Comparison

Read and Colour vs Smoothwall RADAR for iPad

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

Head to head
About

Read and Colour

Features
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Read and Colour is a first reader story app with colour-in illustrations and tap to read words. It is designed by qualified teachers to encourage independent reading in pre-school and early primary school aged children. Being teachers and having young children of our own, we struggled to find a 3-6 age reading app that ticked all the boxes so we decided to write our own. We discovered from other parents with young kids that, like us, they wanted an app that had: - no in-app purchases - no adverts - nothing locked - didn't need internet connection - accessible to young children - encouraged independent reading - helped pre-school kids to get a head start with learning the sounds of all the letters As well as the first reader story with 10 colour-in illustrations, Read & Colour has the additional functionality of tap the sound, sound practice, shape practice and tap to read common words. Features: Read and Colour - toggle between tap to read words or tap to read sounds - 10 illustrations to colour - read and colour remembers how each drawing was coloured Sound Practice - children press the buttons to hear the sound of the letter, helps them to associate the two Common Words - allows children to practise reading a word and then tapping it to see if they are right Tap the Sound - the child is asked orally to tap a particular sound. Tap the correct one and get a well done! Shape Practice - this feature is designed to help children become familiar with the sounds of the letters of the alphabet and how to write them.

About

Smoothwall RADAR for iPad

Features
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Smoothwall RADAR for iPad is a comprehensive monitoring solution to offer student protection in the mobile learning environment without restricting the digital experience. With more and more schools offering iPad environments, it is crucial to manage and secure all the digital devices within the school environment. Smoothwall's active monitoring solution ensures that school administrators have full visibility of what is happening in the digital learning space, guaranteeing that students are on task, protected from risk, and being given the freedom of the opportunities gained through mobile learning. Protection - Peer-to-peer cyberbullying - Instances of grooming including radicalization - Sexual Threats - Early warnings of suicidal thoughts and depression - Exposure to racist, homophobic or extreme language - Deliberate access to inappropriate websites - Sharing inappropriate images - Warnings on self-harm concerns - Accessing online gambling and shopping sites Key Features - Captures and alerts school administrators to any harmful content or behavior accessed through your browser - Based on word and phrase capture - Creates a screenshot of alarming activity to allow staff to assess context and severity - Scheduled reporting - A cost effective and scalable solution - Ensures full accountability for schools - Encourages and shapes responsible behavior - Sits alongside your current active monitoring solution *** Important *** Smoothwall RADAR for iPad will only work where the Smoothwall RADAR solution has been implemented for your school. If you are interested in providing this for your school then please contact our sales team. If you do not have Smoothwall RADAR at your school, it will not be enabled and the browser will not allow access to the internet.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smoothwall RADAR for iPad at every 2 days against Read and Colour's every 65 months. Smoothwall RADAR for iPad also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Read and Colour's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read and Colour ships an update every 65 months, Smoothwall RADAR for iPad every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Read and Colour versus Smoothwall RADAR for iPad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead and ColourSmoothwall RADAR for iPad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 65 monthsEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPad
Requires iOS12.08.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDolina ThomsonSmoothwall

In-app purchases

None

Read and Colour

No in-app purchases

None

Smoothwall RADAR for iPad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read and Colour free?
Read and Colour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Smoothwall RADAR for iPad free?
Smoothwall RADAR for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read and Colour or Smoothwall RADAR for iPad have ads?
Neither Read and Colour nor Smoothwall RADAR for iPad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read and Colour or Smoothwall RADAR for iPad?
Read and Colour ships an update every 65 months, and Smoothwall RADAR for iPad every 2 days. Most recently, Read and Colour was updated on November 6, 2026 and Smoothwall RADAR for iPad on November 11, 2026.

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