Comparison

Read and Colour vs Cats InputPad Pro

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

Cats InputPad Pro

Features
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Writing Chinese is a breeze if you use the Chinese Alphabet Teaching System. You can also input the same way as you write Chinese. It is the fastest way of inputting Chinese, and even better, by using it, you also learn how to write Chinese characters better. It is the ideal way of implementing the EasyChinese method of learning Chinese. Version 2.0 is fully modernized for today's iPhones and iPads: full-screen support on every device, a native keyboard look in light and dark mode, and improved stability throughout. Compose your text in the app, then copy it for use anywhere. This is the complete Pro version โ€” no ads, long-press reverse lookup showing the stroke code of any character, and the IICore characters database for input of more than 12,000 Chinese characters.

Screenshots

Read and Colour1 screens
Cats InputPad Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cats InputPad Pro at every 22 months against Read and Colour's every 65 months. Read and Colour's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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, Cats InputPad Pro every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Read and Colour versus Cats InputPad Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead and ColourCats InputPad Pro
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 65 monthsEvery 22 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDolina ThomsonYIU LEUNG RANDY CHAN

In-app purchases

None

Read and Colour

No in-app purchases

None

Cats InputPad Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Read and Colour free?
Read and Colour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cats InputPad Pro free?
Cats InputPad Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Read and Colour or Cats InputPad Pro have ads?
Neither Read and Colour nor Cats InputPad Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read and Colour or Cats InputPad Pro?
Read and Colour ships an update every 65 months, and Cats InputPad Pro every 22 months. Most recently, Read and Colour was updated on October 12, 2026 and Cats InputPad Pro on October 11, 2026.

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