# Eggy Phonics 1 — user reviews > 35 indexed App Store user reviews of Eggy Phonics 1 by Blake eLearning. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eggy-phonics-1/id654855366/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eggy-phonics-1/id654855366.md ## Newest reviews (13 of 35) ### 1/5 — Sound not working *2015-03-09, version 1.0.2* I see that you have disabled the sound? I don’t understand. Isn’t that the point of these apps? Will you be fixing this or refunding customers for these purchases. I have purchased Phonics 1, 2 and 3 and none are working. ### 1/5 — Sound not working *2014-12-15, version 1.0.2* Sound not working. Frustrating!!!! ### 2/5 — Sound not working *2014-12-11, version 1.0.2* My kids love this App. They have been using it for quite awhile unfortunately the sound has just stopped working. Tried deleting and reloading however it is still not working. Please fix this, could be an upgrade issue. ### 1/5 — Sound *2014-12-04, version 1.0.2* Sound not working! ### 1/5 — Sound issues *2014-05-17, version 1.0.2* Sound does not work. Can you fix it, please? ### 2/5 — Eggy phonics *2014-05-09, version 1.0.2* Sound is not working despite deleting and reloading, which is the whole point of a phonics program ### 1/5 — Sound? *2014-01-04, version 1.0.0* People have been asking you to fix the sound since June/July and you still haven't. This is a waste of money :( ### 1/5 — Fix the freeze *2013-12-31, version 1.0.0* This would be a wonderful app if it weren't for the constant freezing. My daughter can't get past level 3. Somebody please fix this problem. ### 1/5 — No sound? *2013-10-14, version 1.0.0* The sound is not working! Can you fix this and supply an update. Or can I get my money back? ### 1/5 — No sound! *2013-10-04, version 1.0.0* How can you use a phonics app with no sound??? Useless ### 1/5 — Help, no sound! *2013-07-07, version 1.0.0* Without sound this app is useless; please fix it! ### 1/5 — Sound not working *2013-06-25, version 1.0.0* Please fix the sound - app is useless without it. ### 1/5 — Sound needs fixing no. 2 *2013-06-10, version 1.0.0* I agree the app looks great if only we could get sound. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sound still doesn’t work *2021-07-09, version 1.2.1* This would be a great app, but the sound doesn’t work! How are kids supposed to learn when they can’t hear anything? ### 1/5 — No sound please fix!!!! *2021-02-12, version 1.2.0* No sound please fix!!!! ### 1/5 — No sound *2019-10-03, version 1.1.7* Also just paid for this app to find there is no sound 😒😒😒 ### 1/5 — No sound don’t waste money *2019-08-10, version 1.1.7* Still no sound to app. Looks like a known problem for 5 years and still not repaired. Hope apple remove this company and their fraudulent apps soon ### 1/5 — Phonics without sound - useless! *2018-05-18, version 1.1.7* Just paid for this and the sounds not functioning ### 1/5 — Not a phonics app! *2016-09-18, version 1.0.2* This is useless as a phonics app. For example on level 1 when working with the word cat the first thing that happens is 3 pictures are shown, and one is a cat. You're asked to match the picture to the word cat. Not sure where the phonics practice is there really. The second thing is to spell the word cat. When you tap on the letters the letter NAME is announced and not the phonic sound!!! So for example, c 'see' a 'ay' and t 'tee'. If this were actually a phonics app it would announce the sound. You know, like, actual way phonics work..! Don't waste your money. I'm now going to see if jolly phonics do an iPad app. ### 1/5 — No sound *2016-01-25, version 1.0.2* No sound - renders the app pointless.. ### 1/5 — Eggy Phonics 1 *2015-09-09, version 1.0.2* No sound with iPad 1. Other Eggy apps work fine on the old iPad, but not this one. ### 1/5 — No sound, don't buy! *2015-06-12, version 1.0.2* This app broke ages ago but the developers couldn't care less. There is no sound, so the whole thing is a bit pointless. ### 1/5 — NOT a phonics app! *2015-04-15, version 1.0.2* If you hope to use this to support phonics learning, then best to avoid. I've not gone far in to the app, but disappointingly from the outset it uses letter names as a primary focus. To confuse things further, they are then mixed with phonic sounds - something which can be very confusing for young children starting out with phonics. Perhaps worst of all, the phonic pronunciations that are used are inaccurate (addition of "uh" sounds where these should be avoided). Some of the ideas in the app seem good, but it just has the potential to confuse children in its present form. Disappointing. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great phonics program & sound is fine *2015-12-28, version 1.0.2* This app is a great extension to the reading eggs program with similar activities included. We had no trouble with sound using an iPad mini and haven't yet updated to iOS 9. I was a bit worried about purchasing because of other comments and was relieved when everything was great. We have all three phonics apps plus many more. I always rely on others to comment so I thought it might help someone to know. ### 5/5 — Great fun *2013-06-11, version 1.0.0* Another great app from these guys! Engaging and fun, the kids don't even realise they are learning, they just think it is a great game! ### 5/5 — My niece LOVEs it! *2013-06-06, version 1.0.0* Played is with my 5 yr old niece who wouldn't give my iPad back! She loved level 1 'at' words and said she is learning them in class. Definitely a must use phonics app, fun, engaging and kids love it! ### 5/5 — Fantastic interactive reading game *2013-06-05, version 1.0.0* Our Reading eggs subscription expired and I don't think we will renew based on how much our kids love this game. My 4 yr is already up to level 16 only after a few hours of downloading the App and she is now fighting with her 7yr old sister who thinks its easy but she still is engaged and interested in a refresh lesson. Keep them coming! ### 4/5 — Works with headphones *2016-02-27, version 1.0.2* Works with headphones. Not ideal but better than nothing. Such a shame it's a great educational tool and my son loves it. ### 4/5 — A fun learning app *2014-02-27, version 1.0.1* My 7 year old has been playing this as he's learning to read. The app works on one word at a time. First the student hears the word and chooses the correct picture (such as they hear "cat", then choose the cat from three different pictures). They repeat this five times. Next they spell the word by dragging the letters into the correct order. Only the correct tiles are available to choose from, but in random order. This is repeated three times. Next is bubble letters. There are bubbles containing different letters floating around and again the student must spell the word. However, there are several different letters available and the student must choose the right letters in the correct order. Finally, the student must "write" the word. The word is spelled out and the student is shown the correct way to write each letter, then given the opportunity to "write" each letter. Between each level of a word, different things are shown to reward a student, and keep their attention, while the app switches modes. Sometimes it's a colorful, five-bar xylophone that the student can make fun, pleasant noise with. Other times its a few colorful bouncy balls that bounce around, multiplying as rapidly as the student can poke at them. For as old as my son is, the first level, which is tapping a picture of the word, is a little redundant. However it would likely be better appreciated by the younger, preschool aged student. Everything else, though, is just what he needs to keep practicing his reading. ### 4/5 — Eggy Phonics *2013-10-10, version 1.0.0* This is a great app for kids learning phonics but the sound has stopped. This needs fixing as the children find it difficult without hearing the word. ### 4/5 — Good but sound not working *2013-08-21, version 1.0.0* Good app but sound stopped working suddenly ### 3/5 — Eggy phonics *2013-07-16, version 1.0.0* My children like this app ,but my oldest has reached level 9 and it won't go past the first word cod ! Is there some way of getting around it ? ### 3/5 — Several good ideas, mixed with annoying flaws *2013-06-05, version 1.0.0* My children enjoyed the app well enough, though I have been spoiled by the incredible production value of other apps and felt the graphics of this game were a bit lacking. That being said, the graphics are relatively insignificant. What would make this app far better would be increased control over the games via parent settings. Some things are just annoying: having a child identify a picture of a spoken word five times is repetitive and has nothing to with reading. Others are infuriating for a reading teacher such as myself: why must games (and here Eggy Phonics is not alone) persist in speaking the letter names of the letters as children spell words? Showing a picture of a CVC word, providing letter tiles (phoneme tiles) and three blank phoneme spaces to place said tiles is fantastic. It allows children to segment the word orally, think through which tiles belong in which spaces, etc. Telling them that they are looking at "see" "ay" "tee" just as they are working through the proper order of the SOUNDS /k/ /a/ /t/ is pointless and harmful to the process. The sounds are repeated back to the students once they have placed them in the proper order, but even here there are flaws: the letter "t" should have less of a vowel sound attached to it. It is impossible to eliminate it completely from an isolated phoneme or sound, but to call it "TUH" isn't necessary either. I've seen this done far better in other phonics apps. If the app designers must persist in calling the phoneme tiles by their letter names rather than phonetic sounds, at least give us the option to turn it off! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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