Comparison

ESK Sight Words vs Lillio

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

Head to head
About

ESK Sight Words

This app aids home-based learning for caregivers and students, focusing on sight word recognition. Users can select grade levels and units to review words, with an option to hear pronunciations. It was developed to support an immersion program.

Highlights
  • Select grade level and unit
  • Swipe to review words
  • Hear word pronunciations
  • Supports home learning
  • Developed for immersion program
Read full description

This app is made to support learning efforts at home, with caregivers and students. Select grade level, unit number, and swipe to review words. Press the play button to hear the word. Developed by Mi'kmaw Kina'matnewey to support the Eskasoni Immersion Program. Thanks to our contributors: Barbara Sylliboy Arlene Stevens Elizabeth Paul Beverly Jeddore Jamie Foulds at Soundpark Studios The teachers and staff of Essissoqnwey Siawa'sik-l'nuey Mi'kmaw Language Advisory Committee We appreciate all feedback and welcome any new ideas or criticisms. Please contact the App Development Team at: appdev@kinu.ca

About

Lillio

This app streamlines childcare operations with features for daily reports, attendance, and meal planning. It enhances family engagement through real-time updates, photos, and videos, while offering research-based curriculum aligned with state standards.

Highlights
  • Daily reports
  • Attendance tracking
  • Meal planning
  • Family communication portal
  • Real-time photo sharing
  • Digital curriculum
  • Enrollment management
Features
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Get all the building blocks for early education with the #1-rated childcare app! Center management features let you complete daily reports, schedules, attendance, check-ins and meal planning faster than ever before. Family engagement tools keep families informed through daily reports, pictures and videos. Simple registration and payment options make the lives of families easier. Research-based curriculum offers developmentally appropriate lesson plans aligned to state standards and pre-populated with engaging themes. Download Lillio today and experience the all-in-one solution for building a high-quality childcare program! Here is what one of our thousands of happy directors had to say about Lillio: "Lillio (formerly HiMama) has become a huge asset for our school! Families love the photos and daily reports. Teachers agree that it is extremely easy to use and replaces piles of paperwork." FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION • Family portal - Parents and family members can view photos, videos, daily reports and schedules, update their child’s information, and message educators in their own private, secure account. • Real-time photo sharing - parents can receive timely updates throughout the day • Email, text, and in-app communication - Send messages, alerts and reminders to individual family members or to an entire group of family members at once CARING AND TEACHING • Digital curriculum - Developmentally appropriate, research-based lesson plans and activities from Funshine Express allows flexible planning and offers play-based, engaging themes and activities that are aligned to state and early learning standards • Weekly Planner - Create custom activities organized by learning areas and select developmental skills tied to your state and early learning standards. • Photo and video observations - Tag real-time observations with images from the classroom • Child Developmental Evidence Reports - Follow a child’s development across developmental domains, skills and indicators • Easy-to-use childcare assessments to support every child’s learning path CENTER MANAGEMENT • Childcare daily reports: document meals, snacks, sleep checks, toileting, activities and observations, medication and more for individual children or multiple children at once • Attendance: record check-in, check-out, drop off and pick up times, and absences • Administrative: classroom and activity reports; updatable parent and child contact, emergency, allergy, and health information; meal and snack menu planning and schedules, enrollment management for upcoming, current, and graduated children; schedule rotations Lillio is secure, reliable and easy to use, and the child care center’s information is backed up, synced and accessed through our apps and our website. We have a friendly customer support team that would happily answer your questions by phone (1-800-905-1876) or email (support@himama.com). Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ESK Sight Words4 screens
Lillio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ESK Sight Words at none against Lillio's 1. ESK Sight Words also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). Lillio's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Lillio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. ESK Sight Words asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ESK Sight Words ships an update every 4 months, Lillio every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ESK Sight Words versus Lillio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterESK Sight WordsLillio
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (37K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—37K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMi'kmaw Kina'matneweyHi Mama Inc.

Customer experience

ESK Sight Words

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Lillio

All ratings37,341 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral1.5%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral10.2%
Negative18.8%

Bugs and requests

ESK Sight Words

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Lillio

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Freezing and crashing
  • Inconsistent data updates
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Time stamps for naps, meals, and activities
  • Ability to download photos/videos in bulk
  • Improved navigation and responsiveness
  • Interactive features for parents
  • More language options

In-app purchases

None

ESK Sight Words

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lillio

Subscriptions1
  • Photos Plus$2.991 Month

Questions

Is ESK Sight Words free?
ESK Sight Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lillio free?
Lillio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ESK Sight Words or Lillio have ads?
Neither ESK Sight Words nor Lillio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ESK Sight Words or Lillio?
ESK Sight Words ships an update every 4 months, and Lillio every 4 weeks. Most recently, ESK Sight Words was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lillio on November 8, 2026.

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