Comparison

SPELLING MAGIC 3 vs Sort By Nature

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

Head to head
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.

About

Sort By Nature

This educational app helps children aged 2.5 and up develop visual perception, cognitive, and language skills through fun sorting and matching games. It focuses on logical item relationships and critical thinking, with features for progress tracking and accessibility.

Highlights
  • Logical item sorting and matching
  • Visual perception skill development
  • Cognitive and language skill enhancement
  • Progress tracking for teachers/therapists
  • Accessibility features for users with disabilities
  • Ad-free and safe for children
Features
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- Full version. - No in-app purchases. - No ads. - Safe for kids. Welcome to “Sort By Nature”. This educational app is designed for children aged 2.5 and above. Here children can learn about logically related items. It is fun, and it helps them develop visual perception skills, cognitive skills, and language skills. STEP BY STEP is a professional EdTech studio that focuses on developing educational apps for children aged 1 to 5 years old. During these critical years, children enter a new learning stage every few months. Our apps support and strengthen the development of crucial skills for each learning stage. This way we guide your children, step by step, throughout this entire age range. Our key values are perfection and simplicity. We believe that small details make a big difference, so we give great attention to every detail — both in content and design. Most importantly, we keep our apps simple — simple to understand and simple to use. While playing our games, children will engage in simple activities, such as matching, pairing, ordering, grouping, and sorting. This allows them to practice essential skills, such as: categorization, conceptualization, generalization, abstraction, memory, language, math, visual perception, fine motor, accuracy, attention, and focus. They will learn about shapes, colors, animals, fruit, vegetables, clothing, tools, vehicles, furniture, professions, toys, etc., — all while playing. The levels are generally arranged by difficulty. The first levels are usually quite simple — their main objective is to teach players critical thinking and problem solving. However, the exercises become increasingly challenging as the child advances within the game. Our applications avoid distractions such as popups, unnecessary animation, and noisy feedback. We keep our applications safe for children — no advertisements, no unsafe links to external content, no popups, etc. Furthermore, our experience indicates that our apps can be very helpful for children with special-needs¹, and that they can function as useful tools in both speech-language therapy² and in occupational therapy³. In addition, our apps have been found useful for adults with disabilities or dementia⁴. For this reason, we added two important features: the first one was designed for teachers, therapists, and speech pathologists, which allows them to track the progress of their students; the second feature makes our apps also accessible for users with disabilities, and on this matter we would like to thank the Technology Consulting Center at “Beit Issie Shapiro”⁵ for their professional guidance and consultation regarding accessibility. ________ ¹ Special needs - Learning difficulties due to learning disabilities, communication disabilities, emotional or behavioural disorders, physical disabilities and/or developmental disabilities, which may be caused by Autism (Autistic Spectrum Disorders), Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Tourette Syndrome, etc. ² Speech-language therapy - Treatment of communication disorders by speech-language pathologists (SLP). ³ Occupational therapy (OT) - Treatment meant to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work skills for people with a physical, mental or developmental condition. ⁴ Dementia -  A condition caused by brain injury (BI), brain damage or brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Lewy bodies (DLB), Vascular dementia, etc. ⁵ "Beit Issie Shapiro" is a leading non-profit organization that develops therapies for people with disabilities, and also acts as a ‘Special Consultant’ to the United Nations.

Screenshots

SPELLING MAGIC 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sort By Nature at 4.8 against SPELLING MAGIC 3's 3.9. Sort By Nature also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). SPELLING MAGIC 3's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume 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 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sort By Nature asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sort By Nature holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of SPELLING MAGIC 3's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sort By Nature's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SPELLING MAGIC 3 ships an update every 5 months, Sort By Nature every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SPELLING MAGIC 3 versus Sort By Nature: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPELLING MAGIC 3Sort By Nature
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (11 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.47.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size184 MB79 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYSTEP BY STEP

Customer experience

SPELLING MAGIC 3

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

Sort By Nature

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SPELLING MAGIC 3

One-time1
  • Deluxe Upgrade$1.99
None

Sort By Nature

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SPELLING MAGIC 3 free?
SPELLING MAGIC 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sort By Nature free?
Sort By Nature is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SPELLING MAGIC 3 or Sort By Nature?
Sort By Nature is rated higher. SPELLING MAGIC 3 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Sort By Nature averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do SPELLING MAGIC 3 or Sort By Nature have ads?
Neither SPELLING MAGIC 3 nor Sort By Nature shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SPELLING MAGIC 3 or Sort By Nature?
SPELLING MAGIC 3 ships an update every 5 months, and Sort By Nature every 2 months. Most recently, SPELLING MAGIC 3 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Sort By Nature on November 2, 2026.

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