Comparison

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad vs Fun With Directions

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

Fun With Directions

This app offers interactive activities to enhance listening, following directions, and auditory processing skills. It features colorful animations and sound effects, with adjustable difficulty levels for young learners. The app includes optional recording for expressive language practice.

Highlights
  • Following directions
  • Coloring activities
  • Auditory memory practice
  • Spatial concepts
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Reading practice option
  • Voice recording for expressive language
Features
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Open a door and see what’s behind it. Give the boy something to eat. He’ll even say “Thanks!” Color a cat with the help of the magic crayon! Push a button and watch the elevator door open-what could be inside? **Check out a demo of this app on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXCe1fETCnc Fun with Directions is for the iPHONE and is a ground-breaking app, designed to provide a fun and engaging way to practice listening, following directions, colors, spatial concepts, auditory memory and auditory processing. From the simplest of directions (“Touch the cat”) to the more complex (“With your orange crayon, color the large one that is a furry pet and likes to chase mice”) your child can grow and learn with this game over time. Colorful, vivid art and animations against a white background combine to create a complete game experience without visual clutter. Sound effects and surprises keep the game engaging! This app is a great choice for a toddler/preschooler, or any young child who would like to practice listening to or reading directions! Included are ten concepts: Give, touch, open, close, top, middle, bottom, push, color, erase. Features include settings for text on/off, (to practice reading vs. listening) selecting specific concepts, and the desired level of play: easy, intermediate, and advanced. An added bonus that is included in this app is the optional “Superstar Direction” which allows additional practice for remembering (“What did you have to do?”) but also expressive language. The child’s response is recorded and played back. Superstar Directions are surprise questions that pop up at random times, but can easily be turned off if desired. Hamaguchi Apps is dedicated to the mission of bringing high-quality apps to the general public and professionals for affordable prices. PRIVACY POLICY: We do NOT collect personal data from our users and have no ads. Personal data regarding user performance on the tasks on this app are self-contained and not transmitted in any way. There are no in-app purchases in this app. There is a link to our other apps in the iTunes store, which can be viewed via internet access, if desired. Developed by Patti Hamaguchi, M.A., CCC-SLP, a noted speech-language pathologist and author of Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know, as well as books on the treatment of auditory processing disorders. To find out more about this app and our other upcoming projects, visit our website: www.hamaguchiapps.com

Screenshots

Fun With Directions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fun With Directions at none against SentenceBuilder™ for iPad's 2. Fun With Directions also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 62%) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). SentenceBuilder™ for iPad's advantage is price ($8.99 vs $15.99) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 16 months). On rating 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 Fun With Directions $15.99 up front. SentenceBuilder™ for iPad sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Fun With Directions asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for SentenceBuilder™ for iPad against 4.6 for Fun With Directions. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fun With Directions has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of SentenceBuilder™ for iPad's written reviews are positive against 87% of Fun With Directions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad ships an update every 6 months, Fun With Directions every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
SentenceBuilder™ for iPad versus Fun With Directions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSentenceBuilder™ for iPadFun With Directions
Price$8.99 — better$15.99
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews61.8% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB292 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMobile Education Store LLCHamaguchi Learning & Development, LLC

Customer experience

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad

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

Fun With Directions

All ratings16 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SentenceBuilder™ for iPad

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

Fun With Directions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SentenceBuilder™ for iPad free?
SentenceBuilder™ for iPad costs $8.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Fun With Directions free?
Fun With Directions costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SentenceBuilder™ for iPad or Fun With Directions?
SentenceBuilder™ for iPad is rated higher. SentenceBuilder™ for iPad averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Fun With Directions averages 4.6 from 16 ratings.
Do SentenceBuilder™ for iPad or Fun With Directions have ads?
Neither SentenceBuilder™ for iPad nor Fun With Directions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SentenceBuilder™ for iPad or Fun With Directions?
SentenceBuilder™ for iPad ships an update every 6 months, and Fun With Directions every 16 months. Most recently, SentenceBuilder™ for iPad was updated on June 10, 2026 and Fun With Directions on August 20, 2026.

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