Comparison

SPELLING MAGIC 2 vs Sudoku School!

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

Head to head
About

SPELLING MAGIC 2

This app teaches children to read by focusing on consonant blend words. It uses interactive activities to help build words and understand letter sounds, aligning with Science of Reading principles. Two versions are available, offering different word counts and customization options.

Highlights
  • Teaches CVCC and CCVC words
  • Focuses on letter sounds and word construction
  • Word Building section
  • Moveable Alphabet section
  • Two levels of challenge
  • Developed with educators and Montessori principles
Read full description

Introducing SPELLING MAGIC 2, a key to your child's future reading success. SPELLING MAGIC 2 incorporates the main principles of the Science of Reading. SPELLING MAGIC 2 is tailored to focus on CVCC (consonant-vowel-consonant-consonant) words like "hand," "sent," and "gift," as well as CCVC (consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant) words such as "spin," "flap," and "stop." These types of words are also known as "consonant blend words" and are categorized into themes for enhanced learning. This app is designed to teach children the sounds of letters and how to construct words. It emphasizes the skill of building CCVC/CVCC words with four phonemes using short vowel words, indirectly imparting the essential reading skill of segmenting. With two levels of challenge, it offers a comprehensive learning experience. In the "Word Building" section of the app, only the components (letters) of the word are used for building, while the "Moveable Alphabet" section utilizes the entire alphabet for word construction. Please note that the purpose of this app is to provide ample opportunities for practicing building CCVC & CVCC words, presenting a chance to expand vocabulary. When tapped, the pictures always pronounce the sound of the word that the app prompts the child to build. The free version of SPELLING MAGIC 2 includes 72 words, while the DELUXE version offers 235 words and provides several choices in the options menu, including two types of voices, three font styles, two letter color options, a special feature to connect letters, and over 160 additional words from the free version. Developed by a team of educators using accelerated learning techniques and Montessori principles, this app has been tested and approved by preschoolers, who found it enjoyable and beneficial for learning letter sounds. We eagerly await your feedback and suggestions as we strive to provide a rewarding educational experience for young learners.

About

Sudoku School!

This app teaches children and beginners how to play Sudoku with simplified 4x4 and 6x6 puzzles. It offers in-game help, colored tiles for easier recognition, and ten difficulty levels to accommodate growing skills. Multiple user accounts and a trophy system encourage progress.

Highlights
  • 4x4 and 6x6 Sudoku puzzles
  • In-game rule explanations
  • Colored tiles for beginners
  • Ten difficulty levels
  • Multiple user accounts
  • Trophy wall for progress
Features
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Great for building spatial reasoning and logic skills! Sudoku School is the perfect sudoku app for kids and other sudoku beginners. It teaches you to play using 4x4 and 6x6 puzzles that are much simpler than the usual 9x9 sudoku puzzle. It also has an in-game help feature that explains the rules clearly with drawings and simple text. The game tiles have both numbers and colors, so younger players can use the colors for help until they get comfortable using the numbers. Ten puzzle levels cover a huge range of difficulties, from the easiest 4x4 level, which is perfect for younger kids, to the expert 6x6 level which is almost as hard as regular sudoku. This means the game can grow with you for a long time while you progress. Once you have mastered all the levels in this app, you are ready to graduate to regular sudoku! Multiple user accounts make it easy to share--perfect for families or for the classroom. • Easy to use drag and drop puzzles • Colored tiles to help beginners • Ten levels of difficulty • In-game explanation of the rules • Trophy wall to celebrate progress • Score tracking for multiple users • Six puzzle themes • 5000 puzzles available (20 puzzles are free) We made sudoku school free to download so that you can test it without having to buy anything. It comes with 20 free sudoku puzzles--two puzzles in each of the ten levels. There are 5000 additional puzzles available for download, but the free puzzles should keep your sudoku student busy for a while :)

Screenshots

SPELLING MAGIC 24 screens
Sudoku School!4 screens

Verdict

The call

SPELLING MAGIC 2 and Sudoku School! both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Sudoku School!'s written reviews are positive against 63% of SPELLING MAGIC 2's. Sudoku School! also leads on ratings volume (432 vs 16) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.4). On price, rating, 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. SPELLING MAGIC 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sudoku School! sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for SPELLING MAGIC 2 against 4.4 for Sudoku School!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sudoku School! has 432 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of SPELLING MAGIC 2's written reviews are positive against 85% of Sudoku School!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPELLING MAGIC 2 ships an update every 4 months, Sudoku School! every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SPELLING MAGIC 2 versus Sudoku School!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPELLING MAGIC 2Sudoku School!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (16 ratings)4.4 (432 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews85.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16432 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.49.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYSarah Pierce

Customer experience

SPELLING MAGIC 2

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Sudoku School!

All ratings430 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral8.4%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive85.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative9.7%

Bugs and requests

SPELLING MAGIC 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Sudoku School!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tiles sometimes lock up and can't be moved
  • No win acknowledgment after completing puzzles

Requested features

3 requests
  • Unlock all levels for free
  • Provide more free puzzles
  • Add daily free puzzle challenges

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SPELLING MAGIC 2

One-time1
  • Deluxe Upgrade$1.99
2 purchases

Sudoku School!

One-time2
  • 4x4 puzzle pack$0.99
  • 6x6 puzzle pack$0.99

Questions

Is SPELLING MAGIC 2 free?
SPELLING MAGIC 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sudoku School! free?
Sudoku School! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SPELLING MAGIC 2 or Sudoku School!?
Sudoku School! is rated higher. SPELLING MAGIC 2 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Sudoku School! averages 4.4 from 432 ratings.
Do SPELLING MAGIC 2 or Sudoku School! have ads?
Neither SPELLING MAGIC 2 nor Sudoku School! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SPELLING MAGIC 2 or Sudoku School!?
SPELLING MAGIC 2 ships an update every 4 months, and Sudoku School! every 7 months. Most recently, SPELLING MAGIC 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sudoku School! on November 6, 2026.

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