Comparison

Name That Category Fun Deck vs More Fun With Directions

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

Head to head
About

Name That Category Fun Deck

This educational app uses illustrated flashcards to help students practice describing, categorizing, and organizing skills. Students respond verbally to prompts, and educators can track progress, view results in a graph, and share data.

Highlights
  • Illustrated picture flashcards
  • Audio pronunciation of card text
  • Fill-in-the-blank prompts
  • Track correct/incorrect responses
  • Unlimited player tracking
  • Graph results and share data
  • Portrait/landscape orientation
Features
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This colorful, educational vocabulary App for the iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch® has all 56 illustrated picture flash cards (plus audio of each card text) from the Name That Category! Fun Deck® by Super Duper® Publications. Select the cards you want students to see, and have them fill in the blank to practice describing, categorizing, and organizational skills. The prompts include fill-in-the-blank statements like, “A car, bike, and train are ___.” and “A sandwich, pizza, and French fries are ___.” This App is simple to use — each student looks at an illustration, and either reads the prompt or touches the screen to listen to the prompt. The student then gives a verbal response. After each answer, tap the green (correct) or red (incorrect) button to score the student’s verbal response. Move to the next card by sliding the card currently on the display screen to the side. To move to the next player, tap the bar at the top of the screen and select a name. You can also advance cards and players automatically by selecting the Auto-Advance option in the Game Options menu. You can leave a game temporarily and return to it later by selecting Pause Game from the menu. To return to the game, select Continue Game from the main menu. When you finish, view the results in a graph, and print or email your data. Name That Category! Fun Deck® App lets you: • Use the app in portrait or landscape orientation. • Select all 56 cards or just the ones you want students to see. • Track correct and incorrect responses for an unlimited number of players. • Advance players and cards manually or automatically. • Receive feedback for incorrect and/or correct responses • Discontinue game play and continue at any time. • View results in a graph and see which questions a player missed during a session. • Print, E-mail and share your results.

About

More Fun With Directions

This app helps young children practice listening and following directions with fun, colorful activities. It focuses on 12 key concepts and offers adjustable difficulty levels for early language learners and children with autism.

Highlights
  • Teaches 12 directional concepts
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Focus on listening and following directions
  • Supports early language learners
  • Ideal for children with autism
  • Text on/off for reading practice
  • Record and playback for expressive language
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If you liked our “Fun with Directions” app, you’ll also love our More Fun with Directions too! Developed by a speech-language pathologist, Patti Hamaguchi, M.A., CCC-SLP, this app continues with the same playful, colorful and engaging format with a focus on 12 concepts: turn on/turn off; up/down, front/behind, on/under, put in/take out, above/below. This is a great speech-language therapy app for early language learners or children new to the English language! The uncluttered background is also perfect for autistic children so they can focus better and have multiple repetitions of a concept. Help the monkey go up the tree, but watch out! He likes to throw those coconuts! Pop the bubble that is above the bird. Put the elephant under the larger table. Help the squirrel go down the tree. Turn off the red radio. Want more advanced directions? You got it! More Fun with Directions is designed to provide a fun and engaging way to practice listening, following directions, colors, comparatives (larger/smaller) spatial concepts, auditory memory and auditory processing. From the simplest of directions (“Turn on the lamp”) to the more complex (“Do you see a musical instrument with black and white keys? Put it behind the couch”) your child can grow and learn with this game over time. Colorful, vivid art and animations against a white background combine to create a complete game experience without visual clutter. Sound effects and surprises keep the game engaging! This app is a great choice for a toddler/preschooler, or any young child who would like to practice listening to or reading directions! Features include settings for text on/off, (to practice reading vs. listening) selecting specific concepts, replaying missed items and selecting the desired level of play: easy, intermediate or advanced. An added bonus that is included in this app is the optional “Superstar Direction” which allows additional practice for remembering (“What did you have to do?”) but also expressive language. The child’s response is recorded and played back. Superstar Directions are surprise questions that pop up at random times, but can easily be turned off if desired. PRIVACY POLICY: We do NOT collect personal data from our users and have no ads. Personal data regarding user performance on the tasks on this app are self-contained and not transmitted in any way. There are no in-app purchases in this app. There is a link to our other apps in the iTunes store which requires an internet connection if viewing is desired, but we have a parent gate in place to restrict internet access. *Please contact our tech support if you are experiencing any technical issues with our apps. We will always help you troubleshoot it and get back to you generally within one business day. We cannot respond to reviews and there are generally easy solutions to every issue. info@hamaguchiapps.com Hamaguchi Apps is dedicated to the mission of bringing high-quality apps to the general public and professionals for affordable prices. Developed by Patti Hamaguchi, M.A., CCC-SLP, a noted speech-language pathologist and author of Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know, as well as books on the treatment of auditory processing disorders, a co-author of the RESCA-E test, TAPS-4, ELCI and RESCA-ELD. To find out more about this app and our other upcoming projects, visit our website: www.hamaguchiapps.com

Screenshots

Name That Category Fun Deck4 screens
More Fun With Directions4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Name That Category Fun Deck at $3.99 against More Fun With Directions's $15.99. Name That Category Fun Deck also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.6). More Fun With Directions's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and review sentiment (85% vs 53%). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Name That Category Fun Deck costs $3.99 and More Fun With Directions $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

More Fun With Directions holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Name That Category Fun Deck's written reviews are positive against 85% of More Fun With Directions's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Name That Category Fun Deck ships an update every 2 months, More Fun With Directions every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Name That Category Fun Deck versus More Fun With Directions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterName That Category Fun DeckMore Fun With Directions
Price$3.99 — better$15.99
Rating3.0 (5 ratings)4.2 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.3% of reviews85.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings521 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB295 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuper Duper PublicationsHamaguchi Learning & Development, LLC

Customer experience

Name That Category Fun Deck

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative40.0%

More Fun With Directions

All ratings21 ratings
Positive76.2%
Neutral9.5%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

Name That Category Fun Deck

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

More Fun With Directions

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App not opening on newer iPads
  • App crashes or returns to home screen
  • Constantly deleting all user data and settings
  • Items on screen block user actions
  • Unable to use individual settings for each child in a group
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  • Cannot select only 2 users for a session
  • App does not keep individual settings when added to a group
  • Cannot individualize concepts when users are in a group
  • App presents similar instructions repeatedly
  • Potential issue with recording child's understanding of 'down' when color differentiation is the issue

Requested features

11 requests
  • Fix app not opening issues
  • Fix data deletion bug
  • Fix screen errors
  • Allow individual settings for each child in a group
  • Allow selection of specific users for a session
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  • Add more item variety for placement
  • Improve color differentiation recording
  • Add more variety to directions
  • Add option to click objects instead of drag/drop for fine motor issues
  • Include synonyms for directional terms (e.g., over/above)
  • Ability to track progress within the app

In-app purchases

None

Name That Category Fun Deck

No in-app purchases

None

More Fun With Directions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Name That Category Fun Deck free?
Name That Category Fun Deck costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is More Fun With Directions free?
More Fun With Directions costs $15.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Name That Category Fun Deck or More Fun With Directions?
More Fun With Directions is rated higher. Name That Category Fun Deck averages 3.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while More Fun With Directions averages 4.2 from 21 ratings.
Do Name That Category Fun Deck or More Fun With Directions have ads?
Neither Name That Category Fun Deck nor More Fun With Directions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Name That Category Fun Deck or More Fun With Directions?
Name That Category Fun Deck ships an update every 2 months, and More Fun With Directions every 7 months. Most recently, Name That Category Fun Deck was updated on November 2, 2026 and More Fun With Directions on November 6, 2026.

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