Comparison

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 vs ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A

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

ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A

This app helps young children learn letters, numbers, and shapes through interactive tracing and engaging visuals. It connects these elements to sounds and provides practice for both uppercase and lowercase characters, making learning fun and memorable.

Highlights
  • Interactive letter and number tracing
  • Learn phonics and sounds
  • Uppercase and lowercase letters
  • Shapes with animal examples
  • Colorful and child-friendly interface
  • Pronunciation learning
Features
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App is a universal app for iPad/iPhone/iPod that teaches kids about letters,numbers,shapes, how letters,numbers,shapes relate to sounds, and how to write them. Features: - Learn to write with many line draw effect - Learn the english Alphabet letters,Numbers,Shapes with animals sample - Uppercase and Lowercase letters - Learn to pronounce - Designed for baby - Colorful images - Beautiful scenes - Phonic sounds This app is easy to use, your child will start confidently learning their alphabet within seconds, and they can practice both of uppercase and lowercase letters. It is the best way to learn English Alphabet,Number,Shape and provides hours of fun. “ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing” is an exciting educational game that helps your child rapidly learn the English Alphabet,Number,Shape by sight, sound, and touch. The application includes beautiful illustrations, each matched with entertaining sounds and high-quality recordings of letters and words. Each of letters have many animals sample. It is a hand-on memorable learning experience for kids, toddlers and preschoolers, every letter is a unique, interactive toy! The application features a beautiful, bright, colorful design and a child-friendly interface. All the items to be manipulated are large enough to be easily grasped by children's fingers and no complicated menus have to be accessed by a child in order to play the game on his or her own. Have fun! Thanks for comment! Mail: appbibo@gmail.com

Screenshots

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 34 screens
ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A4 screens

Verdict

The call

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 and ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3's written reviews are positive against 33% of ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A's. ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 against 4.2 for ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 923 and 831 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3's written reviews are positive against 33% of ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 ships an update every 10 months, ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 versus ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC MAGIC PHONICS 3ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (923 ratings) — better4.2 (831 ratings)
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings923 — better831
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB280 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYDao Thang

Customer experience

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3

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

ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A

All ratings830 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral10.2%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99
1 purchases

ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 free?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A free?
ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 or ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 is rated higher. ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 923 ratings, while ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A averages 4.2 from 831 ratings.
Do ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 or ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A have ads?
ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A shows ads; ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 does not.
Which is updated more often, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 or ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A?
ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 ships an update every 10 months, and ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A every 4 months. Most recently, ABC MAGIC PHONICS 3 was updated on November 10, 2026 and ABC Writing Alphabet Tracing A on November 11, 2026.

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