Comparison

Touch vs Reading Mountain

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

Head to head
About

Touch

This app offers a step-by-step touch-typing course designed to improve reading and spelling skills. Its dyslexia-friendly, multi-sensory approach benefits learners of all ages, from children to adults, helping build confidence in academic and professional settings.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step touch-typing course
  • Boosts reading and spelling skills
  • Dyslexia-friendly approach
  • Multi-sensory learning
  • Progress tracking
  • Suitable for ages 6+ to adults
Features
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Please note in order to log in you need to have purchased a subscription to Touch-type Read and Spell. Learn to type in an easy and fun way! TTRS is an excellent touch-typing program on its own, with the added benefit of boosting reading and spelling skills. We offer a step-by-step touch-typing course that allows everyone to learn Keyboarding and enhance literacy skills at their own pace, via a series of bite-size modules and lessons. Improve spelling and reading skills in English with our dyslexia-friendly approach for children and adults. Measure progress and celebrate success as you build confidence in the workplace or classroom. The program is appropriate for children ages 6-7 through to adult learners. The TTRS iPad app is free for current course subscribers. **Important Notice** We recommend using a Bluetooth keyboard with the app. If you are having any technical issues, please email support@readandspell.com ----- TTRS enhances spelling, decoding, and sight-reading skills thanks to a multi-sensory approach grounded in phonics and based on the work of Orton-Gillingham. This makes it an appropriate solution for individuals who struggle with: dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), visual impairments, hearing impairments and stroke recovery.

About

Reading Mountain

This app builds foundational reading skills by focusing on phonemic awareness through interactive sound manipulation activities. It helps early and struggling readers, including those with dyslexia, to hear, segment, and blend sounds in words, creating a strong base for literacy.

Highlights
  • Break words into sounds
  • Find specific sounds
  • Blend sounds to form words
  • Swap sounds to create new words
  • Interactive sound manipulation activities
Features
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Break, Find, Blend, and Swap Sounds to Build Reading Skills! Give your student a strong foundation for reading with this engaging phonemic awareness app! Instead of focusing on letters, the app uses sound tiles to help students hear and manipulate sounds, making early reading development fun and effective. Research has shown that phonemic awareness—the ability to recognize and work with sounds in words—is an essential foundational skill for reading and spelling. This app guides learners through interactive activities designed to strengthen their ability to hear, segment, and manipulate sounds in words, laying the foundation for decoding skills. Key Features: - Break words into individual sounds - Find specific sounds in a word - Blend sounds together to form words - Swap sounds to create new words Designed for early and struggling readers and students with dyslexia of all ages, this app makes phonemic awareness engaging and effective. Start building a strong base for reading success today!

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reading Mountain at 5.0 against Touch's 3.4. Reading Mountain also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Touch's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Reading Mountain holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Touch has 52 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch ships an update weekly, Reading Mountain every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Touch versus Reading Mountain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchReading Mountain
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (52 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size281 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOUCH-TYPE READ & SPELL LTDLEARN MOUNTAIN LLC

Bugs and requests

Touch

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Cannot log into the app
  • App closes on startup
  • Data cannot be read (missing/incorrect format)
  • Stuck on loading screen
  • App doesn't synchronize with computer
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  • Cannot switch profiles without closing
  • App crashes frequently
  • Keyboard not working with iPad
  • Progress not saved after sync issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • App bugs after updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add profiles for multiple students
  • Improve synchronization between app and web
  • Make subscription cost clearer upfront
  • Reduce waiting time on loading screens
  • Fix double spaces in sentences
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  • Add more variety to lessons

Reading Mountain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Touch

No in-app purchases

None

Reading Mountain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch free?
Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reading Mountain free?
Reading Mountain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Touch or Reading Mountain?
Reading Mountain is rated higher. Touch averages 3.4 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Reading Mountain averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Touch or Reading Mountain have ads?
Neither Touch nor Reading Mountain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch or Reading Mountain?
Touch ships an update weekly, and Reading Mountain every 6 months. Most recently, Touch was updated on November 6, 2026 and Reading Mountain on October 30, 2026.

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