SENTENCE READING MAGIC vs Sentence Maker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Sentence reading practice
- High-frequency word games
- Phonemic awareness activities
- Phonics and blending
- Vocabulary building
- Fluency and comprehension focus
Read full descriptionHide full description
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!
Sentence Maker
This interactive game helps young children learn to build and complete sentences through a fun, touch-based interface. It offers extensive customization options for parents and educators, allowing for personalized learning experiences with custom words, images, and even voice recordings.
- Fully customizable sentences and phrases
- Add custom voice recordings
- Add custom pictures and items
- Multi-sensory learning tool
- Multi-language support
- Adjustable difficulty and hints
Read full descriptionHide full description
"Wow, it just keeps getting better!" Approved by parents, teachers, and toddlers. The only FULLY customizable app of its kind! Endorsed by tens of thousands of satisfied parents, teachers, and kids the world over. Sentence Maker is an exciting interactive game that helps your child rapidly learn to make and complete their own sentences all with just the touch of their finger. The interface is so easy to use that even a 9 month old baby will delight in moving their first words around the page. Ideal for ages 1 to 6. FEATURES • EVERYTHING IS CUSTOMIZABLE • You decide what kinds of phrases or sentences to focus on. Whether you want to get started with 2 word combos or jump straight to 5 word sentences is all up to you. • Turn Tile Magnets ON or OFF from the settings page. The tile magnet automatically snaps letters in their place. This is great for toddlers with little fingers but now you can turn this off if you are ready to take your spelling skills to the next level. • Add your own voice - now your toddler can learn everything in mommy's or daddy's voice • Add your own items - add your own pictures and start making sentences with the items around your home! • Uses real, crisp photographs that are carefully hand picked and selected vs. cartoonish illustrations • Fun & engaging voice artist keeps kids engaged • Multi-sensory learning tool - combining seeing, hearing, and tactile feedback • Don't like some of the existing items... no problem, just delete any item your kid does not enjoy • Multi-language support - since you can edit existing items and add new items, you can record everything in your native tongue • Add new letters - you can even add new letters that are unique to your language to make this app work in any language • You can even customize all of the game and success sounds so that your little one hears your words of appreciation • Sentence hints - if you want to learn just by sight, you can turn the sentence hints off • Visual hints - if you want to learn just by sound, you can hide the images • Word hints - if you don't want to show the letter hints in the destination tiles, you can turn them off • Sentence oder - you can go from A to Z or in random order • Word order - you can go in any order or require that words are spelled from left to right • Letter case - uppercase, lowercase, and capitalized spelling is supported • Create new lists - want to help your little one with a specific set of words? No problem, just create a new list of words • Customize items - every item is fully customizable (text, audio, and image). You can also add your own photos • Customize letters - you can change the recorded voice for each of the letters • Customize success sounds - can even customize the success sounds so that your little one hears your words of appreciation HEROIC SUPPORT Heroic Support is not just what we do. It's really what makes us, well, us. It's that drive to make a difference in your life - no matter how big or small. Really, it's our way of life because we want you to be our customer for a lifetime of fun and learning. Have questions? We are here to help. Email us at support@grasshopperapps.com
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SENTENCE READING MAGIC at Free against Sentence Maker's $0.99. Sentence Maker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (95% vs 75%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is free to download; Sentence Maker costs $0.99 up front. SENTENCE READING MAGIC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Sentence Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for SENTENCE READING MAGIC against 4.5 for Sentence Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 142 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of SENTENCE READING MAGIC's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sentence Maker's.
SENTENCE READING MAGIC ships an update every 10 months, Sentence Maker every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SENTENCE READING MAGIC | Sentence Maker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (113 ratings) | 4.5 (142 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews | 95.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 | 142 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 310 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY | Innovative Investments Limited |
Customer experience
SENTENCE READING MAGIC
Sentence Maker
User reviews
SENTENCE READING MAGIC
From 113 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for learning sentences
- 👍 Helps with reading skills
- 👍 Good for beginners
- 👍 Educational content
- 👍 Clear pronunciation
Room to improve
- 🥱 Can be boring
- 🐛 Inconsistent grammar
- 🐛 Lacks capitalization
- 🐛 Lacks punctuation
- 🐛 Repetitive content
Sentence Maker
From 142 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Highly customizable
- 💡 Great for special needs
- 🚀 Effective for literacy
- 🎨 Supports custom images
- 💰 Affordable price
Room to improve
- 🐛 Settings adjustment not working
- 🐛 3-finger tap not working
- 🐛 Words can be placed out of sequence
- 🐛 Audio reads sentences too fast
- 🐛 Font size could be bigger
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 moreShow fewer
- App for the next stage
- Switch accessible features
- Four or five word sentences
Sentence Maker
Reported bugs
6 issues- Cannot open settings
- 3 finger tap not working
- Settings adjustment does not work
- Words can be placed out of sequence
- Audio reads whole sentence too fast
Show 1 moreShow fewer
- Some words are hidden behind other words
Requested features
16 requests- Add animation or video
- Control audio speed
- Option to turn off letter spaces
- Make destination tiles same number of letters
- Add capital letter at beginning and full stop at end
Show 11 moreShow fewer
- Option to capitalize only necessary words
- Child-friendly font (e.g., chalkboard)
- More complex sentences for advanced learners
- Combine all apps into one
- Higher level language support
- More sight words and simple words
- Option to show punctuation
- Option to turn off clue for number of tiles per word
- More natural sounding speech output
- One word at a time progression
- Make it harder by turning off letter spaces
In-app purchases
SENTENCE READING MAGIC
- Deluxe Upgrade$2.99
- More Sentences for Learning$4.99
Sentence Maker
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SENTENCE READING MAGIC free?
Is Sentence Maker free?
Which has better reviews, SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Sentence Maker?
Do SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Sentence Maker have ads?
Which is updated more often, SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Sentence Maker?
Other comparisons















