Comparison

Sight Word Balloons vs Auto Train Brain

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

Head to head
About

Sight Word Balloons

This educational game helps children learn to speak, read, and spell high-frequency words through a fun balloon-popping activity. It offers customizable word lists, adjustable game settings, and detailed progress reports for educators. Designed with accessibility in mind, it supports switch interfaces and Bluetooth keyboards.

Highlights
  • Customizable word lists
  • Progress tracking reports
  • Adjustable game speed and difficulty
  • Switch-accessible gameplay
  • Supports multiple languages
  • Audio and visual cue customization
Features
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Want a switch-accessible app that helps teach and reinforce how to speak, read and spell words, all while playing a game? Crazy Balloons Words is an engaging, fun activity that will do just that! Crazy Balloons Words was designed with input from kids, parents, teachers and therapists as a way for children to learn, and practice recognizing, high-frequency words - all while playing a balloon-popping game that’s easy to learn but also a challenge. Why Crazy Balloons Words? PKCLsoft creates apps that are affordable, educational, engaging and accessible - because all children deserve to learn and become proficient communicators and readers. The benefits of playing Crazy Balloons Words include: • Sight word recognition skills increase • Increased proficiency and fluency in reading • Lots of audio processing practice • Game play requires the player utilize visual scanning and visual discrimination skills Educators will love being able to read a detailed report on each game a student plays and Crazy Balloons Words is also fully customizable: • Create your own word lists, and share them via eMail, Messages or Airdrop. • The app supports iOS 7’s localization features for both language and voices. Create word lists in other languages! • Set up a profile for each player and tailor the game play to suit each child’s strengths and challenges. • Easily turn sounds and music on or off. • Select the speed of play, how many balloons appear on screen and how many questions there are per game. • Want to focus specifically on sight reading skills? Turn off the audible prompts! • You can adjust the pitch and speed of the audible prompts used. • Or make the game more challenging by hiding audible and/or visual cues and turning off hints. • The game can be played with a compatible switch interface or bluetooth keyboard and switch settings can also be customized. PKCLsoft takes children’s privacy seriously. Our apps have: • a parental gate so children cannot access links outside the app • no ads • no tools for collecting or analysing user data • no social media sharing • no in-app purchases For detailed information on our privacy policy, visit http://www.pkclsoft.com/wp/privacy ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Know What's Inside member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids' apps ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– At PKCLsoft we value your feedback so please email any comments or questions about Crazy Balloons Words to info@pkclsoft.com

About

Auto Train Brain

This application facilitates neurofeedback and multi-sensory learning for individuals with dyslexia. It aims to enhance reading speed and reduce errors, positively impacting cognitive performance with regular use. An EPOCX header is required for functionality.

Highlights
  • Neurofeedback training
  • Multi-sensory learning
  • Increases reading speed
  • Minimizes reading errors
  • Improves cognitive performance
  • Requires EPOCX header
Features
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Auto Train Brain is an application that works with EPOCX headers. If you do not have this header, the application will not function. So if you don't have an EPOCX head, you don't need to buy it. (Users with EPOCX titles and members are required to purchase the application by paying a small market fee due to the various controls and procedures of the App Store.) Auto Train Brain is a mobile phone application capable of neurofeedback and multi-sensory learning, which increases the reading speed of dyslexic children and adults, who are a subgroup of specific learning disabilities, and minimizes the errors they make while reading, generally has a positive effect on their cognitive performance in regular use.

Screenshots

Sight Word Balloons4 screens
Auto Train Brain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Auto Train Brain at Free against Sight Word Balloons's $2.99. Auto Train Brain also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Sight Word Balloons's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 40%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On 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

Auto Train Brain is free to download; Sight Word Balloons costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sight Word Balloons ships an update every 4 months, Auto Train Brain monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sight Word Balloons versus Auto Train Brain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSight Word BalloonsAuto Train Brain
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperpkclSoftHMS Health Mobile Software

Customer experience

Sight Word Balloons

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Auto Train Brain

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sight Word Balloons

No in-app purchases

None

Auto Train Brain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sight Word Balloons free?
Sight Word Balloons costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Auto Train Brain free?
Auto Train Brain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sight Word Balloons or Auto Train Brain have ads?
Neither Sight Word Balloons nor Auto Train Brain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sight Word Balloons or Auto Train Brain?
Sight Word Balloons ships an update every 4 months, and Auto Train Brain monthly. Most recently, Sight Word Balloons was updated on November 1, 2026 and Auto Train Brain on November 4, 2026.

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