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24 alternatives to Mentava
Teach your 3-year-old to read
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mentava launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I wanted to share a project that I've been working on designed to help young kids go from reading single words to reading whole books. My husband and I started spending a lot of time teaching our 5-year-old (Alex) to read because our school district is exclusively doing remote learning and I was skeptical that he could learn to read over Zoom. We used flashcards (which Alex found boring) and then combined them into sentences (which Alex found interesting). But the sentence approach requires a lot of arranging pieces of paper and remembering which words you are working on. So I developed…
2020 · its alternatives →
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An English reading app designed for ages 4 to 18
2022 · es.hellotalk.cn · its alternatives →
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Zora Learning▲119Adaptive storytelling app to teach kids how to read
2024 · zoralearning.com · its alternatives →
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Barney▲87Improve your reading skills in English and learn new words
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A free reading app for kids who just learned their phonics sounds: every word in a story can be sounded out, tap a word for its sounds. Bring your own agent (MCP). Cloudflare Workers. - finereli/yarareads
2d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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Free app with unique children's stories to read aloud.
2017 · its alternatives →
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Little Answers▲127Turn complex topics into warm, age-appropriate explanations for kids, instantly. Accurate, safe, and built for curious minds.
Dec 2025 · littleanswers.space · its alternatives →
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Word Buddy▲80Flashcard for kids to learn their first 1000 words
2023 · wordbuddy.carrd.co · its alternatives →
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A fun and simple way to help your child learn to read
2017 · spacereaders.com · its alternatives →
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Kidovo▲106Interactive videos to make kids fall in love with learning
2023 · kidzovo.com · its alternatives →
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Kids learning games for kids 3-5! With English voiceover!
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Manta Math▲72A beautifully simple game to help kids memorize math facts
2021 · kindredbyte.com · its alternatives →
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Bonka▲71An app that teaches children through entertainment
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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The only app that will teach your children to read.
2018 · phonicsmuseum.com · its alternatives →
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Reading assistance app for children
2024 · hopeful-jaunty-classroom.anvil.app · its alternatives →
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Your child is the hero. Stories that actually teach reading.
Jun 2026 · storykind.tech · its alternatives →
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Turn Screen Time Into Learning Time for Kids
Dec 2025 · learn2.watch · its alternatives →
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