Reading Eggs review
Updated September 30, 2026 · AcademyCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Reading Eggs is a children's reading subscription built for families rather than adult learners, with £54.99 a year covering the household and a library of 4,000 titles. The 30 days free trial and 30 days money-back period make it a low risk way to see whether a child keeps reading.
Key facts
- Best for
- Families buying a single subscription that covers reading practice and a story library for several children.
- Price from
- £6.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Price per month
- £6.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Price per year
- £54.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free tier
- No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free trial length
- 30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Money-back period
- 30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Speech recognition
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Kids version
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Family subscription
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Markets
- GB (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Blake eLearning Pty Limited (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Australia (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Learning method
- Mobile app
- Official website
- readingeggs.co.uk
Online courses
- Price from
- £6.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Price per month
- £6.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Price per year
- £54.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free tier
- No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free trial length
- 30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Money-back period
- 30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Platform type
- Subscription (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Graded assessments
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Team plan
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Markets
- GB (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Blake eLearning Pty Limited (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Australia (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Audiobooks and ebooks
- Price per month
- £6.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Price from
- £6.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free trial length
- 30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Access model
- Unlimited (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Titles in the catalogue
- 4,000 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Family profiles
- Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Markets
- GB (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Blake eLearning Pty Limited (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Australia (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Content types
- Ebooks, Audiobooks
Apps and profiles
- Get the app
- Google Play
Pros and cons
Pros
- A free trial of 30 days and a money-back period of 30 days let a family use the service properly before deciding to keep paying.
- The library covers 4,000 titles as ebooks and audiobooks, with unlimited access under a single plan.
- Family profiles, a family subscription and a kids version cover a whole household, and a team plan is offered for larger groups.
- Assessments and speech recognition sit inside the app, so reading progress is measured rather than guessed at.
Cons
- There is no free tier, so the 30 days free trial is the only look before a payment is due.
- Entry at £6.99 sits above phase-6 and Bunpro, which list €0 and $0, so a family wanting a book library still pays to start.
- Support runs on email, phone and help centre, with no live chat or community forum in the list, so a question sent late waits for a reply.
- The service is sold into GB, so these prices and the 30 days money-back period cover a single market.
Who it suits
- Households with several children who want reading practice and a story library in a single subscription, priced at £54.99 a year.
- Parents in the UK who want to look before committing, since phase-6 and Bunpro both start free and Reading Eggs does not, though its 30 days refund window offsets that.
- Families who read aloud together at home, because speech recognition and assessments sit inside the app rather than being left to a live tutor.
Who should look elsewhere
- Anyone whose goal is an adult spoken language rather than a children's library, since SpanishPod101 starts at $4 and Reading Eggs is built around a kids version and family profiles.
- Learners who insist on starting at no cost, because phase-6 and Bunpro both list free entry prices while Reading Eggs opens at £6.99.
- People outside GB, where the listed price and the money-back period do not apply.
What you get free
There is no free tier with Reading Eggs, so the trial is the only free look at the service. The free trial runs 30 days and the money-back period on the same subscription is 30 days. That pairing gives a household a long look at the lessons, plus a refund window that opens where the trial ends and before any further payment is committed.
Plans and prices
The plan on sale here is the family subscription, billed monthly or yearly. Entry starts at £6.99, the monthly rate is £6.99 and the annual rate is £54.99, which costs less than paying the monthly rate across the same stretch of time. Treat the monthly and annual figures as the renewal prices to budget for after the trial, since the trial is the only free part of the deal.
How it compares on our data
Read against the other brands on the site, Reading Eggs ranks 1 of 21 on free trial length and 8 of 29 on the money-back period. Price rankings are more mixed: entry sits at 17 of 35, the monthly rate at 6 of 25, and the annual rate at 5 of 18. The yearly figure is the strongest of the three.
The company behind it
Reading Eggs is the product of Blake eLearning Pty Limited, headquartered in Australia, so the company behind the service is not based in the UK. Support runs on email, phone and help centre, which covers the routes parents tend to need, with a help centre for quick answers and a phone line for anything a child is stuck on. No chat window or community forum appears in that channel list.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Reading Eggs cost?+
The family subscription is listed at £6.99 a month and £54.99 for a year, with entry at £6.99. Taking the yearly figure rather than paying monthly costs less across the same stretch of time, and both are the renewal prices to budget for once the trial ends.
Is there a free version of Reading Eggs?+
There is no free tier, so nothing stays available once a trial ends without a payment. The free trial lasts 30 days and the money-back period is 30 days, which lets a family use the whole trial, decide it is not working, and still claim the fee back inside that window.
What does the subscription include?+
The library holds 4,000 titles, with ebooks and audiobooks as the content types, and access is unlimited. Progress is tracked inside the app through assessments and speech recognition, so a parent can see how a child is reading rather than guessing from the games alone.
Can several children share one account?+
A family subscription and family profiles are part of the plan, and a kids version is included, so each child can hold a profile under the same fee. A team plan is also available for groups covering several learners together.
Which platforms does Reading Eggs run on?+
The method is an app, so lessons and the library are reached through the app rather than a live class or a printed course. Speech recognition runs inside that app, which is what lets the reading practice score pronunciation as a child reads aloud.
Who runs Reading Eggs and where is it based?+
The service is operated by Blake eLearning Pty Limited, headquartered in Australia, so the company behind the site sits outside the UK. Support runs on email, phone and help centre, so help arrives by phone, by email or through the help centre.
Is Reading Eggs available outside the UK?+
The service is sold into GB, so the listed price, the 30 days free trial and the 30 days money-back period all sit inside that single market. Anyone based elsewhere should expect to check the price and the refund terms that apply in their own country before starting.
How does the price compare with cheaper options?+
Phase-6 and Bunpro both list free entry prices, €0 and $0, while Reading Eggs opens at £6.99. SpanishPod101 starts at $4, below the £6.99 monthly rate, so the free entry options suit anyone unwilling to pay before looking.
Sources
- readingeggs.co.uk/about-blake checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Kids version
“Blake eLearning is an Australian-owned”
- readingeggs.co.uk/apps checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Learning method
“lets you access the award-winning reading program on your iPad and Android device.”
- readingeggs.co.uk/childrens-books-online-library checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Titles in the catalogue, Content types
“over 4,000 levelled children's books online”
- readingeggs.co.uk/contact-us checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“phone us on 0117 454 0461”
- readingeggs.co.uk/info/faqs checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Access model, Graded assessments, Family profiles, Speech recognition
“lessons can be replayed as often as you like”
- readingeggs.co.uk/pricing checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Family subscription, Free tier, Free trial length, Markets, Platform type, Price from, Price per month, Price per year, Team plan
“Includes all reading programs for up to 4 children.”
- readingeggs.co.uk/refund checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Money-back period
“Reading Eggs offers a 30-day money-back guarantee”
- readingeggs.co.uk/terms checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Legal entity
“owned and operated by Blake eLearning Pty Limited”
Compiled from 8 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
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