Word Magic vs TeachMe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Interactive missing letter games
- Picture-based word association
- Positive reinforcement and rewards
- Kid-friendly voice encouragement
- Simple touch-based interface
- Attractive and funny graphics
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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
TeachMe
This educational app helps kindergarteners learn essential skills like math, reading, and writing. It features a fun reward system with virtual aquariums and sticker scenes to keep children engaged. Parents can track their child's progress across various subjects.
- Virtual aquarium reward system
- Sticker reward scenes
- Sight words learning
- Addition and subtraction practice
- Letter and number writing
- Performance tracking for multiple students
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*** 5 Star Certification Educational App Store *** About.com Best Educational App Readers' Choice Awards 2013 *** SmartAppsForKids.com 2012 Readers' Choice *** 2010 Best App Ever Awards TeachMe: Kindergarten is an educational iOS app which teaches six different age appropriate subjects to Kindergarten aged children: sight words, addition, subtraction, spelling and writing letters and numbers. Learning subjects align with common core standards to help your child get prepared for Kindergarten. Parents can review performance history for each subject to check how their child is doing. TeachMe: Kindergarten keeps children engaged with a rather unique reward system where children earn a coin for every three correct answers. Coins can then be used to purchase stickers to place in fun sticker scenes or to purchase items for the new virtual aquarium. Sticker scenes can be exported as wallpaper or emailed to family and friends. The simple and intuitive user interface is designed to be child friendly, which allows children to play without help from an adult. An animated teacher (Mimi Mouse) gives verbal instructions and feedback to the child which makes learning fun. FEATURES: • Virtual Aquarium reward (4 types of fish and 40+ items) • 6 different sticker reward scenes: farm, beach, underwater reef, pirate cove, city, playground • Over 150 different stickers for adding to scenes • Save learning information for up to 40 students • Select which subjects are displayed for each student • Turn on/off specific questions within a subject • Change the number of correct questions to earn a reward • Change the number of questions in a row to mark a question learned • Tracks performance for each subject item (last five) • Export sticker rewards scenes to Photos, for emailing or using as wallpaper LEARNING SUBJECTS: • Sight Words: Dolch (Pre-K), Dolch (K) • Addition: up to a total of 10 • Subtraction: from 10 down • Spelling: complete words by choosing the missing letter • Letter Writing: how to write letters a-z, A-Z • Number Writing: how to write numbers 0-9. COMMON CORE: For alignment info see https;//www.24x7digital.com/kindergartencc Email us at support@24x7digital.com for help & suggestions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TeachMe at 4.3 against Word Magic's 3.5. TeachMe also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 65%). Word Magic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). 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
Word Magic costs $0.99 and TeachMe $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TeachMe holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 190 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Word Magic's written reviews are positive against 92% of TeachMe's.
Word Magic ships an update every 3 weeks, TeachMe every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Word Magic | TeachMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (190 ratings) | 4.3 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews | 91.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 190 — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anusen Inc | 24x7digital LLC |
Customer experience
Word Magic
TeachMe
User reviews
Word Magic
From 190 App Store ratingsWhat 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
TeachMe
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Engaging and fun learning experience
- 🚀 Effective teaching methods
- 💰 Rewarding system with coins and stickers
- 🎨 Attractive and visually appealing design
- 🧠 Helps with math, spelling, and sight words
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 📚 Limited content for higher grade levels
- ✍️ Strict penmanship requirements frustrate some users
- 🔌 No cross-device progress sync
- 🎨 Lack of customization options for rewards
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
TeachMe
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when accessing settings
- Writing practice not working on smaller devices
- Inability to download certain grade levels
Requested features
5 requests- Expand to higher grade levels (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.)
- Add more reward options beyond fish and stickers
- Implement cross-device progress sync
- Allow more flexibility in penmanship requirements
- Provide language/accent options (e.g., British English)
In-app purchases
Word Magic
No in-app purchases
TeachMe
No in-app purchases
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