Comparison

Friendly Puzzles vs SPELLING MAGIC 4

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

Head to head
About

Friendly Puzzles

This interactive puzzle game uses basic shapes to create animals and toys. Children can complete tangram puzzles and watch their creations come to life with fun animations and sounds. It helps develop shape recognition and fine motor skills.

Highlights
  • 20 Tangram puzzle games
  • Learn basic shapes
  • Interactive creations
  • Develop fine motor skills
  • Improve visual perception
  • Fun animations and sounds
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--> 20 fantastic Tangram puzzle games for children --> Use basic shapes to make animals, toys, vehicles and more! --> Fully interactive - Complete each puzzle to see it come to life! Do your kids like Puzzles? This great puzzle app offers a fantastic collection of everyday objects, lovely illustrations, special effects and sounds... and it's waiting to be discovered now! Toy Tangram is a fun, interactive, engaging and valuable puzzle game guaranteed to entertain and educate your children! Carefully designed for young ages, this puzzle game is filled with exciting, playful activities throughout all stages. Get ready for some great fun interacting with the adorable puzzle items. When a puzzle is completed players are rewarded with a variety of "celebrations" and interactions. The fun matching activities help improve visual perception, knowledge of shapes & develop fine motor skills by dragging and dropping puzzle pieces to match their holes. Features: --> 20 Different tangrams, each includes up to a 6 parts puzzle game. --> Watch the items come to life and play with them --> Fun interactive activities on all Tangram pages. --> All objects are made out of shapes – great way to learn basic shapes. ABOUT TabTale With over 1.5 billion downloads and growing, TabTale has established itself as the creator of pioneering virtual adventures that kids and parents love. TabTale’s apps spark children’s imaginations and inspire them to think creatively while having fun! Visit us: http://www.tabtale.com/ Like us: http://www.facebook.com/TabTale Follow us:@TabTale Watch us: http://www.youtube.com/Tabtale CONTACT US Let us know what you think! Questions? Suggestions? Technical Support? Contact us 24/7 at: WeCare@TabTale.com. FOR PARENTS The app is free to play but certain in-game items may require payment. You may restrict in-app purchases by disabling them on this device. The app may include advertising for TabTale and certain third parties which will redirect users to our sites, apps or third-party sites. Your privacy matters. The app may enable collection of limited user data by TabTale or its carefully selected providers (e.g. ad networks and analytics) for limited purposes described in our Privacy Policy (e.g. respond to support queries; enable, analyze and improve the app’s features and services; serve contextual ads and measure their performance). For more information (notably on the providers), please read our Privacy Policy: https://tabtale.com/privacy-policy/ . By downloading, updating or using the app you consent (in your personal capacity and for other users of your device) to this collection and use of limited device information for ad display and reporting purposes and you accept our Terms of Use: https://tabtale.com/terms-of-use/.

About

SPELLING MAGIC 4

This app teaches children silent final 'e' words using phonics principles and interactive games. It helps build phonemic awareness and expand vocabulary through word building and exploration activities.

Highlights
  • Silent final 'e' word focus
  • Word building activities
  • Moveable alphabet exploration
  • Pronunciation aid with pictures
  • Phonics and phonemic awareness games
  • Science of Reading principles
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Introducing SPELLING MAGIC 4 – a dynamic app that focuses on teaching silent final e words to children. SPELLING MAGIC 4 incorporates the main principles of the Science of Reading. In the "Word Building" section, kids get to use the letters of the word to construct it, while the "Moveable Alphabet" section allows them to explore word construction using the entire alphabet. SPELLING MAGIC 4 offers ample opportunities for practicing building silent e words, including words that may not be part of a young learner's everyday vocabulary. This provides a unique chance to expand their word bank and vocabulary. The app also pronounces the word when the user taps on pictures, aiding in pronunciation and comprehension. SPELLING MAGIC 4 is committed to time-tested phonics principles to help children develop solid reading skills. It provides direct experience with letters and sounds to build phonemic awareness, improve phonological processing ability, and lay strong foundations in reading. The app includes games that focus on essential pre-reading skills such as blending and segmenting, offering meaningful challenges to strengthen phonemic awareness. Developed by a team of educators using accelerated learning techniques and Montessori principles, SPELLING MAGIC 4 has been thoroughly tested and approved by preschool children and their teachers in various settings. Your feedback and suggestions are highly valued as we continue to refine and enhance the app for an optimal learning experience. SPELLING MAGIC 4 is perfect for young children learning intermediate reading skills and those who are learning the foundations of English as their second language. Join us on this exciting learning journey and give your child the gift of strong reading skills that will set them up for success in school and in life.

Screenshots

Friendly Puzzles4 screens
SPELLING MAGIC 44 screens

Verdict

The call

Friendly Puzzles and SPELLING MAGIC 4 both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of SPELLING MAGIC 4's written reviews are positive against 40% of Friendly Puzzles's. Friendly Puzzles's advantage is update cadence (every 11 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.4). On price, rating, 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. Friendly Puzzles sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and SPELLING MAGIC 4 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 — 4.5 for Friendly Puzzles against 4.4 for SPELLING MAGIC 4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Friendly Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 100% of SPELLING MAGIC 4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Friendly Puzzles ships an update every 11 months, SPELLING MAGIC 4 every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Friendly Puzzles versus SPELLING MAGIC 4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFriendly PuzzlesSPELLING MAGIC 4
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (8 ratings) — better4.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings810 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 months — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB169 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTabTale LTDPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY

Customer experience

Friendly Puzzles

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

SPELLING MAGIC 4

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Friendly Puzzles

One-time5
  • Remove Ads!$0.99
  • Unlock all animal puzzles$1.99
  • Unlock all gadget puzzles$1.99
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  • Unlock all vehicle puzzles$1.99
  • Super Deal!$3.99
1 purchases

SPELLING MAGIC 4

One-time1
  • Deluxe Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Friendly Puzzles free?
Friendly Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SPELLING MAGIC 4 free?
SPELLING MAGIC 4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Friendly Puzzles or SPELLING MAGIC 4?
Friendly Puzzles is rated higher. Friendly Puzzles averages 4.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while SPELLING MAGIC 4 averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do Friendly Puzzles or SPELLING MAGIC 4 have ads?
Neither Friendly Puzzles nor SPELLING MAGIC 4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Friendly Puzzles or SPELLING MAGIC 4?
Friendly Puzzles ships an update every 11 months, and SPELLING MAGIC 4 every 33 months. Most recently, Friendly Puzzles was updated on November 13, 2026 and SPELLING MAGIC 4 on November 14, 2026.

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