Comparison

Model Me Going Places 2 vs SENTENCE READING MAGIC

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

Head to head
About

Model Me Going Places 2

This app provides a visual teaching tool to help children learn appropriate behavior in various community locations. It features photo slideshows with audio narration and descriptive text for each scene.

Highlights
  • Visual teaching tool
  • Photo slideshows
  • Audio narration
  • Descriptive text
  • Community location scenarios
  • Easy navigation
Features
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Model Me Going Places™ is a great visual teaching tool for helping your child learn to navigate challenging locations in the community. Each location contains a photo slideshow of children modeling appropriate behavior. LOCATIONS: - Hairdresser - Mall - Doctor - Playground - Grocery Store - Restaurant EASY TO USE: Touch the forward and back buttons to move through the photos one by one. Or simply press the slide show button to advance photos automatically. A home button brings you back to the navigation menu where you may choose your next destination. ABOUT: This app is based on the Model Me Going Places™ DVD, part of the Model Me Kids® social skills training series for children and teenagers with Autism and Asperger Syndrome. FEATURES: The app includes audio narration (English) and descriptive text of each photo. To learn more, visit www.modelmekids.com Follow us on Twitter @modelmekids

About

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

This app helps children develop reading fluency and comprehension by focusing on reading sentences. It uses evidence-based methods and engaging games to build skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.

Highlights
  • Sentence reading practice
  • High-frequency word games
  • Phonemic awareness activities
  • Phonics and blending
  • Vocabulary building
  • Fluency and comprehension focus
Features
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Introducing "Sentence Reading Magic" – the app designed to transform your child into an excellent reader! Built on evidence-based Science of Reading principles, this app bridges the gap between reading words and reading books, focusing on the crucial skill of reading sentences. By offering a gradual and enjoyable step up from reading individual words, it instills confidence and fosters skill building in emerging readers. With its Sentence Reading Magic feature, this app empowers children to become proficient readers while familiarizing them with essential high frequency words and guiding them from reading words to reading sentences. By providing practice in decoding, blending, and comprehending complete sentences, it prepares young readers to tackle decodable sentences and books, all while boosting fluency and comprehension skills. What sets "Sentence Reading Magic" apart is its incorporation of the five pillars of reading – Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension. Through engaging games and activities, the app helps children recognize and manipulate individual sounds in words, understand the relationship between letters and sounds, expand their vocabulary within a sentence context, and practice reading sentences repeatedly to enhance fluency and comprehension. The app offers four captivating sentence games that aid in building, reading, and spelling out short, simple sentences. Additionally, it includes five mini-games for learning and practicing the most common high-frequency words, using a phonetic approach to help children see patterns within these words. For those seeking an even more enriching experience, the full upgradeable version of "Sentence Reading Magic" boasts 324 sentences divided into 27 lessons, multiple sound and voice options, and three font choices. However, it's important to note that the app requires children to have a prerequisite skill level of consistently and easily reading 3-letter short vowel words before use. Developed by a team of educators using accelerated learning techniques, Montessori principles, and the Science of Reading, "Sentence Reading Magic" has undergone rigorous testing and garnered approval from preschool children and their teachers in various settings. Your feedback and suggestions are highly valued as we continue to refine and enhance the app for an optimal learning experience. Don't miss this opportunity to unlock your child's reading potential with "Sentence Reading Magic" – where learning to read becomes a magical journey!

Screenshots

Model Me Going Places 24 screens
SENTENCE READING MAGIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Model Me Going Places 2 at none against SENTENCE READING MAGIC's 2. Model Me Going Places 2 also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). SENTENCE READING MAGIC's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. SENTENCE READING MAGIC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Model Me Going Places 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SENTENCE READING MAGIC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 83 and 123 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Model Me Going Places 2's written reviews are positive against 75% of SENTENCE READING MAGIC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Model Me Going Places 2 ships an update every 5 months, SENTENCE READING MAGIC every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Model Me Going Places 2 versus SENTENCE READING MAGIC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModel Me Going Places 2SENTENCE READING MAGIC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (83 ratings)4.4 (123 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews — better74.7% of reviews
Number of ratings83123 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB310 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperModel Me Kids, LLCPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY

Customer experience

Model Me Going Places 2

All ratings80 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

All ratings113 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Model Me Going Places 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Errors in subject-verb agreement
  • Sentences are not complete
  • Missing capitalization and punctuation
  • Spelling error in instructions

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels and longer sentences
  • Option for different vowel sounds
  • Add animation effects
  • Randomize sentences
  • More options and sentences to buy
Show 3 more
  • App for the next stage
  • Switch accessible features
  • Four or five word sentences

In-app purchases

None

Model Me Going Places 2

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

One-time2
  • Deluxe Upgrade$2.99
  • More Sentences for Learning$4.99

Questions

Is Model Me Going Places 2 free?
Model Me Going Places 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SENTENCE READING MAGIC free?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Model Me Going Places 2 or SENTENCE READING MAGIC?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is rated higher. Model Me Going Places 2 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 83 ratings, while SENTENCE READING MAGIC averages 4.4 from 123 ratings.
Do Model Me Going Places 2 or SENTENCE READING MAGIC have ads?
Neither Model Me Going Places 2 nor SENTENCE READING MAGIC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Model Me Going Places 2 or SENTENCE READING MAGIC?
Model Me Going Places 2 ships an update every 5 months, and SENTENCE READING MAGIC every 10 months. Most recently, Model Me Going Places 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and SENTENCE READING MAGIC on November 1, 2026.

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