Preposition Remix vs Basic Concepts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Preposition Remix
This app uses music and real-life photos to help children and English Language Learners master prepositions. Users earn musical notes to unlock and play virtual instruments, making learning engaging. It offers professional data tracking and customizable features for tailored learning.
- Music-themed learning
- Real-life photographs
- Virtual instrument collection
- Professional data tracking
- Customizable preposition targets
- Adjustable feedback settings
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Preposition Remix: The Musical Way to Master Spatial Skills Turn up the volume on language learning! Developed by certified speech-language pathologist Barbara Fernandes, Preposition Remix is a high-energy, music-themed app designed to help children, English Language Learners (ELL), and individuals with language delays master the "where" in their world. Why Real Photos Matter Unlike abstract cartoons that can be confusing, Preposition Remix uses nearly 200 real-life, high-quality photographs. This concrete visual anchoring helps neurodivergent students and language learners generalize spatial concepts—like under, between, and closest to—from the screen to their everyday environment. Build Your Virtual Band Motivation is the key to progress! As students correctly identify spatial relationships, they earn musical notes to unlock a virtual instrument collection. From guitars to bagpipes, students can tap and play their instruments, turning therapy into a creative jam session. Features for Professionals and Parents: Comprehensive Library: Targets over 20 core prepositions including above, behind, beside, between, under, in front of, inside, closest to, and furthest from. Professional Data Tracking: Automatically logs session dates, targets attempted, and accuracy percentages in a detailed "Report Card". Complete Customization: Toggle individual prepositions on or off to align with specific IEP goals or classroom lessons. Clinical Scaffolding: Adjust feedback settings to include "No Response" for incorrect taps to reduce frustration, or "Written Cues" to support early readers. Multi-Player Support: Manage multiple student profiles on one device, tracking individual progress and instrument collections separately.
Basic Concepts
This is a learning game designed for children. It aims to introduce fundamental concepts through engaging gameplay. The app is free to download and play, making educational content accessible.
- Educational game for kids
- Introduces basic concepts
- Free to download and play
- Designed for young learners
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Basic Concepts for kids a learning game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Preposition Remix at 80% against Basic Concepts's 0%. Preposition Remix also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). Basic Concepts's advantage is price (Free vs $24.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Basic Concepts is free to download; Preposition Remix costs $24.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Preposition Remix holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Preposition Remix has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Preposition Remix's written reviews are positive against 0% of Basic Concepts's.
Preposition Remix ships an update every 13 months, Basic Concepts fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Preposition Remix | Basic Concepts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $24.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (15 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smarty Ears | Zavier Williams |
Customer experience
Preposition Remix
Basic Concepts
Bugs and requests
Preposition Remix
Reported bugs
12 issues- App requires very fine motor skills for accurate scoring
- App sometimes states incorrect answer as correct
- App mislabels items after responses
- Email function for data doesn't disappear after sending/canceling
- App crashes frequently
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- App buzzes as if an answer is incorrect when it is correct
- Stimulus sentences sometimes do not match the picture
- App occasionally quits unexpectedly
- Bug with 'on top of' indicating incorrect response
- Some concepts not accurately pictured (e.g., 'above')
- Auditory cue does not match visual cue sometimes
- Small pictures/targets difficult for little fingers to tap
Requested features
12 requests- Allow keeping data on more than one student at a time
- Add visual reinforcement for correct answers
- Ability to turn off comments/auditory reinforcement
- Control time between new pages
- Option to pick which prepositions to work on for the session
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- Add a skip button
- Widen the area for correct responses
- Allow for correct answer/tap to be 'in the general area'
- Allow for random presentation of prepositions
- Add visual reinforcers in addition to auditory reinforcers
- Ability to turn off the voice that is speaking
- Randomization of concepts
Basic Concepts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Preposition Remix
No in-app purchases
Basic Concepts
No in-app purchases
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