Comparison

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe vs Second Grade ABC Spelling

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

Head to head
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

Second Grade ABC Spelling

Features
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With this game your child will learn to: - Recognize the letters of the alphabet and vocabulary. - Drag and drop the syllables to create a word correctly. - Recognize blends and digraphs. - Synonyms and antonyms. - Read and sort sentences. Easy to play . You have the option of unlimited play . You can see your progress step by step . Suitable for 6, 7, 8, 9 years. You can play without internet connection. Available in English and Spanish. This app don't collect any data from user or device, don't include third-party analytics and don't include advertising.

Screenshots

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe4 screens
Second Grade ABC Spelling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Second Grade ABC Spelling at $0.99 against READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe's $3.99. Second Grade ABC Spelling also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.7). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe costs $3.99 and Second Grade ABC Spelling $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe ships an update every 30 months, Second Grade ABC Spelling every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe versus Second Grade ABC Spelling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterREADING MAGIC 2 DeluxeSecond Grade ABC Spelling
Price$3.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 19 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.711.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size232 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITYMaria Dolores Garcia Ferre

In-app purchases

None

READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe

No in-app purchases

None

Second Grade ABC Spelling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe free?
READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Second Grade ABC Spelling free?
Second Grade ABC Spelling costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe or Second Grade ABC Spelling have ads?
Neither READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe nor Second Grade ABC Spelling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe or Second Grade ABC Spelling?
READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe ships an update every 30 months, and Second Grade ABC Spelling every 19 months. Most recently, READING MAGIC 2 Deluxe was updated on November 1, 2026 and Second Grade ABC Spelling on November 3, 2026.

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