Comparison

Using I and Me Fun Deck vs Main Idea

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

Head to head
About

Using I and Me Fun Deck

This educational app uses illustrated flashcards to help students practice personal pronouns "I" and "me." It offers automatic scoring, progress tracking, and the ability to customize card selection for unlimited players. Results can be viewed in a graph and shared via print or email.

Highlights
  • 52 illustrated flashcards
  • Audio pronunciation of text
  • Practice "I" and "me" pronouns
  • Automatic scoring option
  • Progress tracking for unlimited players
  • Printable and emailable results
  • Portrait and landscape orientation
Features
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This colorful educational App for the iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch® has all 52 illustrated picture flash cards (plus audio of each card’s text) from the Using I and Me Fun Deck® by Super Duper® Publications. Select the cards you want students to see, and have your students fill in the blank to practice the personal pronouns “I” and “me.” The prompts include statements like, “___ wrote a story about lions” and “The story about lions was written by ___.” The Automatic Scoring option allows the students to choose from one of two answers to complete the sentence correctly. This App is simple to use — each student looks at an illustration and either reads the prompt or touches the screen to listen to the prompt and answer choices. The student then responds by touching his/her answer. Move to the next card by sliding the card currently on the display screen to the side. To move to the next player, tap the bar at the top of the screen and select a name. You can also advance cards and players automatically by selecting the Auto-Advance option in the Settings menu. You can leave a game by selecting End from the menu. To return to the game, select Resume from the main menu. When you finish, view the results in a graph, and print or email your data. Using I and Me Fun Deck® App lets you: • Use the app in portrait or landscape orientation. • Select all 52 cards or just the ones you want students to see. • Track correct and incorrect responses for an unlimited number of players. • Advance players and cards manually or automatically. • Receive feedback for incorrect and/or correct responses • Discontinue game play and continue at any time. • View results in a graph and see which questions a player missed during a session. • Print, E-mail and share your results.

About

Main Idea

This app helps children in grades 2-5 develop reading comprehension skills by focusing on identifying the main idea of sentences. It uses a fun, game-like approach with step-by-step learning and rewards to keep kids motivated. Designed by educators, it's suitable for both typical and special needs children.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step skill building
  • Game-like environment
  • Frustration-free learning
  • Reward Center for motivation
  • Parental review and reporting
  • Over 600 examples
  • Designed by teachers and researchers
Features
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** Featured on Appolicious.com & iHeartThisApp.com ** 'Main Idea -Sentences' helps kids who have trouble with reading comprehension. Identifying the main idea is a key part of reading comprehension. 'Main Idea -Sentences' builds this comprehension skill in a fun, game-like environment. The skill is developed step-by-step until mastery. *** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom's Choice Award winner! *** ***** 5 Stars - Thank you for this app! Other software I’ve used has moved too quickly for my son. This one worked! Can’t wait for the next Main Idea app…it’s coming, right? ***** 5 Stars - This app is one the best education apps I have used with my little one. It really helps to improve his reading abilities. He is obsessed with passing the levels and it never let him disappointed. One of the few apps that worth to upgrade to premium version. 'Main Idea - Sentences' is designed for children in Grades 2-5 who can read the words, but don't understand what they read. Beginning readers in earlier grades can also benefit from the targeted skill development. 'Main Idea - Sentences' develops the skill of knowing what a sentence is about. This skill must be firmly established before a child can determine what a paragraph or page is about. Key Benefits: - Builds comprehension skills step-by-step until mastery. - Incremental learning. New levels are unlocked only when your child is ready. - Frustration-free learning. Your child will always be guided to the correct answer. - Fun and engaging Reward Center to increase motivation. - Easy parental review. Just check out the stars to see how your child is doing. - Contains over 600 examples, with content designed by professional teachers and researchers. - Advanced levels include timers to ensure fluency. Research shows fluency in the foundation skills is critical to reading comprehension. - Can be used independently (just hand it over: your child will know what to do!) or with a therapist/parent for reading intervention. - Provides extensive reporting for up to 10 students to suit the needs of parents, teachers and therapists. Our apps are designed for and tested by typical and special needs children. Testers include children with Autism and other special needs. Our apps work for them! To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has 4 free levels. Additional levels and additional players can be accessed with in-app purchase. If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the School Edition of this app. While you're thinking about reading, check out our other apps that target WH questions, inferencing and answer identification skills. Learn more about reading comprehension and research at our website www.HappyFrogApps.com. Drop us a note, we'd love to hear from you! We take customer service very seriously! If you ever have a problem or find that we've missed something, contact us at our website and we will do our best to fix the problem. We are a member of the Moms With Apps program that promotes privacy in children's apps. We collect NO private information in our apps and our apps do not allow unrestricted web access.

Screenshots

Using I and Me Fun Deck4 screens
Main Idea4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Using I and Me Fun Deck at none against Main Idea's 3. Using I and Me Fun Deck also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Main Idea sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Using I and Me Fun Deck asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Using I and Me Fun Deck holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Using I and Me Fun Deck's written reviews are positive against 71% of Main Idea's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Using I and Me Fun Deck ships an update every 2 months, Main Idea every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Using I and Me Fun Deck versus Main Idea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUsing I and Me Fun DeckMain Idea
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better3.7 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings818 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuper Duper PublicationsJanine Toole

Customer experience

Using I and Me Fun Deck

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

Main Idea

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Using I and Me Fun Deck

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Main Idea

One-time3
  • Upgrade to 2 Users$1.99
  • Access All Levels$2.99
  • Up to 10 Users$2.99

Questions

Is Using I and Me Fun Deck free?
Using I and Me Fun Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Main Idea free?
Main Idea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Using I and Me Fun Deck or Main Idea?
Using I and Me Fun Deck is rated higher. Using I and Me Fun Deck averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Main Idea averages 3.7 from 18 ratings.
Do Using I and Me Fun Deck or Main Idea have ads?
Neither Using I and Me Fun Deck nor Main Idea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Using I and Me Fun Deck or Main Idea?
Using I and Me Fun Deck ships an update every 2 months, and Main Idea every 3 months. Most recently, Using I and Me Fun Deck was updated on November 2, 2026 and Main Idea on November 8, 2026.

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