Comparison

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe vs Name That Cutting Pattern

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

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About

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe

This app helps children master consonant blends through interactive blending, segmenting, and reading modes. It features over 300 words, male and female voices, and a sequenced curriculum designed by educators.

Highlights
  • Blending Mode for sound blending
  • Segmenting Mode for word segmentation
  • Reading Mode for independent word reading
  • Focus on CCVC and CVCC words
  • Advanced consonant blends section
  • Over 300 words with male/female voices
  • Lesson tracking and sequenced curriculum
Features
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Unlock the Magic of Reading with READING MAGIC 2! Transform your child into a confident reader with READING MAGIC 2! This app makes learning to read an exciting adventure with interactive activities focused on CCVC (Consonant-Consonant-Vowel-Consonant) and CVCC short-vowel blend words. Meticulously designed to provide an advanced boost to your child’s phonemic awareness, this app combines three foundational pillars of literacy science into one powerful, interactive ecosystem: Blending (Listening), Segmenting (Speaking), and Decoding (Reading). Grounded firmly in Science of Reading principles and utilizing University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI) guidelines, READING MAGIC provides specific, precise training with extensive repetitions to help young brains bridge the gap between spoken sound units and complete words. IDEAL FOR BOTH BEGINNING PRE-READERS AND STRUGGLING READERS For Beginning Pre-Readers: A stress-free launchpad. By practicing words through pure sound sequences first, your child masters the internal mechanics of reading without cognitive overload. This keeps them from being frustrated by trying to learn separate, difficult skills at the same time. For Struggling or Remedial Readers: If your child's reading is hesitant or choppy, or if they guess at words, this app provides the targeted intervention recommended by modern reading science to help young brains bridge the gap. THREE CRITICAL SKILL-BUILDING PILLARS While many phonics programs completely overlook the auditory mechanics of reading, our program systematically guides your child through the complete progression of decoding: Skill 1: Blending (Listening): Interactive listening activities train your child’s neural processing ability to hear isolated sounds in words and join them together mentally. This builds the vital auditory runway required for future fluency. Skill 2: Segmenting (Speaking): True spelling and reading independence require the ability to pull spoken words apart into their individual sound units. These exercises build explicit awareness of the acoustic structure of language. Skill 3: Decoding (Reading): The ultimate bridge to literacy. Your child applies their mastery of blending and segmenting directly to text, smoothly moving from spoken sounds to visual words. STRUCTURAL SPACING & INSTRUCTION (Science-Backed Layout) Our app builds the actual findings of reading science directly into the user interface for maximum visual clarity: Anti-Crowding Design: Peer-reviewed research, including Marinus et al. (2016) and Wery & Diliberto (2017), demonstrates that generous letter spacing is critical for early decoding. By placing each letter on its own isolated card with distinct physical gaps, our layout eliminates visual crowding, allowing your child to isolate each sound unit cleanly. True Comprehension: The app strictly discourages picture guessing, forcing children to rely purely on their decoding skills to foster true comprehension and build lasting confidence. INDEPENDENT LEARNING & AESTHETIC SIMPLICITY Distraction-Free: Our minimalist design eliminates overstimulating audio-visual clutter, excessive sound effects, and animations to keep your child entirely focused on the mechanics of reading. Stress-Free Growth: Built-in natural feedback loops offer gentle corrections, nurturing self-discovery and independent learning at your child's own pace. EXPERT RESEARCH BACKING "Before a child can read fluently with their eyes, they must be able to blend fluently with their ears. Weakness in auditory blending is one of the strongest early predictors of later reading failure." — Dr. Joseph Torgesen, Florida State University. "Teaching students to blend and segment benefited their reading much more than did a multiple-skills approach... and teaching phonemic awareness with letters created effect sizes almost twice as large as teaching children without letters." — The National Reading Panel (NRP) Meta-Analysis

About

Name That Cutting Pattern

This app helps students tackle challenging multi-syllabic words by breaking them down into manageable syllables. It provides supplemental support for common English word-cutting patterns to improve reading fluency.

Highlights
  • Syllable segmentation for multi-syllabic words
  • Support for common English cutting patterns
  • Improved reading fluency
  • Supplemental educational tool
Features
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Multi-syllabic words can be challenging for students to read. However, if you cut the word into syllables and read one syllable at a time, then the multi-syllabic word is more manageable. There are several common cutting patterns used in English and this app will offer supplemental support with those cutting patterns.

Screenshots

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe4 screens
Name That Cutting Pattern3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Name That Cutting Pattern at 5.0 against READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe's 3.0. Name That Cutting Pattern also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 30 months) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe costs $3.99 and Name That Cutting Pattern $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Name That Cutting Pattern holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe ships an update every 30 months, Name That Cutting Pattern weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe versus Name That Cutting Pattern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREADING MAGIC 2 DeluxeName That Cutting Pattern
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.713.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYEdwards Insight, LLC

Customer experience

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Name That Cutting Pattern

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe

No in-app purchases

None

Name That Cutting Pattern

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe free?
READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Name That Cutting Pattern free?
Name That Cutting Pattern costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe or Name That Cutting Pattern?
Name That Cutting Pattern is rated higher. READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Name That Cutting Pattern averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe or Name That Cutting Pattern have ads?
Neither READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe nor Name That Cutting Pattern shows ads.
Which is updated more often, READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe or Name That Cutting Pattern?
READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe ships an update every 30 months, and Name That Cutting Pattern weekly. Most recently, READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe was updated on September 20, 2026 and Name That Cutting Pattern on September 28, 2026.

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