Comparison

Sight Word Mastery vs SnapType

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sight Word Mastery

This app helps children master essential reading skills through engaging games focused on recognizing and spelling common sight words. It covers all six Dolch word lists and allows for customized learning and progress tracking.

Highlights
  • Sight word recognition games
  • Spelling and reading practice
  • Covers all Dolch word lists
  • Customizable word selection
  • Progress tracking statistics
  • User-added word lists
Features
Currently charting
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Reading is the most important skill a child will ever learn and Sight Word Mastery: Dolch will help your student or child master reading fluency. The Dolch word lists contain 220 service words that must be quickly recognized in order to achieve reading fluency. Sight Word Mastery includes three fun games that will the learner with sight word recognition along with spelling and reading. Each game is carefully designed to engage the learner in a fun and constructive learning environment. All six Dolch word lists are included in this game: Pre-Primer, Primer, First, Second, Third, Nouns. You have the ability to customize the game and select which sight words you want your student or child to focus on. Additionally, statistics are gathered on every action so you can measure your student or child's progress and know which areas are mastered and which need additional activity. With recent update we have redone the voice talent, user interface, graphics, colors and added the ability to add your own word lists and words!

About

SnapType

This app allows students to easily complete school worksheets by adding text to images of their assignments using their device's keyboard. It's a helpful tool for those who struggle with handwriting, enabling them to share their completed work via print, email, or other sharing options.

Highlights
  • Add text to worksheet images
  • Import worksheets from device
  • Use device keyboard for input
  • Print completed worksheets
  • Email completed worksheets
  • Share completed worksheets
Features
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SnapType helps students keep up with their peers in class even when their penmanship holds them back. Students can easily complete school worksheets with the help of an iPad or iPhone. With SnapType, students can take a picture of their worksheets, or import worksheets from anywhere on their device. They can then use their iOS device keyboard to add text to these documents and print, email, or share their creations. It is the perfect solution for kids, and even adults, who struggle with their handwriting. Just read a few of our amazing testimonials: "Dear Amberlynn, Thank you so much for creating this app. You have changed the way my 12 year old son with dyspraxia functions in school. He is more independent and I cannot thank you enough. Please continue to help kids like my son. You are changing lives. Thank you." "Thank you for this ! I am going to talk to my sons teachers about this -you are a blessing ! I can honestly tell you that I have spent many hours crying inside an Hurting watching my son struggle to write pages of sentences and spelling words and other homework - to the point that I have stopped him and honestly wrote for him left handed to make it look more like a neater version of his because I could not take it anymore ! Thank you" "I just wanted to personally thank you for creating it, as this is an app that I use nearly every day with my son to do his homework. You have created an app with a simple interface, but with an incredibly powerful impact. Thank you." "It is wonderful and something so simple yet so so so important for little guys like mine who cannot write BUT is learning to type and has so much to say and SHOW." "We trialed SnapType with an 8-year old who is receiving school-based occupational therapy due to visual motor and visual perceptual issues. The biggest complaint from teachers about handwriting for this student was related to illegible answers on worksheets. The student quickly learned to take images of the worksheets with her iPad, upload them to the device and type in her answers. In addition to making her writing legible and eliminating issues with visual perceptual skills, the child's interest in the task was greatly improved, as was her pride in her work." "Thank you so much Amberlynn. What a wonderful idea and gift to those kids that struggle with dysgraphia. I have converted many a workbook page for my son. This is WONDERFUL!" "Thank you, thank you, thank you. I'm a mother of twins. My son is autistic and my daughter has cerebral palsy. They are still only 2 and a half... but I'm sure they will both need and use this. The fact that you have also made it free and are paying for it out of pocket is just the sweetest thing ever. I read about this last night and cried tears of joy. You are amazing! And I'm going to be telling everyone who will listen about you, this story, and your app. Thank you again, I truly appreciate it!!”

Screenshots

Sight Word Mastery4 screens
SnapType4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SnapType at 64% against Sight Word Mastery's 0%. SnapType also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.5 vs 3.5). Sight Word Mastery's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SnapType is free to download; Sight Word Mastery costs $0.99 up front. SnapType sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Sight Word Mastery asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SnapType holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SnapType has 366 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Sight Word Mastery's written reviews are positive against 64% of SnapType's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sight Word Mastery ships an update every 77 months, SnapType every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Sight Word Mastery versus SnapType: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSight Word MasterySnapType
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)4.5 (366 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2366 — better
Update frequencyEvery 77 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.1 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperI Teach Tiny Humans, LLCSNAPTYPE, LLC

Customer experience

Sight Word Mastery

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SnapType

All ratings366 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

Sight Word Mastery

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SnapType

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Location is never where you tap
  • Boxes don’t move when you want it to
  • Automatic blur problem
  • Upgrade doesn't restore
  • Crashes when trying to install on iPad
Show 5 more
  • Keeps crashing
  • Will not let me delete more than 3 documents
  • Bought pro and when I tap restore it crashes
  • Can not save
  • Having issues getting the desired document or pic of worksheet to open

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix automatic blur
  • Add erasing function for Apple Pencil
  • More space for documents (basic version)
  • Ability to write on SnapType (free version)
  • Enable text-to-speech for worksheet directions

In-app purchases

None

Sight Word Mastery

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SnapType

Subscriptions1
  • Everything Unlocked14 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Sight Word Mastery free?
Sight Word Mastery costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SnapType free?
SnapType is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sight Word Mastery or SnapType?
SnapType is rated higher. Sight Word Mastery averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SnapType averages 4.5 from 366 ratings.
Do Sight Word Mastery or SnapType have ads?
Neither Sight Word Mastery nor SnapType shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sight Word Mastery or SnapType?
Sight Word Mastery ships an update every 77 months, and SnapType every 4 weeks. Most recently, Sight Word Mastery was updated on November 4, 2026 and SnapType on November 2, 2026.

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