SENTENCE READING MAGIC vs Funbrain Jr.
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
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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!
Funbrain Jr.
This app offers a collection of five engaging games designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners to develop early literacy, math, and problem-solving skills. Through colorful characters and interactive play, children aged 2-6 can practice letter recognition, counting, patterns, and fine motor skills.
- Letter recognition and sounds
- Early literacy skills
- Basic counting and number sets
- Sequence, order, and patterns
- Problem-solving
- Fine motor skills development
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Funbrain Jr. is a collection of unique and vibrant games for preschoolers and kindergarteners that helps jumpstart their journey of learning. Offering five separate fun and engaging games, Funbrain Jr. introduces little learners to several important skills while they play. With the help of colorful and quirky Funbrain Jr. characters, kids ages 2-6 will love practicing skills in early literacy, math, and problem solving. Funbrain Jr. was created by the developers of the hugely popular Poptropica.com and Funbrain. com, providing quality content to millions of children. Welcome to Funbrain Jr. – a fun place to learn! Concepts: •Letter recognition, letter sounds, and early literacy •Sequence, order, and patterns •Number recognition and basic counting •Concepts of quantity and number sets •Fine motor skills Features: •“Balloon Blowup”: Pop the balloon with the largest number set. •“Flashy Cards”: Match the picture with the correct first letter in this memory game. •“Heat Wave”: Connect the pipes in alphabetical order to fill up the pool. •“Mushroom Bounce”: Help Hotso count to ten as he bounces along a mushroom field. •“Shape Shack”: Click on the correct picture word to complete the pattern.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SENTENCE READING MAGIC at 4.4 against Funbrain Jr.'s 3.6. SENTENCE READING MAGIC also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%). Funbrain Jr.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. SENTENCE READING MAGIC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Funbrain Jr. asks for nothing beyond the download.
SENTENCE READING MAGIC holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 123 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of SENTENCE READING MAGIC's written reviews are positive against 33% of Funbrain Jr.'s.
| Parameter | SENTENCE READING MAGIC | Funbrain Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (123 ratings) — better | 3.6 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 123 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 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 | 4.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 310 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY | SandBox Group |
Customer experience
SENTENCE READING MAGIC
Funbrain Jr.
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
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- App for the next stage
- Switch accessible features
- Four or five word sentences
Funbrain Jr.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SENTENCE READING MAGIC
- Deluxe Upgrade$2.99
- More Sentences for Learning$4.99
Funbrain Jr.
No in-app purchases
Questions
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