Comparison

Line 'em Up 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

Line 'em Up

This educational app helps children master number order through a digital version of a classroom activity. Users arrange number tiles from least to greatest, with customizable options for the number of tiles and starting range. Advanced features allow for work with hundreds and negative numbers.

Highlights
  • Number order mastery
  • Digital classroom activity
  • Customizable tile count
  • Adjustable number range
  • Supports hundreds and negatives (iPad)
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Designed to promote mastery of number order. This app replicates a simple classroom activity in which children place number tiles in order from least to greatest. Options include using 10, 15, or 20 number tiles and designating a range of beginning numbers. Includes options in the iPad version to designate the beginning number as well as setting options to worth with hundreds and negative numbers. Designed as part of the Number Sense Project at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL.

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

Line 'em Up4 screens
SENTENCE READING MAGIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Line 'em Up at none against SENTENCE READING MAGIC's 2. Line 'em Up also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). SENTENCE READING MAGIC's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 5) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SENTENCE READING MAGIC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Line 'em Up asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SENTENCE READING MAGIC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SENTENCE READING MAGIC has 123 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Line 'em Up's written reviews are positive against 75% of SENTENCE READING MAGIC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line 'em Up ships an update every 9 months, SENTENCE READING MAGIC every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Line 'em Up versus SENTENCE READING MAGIC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine 'em UpSENTENCE READING MAGIC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)4.4 (123 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews74.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5123 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB310 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClassroom Focused SoftwarePRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY

Customer experience

Line 'em Up

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

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

Bugs and requests

Line 'em Up

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

Line 'em Up

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

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

Questions

Is Line 'em Up free?
Line 'em Up 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, Line 'em Up or SENTENCE READING MAGIC?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is rated higher. Line 'em Up averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SENTENCE READING MAGIC averages 4.4 from 123 ratings.
Do Line 'em Up or SENTENCE READING MAGIC have ads?
Neither Line 'em Up nor SENTENCE READING MAGIC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Line 'em Up or SENTENCE READING MAGIC?
Line 'em Up ships an update every 9 months, and SENTENCE READING MAGIC every 10 months. Most recently, Line 'em Up was updated on November 1, 2026 and SENTENCE READING MAGIC on November 1, 2026.

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