Comparison

iSEQUENCES vs Reading Speed/Fluency Builder

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

Head to head
About

iSEQUENCES

This educational app helps children with Autism and Asperger’s practice understanding everyday situations and emotions through interactive sequences. It features 100 exercises on daily routines and social scenarios, taught by engaging characters. The app is highly configurable and free of ads.

Highlights
  • 100 sequence exercises
  • 60 social situation exercises
  • Configurable options
  • Manual or automatic exercise selection
  • No ads
Features
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iSEQUENCES is an educational app for children with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome that enables them to practice 100 different sequences about everyday situations, such as: - Autonomous habits like brushing their teeth, washing their hands, getting dressed or going to bed - Fun activities like going to the beach, to the movies or do sports - Every day situations like falling down, taking the bus, going the doctor, buying bread or getting wet in the rain - Emotions like happiness, sadness, surprise or fear All this is taught by the character Tatus and his friends. ***** WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ***** - Overall, I think this app is great for making sequencing cards fun and motivating – Speech Time Fun - The concept of the app is simple enough but the six cheerful cartoon characters used in the sequencing pictures make the presentation fun and engaging for children – The iPhone Mum ***** FEATURES ***** - 100 exercises that introduce a situation to children and they are asked to guess what will happen next - 60 exercises that display social situations and the children are asked to say how they think the characters in the situation feel - New options that are highly configurable to better adapt the app to each child - Selection of the exercises either manual or automatic by level of difficulty and type of exercises - No ads inside of the app ***** WHO IS IT FOR***** iSEQUENCES can be used both as a support tool for therapy and at home as an entertainment. ***** WHO WE ARE ***** Fundación Lovaas is an early intervention centre for children and teenagers with Autism/ASD that operates throughout Spain and in some other European cities. Contact: info@isequencies.cat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FundacionLovaas.Apps/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Apps_FLovaas

About

Reading Speed/Fluency Builder

This app helps children improve their reading speed and fluency through a game-like environment. It offers graduated practice, audio support, and motivational rewards to build confidence and comprehension skills for young learners.

Highlights
  • Graduated reading practice
  • Mastery-based progression
  • Multiple texts per level
  • Progress reporting
  • Audio support for fluent reading
  • Fun reward system
  • Incremental reading levels
Features
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** Happy Frog Apps is a Mom’s Choice Award Winner! Also featured on FunEducationalApps.com, TeachersWithApps.com, and more! ** Reading Fluency Builder quickly develops your child's reading speed to meet grade level expectations. Reading fluency is a key prerequisite if your child is struggling with reading comprehension. Reading Fluency Builder provides a fun game-like environment that motivates even hesitant learners. What parents say about our awesome apps: *** 5 stars! Brilliant! An app that understands how kids actually learn. Thank you!
 *** 5 stars! My kids love this app because of the fun, silly sentences. I love it because it works!  
 Reading Fluency Builder provides: - Graduated practice starting with simple texts and slower speeds. - Students progress only when they demonstrate mastery. - Students can practice with multiple texts per level. - 'At a glance' reporting shows you instantly how your learner is progressing. - Audio support is provided so learners can hear a fluent model. - Fun Reward Center increases student motivation. - Incremental levels take a student from mid Grade 1 reading speed up to mid Grade 5 reading speed. Our app is based on proven research on the effectiveness of modeled and repeated reading to increase fluency -- but we make it fun! 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! Our apps are also suitable for adults dealing with aphasia or learning English as a Second Language. 
To evaluate the app, download the free version, which has four free levels. Additional levels and additional players can be accessed with in-app purchases. (All levels can be purchased for $2.99 -- price may change.) 

If you prefer no in-app purchases, download the School Edition of this app, which includes all levels and up to 10 players. 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 collect NO private information in our app. None! Our apps do not allow unrestricted web or social media access. We conform to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reading Speed/Fluency Builder at Free against iSEQUENCES's $2.99. Reading Speed/Fluency Builder also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 13 months) and device support (3 vs 1). iSEQUENCES's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 17%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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

Reading Speed/Fluency Builder is free to download; iSEQUENCES costs $2.99 up front. Reading Speed/Fluency Builder sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. iSEQUENCES asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iSEQUENCES holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of iSEQUENCES's written reviews are positive against 17% of Reading Speed/Fluency Builder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSEQUENCES ships an update every 13 months, Reading Speed/Fluency Builder every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
iSEQUENCES versus Reading Speed/Fluency Builder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSEQUENCESReading Speed/Fluency Builder
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (6 ratings) — better2.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings67 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLovaas Foundation FundacionJanine Toole

Customer experience

iSEQUENCES

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

Reading Speed/Fluency Builder

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

iSEQUENCES

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Reading Speed/Fluency Builder

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

Questions

Is iSEQUENCES free?
iSEQUENCES costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reading Speed/Fluency Builder free?
Reading Speed/Fluency Builder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iSEQUENCES or Reading Speed/Fluency Builder?
iSEQUENCES is rated higher. iSEQUENCES averages 2.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Reading Speed/Fluency Builder averages 2.3 from 7 ratings.
Do iSEQUENCES or Reading Speed/Fluency Builder have ads?
Neither iSEQUENCES nor Reading Speed/Fluency Builder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSEQUENCES or Reading Speed/Fluency Builder?
iSEQUENCES ships an update every 13 months, and Reading Speed/Fluency Builder every 4 months. Most recently, iSEQUENCES was updated on October 7, 2026 and Reading Speed/Fluency Builder on October 16, 2026.

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