Comparison

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad vs Describe It Pro

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

Head to head
About

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad

This app helps children and teens learn to construct grammatically correct sentences through a visual and interactive approach. It focuses on essential connector words and offers engaging content with progress tracking for users aged 4-13.

Highlights
  • Visual sentence construction interface
  • 100+ distinct pictures for sentence building
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Encouragement animations and audio clips
  • Optional audio reinforcement of correct sentences
  • Student progress tracking and statistics
Features
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Now the award winning SentenceBuilder and SentenceBuilderTeen are one app!! **WINNER** - 2010 IEAR Language Arts App of the Year!!! Own as an individual app or as part of our MES Speech Therapy Bundle. SentenceBuilder™ is designed to help children and teens aged 4-13 learn how to build grammatically correct sentences. Explicit attention is paid to the connector words that make up over 80% of the English​ language. Sentence Builder offers a rich and fun environment for improving the grammar of all children. FEATURES - Simple and intuitive interface to build sentences - 100 distinct pictures to build sentences around for elementary students - Two teenager modules available with 50 images each - 3 Levels of play - 60 encouragement animations and audio clips - Optional correct sentence audio re-enforcement - Option correct sentence encouragement animation - Statistics to track students progress - Each student has their own stats page We take children's privacy seriously. This app - Does not collect any information - Does not contain ads - Does not link to social networks - Does not use data collection tools LANGUAGES - English REQUIREMENTS - Compatible with iPad running iOS8.0 or higher SentenceBuilder is part of "The Builder Series" of award winning education apps. Mobile Education Store has won over 40 app awards and has been named educational developer of the year in 2011 and 2012. Mobile Education Tools is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. Recommended Ages: 3-6, 6-13 Categories: Special Needs

About

Describe It Pro

This app helps improve describing skills through interactive games. It offers language and articulation activities designed by speech-language pathologists to build vocabulary and practice speech sounds.

Highlights
  • Language and articulation decks
  • Guess It game for describing
  • Learn It mode for practice
  • Speech sound decks
  • Interactive learning activities
Features
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This version of describe it comes with BOTH language and articulation decks. See more below: Langauge: Good describing skills is one of the most important abilities a student can have to be successful in school. Fortunately there are long-tested ways to improve describing. Describe It is created by speech-language pathologists who have long used this approach while teaching. This app uses three different activities to teach the parameters of describing while familiarizing students with their senses. Activities within Guess It - similar to the popular game Catch Phrase, students must describe the image they see to their teammates. Once their team has guessed, they pass the device to the next team until time runs out! Guess It - hear clues about the image behind the card. Enter or speak a guess to see if you're correct. See how can get the highest score! Learn It - use this mode to learn and practice! Articulation: Describe It Artic comes with three games with decks organized by speech sounds. While practicing speech sounds, this app also builds strong language skills by dividing clues into important describing parameters. Not only is this app a fun way to generalize speech sounds, it also builds language at the same time. Speech Decks Included: R, R Blends, S, S Blends, Z, L, L Blends, K, G, Th, F, V, J, Ch, Sh

Screenshots

Describe It Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SentenceBuilder™ for iPad at 4.7 against Describe It Pro's 2.8. SentenceBuilder™ for iPad also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Describe It Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On ratings volume and ads 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

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad costs $8.99 and Describe It Pro $6.99 up front. SentenceBuilder™ for iPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Describe It Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of SentenceBuilder™ for iPad's written reviews are positive against 33% of Describe It Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad ships an update every 6 months, Describe It Pro every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
SentenceBuilder™ for iPad versus Describe It Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentenceBuilder™ for iPadDescribe It Pro
Price$8.99$6.99 — better
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better2.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB396 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Education Store LLCCorey Walker

Customer experience

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral12.7%
Negative25.5%

Describe It Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Not compatible with iOS 9
  • No picture to describe after OS update
  • Black background covers picture
  • Visual reinforcers do not appear
  • Audio not working
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  • App locking up
  • Buggy, incorrect feedback on correct answers
  • Spelling error ('siting' instead of 'sitting')
  • App forcing purchase of updates

Requested features

19 requests
  • Move select and skip buttons
  • More complex sentences for higher functioning students
  • More options for reinforcement
  • More content/levels
  • Easy way to switch between students
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  • Option to have words read aloud when touched
  • Option for visual reinforcement after every sentence
  • Option to control scrolling or lock in words
  • Option to show correct/incorrect words
  • Email feature like Preposition Builder
  • Toggle between students
  • Greater control over sentence elements (pronouns)
  • Change complexity of language/vocabulary
  • Option for audio when building sentences
  • Preview teen apps before buying
  • Level four for older kids with more tense choices
  • Visual reinforcer or auditory or both
  • Identify correct or incorrect words
  • Track student progress with data

Describe It Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad

One-time2
  • Teen Boy Module$4.99
  • Teen Girl Module$4.99
None

Describe It Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SentenceBuilder™ for iPad free?
SentenceBuilder™ for iPad costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Describe It Pro free?
Describe It Pro costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SentenceBuilder™ for iPad or Describe It Pro?
SentenceBuilder™ for iPad is rated higher. SentenceBuilder™ for iPad averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Describe It Pro averages 2.8 from 4 ratings.
Do SentenceBuilder™ for iPad or Describe It Pro have ads?
Neither SentenceBuilder™ for iPad nor Describe It Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SentenceBuilder™ for iPad or Describe It Pro?
SentenceBuilder™ for iPad ships an update every 6 months, and Describe It Pro every 2 months. Most recently, SentenceBuilder™ for iPad was updated on October 21, 2026 and Describe It Pro on October 23, 2026.

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