Comparison

ReadingScreen vs Magnet Kids

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

Head to head
About

ReadingScreen

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Accurately identify Primary school children who would benefit from reading support, using our fast, fun and intuitive app for teachers and teaching assistants. Based on decades of University of Oxford research into reading development. ReadingScreen assessments consist of two tests measuring different reading skills. The first presents pupils with up to 60 individual words of increasing complexity. The second presents them with up to 34 nonwords. The pupil is asked to read each word or nonword out loud and their responses are marked for accuracy by the adult conducting the assessment. If they get 15 answers in a row incorrect, the test ends and they move onto the next test. Each assessment should take 10 minutes or less to complete. Assessments can be interrupted if necessary and will resume from the beginning of the most recent test. To launch an assessment, the adult conducting the assessment should scan the QR code for the pupil they want to assess. No personally identifiable information is stored on the device. At the end of an assessment, the data is uploaded to oxedandassessment.com for instant feedback and reports can be generated for classes or year groups. If no internet connection is available, the data can be stored on the device and uploaded at a later date. ReadingScreen is suitable for schools and organisations (UK and international) using English or Welsh as the medium of education.

About

Magnet Kids

This app allows students to access their courses and interactive learning activities on mobile devices, enabling progress even without an internet connection. Parents and teachers can monitor student progress, manage learning paths, and conduct live video sessions.

Highlights
  • Offline course access
  • Interactive learning activities
  • Student progress tracking
  • Parental monitoring
  • Teacher gradebook management
  • Live video sessions
Features
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Magnet Kids Companion App takes students’ courses and all the fun with the same interactive activities as in Avallain Magnet, everywhere, at any time, from their tablets and mobile devices. Download entire courses or individual lessons for non-stop progress, even offline. Log in as a parent to your own space and check on your kids’ progress in their individual gradebooks with all the information you need about their learning paths. With the Magnet Kids Companion App, teachers can also check on their students’ gradebooks, connect with them on live video sessions and manage their progress. Magnet Kids. Digital learning, anywhere, anytime.

Screenshots

ReadingScreen4 screens
Magnet Kids4 screens

Verdict

The call

ReadingScreen and Magnet Kids are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ReadingScreen ships an update every 2 months, Magnet Kids every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ReadingScreen versus Magnet Kids: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReadingScreenMagnet Kids
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOxEd and Assessment LtdAvallain

In-app purchases

None

ReadingScreen

No in-app purchases

None

Magnet Kids

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ReadingScreen free?
ReadingScreen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Magnet Kids free?
Magnet Kids is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ReadingScreen or Magnet Kids have ads?
Neither ReadingScreen nor Magnet Kids shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ReadingScreen or Magnet Kids?
ReadingScreen ships an update every 2 months, and Magnet Kids every 3 months. Most recently, ReadingScreen was updated on October 25, 2026 and Magnet Kids on October 27, 2026.

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