Comparison

READING MAGIC 3 vs Count, Match and Order

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

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About

READING MAGIC 3

This app makes learning to read an exciting adventure for children. It uses interactive activities and science-backed methods to help master words with two or more syllables, building essential literacy skills.

Highlights
  • Science of Reading methodology
  • Focus on multi-syllable words
  • Blending and segmenting skills
  • Phonemic awareness development
  • Three engaging learning modes
  • Interactive reading games
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Unlock the Magic of Reading with READING MAGIC 3! Transform your child into a confident reader with READING MAGIC 3! This app makes learning to read an exciting adventure through interactive activities focused on short vowel words containing multiple syllables. Meticulously designed to provide an advanced boost to your child’s phonemic awareness, this app combines three foundational pillars of literacy science into one powerful, interactive ecosystem: Blending (Listening), Segmenting (Speaking), and Decoding (Reading). Grounded firmly in Science of Reading principles and utilizing University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) guidelines, READING MAGIC provides specific, precise training with extensive repetitions to help young brains bridge the gap between spoken sound units and complete words. IDEAL FOR BOTH BEGINNING PRE-READERS AND STRUGGLING READERS For Beginning Pre-Readers: A stress-free launchpad. By practicing words through pure sound sequences first, your child masters the internal mechanics of reading without cognitive overload. This keeps them from being frustrated by trying to learn separate, difficult skills at the same time. For Struggling or Remedial Readers: If your child's reading is hesitant or choppy, or if they guess at words, this app provides the targeted intervention recommended by modern reading science to help young brains bridge the gap. THREE CRITICAL SKILL-BUILDING PILLARS While many phonics programs completely overlook the auditory mechanics of reading, our program systematically guides your child through the complete progression of decoding: Skill 1: Blending (Listening): Interactive listening activities train your child’s neural processing ability to hear isolated sounds in words and join them together mentally. This builds the vital auditory runway required for future fluency. Skill 2: Segmenting (Speaking): True spelling and reading independence require the ability to pull spoken words apart into their individual sound units. These exercises build explicit awareness of the acoustic structure of language. Skill 3: Decoding (Reading): The ultimate bridge to literacy. Your child applies their mastery of blending and segmenting directly to text, smoothly moving from spoken sounds to visual words. STRUCTURAL SPACING & INSTRUCTION (Science-Backed Layout) Our app builds the actual findings of reading science directly into the user interface for maximum visual clarity: Anti-Crowding Design: Peer-reviewed research, including Marinus et al. (2016) and Wery & Diliberto (2017), demonstrates that generous letter spacing is critical for early decoding. By placing each letter on its own isolated card with distinct physical gaps, our layout eliminates visual crowding, allowing your child to isolate each sound unit cleanly. True Comprehension: The app strictly discourages picture guessing, forcing children to rely purely on their decoding skills to foster true comprehension and build lasting confidence. INDEPENDENT LEARNING & AESTHETIC SIMPLICITY Distraction-Free: Our minimalist design eliminates overstimulating audio-visual clutter, excessive sound effects, and animations to keep your child entirely focused on the mechanics of reading. Stress-Free Growth: Built-in natural feedback loops offer gentle corrections, nurturing self-discovery and independent learning at your child's own pace. EXPERT RESEARCH BACKING "Before a child can read fluently with their eyes, they must be able to blend fluently with their ears. Weakness in auditory blending is one of the strongest early predictors of later reading failure." — Dr. Joseph Torgesen, Florida State University. "Teaching students to blend and segment benefited their reading much more than did a multiple-skills approach... and teaching phonemic awareness with letters created effect sizes almost twice as large as teaching children without letters." — The National Reading Panel (NRP) Meta-Analysis

About

Count, Match and Order

Features
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Our Bugs and Bees Early Number: Count, Match and Order app is available as a multi-platform resource, which means that you can enjoy this exciting software on your favourite device! Simply use your licence to activate the app on your iPad(s) and/or computer(s). This app will keep children busy as bees as they count, match and order the charming bugs that feature in the games. Count the insects in a range or regular and irregular arrays. Match the bugs to the different ways of representing the number shown. Order the bugs in descending or ascending sequences. Teacher options provide the facility to change settings within each game depending on the level of mathematical understanding of the child/children. FEATURES * Count bugs presented in a range of arrays. * Match numbers to arrays, and vice versa. * Sort numbers in to ascending and descending order. * Use settings to manage the options available. * A Read Me file including ideas to develop numeracy skills away from a screen. * No third-party advertising. * No in-app purchases. WHO IS YELLOW DOOR? We are a publisher offering a range of inspiring and innovative resources. From multisensory games to interactive software, we combine hands-on learning with open-ended technology to promote communication and language, collaborative play and creativity across the curriculum. Our aim is to produce resources that are appealing to small hands and curious minds, and that will help build an engaging, playful learning environment for all young children. OTHER APPS FROM YELLOW DOOR Pre-Writing App Letter Recognition App Letter Formation App I-Spy Initial Sounds App Initial Sounds Bubble App Find the Rhyme App I’ve Got a Feeling App Number Formation App Come Alive Traditional Tales (6 individual apps) Come Alive Nursery Rhymes Come Alive Sound and Letters Come Alive Listening. Pre-coding Penguins Bugs and Bees Early Number: Number Patterns and Bonds Dinosaur Bones Match and Measure Sorting Stones REVIEW THE APP We would love to know what you think of our new app, so please leave a review!

Screenshots

READING MAGIC 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Count, Match and Order at none against READING MAGIC 3's 1. READING MAGIC 3's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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. READING MAGIC 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Count, Match and Order asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

READING MAGIC 3 ships an update every 22 months, Count, Match and Order every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
READING MAGIC 3 versus Count, Match and Order: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREADING MAGIC 3Count, Match and Order
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 22 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYYellow Door Ltd

In-app purchases

1 purchases

READING MAGIC 3

One-time1
  • Deluxe Upgrade$3.99
None

Count, Match and Order

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is READING MAGIC 3 free?
READING MAGIC 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Count, Match and Order free?
Count, Match and Order is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do READING MAGIC 3 or Count, Match and Order have ads?
Neither READING MAGIC 3 nor Count, Match and Order shows ads.
Which is updated more often, READING MAGIC 3 or Count, Match and Order?
READING MAGIC 3 ships an update every 22 months, and Count, Match and Order every 38 months. Most recently, READING MAGIC 3 was updated on October 23, 2026 and Count, Match and Order on October 13, 2026.

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