Comparison

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe vs Second Grade ABC Spelling

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

Head to head
About

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe

This educational app uses four interactive games to help children master letter-sound connections. It focuses on teaching the sounds letters make, not their names, using only lowercase letters for effective learning. Children can play independently with built-in feedback.

Highlights
  • Letter-sound connection mastery
  • Four interactive learning games
  • Focus on letter sounds, not names
  • Lowercase letter instruction
  • Independent play with feedback
  • Reinforces phonics skills
Features
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This app is designed to help your child master the letter-sound connection. This app uses four different games to help your child learn and reinforce their knowledge of which sound each letter makes. Each game involves seeing letters and hearing sounds. The child decides which sounds do and which sound do not match the letter(s) being shown. The child either identifies the correct answer by tapping or drags and drops the correct answer in its place. This app is the third app in the ABC MAGIC PHONICS series. This app builds on the skills learned in the first two apps of this series. Those apps were about teaching letter/sound associations using phonetic pictures. This app focuses only on the sound of the letter and does not use any phonetic pictures as cues. We recommend the other ABC MAGIC PHONICS apps as means to develop and reinforce your child’s phonics skills and reading abilities. Please note, that in this app, only the SOUNDS of the letters are used and NEVER the names of the letters. A child can actually read without knowing the common names of the letters, but a child only knowing the names of the letters cannot phonetically read. The ubiquitousness of the ABC song both at home and at school will surely give children the ability to name the letters. Many children, however, are not given the much-needed explicit instruction of the SOUNDS that the letters make. This app, therefore, is dedicated to helping children learn the SOUNDS that the letters make. Only lower case letters are used, which is the most effective way for teaching children letters since 95% of the printed word is lowercase. These games are designed so that children can do them independently after being given the basic instructions of how to play the games. The app has built-in feedback mechanisms to help the child to work independently. These mechanisms allow the child to learn at their own pace and in their own way. Some pictures may seem indiscernible, but don’t worry, the pictures, when touched, will ALWAYS say their name. The child NEVER has to know what the picture is ahead of time. Tapping on the image box will ALWAYS play the audio file that names the picture.

About

Second Grade ABC Spelling

Features
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With this game your child will learn to: - Recognize the letters of the alphabet and vocabulary. - Drag and drop the syllables to create a word correctly. - Recognize blends and digraphs. - Synonyms and antonyms. - Read and sort sentences. Easy to play . You have the option of unlimited play . You can see your progress step by step . Suitable for 6, 7, 8, 9 years. You can play without internet connection. Available in English and Spanish. This app don't collect any data from user or device, don't include third-party analytics and don't include advertising.

Screenshots

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe4 screens
Second Grade ABC Spelling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Second Grade ABC Spelling at $0.99 against ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe's $1.99. ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe costs $1.99 and Second Grade ABC Spelling $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe ships an update every 25 months, Second Grade ABC Spelling every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe versus Second Grade ABC Spelling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 DeluxeSecond Grade ABC Spelling
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.5 (45 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 19 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYMaria Dolores Garcia Ferre

In-app purchases

None

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe

No in-app purchases

None

Second Grade ABC Spelling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe free?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Second Grade ABC Spelling free?
Second Grade ABC Spelling costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe or Second Grade ABC Spelling have ads?
Neither ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe nor Second Grade ABC Spelling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe or Second Grade ABC Spelling?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe ships an update every 25 months, and Second Grade ABC Spelling every 19 months. Most recently, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 Deluxe was updated on October 29, 2026 and Second Grade ABC Spelling on October 27, 2026.

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