Comparison

Literably vs Teach iLit 9

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

Head to head
About

Literably

This app provides a quick and precise method for evaluating reading skills in K-8 students. It includes a comprehensive running record to track fluency, accuracy, and comprehension.

Highlights
  • Reading fluency assessment
  • Reading accuracy assessment
  • Reading comprehension assessment
  • Full running record
  • K-8 student focus
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A fast and accurate way to assess reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension for K-8 students, including a full running record. The iOS app is for student use only; classes must be set up elsewhere.

About

Teach iLit 9

Features
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iLit is available for grades 6 through 12. Savvas Learning Company is a comprehensive literacy solution designed to produce two or more years of reading growth in a single year. The iLit student app contains everything a student needs to participate in an iLit class: interactive assignments, a digital notebook, and an e-library with over (2,500+) fiction and nonfiction titles. Recent additions include co-teacher functionality and student grouping throughout the app. iLit supports offline mode when the Internet isn’t available and a comprehensive automated rostering solution. The program was carefully crafted to meet the rigors of the Common Core State Standards as well as California, Florida, Texas, Nebraska, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and WIDA standards, and prepares students for success on the new Next Generation assessments. Individual, small group, and whole-class instruction is personalized based on a constant stream of data from a wide range of embedded assessments, including text-based performance tasks. iLit engages students like no other reading program through its vast library of high-interest nonfiction, instant support, engaging activities, and built-in reward systems that motivate students and track their progress. The iLit 20/45/90/ELL, Teacher and Student apps are all components of the iLit instructional product.

Verdict

The call

Literably and Teach iLit 9 are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Literably ships an update every 3 months, Teach iLit 9 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Literably versus Teach iLit 9: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLiterablyTeach iLit 9
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLiterably, Inc.Savvas Learning Company LLC

In-app purchases

None

Literably

No in-app purchases

None

Teach iLit 9

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Literably free?
Literably is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Teach iLit 9 free?
Teach iLit 9 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Literably or Teach iLit 9 have ads?
Neither Literably nor Teach iLit 9 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Literably or Teach iLit 9?
Literably ships an update every 3 months, and Teach iLit 9 every 4 months. Most recently, Literably was updated on October 6, 2026 and Teach iLit 9 on October 29, 2026.

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