Comparison

Word Magic vs Gradelink Student/Parent App

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

Head to head
About

Word Magic

This educational app helps preschoolers and kindergarteners learn words and spellings through interactive games. Kids identify missing letters for pictures, with positive reinforcement and rewards to keep them engaged.

Highlights
  • Interactive missing letter games
  • Picture-based word association
  • Positive reinforcement and rewards
  • Kid-friendly voice encouragement
  • Simple touch-based interface
  • Attractive and funny graphics
Features
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Word Magic is nominated for Best Educational App by 2009 Best App Ever awards and also featured in "Apps for kids" by Apple ------------------- Word magic is created by mom and dad of a 5 year old kid. It has wonderful reviews in the app store. Below are some samples by customers. A Fun, Exciting Math App for my 4 year old son. ------ It really is a magic game kids will love it, the upgrades are really good .... auto scrolling to next word .... random colours .... fun graphics .... new different rewards for the kids.... any queries to anusen answered thoroughly & very quickly by email .... and to make it special the little daughters voice will encourage kids to keep guessing & learning .... thanks for thinking of kids & all your good ideas....i also bought maths magic....just as good, same decription as above for word magic.... a very happy nan .... ann ---- This app is the best. My son is learning to read and being able to play to find the begining and ending sound is great and it is a concept being taught to him in kindergarten. My 3 year old loves it too. Makes me want to have iPhones for each one of them! ------ My 5 year old loves this application and It really helps me see how much she knows Keep up the good work ------- My 4.5 yr old daughter loves this game, she is having lots of fun as well learning at the same time. Thanks for making learning fun:) ----- Word Magic is designed keeping preschooler and kindergarten kids in mind. It is very ideal for kids between the ages 3 to 6. It is an excellent application for kids to have fun with words and their spellings and learn them. A picture is shown and the kids should select the missing letter for the picture. The picture for the word will be read out. There are three flavors. Based on the kids level, you can choose missing letter at the beginning or in the middle or in the last. Word magic is loaded with lot of fun features: - Very simple design. Kids need to just touch the answer. - Very attractive and funny pictures. - Once they identify the correct answer, shaking the iphone will take them to a new problem. - Every time they pick the answers they get appreciated with surprise appreciation (real voice) - After every 5 successive correct answers different colored stars appear as their rewards. Kids love this. Word magic is fun learning experience for kids which would help them in - Positive reinforcement - Surprises and rewards - Very simple design - Vibrant colors - Attractive and funny pictures Once a kid plays with this application he/she will want to play till the end of the game to see the surprises. The sounds and colors have been carefully selected. The voices are also recorded by a kid. This application has been kids approved. We had spent lots of time researching the usability of this application. We have been tweaking this application and enhancing it based on how 4 year old kids use this. We have 6 QA's for this application. Yes! 6 preschoolers who approved this application. We had been iteratively testing with 6 different kids of the same age group. Have fun, and please send your comments and feedback and enhancements requests to wordmagic@anusen.com ------- We had partnered with SmarTots and excited to provide more features to the parents. SmarTots provides learning reports and mobile education app reviews that help parents understand what their children are learning. Signing up for SmarTots also gives parents access to fun activities that enhance the educational value of mobile education apps like this one. Click the Parent Button inside this app to get these great features ------- Checkout http://tinyurl.com/n6p2hd for the video of this app. ----- Please try out our other applications Math Magic Match Magic Count Magic Think BIG Math Series Dicatation

About

Gradelink Student/Parent App

Stay connected with your child's academic progress. This app allows parents and students to easily view grades, assignments, attendance, and school news. Receive alerts for grade changes and manage multiple student accounts.

Highlights
  • View class and assignment grades
  • Track attendance and discipline entries
  • Monitor upcoming homework and assignments
  • Access school news and announcements
  • Set grade and attendance alerts
  • Switch between multiple student accounts
  • View report cards and billing statements
Features
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NOTE: To use this app your school must be a Gradelink subscriber. The Gradelink® Mobile app helps keep students and their parents totally involved in their academic performance. Easily view class and assignment grades, attendance, upcoming homework and more. • View your school's news page. • Quickly access your class schedule, including locations. • View current grades and assignments for all classes, including teacher comments. • Quick view of upcoming assignments, plus graphs of performance by assignment type category. • Easily retrieve your latest report card. • View current and historical attendance. • View discipline entries. • Access billing statements and see current charges. • Set and update grade alerts for all of your classes, including overall grade as well as individual assignment performance, high or low. (e.g. Tell me when my grade drops to a C) • Set and update attendance alerts. • Parents, quickly switch between your kids' accounts at the same school. ..and more. Certain features only available if enabled by your school. For information or assistance logging in, please contact your school office.

Screenshots

Word Magic4 screens
Gradelink Student/Parent App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gradelink Student/Parent App at Free against Word Magic's $0.99. Gradelink Student/Parent App also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (18K vs 190). Word Magic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 15). On 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

Gradelink Student/Parent App is free to download; Word Magic costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gradelink Student/Parent App holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gradelink Student/Parent App has 18K ratings behind it against 190, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Word Magic's written reviews are positive against 80% of Gradelink Student/Parent App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Magic ships an update every 3 weeks, Gradelink Student/Parent App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Word Magic versus Gradelink Student/Parent App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord MagicGradelink Student/Parent App
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (190 ratings)4.9 (18K ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.1% of reviews80.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19018K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.2 — better15
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnusen IncGradelink Corporation

Customer experience

Word Magic

All ratings190 ratings
Positive55.3%
Neutral14.2%
Negative30.5%
Written reviews83 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral15.7%
Negative19.3%

Gradelink Student/Parent App

All ratings17,683 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews255 reviews
Positive80.4%
Neutral4.3%
Negative15.3%

User reviews

Word Magic

From 190 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great learning tool
  • 🌟 Engaging for kids
  • 🎨 Colorful and attractive
  • 💡 Rewarding and motivating
  • 🚀 Intuitive interface

Room to improve

  • 👎 Too basic for older kids
  • 🗣️ Poor pronunciation
  • 🔊 Unbalanced sound levels
  • 🚫 No way back to menu
  • 🔄 Repetitive words

Gradelink Student/Parent App

From 18K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 💡 Helpful for monitoring student progress
  • 🚀 Convenient way to check grades
  • 🔒 Secure access to student information

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional login issues and app crashes
  • 🔍 Limited functionality compared to website
  • 💻 Needs better mobile optimization

Bugs and requests

Word Magic

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • App frozen
  • Flute card issue
  • Misspelled 'fishes'
  • Crashes
  • Can't read letter combinations
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  • Can't change game modes

Requested features

20 requests
  • Increase complexity/add more levels
  • Add more words
  • Add timer function
  • Option for UK English voice
  • Volume control
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  • More advanced words/version
  • Option to turn off timer
  • Correct pronunciation errors
  • Add phonetics support
  • More animation
  • Track progress
  • Randomize missing letter position
  • Longer words
  • Phonetic sounds for wrong answers
  • More levels with longer words
  • Add more pictures
  • Visual cues for correct answers
  • Improve user interface
  • Add two-vowel words
  • Option for random missing letter position

Gradelink Student/Parent App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login credentials not persisting after updates
  • GPA information disappearing after recent update
  • Inability to access certain features on iPhone X

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add calendar view to app
  • Improve multi-student switching experience
  • Integrate payment options for fees and lunch
  • Develop a dedicated teacher app

In-app purchases

None

Word Magic

No in-app purchases

None

Gradelink Student/Parent App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Word Magic free?
Word Magic costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gradelink Student/Parent App free?
Gradelink Student/Parent App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Word Magic or Gradelink Student/Parent App?
Gradelink Student/Parent App is rated higher. Word Magic averages 3.5 out of 5 from 190 ratings, while Gradelink Student/Parent App averages 4.9 from 18K ratings.
Do Word Magic or Gradelink Student/Parent App have ads?
Neither Word Magic nor Gradelink Student/Parent App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Magic or Gradelink Student/Parent App?
Word Magic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Gradelink Student/Parent App every 2 months. Most recently, Word Magic was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gradelink Student/Parent App on November 3, 2026.

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