Comparison

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 vs Addition Wiz Lite

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

Head to head
About

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3

This educational app helps children master letter-sound connections through four interactive games. It focuses solely on the sounds letters make, not their names, using lowercase letters for effective learning. Children can play independently with built-in feedback.

Highlights
  • Letter-sound matching games
  • Focus on letter sounds, not names
  • Independent play with feedback
  • Uses lowercase letters
  • Reinforces phonics skills
Features
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This app is designed to help your child master the letter-sound connection. This app uses four different games to help your child learn and reinforce their knowledge of which sound each letter makes. Each game involves seeing letters and hearing sounds. The child decides which sounds do and which sound do not match the letter(s) being shown. The child either identifies the correct answer by tapping or drags and drops the correct answer in its place. This app is the third app in the ABC MAGIC PHONICS series. This app builds on the skills learned in the first two apps of this series. Those apps were about teaching letter/sound associations using phonetic pictures. This app focuses only on the sound of the letter and does not use any phonetic pictures as cues. We recommend the other ABC MAGIC PHONICS apps as means to develop and reinforce your child’s phonics skills and reading abilities. Please note, that in this app, only the SOUNDS of the letters are used and NEVER the names of the letters. A child can actually read without knowing the common names of the letters, but a child only knowing the names of the letters cannot phonetically read. The ubiquitousness of the ABC song both at home and at school will surely give children the ability to name the letters. Many children, however, are not given the much-needed explicit instruction of the SOUNDS that the letters make. This app, therefore, is dedicated to helping children learn the SOUNDS that the letters make. Only lower case letters are used, which is the most effective way for teaching children letters since 95% of the printed word is lowercase. These games are designed so that children can do them independently after being given the basic instructions of how to play the games. The app has built-in feedback mechanisms to help the child to work independently. These mechanisms allow the child to learn at their own pace and in their own way. Some pictures may seem indiscernible, but don’t worry, the pictures, when touched, will ALWAYS say their name. The child NEVER has to know what the picture is ahead of time. Tapping on the image box will ALWAYS play the audio file that names the picture.

About

Addition Wiz Lite

This app offers a fun and engaging way for children to practice addition math drills. It allows kids to improve their number-adding skills through timed challenges, performance tracking, and competitive leaderboards. Earn rewards and strive for top rankings to motivate learning.

Highlights
  • Fun addition drills
  • Timed challenges
  • Performance history tracking
  • Trophy and golden star rewards
  • Score and speed tracking
  • Global leaderboards
  • Country and world rankings
Features
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- Great way for kids to do math addition drills the fun way. Let them become very good at adding numbers, which is an important life skill. "Son, do the drills now. Show me some progress before you play the other games." - Challenge your kid to complete the sums in record time and come back later to check his performance history. - Select one or more addition levels and start the game! - Earn trophies and the rare golden star for record performance. - Keep track of your scores and speed. - Compete with friends, family members and the rest of the world! - Check out your country ranking and world ranking. Beat the current world record - Visit our support website for more info and a video demo: www.therocketstudio.com/addwizfree

Screenshots

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 34 screens
Addition Wiz Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 at 88% against Addition Wiz Lite's 0%. ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). Addition Wiz Lite's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Addition Wiz Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 has 922 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3's written reviews are positive against 0% of Addition Wiz Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 ships an update every 10 months, Addition Wiz Lite every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 versus Addition Wiz Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC MAGIC PHONICS 3Addition Wiz Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (922 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings922 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYThe Rocket Studio

Customer experience

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3

All ratings921 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

Addition Wiz Lite

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99
1 purchases

Addition Wiz Lite

One-time1
  • Addition Wiz 6 to 10 addition levels$1.99

Questions

Is ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 free?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Addition Wiz Lite free?
Addition Wiz Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 or Addition Wiz Lite?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 is rated higher. ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 922 ratings, while Addition Wiz Lite averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 or Addition Wiz Lite have ads?
Addition Wiz Lite shows ads; ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 or Addition Wiz Lite?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 ships an update every 10 months, and Addition Wiz Lite every 5 months. Most recently, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 was updated on November 6, 2026 and Addition Wiz Lite on November 1, 2026.

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