More Fun With Directions vs Basic Concepts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
More Fun With Directions
This app helps young children practice listening and following directions with fun, colorful activities. It focuses on 12 key concepts and offers adjustable difficulty levels for early language learners and children with autism.
- Teaches 12 directional concepts
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Focus on listening and following directions
- Supports early language learners
- Ideal for children with autism
- Text on/off for reading practice
- Record and playback for expressive language
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If you liked our “Fun with Directions” app, you’ll also love our More Fun with Directions too! Developed by a speech-language pathologist, Patti Hamaguchi, M.A., CCC-SLP, this app continues with the same playful, colorful and engaging format with a focus on 12 concepts: turn on/turn off; up/down, front/behind, on/under, put in/take out, above/below. This is a great speech-language therapy app for early language learners or children new to the English language! The uncluttered background is also perfect for autistic children so they can focus better and have multiple repetitions of a concept. Help the monkey go up the tree, but watch out! He likes to throw those coconuts! Pop the bubble that is above the bird. Put the elephant under the larger table. Help the squirrel go down the tree. Turn off the red radio. Want more advanced directions? You got it! More Fun with Directions is designed to provide a fun and engaging way to practice listening, following directions, colors, comparatives (larger/smaller) spatial concepts, auditory memory and auditory processing. From the simplest of directions (“Turn on the lamp”) to the more complex (“Do you see a musical instrument with black and white keys? Put it behind the couch”) 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! Features include settings for text on/off, (to practice reading vs. listening) selecting specific concepts, replaying missed items and selecting the desired level of play: easy, intermediate or 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. 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 requires an internet connection if viewing is desired, but we have a parent gate in place to restrict internet access. *Please contact our tech support if you are experiencing any technical issues with our apps. We will always help you troubleshoot it and get back to you generally within one business day. We cannot respond to reviews and there are generally easy solutions to every issue. info@hamaguchiapps.com Hamaguchi Apps is dedicated to the mission of bringing high-quality apps to the general public and professionals for affordable prices. 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, a co-author of the RESCA-E test, TAPS-4, ELCI and RESCA-ELD. To find out more about this app and our other upcoming projects, visit our website: www.hamaguchiapps.com
Basic Concepts
This is a learning game designed for children. It aims to introduce fundamental concepts through engaging gameplay. The app is free to download and play, making educational content accessible.
- Educational game for kids
- Introduces basic concepts
- Free to download and play
- Designed for young learners
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Basic Concepts for kids a learning game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: More Fun With Directions at 85% against Basic Concepts's 0%. More Fun With Directions also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (21 vs 1). Basic Concepts's advantage is price (Free vs $15.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On 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
Basic Concepts is free to download; More Fun With Directions costs $15.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
More Fun With Directions holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: More Fun With Directions has 21 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of More Fun With Directions's written reviews are positive against 0% of Basic Concepts's.
More Fun With Directions ships an update every 7 months, Basic Concepts fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | More Fun With Directions | Basic Concepts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $15.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (21 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 295 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hamaguchi Learning & Development, LLC | Zavier Williams |
Customer experience
More Fun With Directions
Basic Concepts
Bugs and requests
More Fun With Directions
Reported bugs
10 issues- App not opening on newer iPads
- App crashes or returns to home screen
- Constantly deleting all user data and settings
- Items on screen block user actions
- Unable to use individual settings for each child in a group
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- Cannot select only 2 users for a session
- App does not keep individual settings when added to a group
- Cannot individualize concepts when users are in a group
- App presents similar instructions repeatedly
- Potential issue with recording child's understanding of 'down' when color differentiation is the issue
Requested features
11 requests- Fix app not opening issues
- Fix data deletion bug
- Fix screen errors
- Allow individual settings for each child in a group
- Allow selection of specific users for a session
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- Add more item variety for placement
- Improve color differentiation recording
- Add more variety to directions
- Add option to click objects instead of drag/drop for fine motor issues
- Include synonyms for directional terms (e.g., over/above)
- Ability to track progress within the app
Basic Concepts
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
More Fun With Directions
No in-app purchases
Basic Concepts
No in-app purchases
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