Comparison

SENTENCE READING MAGIC vs Using I and Me Fun Deck

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

Head to head
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

Using I and Me Fun Deck

This educational app uses illustrated flashcards to help students practice personal pronouns "I" and "me." It offers automatic scoring, progress tracking, and the ability to customize card selection for unlimited players. Results can be viewed in a graph and shared via print or email.

Highlights
  • 52 illustrated flashcards
  • Audio pronunciation of text
  • Practice "I" and "me" pronouns
  • Automatic scoring option
  • Progress tracking for unlimited players
  • Printable and emailable results
  • Portrait and landscape orientation
Features
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This colorful educational App for the iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch® has all 52 illustrated picture flash cards (plus audio of each card’s text) from the Using I and Me Fun Deck® by Super Duper® Publications. Select the cards you want students to see, and have your students fill in the blank to practice the personal pronouns “I” and “me.” The prompts include statements like, “___ wrote a story about lions” and “The story about lions was written by ___.” The Automatic Scoring option allows the students to choose from one of two answers to complete the sentence correctly. 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 and answer choices. The student then responds by touching his/her answer. 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 Settings menu. You can leave a game by selecting End from the menu. To return to the game, select Resume from the main menu. When you finish, view the results in a graph, and print or email your data. Using I and Me Fun Deck® App lets you: • Use the app in portrait or landscape orientation. • Select all 52 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.

Screenshots

SENTENCE READING MAGIC4 screens
Using I and Me Fun Deck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Using I and Me Fun Deck at none against SENTENCE READING MAGIC's 2. Using I and Me Fun Deck also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). SENTENCE READING MAGIC's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (123 vs 8). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. SENTENCE READING MAGIC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Using I and Me Fun Deck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SENTENCE READING MAGIC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SENTENCE READING MAGIC has 123 ratings behind it against 8, 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 67% of Using I and Me Fun Deck's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SENTENCE READING MAGIC ships an update every 10 months, Using I and Me Fun Deck every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SENTENCE READING MAGIC versus Using I and Me Fun Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSENTENCE READING MAGICUsing I and Me Fun Deck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (123 ratings) — better4.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings123 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYSuper Duper Publications

Customer experience

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

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

Using I and Me Fun Deck

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

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

Using I and Me Fun Deck

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

Using I and Me Fun Deck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SENTENCE READING MAGIC free?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Using I and Me Fun Deck free?
Using I and Me Fun Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Using I and Me Fun Deck?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is rated higher. SENTENCE READING MAGIC averages 4.4 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Using I and Me Fun Deck averages 4.0 from 8 ratings.
Do SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Using I and Me Fun Deck have ads?
Neither SENTENCE READING MAGIC nor Using I and Me Fun Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Using I and Me Fun Deck?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC ships an update every 10 months, and Using I and Me Fun Deck every 2 months. Most recently, SENTENCE READING MAGIC was updated on November 1, 2026 and Using I and Me Fun Deck on November 2, 2026.

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