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PocketPhonics (basic edition)

by Apps in My Pocket Ltd

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Appeye score 89 out of 100, from 811 reviews (high confidence)

515 reviews analysed · 1 Jul 2009 – 19 Aug 2023 · scored 25 Sep 2026

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Based on 515 reviews from 1 Jul 2009 - 19 Aug 2023.

Overview

Appeye score
89/100high confidence
Category rank
#230 of 3,177Education
Reviews analysed
811Scored reviews from the App Store.
Sentiment trend
FlatIts trend signals are holding steady.
App Store
4.3

108 ratings

Review sentiment

92
App namePocketPhonics (basic edition)
SellerApps in My Pocket Ltd
GenreEducation
Version3.6.2
Content rating4+
Requires iOS11.0
Size778 MB
Released8 Dec 2008
Current version15 Jan 2022
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App description

“Best app for learning phonics ... Everything is taught exactly as it would be in school, with the same methods as outlined in the national curriculum” iPad for Kids 2013 PocketPhonics teaches kids letter sounds, first words and handwriting. It is used in over 300 UK primary schools, and tens of thousands of homes. It follows the national curriculum, and independent research (see appsinmypocket.com/research) found children learnt nine times faster using PocketPhonics compared to a classroom lesson. “PocketPhonics teaches the basics of reading and writing to young kids. Most surprising? It seems to work.” 148apps.com "One of my children’s favorite early reading apps" New York Times “This app feels much like a private tutoring session for early readers with emphasis on letter sounds and writing.” everythingmom.com -“If you are working on phonics for your kids, this is the best application to have.” Technology in Education -“This app feels much like a private tutoring session for early readers with emphasis on letter sounds and writing.” everythingmom.com -“PocketPhonics is seriously educational and I think it’s a terrific tool for helping early readers. You can tell that a ton of thought and research was put into it and best of all, they talked and listened to teachers. It shows.” iPhoneMom.com -“When it comes to learning apps for young learners and early readers, there is no better choice than abc PocketPhonics." ipad-applications.neiia.com We’ve also had coverage in the Daily Telegraph and Guardian. PocketPhonics is split in to 12 groups of letter sounds, each group is followed by a set of storybooks for those letter sounds. Kids read storybooks on the right level for them. The phonics levels are included in the price of this "basic edition", but the storybooks cost extra. PocketPhonics Stories (full edition) includes the stories in the price. In the first group of letter sounds, there are six sounds to master before the child will be able to read their fir

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