Comparison

Teach Your Monster to Read vs Math Games by TeachMe

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 engaging phonics and reading games for children aged 3-6 to build essential literacy skills. Users create a custom monster to embark on a magical journey through interactive, educational play designed by experts.

Highlights
  • Customizable monster creation
  • Interactive reading games
  • Phonics-based learning
  • Progress tracking
  • Designed by educational experts
  • Suitable for ages 3-6
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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

Math Games by TeachMe

This app merges play with math mastery for students. It offers engaging games aligned with educational standards, adapting difficulty to each learner's progress. Track student performance with detailed analytics for a customized learning experience.

Highlights
  • Play-based math learning
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Common Core aligned
  • Progress tracking analytics
  • Customized learning paths
  • Regional curriculum localization
Features
Currently charting
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As an educator, you know the excitement and opportunity mastery over numbers brings to some of your students. You also know that smart phones and spitballs distract the others, kids love to play! So what if there was a way to merge play and the mastery of math? Would your students come to class more eager, more confident? Would it prepare them better for college and university? Change their lives? At Math Games, we believe merging play and learning can do all of that and more. We’re a suite of games and apps that combine a sense of play with learning in a way you’ve never seen by making math games of exceptional quality and rigorous standards that students actually love playing. We know you’re always looking for relevant tools to complement your own skills and passion for education. That’s why every one of our games and apps is powered by standardized questions based on the Common Core State Standards Initiative and localized to your regional curriculum. With analytics that mark each student’s progress, Math Games lets you track the whole class’s progress and see exactly where each learner is struggling or thriving. Our games and apps bring new meaning to the phrase “customized learning.” Our games change based on who’s playing: as the learner gets better, the game adapts to match the optimal level of difficulty. Your stronger students can’t coast and get bored. Your weaker students won’t fall behind and give up. All players pay attention longer learn more as they “play” our games and apps. Their time online is never wasted. Your students’ education is our ambition. We’re here to help educators marry learning and the best parts of technology. The first thing children learn is how to play. With Math Games, they play to learn.

Screenshots

Teach Your Monster to Read4 screens
Math Games by TeachMe3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Teach Your Monster to Read at 77% against Math Games by TeachMe's 10%. Teach Your Monster to Read also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). Math Games by TeachMe's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $8.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On ads, monetization model, 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

Teach Your Monster to Read costs $8.99 and Math Games by TeachMe $4.99 up front. Math Games by TeachMe sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Teach Your Monster to Read asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Teach Your Monster to Read holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Teach Your Monster to Read has 31K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Teach Your Monster to Read's written reviews are positive against 10% of Math Games by TeachMe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Teach Your Monster to Read ships an update every 6 weeks, Math Games by TeachMe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Teach Your Monster to Read versus Math Games by TeachMe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTeach Your Monster to ReadMath Games by TeachMe
Price$8.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.5 (31K ratings) — better1.3 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews76.6% of reviews — better10.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#8 — better#199
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB424 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeach Your MonsterTeachMe, Inc

Customer experience

Teach Your Monster to Read

All ratings30,972 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral6.8%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews458 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative17.7%

Math Games by TeachMe

All ratings12 ratings
Positive8.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative91.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative90.0%

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

Math Games by TeachMe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Teach Your Monster to Read

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Math Games by TeachMe

Subscriptions6
  • Parents - 1 Month$9.991 Month
  • Teachers - 1 Month$9.991 Month
  • Teacher - 6 months$45.996 Months
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  • Parents - 6 months$45.996 Months
  • Teacher - 1 year$59.991 Year
  • Parents - 1 year$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Teach Your Monster to Read free?
Teach Your Monster to Read costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Math Games by TeachMe free?
Math Games by TeachMe costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Teach Your Monster to Read or Math Games by TeachMe?
Teach Your Monster to Read is rated higher. Teach Your Monster to Read averages 4.5 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while Math Games by TeachMe averages 1.3 from 12 ratings.
Do Teach Your Monster to Read or Math Games by TeachMe have ads?
Neither Teach Your Monster to Read nor Math Games by TeachMe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Teach Your Monster to Read or Math Games by TeachMe?
Teach Your Monster to Read ships an update every 6 weeks, and Math Games by TeachMe every 3 weeks. Most recently, Teach Your Monster to Read was updated on November 12, 2026 and Math Games by TeachMe on November 6, 2026.
Which is more popular, Teach Your Monster to Read or Math Games by TeachMe?
Teach Your Monster to Read currently peaks at #8 in the App Store charts, and Math Games by TeachMe at #199. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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