Leave a Review Hooked on Phonics Learning
Worth it!! Reading in 3 weeks.
My five year old son had been in “Phonics” after school class two times a week for a few months for just 30 mins each session. I found that he was making very little progress and the activities he was doing did not hold his attention. Then after his school shut down due to COVID in April, I got him all sorts of learning books in order to prepare him for Kindergarten. He wasn’t too much interested in those. I decided to download the Hooked on Phonics app since it was just $1 for the first month. Let me tell you, I was a bit skeptical at first about the claims they were making that my son would be reading in a month. But to my amazement within three weeks he was reading. Now he’s reading everything and is definitely ready for Kindergarten and I couldn’t be happier. I must admit that some of the reviews almost made me not give the app a try, but I’m glad I did. Thank you Hooked on Phonics.Show lessPimpinsan
Developer Response
Dear Pimpinsan, We are thrilled to read your lovely review, and delighted that the Hooked on Phonics App has been a good fit for your family. Happy reading!Fun but needs different games
My kids like this but they quickly got annoyed with having to do the same game over and over a ton of times. They “games” are pretty boring too. My daughter loves all the songs though. I also wish there was an option for the app to read the book to them in the pre-readers section. They are just learning their letters and the books are very difficult for that age.Show lessCandLH
Can’t hold my 5 year olds attention
I figured I would try it since it was only $1 for the first month and she’s going to be doing complete remote learning her kindergarten year, which I’m very nervous about. But I had doubts because my daughter is very much into her phone and playing Roblox and other stuff on it, so learning games never hold her interest. And I was right when it came to this one. Unless I forced her to sit and do it she has no interest whatsoever. And I don’t want her to end up hating the learning process. I’m not sure how I’m going to do it this year and make sure she learns everything she needs to. I’m terrified. But I think for kids who don’t already spend hours a day behind a phone or tablet (yeah I’m a bad parent I know) I do think your kid would benefit!!!Show lessEmily0081
Developer Response
Hello Emily, First, you're a great parent! You are showing great initiative in exploring what does work for your daughter, so we commend you! We wonder if you might be interested in checking out our more traditional boxed kits, where you'll work more with robust workbooks and less with digital media? Here's a link if you think this might be a fit: https://shop.hookedonphonics.com/shop Thank you!Hooked onPhonics
I have been trying anything I find to try to teach my boys from home. Hooked on Phonics is the best I have found. Would recommended to anyone.
Update the latest updates have made the app so much better than it already was. Thank you Hooked on Phonics for an amazing product.rytymatt
Excellent App for my son John
My son John loves this App. He enjoys the songs and animals. They really seem to help him learn the letter sounds. Whenever I let him use the app a big smile appears. The other night I unfortunately had to tell him it was bedtime and he pleaded with me for “just 15 more minutes, please”. I couldn’t say no and watched as he completed another level. Thanks Hooked on Phonics!Show lessbarme63
5yr old daughter is now reading in 1 week!!!
Myself and my 5 yr old daughter have been using HOP for a week now, ONE WEEK!, and she can now read 4 books!!! She’s doing incredibly with this program. She does her lessons on the HOP app and she uses it along with the workbook and practices until she gets it right. I’ve struggled all year to teach her to read and in one week she can now read 4 books! Thank you Hooked on Phonics!Show lesseichelbergerveronica
We have a reader!!
We have so enjoyed watching our now almost-5 year old son become a reader during quarantine using only this App and the related practice packs mailed to us. He went from reading words like ‘cat’ and ‘mat’ in March to reading full stories from our shelf, and he is loving the freedom it gives him to explore books in a new way. We have used the program inconsistently over the last 5 months depending on our family’s bandwidth, but it has been easy to move at our own pace and review areas where my son was not quite confident by revisiting sections of the App. He loves the songs (and so does his little bro), and they like the silly animals and their antics, particularly the rhino on the bulldozer and the strange but funny meerkat. There was a period where we saw problems with the App loading, and we reached out to customer service and they told us the developer team was working on it. This most recent update fixed any issues we were having and all seems to be in order. We can’t wait to finish the program as we start homeschooling more officially in September! We’re on the beginning of first grade now, so it won’t be long!Show lessjamiemclev
Developer Response
Hi there! Thanks so much for sharing this lovely review. We're thrilled your little ones are becoming engaged readers with Hooked on Phonics. Keep it up and let us know if there's ever anything we can do to support your reading journey!SLOW
This app is so slow. My kids loose interest as all their other apps are faster and they get bored waiting for this one to load.Crlynhn
Terrible update
The old version was better. I hope they change it back or at least make changes to the new one. The new app is too confusing and less engagingkaari1510
New version takes forever to load
It’s so slow. Previous version was much better.Aderules
