Teach Your Monster
Worth it
Confidence: High
Buy for parents and K-1 teachers of pre-readers: the web games are free, widely used, and kid-approved.
Comparison
Teach Your Monster vs Kokotree
Teach Your Monster and Kokotree both land on Worth it.
Kokotree
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you want structured, ad-free preschool content for a 2-6-year-old and the free trial wins your kid over.
| Compare | Teach Your Monster | Kokotree |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Worth it |
| Best for | Homeschool parents | Parents of kids ages 2-6 |
| Who it's not for | Kids already reading fluently . they'll outgrow it fast | Anyone wanting truly free . Khan Academy Kids and PBS Kids cost $0 |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁸ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No user support evidence in reviewed sources | No support evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Parents and reviewers consistently praise how well young kids engage with it, though recent anger centers on the app's subscription shift.⁴ | Parents across app stores and Reddit describe toddlers engaging with the app, but source snippets were too truncated to extract verbatim quotes.12 |
| Biggest gotcha | If you bought the old app, expect it delisted; migrate to web version⁷ | Free trial converts to subscription; cancel before the kid's tablet auto-charges you14 |
Pick Teach Your Monster when
- Homeschool parents
- Ages 3-6 learning phonics
- K-1 classroom centers
- Resistant readers needing gamified practice
When Teach Your Monster is not a fit
- Kids already reading fluently . they'll outgrow it fast
- Schools needing a full literacy curriculum with dashboards
- Buyers who resent paying subscriptions after buying the app once
- Anyone wanting offline-only content
Pick Kokotree when
- Parents of kids ages 2-6
- Ad-free limited screen time
- At-home preschool prep
- Structured video learning fans
When Kokotree is not a fit
- Anyone wanting truly free . Khan Academy Kids and PBS Kids cost $0
- Parents of kids outside ages 2-6
- Kids who want games-first play . Kiddopia fits better
- Schools needing admin dashboards and reporting
Sources
- Why is it free?teachyourmonster.orgofficial
- Played 100 million timesteachyourmonster.orgofficial
- Important update: Changes to Teach Your Monster to Readteachyourmonster.orgofficial
- Horn Book app reviewhbook.comreview
- Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Reddit: app going subscriptionreddit.comnews
- Reddit: purchased app removedreddit.comreview
- Privacy Policyteachyourmonster.orgsecurity
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- Kokotree: Preschool Learning Review . Educational App Storeeducationalappstore.comreview
- Kokotree: Preschool Learning . Google Playplay.google.comreview
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- Tovi vs Kokotree . third-party comparisontrytovi.comreview
- Kokotree Pricing . officialkokotree.comofficial
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- Kokotree Security . officialkokotree.comsecurity