Apps Like PocketPhonics (basic edition) for iPhone and iPad
Teach letter sounds and handwriting
Teaches letter sounds, first words, and handwriting. Includes interactive exercises and progress tracking. Aligns with Common Core State Standards. Supports classroom and home use. Includes research-backed learning methods.
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Initial Code
Sounds-Write Ltd
Learn to read and spell English.
The app provides activities for blending, segmenting, sound-spelling correspondence, and word and sentence reading and writing. It is designed to introduce sound-spelling correspondences for learning to read and write.


Skeletitos
Encantos Media Studios, Llc
Explore educational content with interactive stories
Explore a spooky, festive world inspired by Mexican calavera art. Sing along to traditional music. Learn about cultural traditions through interactive storytelling. Discover illustrations of skeleton characters.

Planet Lettra
Gregory McDonald
Create words, feed creatures, learn letters
Create words by arranging bumping bubbles that form letters. Feed silly creatures on with custom words. Listen to audio feedback of created words. Experiment with letter combinations and word building.


Kea Kids: Preschool Games 2-5+
Kea Digital Limited
Build phrases with cars and bugs
Build 2 and 3 word phrases using cars and bugs. Learn opposites and high-interest vocabulary. Explore bridges, tunnels, hills, and roads. Supports early talkers and readers aged 1-5. Encourages speech therapy and language development.

First Words Book and Kids Puzzles Box Free
PINWHEEL LABS EOOD
Play word games and solve
Teaches phonics, letter names, and spelling through interactive games. Offers personalized learning with adaptive difficulty. Includes that improve observational skills through shape and frame matching. Syncs progress across devices.

Reading Steps For Kids Lite
Sergey Rozovik
Read stories, track progress, practice phonics
Teach children to read with sight word flashcards and phonics-based activities. Practice word recognition, sound matching, and blending. Track progress and set goals. Aligns with Common Core State Standards.


Upper and Lowercase Letters
Good Neighbor Press, Inc.
Matching uppercase and lowercase letters game.
The app teaches uppercase and lowercase letters to young learners aged 3-8 using a matching system. Game play is based on classroom pocket charts and is designed for iPad.

Mots croisés pour enfants
Lyubov Zhivova
Solve crosswords and learn French words
Learn French through crosswords with puzzles featuring over 300 vocabulary words across categories like animals, food, and colors. Solve puzzles with a color-coded letter system to guide word placement.


AlifBee Kids Learn Arabic
Technologie dEducation Alifbee Ltee
Play games and words
Teaches through interactive games, stories, and songs. Includes no ads or interruptions. Features phonics-based learning, vocabulary practice, and progress tracking. Supports ages 2 to 8.


Interactive Alphabet ABC's
Pi'ikea St. LLC
Learn letters through touch, sing, type,
Teach letters through activities. Explore touchable toys and guided tours. Sing along with letterbots. Type words by matching letter keys. Trace letters and words. Add custom pictures and words.

PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES Dlx
PRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY
Practice phonemes with interactive
Teaches through interactive letter sound activities. Children identify and manipulate individual sounds in words. Includes games and exercises to reinforce letter-sound relationships. Tracks progress and provides feedback.


First Words Phonics Pro
Read 'n' Learn ltd
Learn words and spelling with phonics.
The app teaches children to read using synthetic phonics, linking letters to sounds and blending them into words. It includes 121 words across five categories with adjustable hint and difficulty settings for a personalized learning experience.

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