Comparison

SENTENCE READING MAGIC vs Learn by doing! (Beginner)

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

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About

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

This app helps children develop reading fluency and comprehension by focusing on reading sentences. It uses evidence-based methods and engaging games to build skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.

Highlights
  • Sentence reading practice
  • High-frequency word games
  • Phonemic awareness activities
  • Phonics and blending
  • Vocabulary building
  • Fluency and comprehension focus
Features
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Introducing "Sentence Reading Magic" – the app designed to transform your child into an excellent reader! Built on evidence-based Science of Reading principles, this app bridges the gap between reading words and reading books, focusing on the crucial skill of reading sentences. By offering a gradual and enjoyable step up from reading individual words, it instills confidence and fosters skill building in emerging readers. With its Sentence Reading Magic feature, this app empowers children to become proficient readers while familiarizing them with essential high frequency words and guiding them from reading words to reading sentences. By providing practice in decoding, blending, and comprehending complete sentences, it prepares young readers to tackle decodable sentences and books, all while boosting fluency and comprehension skills. What sets "Sentence Reading Magic" apart is its incorporation of the five pillars of reading – Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension. Through engaging games and activities, the app helps children recognize and manipulate individual sounds in words, understand the relationship between letters and sounds, expand their vocabulary within a sentence context, and practice reading sentences repeatedly to enhance fluency and comprehension. The app offers four captivating sentence games that aid in building, reading, and spelling out short, simple sentences. Additionally, it includes five mini-games for learning and practicing the most common high-frequency words, using a phonetic approach to help children see patterns within these words. For those seeking an even more enriching experience, the full upgradeable version of "Sentence Reading Magic" boasts 324 sentences divided into 27 lessons, multiple sound and voice options, and three font choices. However, it's important to note that the app requires children to have a prerequisite skill level of consistently and easily reading 3-letter short vowel words before use. Developed by a team of educators using accelerated learning techniques, Montessori principles, and the Science of Reading, "Sentence Reading Magic" has undergone rigorous testing and garnered approval from 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. Don't miss this opportunity to unlock your child's reading potential with "Sentence Reading Magic" – where learning to read becomes a magical journey!

About

Learn by doing! (Beginner)

Learn a new language through interactive, real-world scenarios like driving, cooking, and home repair. This app focuses on immersion to help you think in the target language, starting with foundational vocabulary for young learners.

Highlights
  • Immersive learning environment
  • Real-world scenario simulations
  • Focus on thinking in the new language
  • Beginner to low intermediate level
  • Spanish, French, English included
  • Ages 4-7 focus
Features
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Drive a car, cook in a real kitchen, fix up the house- all in a new language! Are you translating everything when you study a language? Is this slowing you down? Immersion will help you THINK in the new language, the first step to real fluency. This version is for ages 4-7, teaching the first words. For students aged 8+, who know some words in the new language, download level 2. -Spanish, French, English included -Beginner to low intermediate level

Screenshots

SENTENCE READING MAGIC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn by doing! (Beginner) at none against SENTENCE READING MAGIC's 2. Learn by doing! (Beginner) also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). SENTENCE READING MAGIC's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 6) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. SENTENCE READING MAGIC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Learn by doing! (Beginner) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn by doing! (Beginner) holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SENTENCE READING MAGIC has 123 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of SENTENCE READING MAGIC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Learn by doing! (Beginner)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SENTENCE READING MAGIC ships an update every 10 months, Learn by doing! (Beginner) every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
SENTENCE READING MAGIC versus Learn by doing! (Beginner): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSENTENCE READING MAGICLearn by doing! (Beginner)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (123 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB629 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYInteract and Immerse

Customer experience

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

All ratings113 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral8.8%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative5.3%

Learn by doing! (Beginner)

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Errors in subject-verb agreement
  • Sentences are not complete
  • Missing capitalization and punctuation
  • Spelling error in instructions

Requested features

8 requests
  • More levels and longer sentences
  • Option for different vowel sounds
  • Add animation effects
  • Randomize sentences
  • More options and sentences to buy
Show 3 more
  • App for the next stage
  • Switch accessible features
  • Four or five word sentences

Learn by doing! (Beginner)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

One-time2
  • Deluxe Upgrade$2.99
  • More Sentences for Learning$4.99
None

Learn by doing! (Beginner)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SENTENCE READING MAGIC free?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn by doing! (Beginner) free?
Learn by doing! (Beginner) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Learn by doing! (Beginner)?
Learn by doing! (Beginner) is rated higher. SENTENCE READING MAGIC averages 4.4 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Learn by doing! (Beginner) averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Learn by doing! (Beginner) have ads?
Neither SENTENCE READING MAGIC nor Learn by doing! (Beginner) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Learn by doing! (Beginner)?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC ships an update every 10 months, and Learn by doing! (Beginner) every 3 months. Most recently, SENTENCE READING MAGIC was updated on November 1, 2026 and Learn by doing! (Beginner) on October 29, 2026.

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