Comparison

SENTENCE READING MAGIC vs Funbrain Jr.

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

SENTENCE READING MAGIC4 screens
Funbrain Jr.3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SENTENCE READING MAGIC sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Funbrain Jr. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SENTENCE READING MAGIC versus Funbrain Jr.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSENTENCE READING MAGICFunbrain Jr.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (123 ratings) — better3.6 (55 ratings)
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings123 — better55
Update frequencyEvery 10 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.04.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size310 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYSandBox Group

Customer experience

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

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

Funbrain Jr.

All ratings55 ratings
Positive56.4%
Neutral14.5%
Negative29.1%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral20.0%
Negative46.7%

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

Funbrain Jr.

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

Funbrain Jr.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SENTENCE READING MAGIC free?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Funbrain Jr. free?
Funbrain Jr. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Funbrain Jr.?
SENTENCE READING MAGIC is rated higher. SENTENCE READING MAGIC averages 4.4 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Funbrain Jr. averages 3.6 from 55 ratings.
Do SENTENCE READING MAGIC or Funbrain Jr. have ads?
Neither SENTENCE READING MAGIC nor Funbrain Jr. shows ads.

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