Fun With Directions vs HearBuilder Sequencing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fun With Directions
This app offers interactive activities to enhance listening, following directions, and auditory processing skills. It features colorful animations and sound effects, with adjustable difficulty levels for young learners. The app includes optional recording for expressive language practice.
- Following directions
- Coloring activities
- Auditory memory practice
- Spatial concepts
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Reading practice option
- Voice recording for expressive language
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Open a door and see what’s behind it. Give the boy something to eat. He’ll even say “Thanks!” Color a cat with the help of the magic crayon! Push a button and watch the elevator door open-what could be inside? **Check out a demo of this app on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXCe1fETCnc Fun with Directions is for the iPHONE and is a ground-breaking app, designed to provide a fun and engaging way to practice listening, following directions, colors, spatial concepts, auditory memory and auditory processing. From the simplest of directions (“Touch the cat”) to the more complex (“With your orange crayon, color the large one that is a furry pet and likes to chase mice”) your child can grow and learn with this game over time. Colorful, vivid art and animations against a white background combine to create a complete game experience without visual clutter. Sound effects and surprises keep the game engaging! This app is a great choice for a toddler/preschooler, or any young child who would like to practice listening to or reading directions! Included are ten concepts: Give, touch, open, close, top, middle, bottom, push, color, erase. Features include settings for text on/off, (to practice reading vs. listening) selecting specific concepts, and the desired level of play: easy, intermediate, and advanced. An added bonus that is included in this app is the optional “Superstar Direction” which allows additional practice for remembering (“What did you have to do?”) but also expressive language. The child’s response is recorded and played back. Superstar Directions are surprise questions that pop up at random times, but can easily be turned off if desired. Hamaguchi Apps is dedicated to the mission of bringing high-quality apps to the general public and professionals for affordable prices. PRIVACY POLICY: We do NOT collect personal data from our users and have no ads. Personal data regarding user performance on the tasks on this app are self-contained and not transmitted in any way. There are no in-app purchases in this app. There is a link to our other apps in the iTunes store, which can be viewed via internet access, if desired. Developed by Patti Hamaguchi, M.A., CCC-SLP, a noted speech-language pathologist and author of Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know, as well as books on the treatment of auditory processing disorders. To find out more about this app and our other upcoming projects, visit our website: www.hamaguchiapps.com
HearBuilder Sequencing
This educational app helps children develop sequencing skills through interactive activities and games. It offers customizable levels and progress tracking for multiple students, progressing from simple 2-step sequences to more complex 6-step tasks.
- Illustrated sequencing activities
- Progressive difficulty levels (2-6 steps)
- Reward arcade games
- Progress monitoring and data tracking
- Customizable settings and reports
- Audio and text options
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The award-winning, research and evidence-based software program is now an iPad app! Hearbuilder Sequencing includes the Sequencing Funhouse. First, click the door of the Sequencing Funhouse to practice sequencing activities. Then play a reward game in the arcade. Finally become a Sequencing Superstar! HearBuilder Sequencing features 120 illustrated sequences for targeting comprehension and critical thinking. Start out with simple 2-step sequences and gradually progress to 6 steps! Take a FREE tour and choose your level of play. If you have an online subscription to HearBuilder and a student login, you can access the entire program. HearBuilder Sequencing includes multiple levels of difficulty and 14 different settings variations to target the individual needs of each student. To play, students place events of an everyday activity in a logical order. All you have to do is: 1.Choose a task—either Sequence Stories or Sequence Instructions. 2.Then choose to Show Pictures, Play Audio, and/or Show Text—Turn any of the options on or off to change your treatment goals. 3.Set the range of steps in a sequence (2–6 steps). 4.Click Play Game and ask each student to place the cards in the correct order. When students complete a level with 80% accuracy, they will get to choose 1 of 4 games to play in the arcade. HearBuilder Sequencing allows you to: •Monitor progress and track data for an unlimited number of students. •Individualize each student program. •Set levels of difficulty for each activity. •Add background noise at any level and adjust the volume for each student. •Customize and print reports. •Analyze all responses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fun With Directions at 87% against HearBuilder Sequencing's 22%. Fun With Directions also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.9). HearBuilder Sequencing's advantage is price (Free vs $15.99) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 16 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
HearBuilder Sequencing is free to download; Fun With Directions costs $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fun With Directions holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Fun With Directions's written reviews are positive against 22% of HearBuilder Sequencing's.
Fun With Directions ships an update every 16 months, HearBuilder Sequencing every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on August 20, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fun With Directions | HearBuilder Sequencing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better | 2.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 292 MB | 328 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamaguchi Learning & Development, LLC | Super Duper, Inc. |
Customer experience
Fun With Directions
HearBuilder Sequencing
In-app purchases
Fun With Directions
No in-app purchases
HearBuilder Sequencing
No in-app purchases
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