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 teaches touch-typing while simultaneously improving reading and spelling skills. It offers a step-by-step course with bite-sized modules, suitable for all ages and learning styles, including those with dyslexia. Track progress and build confidence in literacy.

Highlights
  • Learn touch-typing
  • Improve reading skills
  • Enhance spelling
  • Dyslexia-friendly approach
  • Step-by-step modules
  • Progress tracking
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

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

Reading Mountain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Touch at every 8 days against Reading Mountain's every 6 months. Reading Mountain's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch ships an update every 8 days, Reading Mountain every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Touch versus Reading Mountain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchReading Mountain
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (50 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings50 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOUCH-TYPE READ & SPELL LTDLEARN MOUNTAIN LLC

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.
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 every 8 days, and Reading Mountain every 6 months. Most recently, Touch was updated on September 17, 2026 and Reading Mountain on September 18, 2026.

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