Comparison

Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) vs Major System Trainer

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

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About

Cimo Spelling (Sight Words)

This educational game helps kindergarten through 3rd graders build a strong foundation in reading and spelling. Children learn high-frequency and sight words through an engaging penguin-themed adventure. Parents can track progress with detailed reports and customize learning levels.

Highlights
  • Teaches Dolch Sight Word list
  • Interactive penguin-themed gameplay
  • Progress reports for parents
  • Customizable question settings
  • Grade-appropriate learning levels
  • Professional voice recordings
Features
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This is a great app for kindergarten through 3rd grade children. It teaches a combination of high frequency and sight words (from the Dolch Sight Word list). The list of 255 words was selected to cover words that a child encounters most often when learning to read (high frequency), including words that cannot be learned using pictures (sight words). Learning to spell these words adds to a strong foundation in reading and spelling for beginning readers. In this game, your child will help Cimo the penguin reach an iceberg to catch fish. Each correct letter chosen adds a block to his bridge. Finish the word and Cimo can cross, but watch out for wrong letters, or Cimo will take a dip! This is the fun game to improve your child's spelling abilities. Also included is a progress report for parents. The report allows them to track their child’s performance in spelling the sight and high frequency words, and provides play history with game details (i.e, On this date, your child has played level 1 and level 2 and in each game, what item has been asked and what your child has answered). An additional setup option allows for a parent or teacher to customize the number of questions to match their child. **In this new version, we add the options for self-correction (i.e, kids could correct their answer in the second try) and clearing out all the reports. This game will help your child improve their reading skills in a fun and interactive environment. Features This app is divided into 6 total levels to help children practice sight words in grade appropriate levels (Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade), with one additional level for high freqency words. The final challenge level mixes all the words together and adds incorrect letter options to increase difficulty. **All words have been recorded by professional voice talent. *** If you have any questions or problems related to our app, please email us at playsmart.kids@gmail.com. We are willing to assist you.

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Major System Trainer

Features
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Turn every number into a picture your brain can't forget. Major System Trainer teaches you the Major System — the classic memory technique that turns digits into sounds, sounds into words, and words into vivid mental pictures. Once every number from 00 to 99 has its own image, memorizing phone numbers, PINs, dates, playing cards, or long strings of digits stops being a chore and starts being a game. HOW IT WORKS Each digit (0-9) maps to a consonant sound. Pairs of digits become words, and words become pictures you actually remember — because a picture beats a string of digits every time. The app walks you through the digit-to-sound rules first, then gives you a complete, ready-to-use set of 100 peg words and images for every number 00-99. TWO WORD SETS TO START Pick whichever clicks with you: a Classic English word set with clean, simple pegs, or a personal photo set using real photos for every number. Switch anytime from the menu, and any word or picture you customize yourself stays exactly as you left it either way. MAKE IT YOURS Don't like a word or picture for a particular number? Change it. Every entry in the 00-99 list can be edited with your own word and your own photo, so the system fits how your memory actually works. TRAIN AT YOUR OWN PACE Flashcard-style drills quiz you both directions — number to picture, and picture back to number — so the association gets locked in from both sides. PUSH YOURSELF WITH CHALLENGES Growing Number: memorize a number that gets one digit longer every round. Timed Run: answer as many flashcards as you can in 60 seconds. Sequence Recall: watch a series of pictures, then reproduce the exact order. Memory House: a fully illustrated house with fifteen rooms, each holding a number — place them all correctly to win, in a visual spin on the classic memory palace technique. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Every challenge mode keeps a highscore, so you can watch your recall speed and memory span improve over time. Whether you're a student, a competitive memory athlete, or just someone tired of forgetting phone numbers, Major System Trainer gives you a complete, structured way to build a genuinely better memory — one number at a time.

Screenshots

Cimo Spelling (Sight Words)4 screens
Major System Trainer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Major System Trainer at every 2 weeks against Cimo Spelling (Sight Words)'s every 2 months. Cimo Spelling (Sight Words)'s advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) costs $1.99 and Major System Trainer $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) ships an update every 2 months, Major System Trainer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

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Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) versus Major System Trainer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCimo Spelling (Sight Words)Major System Trainer
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJariya TuantranontJerome Agostini

In-app purchases

None

Cimo Spelling (Sight Words)

No in-app purchases

None

Major System Trainer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) free?
Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Major System Trainer free?
Major System Trainer costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) or Major System Trainer have ads?
Neither Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) nor Major System Trainer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) or Major System Trainer?
Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) ships an update every 2 months, and Major System Trainer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cimo Spelling (Sight Words) was updated on November 1, 2026 and Major System Trainer on October 31, 2026.

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