levelreads

A reading app for children 5 to 14

Know where your child is, and exactly what to give them next.

LevelReads gives your child the right next story, every time. It checks that they understood each story, not just read the words. And every week it tells you, in plain words, what's going well and one thing to try next.

Download on theApp Store

Your first week is free.For iPhone and iPad.

  • 200+ illustrated stories
  • Levels 1 to 12
  • A weekly note for you
  • No ads

Why LevelReads

Most reading apps count pages. We check understanding.

Big libraries and long streaks look good. But they can't tell you if your child understood the story, or what they should read next. Checks like that usually go to schools. LevelReads puts them in your hands.

For your child

They understand what they read

Not just saying the words out loud. After each story, a few short questions show what really went in. Then the next story is chosen to fit.

For you

You understand your child

Where they are. What's going well. One thing to try next. In plain words, once a week, without charts to decode.

A streak tells you your child opened the app.

LevelReads tells you what they understood, and what to give them next.

How it works

Three simple steps.

  1. Start at their school year

    Pick the level that matches your child's school year. It's only a starting point. There's no test to pass first.

  2. Read, then a few questions

    After each story, a few questions check what your child understood. Stuck on a word? Tap it to see what it means, explained at their level.

  3. Every kind of story, then up

    Your child reads every kind of story at their level: fables, true stories, facts and more. When they're getting most questions right, the next stories move up a level. You see how it's going in your weekly note.

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  4. Maya's avatar, standing on Level 44
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A child who practises at the right level makes progress you can see. A little reading every day keeps it going.

Teachers have known this for a long time. LevelReads makes it easy to do at home: the right story, a few minutes a day, and a clear picture of how it's going.

Levels move both ways. If two stories in a row feel hard, the next ones come from an easier level: new stories first, then a favourite to read again. Every class has all kinds of readers, and that's normal.

Inside a story

Stories they want to read. Help when a word is hard.

Every story is illustrated, page by page. Tap a word and its meaning appears, written for your child's level.

Page 1 of The Lion and the Mouse: a lion under a big tree holds a tiny mouse in his paw.
Page 2: the lion sits caught in a hunter's rope net while the mouse runs toward him.
Page 3: the lion, free, looks down at the mouse on a mossy rock, the cut ropes on the grass.
Level 4FableThe Lion and the Mouse, one of 200+ stories

The mouse at the ropes with his sharp teeth until they snapped, one by one. Free at last, the lion looked at the small mouse with new respect. He had this tiny friend once, but now he knew that even a small mouse can save a mighty lion.

Try it: tap a dotted word.

gnawed verb

Bit down on something again and again.

For an older reader at Level 7, the same word reads: "Bit and chewed at something repeatedly."

scorned verb

Treated as not good enough; looked down on.

After the story

Why did the lion let the mouse go free?

  1. Because the mouse offered him food
  2. Because he was not truly hungry
  3. Because another animal scared him
  4. Because the mouse was too fast
"You got it! The lion was not truly hungry, so he opened his claw and let the mouse go." One of six questions after this story.

The weekly report

Every week, a short note about your child. In plain words.

No labels. No comparing with other children. Just what happened, what's going well, and one thing you can do this week.

Example reportMaya is made up, and so are her results.
Maya's avatar: a smiling girl with a long braid

Maya's week

Level 4 · five stories

How the week went

Maya is reading steadily, and she's strongest when a story tells her something directly. Questions that ask her why are the ones still catching her out.

She answered 20 of 30 questions correctly. When the answer was there in the story, she got 15 of 20. When she had to work it out herself, she got 5 of 10. That gap is very normal at her age.

Going well

She finished every story she started. On The Lion and the Mouse she took her time and got 5 of 6 right: her best read of the week.

Worth a nudge

Questions that start with "why" are landing about half the time. She reads the words well. She's reading past the moment where the answer is hinted at, not said.

Each story, and how it went

  1. Art from The Fox and the Grapes The Fox and the Grapes 4 of 6
  2. Art from My First Train Ride My First Train Ride 4 of 6
  3. Art from The Case of the Vanishing Cookies The Case of the Vanishing Cookies 3 of 6
  4. Art from Who Took Grandma's Garden Gnome? Who Took Grandma's Garden Gnome? 4 of 6
  5. Art from The Lion and the Mouse The Lion and the Mouse 5 of 6

Six questions after every story. The two mysteries asked her to work things out the most.

One thing to try this week

After a story, ask her: "Why do you think the lion let the mouse go?" Then wait. There's rarely a wrong answer, and saying it out loud is most of the skill.

How we work this out: after each story Maya answers a few questions. Most are about what happened, some are about why. We look at several stories together, not just one, so one tired evening doesn't change the picture.

The library

200+ illustrated stories, across 12 Levels.

Fables and fairy tales. Mysteries and poems. Volcanoes, coral reefs and the Moon landing. Fiction and non-fiction, from first words to confident teen reading. New stories are added every month.

Is there a story your child would love? Tell us at support@kvalabs.com.

  • A black crow beside a tall glass jug of water

    The Crow and the PitcherLevel 1 · fable

  • Three goats by a wooden bridge over a stream

    The Three Billy Goats GruffLevel 1 · fairy tale

  • A boy in a sunny garden next to a big cardboard box

    The Cardboard Box SpaceshipLevel 2 · story

  • A hare dashing past a tortoise on a country path

    The Tortoise and the HareLevel 2 · fable

  • A child at an open window looking up at the full moon

    The Moon at NightLevel 3 · poem

  • Two children holding paintbrushes in front of a treehouse

    The Treehouse ClubLevel 3 · story

  • A cut-away volcano with glowing lava rising inside

    How Volcanoes EruptLevel 5 · non-fiction

  • A sea turtle swimming over a bright coral reef

    Life on a Coral ReefLevel 5 · non-fiction

  • An Akita dog waiting on a busy railway platform

    Hachiko the Loyal DogLevel 5 · true story

  • A space shuttle standing on its launch pad

    Countdown to LiftoffLevel 5 · non-fiction

  • Bees at work on golden honeycomb

    Inside a BeehiveLevel 5 · non-fiction

  • An astronaut on the Moon beside the landing craft

    The Day Neil Armstrong Walked on the MoonLevel 6 · true story

  • A sloth, a monkey and a toucan in the rainforest treetops

    The Rainforest CanopyLevel 6 · non-fiction

  • The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx in golden light

    The Great Pyramid of GizaLevel 6 · non-fiction

  • Green and purple northern lights over a snowy lake

    The Northern LightsLevel 7 · non-fiction

  • A small submarine light going down into a deep ocean trench

    The Mariana TrenchLevel 10 · non-fiction

  • Fiction and non-fiction
  • Illustrated, page by page
  • Levels 1 to 12
  • Tap any dotted word

Run by parents

Fun for them. Calm for you.

A profile with a fun avatar

You set up a profile for your child, and they pick an avatar to be. No photo, no email, and no account of their own.

  • A boy with glasses in a navy hoodie
  • A bunny in a lilac jumper
  • A grinning boy in a red T-shirt
  • An owl with glasses and a red scarf
  • A girl with headphones round her neck
  • A red panda in a green hoodie
  • A boy in a green striped T-shirt
  • A fox in a blue scarf

Parents-only sign-in

Only you sign in. Face ID or your passcode is needed before any purchase, and before anyone opens the parent area.

No ads. No tracking.

No ads, no tracking, and no third-party analytics. Just stories and questions.

Grows with them

Every kind of story at each level, then the next level up. The same app works from early reading all the way to Level 12.

Words explained their way

Tap a word to see what it means, in words that fit your child's level.

Founding offer · limited time

Start with a free week.

Then choose a plan. Families who join now pay a lower founding price for their whole first year.

Your first week is free.

Read as much as you like for seven days. Choose a plan only if it's working for your child.

LevelReads Pro For one child

Founding price · lowest cost

Yearly

$39.99for your first year

Then $69.99 a year. That first year works out to about $3.33 a month.

  • 200+ stories, Levels 1 to 12, and every new one
  • A few questions after every story
  • Your weekly note
  • One child
Founding price

Monthly

$9.99a month for your first year

Then $12.99 a month.

  • 200+ stories, Levels 1 to 12, and every new one
  • A few questions after every story
  • Your weekly note
  • One child

LevelReads Family For up to four children

Founding price · lowest cost

Yearly

$59.99for your first year

Then $99.99 a year. That first year works out to about $5 a month, for the whole family.

  • 200+ stories, Levels 1 to 12, and every new one
  • A few questions after every story
  • A weekly note for each child
  • Up to four children, each at their own level
Founding price

Monthly

$14.99a month for your first year

Then $17.99 a month.

  • 200+ stories, Levels 1 to 12, and every new one
  • A few questions after every story
  • A weekly note for each child
  • Up to four children, each at their own level

Founding prices are Apple introductory offers for new subscribers, available for a limited time. After your first year, your plan renews automatically at the regular price (Pro: $69.99 a year or $12.99 a month; Family: $99.99 a year or $17.99 a month) unless you cancel. Prices are in US dollars; the App Store may show a local price where you live.

You can move from Pro to Family in the app at any time, and Apple adjusts the price for the time left. If you move back to Pro, every child you've already added keeps reading; you just can't add new readers until you switch back.

Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm. Your subscription renews unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use · Privacy Policy

Questions

Questions parents ask

What ages is LevelReads for?

Children from about 5 to 14. The stories run from Level 1, for children just starting to read, up to Level 12.

How does it choose the next story?

You pick a starting level that matches your child's school year. At each level, LevelReads makes sure they read every kind of story: fables, true stories, facts and more. When they've read them all and are getting most questions right, the next stories move up a level. Up to Level 4, where children are building the basics, that means every story at the level.

If two stories in a row feel hard, the next ones come from an easier level. They get stories they haven't read yet first, then a chance to read an earlier one again. Levels go up and down, and that's normal: every class has all kinds of readers.

What's in the weekly report?

A short note: how the week went, what's going well, one thing worth a nudge, a bar for each story, and one thing to try this week. It's written in plain words, for parents, not teachers.

Does my child need an account?

No. You sign in as the parent and set up your child's profile. Your child picks an avatar and starts reading. Face ID or your passcode is needed before any purchase and before the parent area.

Who writes the stories?

Our stories are written with the help of AI, and the pictures are made with AI too. Every story has to pass clear checks for its level and is read by a person before it reaches your child. How our stories are made.

Are there ads?

No. There are no ads, no tracking and no third-party analytics. You can read the details in our Privacy Policy.

Which devices does it work on?

iPhone and iPad.

How many children can use one plan?

LevelReads Pro covers one child. LevelReads Family covers up to four, each reading at their own level, with their own stories and weekly note. You can move from Pro to Family in the app at any time.

How do I cancel?

Subscriptions are managed by Apple. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. There's more help on our Support page.

Can we ask for a story, or tell you about a problem?

Yes, please. New stories are added every month, and many start as a family's idea. Email support@kvalabs.com with a story you'd like, or anything that isn't working, and we'll reply.

Give your child the right next story.

Start at their school year. Read every kind of story, then move up. A short note for you every week.

Download on theApp Store

Your first week is free.Founding prices for a limited time.

Watercolour border: a child reading a book, with a sailing ship, a castle tower and a whale around the edges. Avatar: an owl with glasses and a red scarf