Comparison

Find the words vs SPELLING MAGIC 3

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

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About

Find the words

This word search puzzle challenges you to find hidden words in a grid. Words can be oriented horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The app offers multi-touch support, landscape mode, and customizable word lists. Earn achievements for new pen colors and upgrade to remove ads.

Highlights
  • Word search grid
  • Horizontal, vertical, diagonal words
  • Customizable word lists
  • Multi-touch strokes
  • Landscape mode
  • Speech voice for found words
  • Achievements for pen colors
Features
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Find the words This is the implementaion of the word search that most popular word puzzle on papers. The objective of this puzzle is to find and mark all the words on the grid. The words may be placed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. When the word has found, it will play the speech voice automatically. You can draw multi-touch strokes, also play it with landscape mode. You can get more pen colors by achievements. There's three buttons on the top. Top left button: to manage the words that play the game. add your own words and start the game. Top second button: to share the play screenshot on the social media. Top right button: settings for languages to play, speech voices, achievements for pen colors. Also you can upgrade the app to hide the advertisements. Find the words supports the languages: English, Simplified Chinese(简体中文), Traditional Chinese(繁體中文), Japanese(日本語), Spanish(Español), French(Français), German(Deutsch), Russian(Pусский), Portuguese(Português), Italian(Italiano), Korean(한국어), Turkish(Türkçe), Dutch(Nederlands), Arabic, Thai(ภาษาไทย), Swedish(Svenska), Danish(Dansk), Norwegian Bokmål(Norsk bokmål), Polish(Polski), Finnish(Suomi), Greek(Ελληνικά), Romanian(Română), Hungarian(Magyar), Czech(Čeština), Slovak(Slovenčina), Hindi(हिंदी) Find the words - Discord community https://factorcat.github.io/apps/findthewords/

About

SPELLING MAGIC 3

This app helps children develop reading skills by focusing on multi-syllable words. It teaches letter sounds and word building through engaging activities and themed categories. Offers two challenge levels and a DELUXE version with expanded vocabulary and customization.

Highlights
  • Multi-syllable word focus
  • Science of Reading principles
  • Word building activities
  • Themed vocabulary categories
  • Two challenge levels
  • Pronunciation aid via pictures
  • Progress tracker (DELUXE)
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Introducing SPELLING MAGIC 3 – the key to unlocking your child's future reading success! SPELLING MAGIC 3 incorporates the main principles of the Science of Reading. SPELLING MAGIC 3 is designed to focus on words with multiple syllables, providing an engaging platform for learning. From everyday words like "pretzel" and "button" to compound words such as "bobcat" and "hotdog," this app covers a wide range of vocabulary, all grouped into themed categories for easy organization and enhanced interest. With a strong emphasis on teaching letter sounds and word building, SPELLING MAGIC 3 not only helps children learn the sounds of the alphabet but also indirectly teaches essential reading skills like segmenting. The app offers two levels of challenge to cater to different learning abilities. In the "Word Building" section, children use the components (letters) of the word to build it, while the "Moveable Alphabet" section allows them to use the entire alphabet for word construction. It's important to note that SPELLING MAGIC 3 aims to provide ample opportunities for practicing building multiple-syllable words, even including words that may not be part of a young learner's everyday vocabulary. This presents a unique chance to expand their word bank and vocabulary. Additionally, tapping on pictures will prompt the app to pronounce the word, aiding in pronunciation and comprehension. The free version of SPELLING MAGIC 3 offers 72 words, while the DELUXE version boasts an impressive 335 words, along with a range of customizable options such as two types of voices, three types of fonts, two letter color styles, a special feature to connect the letters, and a lesson progress tracker. This version includes over 260 additional words compared to the free version, providing an even more comprehensive learning experience. This app was developed by a team of educators using the Science of Reading Principles, accelerated learning techniques and Montessori principles. SPELLING MAGIC 3 has been thoroughly tested and approved by 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.

Screenshots

Find the words4 screens
SPELLING MAGIC 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SPELLING MAGIC 3 at 80% against Find the words's 27%. SPELLING MAGIC 3 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Find the words's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Find the words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SPELLING MAGIC 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Find the words holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Find the words's written reviews are positive against 80% of SPELLING MAGIC 3's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Find the words ships an update every 5 weeks, SPELLING MAGIC 3 every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Find the words versus SPELLING MAGIC 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFind the wordsSPELLING MAGIC 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (10 ratings) — better3.9 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews27.5% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB184 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNO WOO KYOUNGPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY

Customer experience

Find the words

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive27.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative67.0%

SPELLING MAGIC 3

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Find the words

One-time1
  • Upgrade Find the Words$2.99
1 purchases

SPELLING MAGIC 3

One-time1
  • Deluxe Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Find the words free?
Find the words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SPELLING MAGIC 3 free?
SPELLING MAGIC 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Find the words or SPELLING MAGIC 3?
Find the words is rated higher. Find the words averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while SPELLING MAGIC 3 averages 3.9 from 11 ratings.
Do Find the words or SPELLING MAGIC 3 have ads?
Find the words shows ads; SPELLING MAGIC 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, Find the words or SPELLING MAGIC 3?
Find the words ships an update every 5 weeks, and SPELLING MAGIC 3 every 5 months. Most recently, Find the words was updated on November 7, 2026 and SPELLING MAGIC 3 on November 1, 2026.

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