Comparison

Read and Colour vs Juli's Counting

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

Juli's Counting

Features
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The perfect app to teach your child the basics of counting in a fun and interactive way! No Ads. No Subscription. One time payment to unlock all images. Enjoy a safe and uninterrupted learning experience for your child. Inspired by my kids, making it a warm and personal experience.

Screenshots

Read and Colour1 screens
Juli's Counting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read and Colour at none against Juli's Counting's 1. Juli's Counting's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 65 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Juli's Counting sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Read and Colour asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Read and Colour ships an update every 65 months, Juli's Counting every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Read and Colour versus Juli's Counting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRead and ColourJuli's Counting
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 65 monthsEvery 3 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size42 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDolina ThomsonMariusz Hagi

In-app purchases

None

Read and Colour

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Juli's Counting

One-time1
  • Full access$0.99

Questions

Is Read and Colour free?
Read and Colour is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Juli's Counting free?
Juli's Counting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Read and Colour or Juli's Counting have ads?
Neither Read and Colour nor Juli's Counting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Read and Colour or Juli's Counting?
Read and Colour ships an update every 65 months, and Juli's Counting every 3 months. Most recently, Read and Colour was updated on November 1, 2026 and Juli's Counting on November 4, 2026.

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