monster to Read's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#5 vs unranked). On 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

InsectWise is free to download; Teach Your Monster to Read costs $8.99 up front. InsectWise sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Teach Your Monster to Read asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Teach Your Monster to Read versus InsectWise: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeach Your Monster to ReadInsectWise
Price$8.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (31K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings31K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeach Your MonsterCHENG QIAO

Bugs and requests

Teach Your Monster to Read

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Loss of progress and collected items
  • Compatibility issues on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add American English pronunciation option
  • Introduce more practice modes and customization options
  • Implement progress tracking and parental controls
  • Allow selective review of specific letter sounds/words

InsectWise

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Teach Your Monster to Read

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

InsectWise

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Weekly Access$4.997 Days
  • Unlimited Yearly Access$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlimited Access$59.99

Questions

Is Teach Your Monster to Read free?
Teach Your Monster to Read costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is InsectWise free?
InsectWise is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Teach Your Monster to Read or InsectWise have ads?
Neither Teach Your Monster to Read nor InsectWise shows ads.

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