Comparison

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe vs Movable Alphabet

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

Head to head
About

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe

This educational game helps children learn phonics through a matching card activity. It features letters and phonetic pictures from previous titles in the series, with a preview option to see all cards. Designed for young learners, it offers a fun way to reinforce letter sounds and recognition.

Highlights
  • Phonics card matching
  • Alphabet twist
  • Preview all cards option
  • Letters and phonetic pictures
  • Reinforces letter sounds
Features
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A matching game with an alphabet twist. This version has a preview option to see all of the cards from the beginning. Letters and phonetic pictures from the previous apps in this series are used.

About

Movable Alphabet

This app helps young children learn to spell and build words phonetically, mirroring a Montessori approach. It allows them to arrange letters to form words before they master handwriting, with audio support and additional word sets available.

Highlights
  • Phonetic word building
  • Montessori methodology
  • Audio pronunciations
  • Over 40 images with words
  • Interactive letter sounds
  • Multiple word set expansions
Features
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Mobile Montessori is proud to present the Movable Alphabet! After learning to identify and blend the sounds of the letters of the alphabet children are often ready to build words on their own. However, the ability to write them down with paper and pencil may require much more time and practice to acquire. Therefore, Dr. Montessori prepared the Movable Alphabet for children to “write” words, long before mastering the physical skill of writing. Children can phonetically sound out words, one letter at a time to build words. The app includes over 40 images of simple words, along with audio pronunciations and instructions, for children to practice with. Additional word sets are available via InApp Purchase! One unique feature in this app, are the buttons in the box above each letter. Children can touch the buttons to hear the sound of the letters, giving them the ability to "search" for the sound they are thinking of to build their word! ***** REVIEWS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS: "Thank you so much for the Cursive Edition of the movable alphabet. We've just downloaded it and my son is using it with great success!" ***** About the Word Sets: Once the children begin the process of composing three letter words (consonant-vowel-consonant) with the Movable Alphabet they are encouraged to move on to building four and five letter words. In our experience in the classroom, it is best to follow the CVC words with four letter, CVCC words, which often seems to be easier for the blending of sounds leading up to the actual reading of words. Mastering word building requires lots of practice and repetition. Following this, we introduce four letter, CCVC words and then five letter, CCVCC words. As the children master these skills they often explore the process all on their own and have fun expressing their own ideas using the Movable Alphabet! Word Sets 1 & 2: CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant), three letter words (bat, fin, jug, etc.) Word Set 3: CVCC (consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant), four letter words (fast, bulb, hand, etc.) Word Set 4: CVCC (consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant), four letter words ending with “ck” or “nk” (sack, rink, tack, etc.) Word Set 5: CCVC (consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant), four letter words (clap, flex, spot, etc.) Word Set 6: CCVCC (consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant), five letter words (drink, twist, slept, etc.) Dr. Montessori observed in her work with children that after working with the Movable Alphabet children experienced an “explosion in to reading!” Our goal is to bring a sampling of this excitement to a large audience via the Movable Alphabet on the iPad! We thank you for your support of our apps and hope you enjoy this one! Visit our website: http://www.mobilemontessori.org App page: http://www.mobilemontessori.org/movablealphabetcursive

Screenshots

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe4 screens
Movable Alphabet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe at none against Movable Alphabet's 2. ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe costs $1.99 and Movable Alphabet $4.99 up front. Movable Alphabet sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe ships an update every 16 months, Movable Alphabet every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe versus Movable Alphabet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 DeluxeMovable Alphabet
Price$1.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.4 (78 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 months — betterEvery 30 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size387 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYRantek Inc.

Customer experience

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe

All ratings78 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

Movable Alphabet

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Movable Alphabet

One-time2
  • Movable Alphabet Word Set 2 (CVC)$1.99
  • Movable Alphabet Word Set 3 (CVCC)$1.99

Questions

Is ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe free?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Movable Alphabet free?
Movable Alphabet costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe or Movable Alphabet have ads?
Neither ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe nor Movable Alphabet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe or Movable Alphabet?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe ships an update every 16 months, and Movable Alphabet every 30 months. Most recently, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 6 Deluxe was updated on October 7, 2026 and Movable Alphabet on October 11, 2026.

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