Comparison

Word Magic Lite vs SpeakColors

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

Head to head
About

Word Magic Lite

This app offers a limited vocabulary learning experience with 12 words. It serves as a basic introduction to word acquisition for young learners.

Highlights
  • Limited word selection
  • Basic vocabulary introduction
  • Free to use
  • Educational tool
Features
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Word Magic Lite is a free version of Word Magic. Word Magic Lite is fully functional version of Word Magic except for the number of words. This free lite version has only 12 words.

About

SpeakColors

This iPad app helps young children with speech and language delays practice using two-word phrases with colors and objects. It features colorful photos and allows voice recording to build vocabulary and language skills.

Highlights
  • Two-word phrase practice
  • Color and object vocabulary
  • Voice recording
  • Interactive photos
  • Progressive language skills
Features
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SpeakColors is an iPad app designed to encourage young children to imitate and use two word phrases with color words and common objects. The app is geared toward toddlers with speech and language delays, autism, Down syndrome and other developmental disorders. This motivating app increases vocabulary skills, phrase length, and receptive and expressive language. This lite version of SpeakColors contains 7 common colors and 100 colorful photographs of objects. Children can record their own voice to name colors, food, animals, toys, and common objects. "SpeakColors can do an excellent job of teaching words and sentence structure as a precursor to or in conjunction with other reinforcing hands-on multi-modality activities." ~ SpeechPathologyApps.com *** Free App of the Week in SpeechPathologyApps.com Newsletter (05/31/2012) *** Instructions: - From the main menu, press "Start". - Pick a color from the top of the screen. - Pick a sentence template from the upper-left of the screen. - Swipe left or swipe right (or use arrow buttons) to change objects. - Press a color or object in the middle of the screen to hear the name of the color or object. *** Includes In App Purchase to unlock features of the Full Version. *** *** Disclosure *** At RWH Technology we are committed to the privacy and safety of our customers and their children. This app: - Does not collect/share any user's personally identifiable information. - Does not contain Social Network Integration or Links to Social Media. - Does not contain ads. - Does not contain push notifications. - Does contain In-App-Purchase on a separate, parent oriented screen.

Screenshots

Word Magic Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SpeakColors at 67% against Word Magic Lite's 0%. Word Magic Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (2.8 vs 2.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

Both are free to download. SpeakColors sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Word Magic Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Magic Lite holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Word Magic Lite's written reviews are positive against 67% of SpeakColors's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Word Magic Lite ships an update every 9 months, SpeakColors every 16 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Word Magic Lite versus SpeakColors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWord Magic LiteSpeakColors
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (6 ratings) — better2.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS3.1.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnusen IncRWH Technology, LLC

Customer experience

Word Magic Lite

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SpeakColors

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Word Magic Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SpeakColors

One-time1
  • Full Version$3.99

Questions

Is Word Magic Lite free?
Word Magic Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpeakColors free?
SpeakColors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Word Magic Lite or SpeakColors?
Word Magic Lite is rated higher. Word Magic Lite averages 2.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while SpeakColors averages 2.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Word Magic Lite or SpeakColors have ads?
Neither Word Magic Lite nor SpeakColors shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Word Magic Lite or SpeakColors?
Word Magic Lite ships an update every 9 months, and SpeakColors every 16 months. Most recently, Word Magic Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and SpeakColors on November 1, 2026.

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