Sensory Magma vs HearBuilder Sequencing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sensory Magma
This app offers a calming visual experience with slow-moving lava effects. It can be synchronized with music for relaxation or stimulation. Interactive touch controls allow users to customize the visual flow, color, and size of the effects. It is also fully accessible via Bluetooth switch devices.
- Slow-moving lava effects
- Music synchronization
- Interactive touch controls
- Switch accessible
- Apple TV beaming
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Sensory Magma is a simple calming and relaxing visual app for people with special/complex needs of ALL ages. Magma generates lava style slow moving effects, which when combined with music from the iPhone or iPad Music player can be relaxing and also stimulating. Beaming Magma to a TV via Apple TV fills the room with the slow, lava effect. Touch the screen to change Magma effects as follows; • Tap – change direction of flow • Hold – change color • Pinch – change size of magma blobs Magma has no adverts, no settings screen and no in-app purchases. Magma is fully switch accessible, using a Bluetooth Switch Access box, such as the RJ Cooper Bluetooth Switch Interface and RJ's Bluetooth Super-Switch. Visit www.rjcooper.com/bluetooth-switch-interface/ for further details. Bluetooth Switch Box Compatibility: Magma can be controlled by assistive technology switches that produce character codes (1, 2, 3, 4 & ~1, ~2, ~3, ~4) - all produce different changes. To join our enews list, see videos and more Sensory Apps visit www.sensoryapphouse.com
HearBuilder Sequencing
This educational app helps children develop sequencing skills through interactive activities and games. It offers customizable levels and progress tracking for multiple students, progressing from simple 2-step sequences to more complex 6-step tasks.
- Illustrated sequencing activities
- Progressive difficulty levels (2-6 steps)
- Reward arcade games
- Progress monitoring and data tracking
- Customizable settings and reports
- Audio and text options
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The award-winning, research and evidence-based software program is now an iPad app! Hearbuilder Sequencing includes the Sequencing Funhouse. First, click the door of the Sequencing Funhouse to practice sequencing activities. Then play a reward game in the arcade. Finally become a Sequencing Superstar! HearBuilder Sequencing features 120 illustrated sequences for targeting comprehension and critical thinking. Start out with simple 2-step sequences and gradually progress to 6 steps! Take a FREE tour and choose your level of play. If you have an online subscription to HearBuilder and a student login, you can access the entire program. HearBuilder Sequencing includes multiple levels of difficulty and 14 different settings variations to target the individual needs of each student. To play, students place events of an everyday activity in a logical order. All you have to do is: 1.Choose a task—either Sequence Stories or Sequence Instructions. 2.Then choose to Show Pictures, Play Audio, and/or Show Text—Turn any of the options on or off to change your treatment goals. 3.Set the range of steps in a sequence (2–6 steps). 4.Click Play Game and ask each student to place the cards in the correct order. When students complete a level with 80% accuracy, they will get to choose 1 of 4 games to play in the arcade. HearBuilder Sequencing allows you to: •Monitor progress and track data for an unlimited number of students. •Individualize each student program. •Set levels of difficulty for each activity. •Add background noise at any level and adjust the volume for each student. •Customize and print reports. •Analyze all responses.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sensory Magma at 72% against HearBuilder Sequencing's 22%. Sensory Magma also leads on rating (3.2 vs 2.9) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). HearBuilder Sequencing's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 14 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sensory Magma holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Sensory Magma's written reviews are positive against 22% of HearBuilder Sequencing's.
Sensory Magma ships an update every 14 months, HearBuilder Sequencing every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Sensory Magma | HearBuilder Sequencing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (21 ratings) — better | 2.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better | 22.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 328 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sensory App House Ltd | Super Duper Publications |
Customer experience
Sensory Magma
HearBuilder Sequencing
In-app purchases
Sensory Magma
No in-app purchases
HearBuilder Sequencing
No in-app purchases
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