Comparison

SENTENCE READING MAGIC vs Lee Paso a Paso 2

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

Lee Paso a Paso 2

Enhance Spanish reading skills with a fun, interactive game combining memory cards and word searches. Progress through levels by forming words from syllables, with options for hints or greater challenges. Features over 200 words and multiple game modes.

Highlights
  • Syllable matching memory game
  • Word search challenges
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Picture-to-word association
  • Over 200 Spanish words
  • Multiple mini-games
Features
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Enjoy this new adventure inside the garden of Bruji’s castle, help her to collect all the stars and show her that you are capable of completing every task in all levels, no matter the difficulty of the level you play. Continue improving Spanish reading skills with a unique "memory card + word search" style game with the continuation of award winning “Lee Paso a Paso”. Each card has a syllable belonging to a word; turn cards to join syllables and form the word represented in the drawing. But watch out syllables can belong to another word and you will have to start over. Need help? Choose to see the word you are looking for and the missing syllables. Need a greater challenge? Form the word yourself.   Start reading 2 syllable words and advance through levels to read 3 and 4 syllables words. Levels increase the number of syllables the words are made of and/or the number of cards that are presented. With more than 200 words, 15 levels and 2 mini games, reading in Spanish will be fun. These additional games will help to associate pictures with words and continue practicing reading. Some comments from Lee Paso a Paso 2 users: “You can work syllabic awareness through activities in order of increasing difficulty.” - María Benavent, mariabenavent.com “Good application for reading practice in lower primary…” - Miguel Asensio, eduapps.es “Among the 50 specialized applications for Speech Therapy” - Laura Martínez, logopedapasitoapasito.blogspot.com.es Enjoy the app that has been placed in the Top 10 in all Spanish-speaking countries , including Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia. Recommended by different speech therapists communities in Spain and teachers in the United States to use in their Spanish classes . Check our website for more information about the recommendations we have ( www.BQWare.com) *** Buy Full Version and get more than 200 words, 15 levels and 2 mini games reading in Spanish will be fun. *** By downloading this app, you agree to Apple's standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SENTENCE READING MAGIC4 screens
Lee Paso a Paso 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lee Paso a Paso 2 at 5.0 against SENTENCE READING MAGIC's 4.4. Lee Paso a Paso 2 also leads on review sentiment (96% vs 75%). SENTENCE READING MAGIC's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Lee Paso a Paso 2 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lee Paso a Paso 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SENTENCE READING MAGIC has 123 ratings behind it against 4, 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 96% of Lee Paso a Paso 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SENTENCE READING MAGIC ships an update every 10 months, Lee Paso a Paso 2 every 11 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SENTENCE READING MAGIC versus Lee Paso a Paso 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSENTENCE READING MAGICLee Paso a Paso 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (123 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews95.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYBQWare

Customer experience

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

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

Lee Paso a Paso 2

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%

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

Lee Paso a Paso 2

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
3 purchases

Lee Paso a Paso 2

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Access (1 Month)$2.991 Month
  • Premium Access (1 Year)$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Version$7.99

Questions

Is SENTENCE READING MAGIC free?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lee Paso a Paso 2 free?
Lee Paso a Paso 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Lee Paso a Paso 2?
Lee Paso a Paso 2 is rated higher. SENTENCE READING MAGIC averages 4.4 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Lee Paso a Paso 2 averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Lee Paso a Paso 2 have ads?
Neither SENTENCE READING MAGIC nor Lee Paso a Paso 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Lee Paso a Paso 2?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC ships an update every 10 months, and Lee Paso a Paso 2 every 11 months. Most recently, SENTENCE READING MAGIC was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lee Paso a Paso 2 on November 1, 2026.

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