# First Words Professional — Kids learn to read and spell > Interactive early reading and spelling app for children with extensive customization. (iPhone/iPad app by Learning Touch LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-words-professional/id507560748 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Learning Touch LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/773246929) - Category: Education, Games, Family, Word - Price: $9.99 - Rating: 4.20/5 from 39 App Store ratings · 31 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 12.2 · 103 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2012-03-09 - Data updated: 2026-08-21 - Monetization: paid - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-words-professional/id507560748/reviews.md ## What is First Words Professional? Thousands of schools use First Words to help their students develop pre-reading, early reading, and language skills. Now there’s a version of First Words specifically for educators and speech language pathologists. Of course, it's great for kids at home, too! First Words Professional has the same child-friendly design and uncluttered interface that made First Words one of the all-time best selling lines of educational apps for iOS. The new additional features make it the ideal choice for individual, institutional and professional use: * More Words --- Over 350 words in 12 categories, including shapes, numbers, food, feelings, clothes, animals, and more. * Six Languages --- Options include American English, British English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. * Phonics -- English word lists includes options for spelling with phonics or letter names. * Category Management --- Choose which categories of words are shown to students. Hide word lists that you don't want them to see. * Word Management --- Choose which words to include in each category. Focus on shorter words, longer words, or words with particular letter combinations. Hide words that your child finds particularly distracting. First Words Professional uses the same intuitive interface that is so easy for preschoolers, kindergartners, and kids with special needs to use. They'll giggle with delight at the beautifully drawn pictures and entertaining sounds, all the while learning how letters correspond to sounds and how letters sounds form words. First Words Professional helps kids develop: * Fine Motor Control * Letter Recognition * Phonemic Awareness * Word Recognition First Words Professional includes a large number options: * Phonics or Letter Names * Uppercase, Lowercase, or Capitalized Words * Spell Words Slowly or Quickly * Serif or Sans-Serif font Here's what educators and reviewers have said about earlier versions First Words: “First Words is an app that teaches letters and words in fun and interactive way. Very easy to use these apps will help support your little ones learning with great illustrations and bright colors. Each app supports kids learning and encourages kids to explore and discover by revealing, rewarding and teaching.” -- Fun Educational Apps “Excellent - As a teacher, I love this game! Just what technology was meant to do!” -- iTunes Review “This app has great settings that let you control the level of difficulty for the child – either with lots of hints or almost none at all. The letters slide nicely into each word and when completed the child is rewarded by having the pictured animal enlarge and animate briefly.” --Carisa Kluver at Digital Stortyime “First Words Deluxe is a very straightforward word-building game. Words are either said letter by letter as they are dragged into the appropriate gray boxes or, if chosen in the settings, a smaller set of words can be sounded out with phonics. This makes this game a treat for both pre-readers and early spellers.” --Common Sense Media “Looking to guide your toddler towards recognizing letters and how to spell words up to eight letters long? Then First Words Deluxe might be just what you are looking for. This pre-reader and spelling application encourages vocabulary development in a wide range of categories such as: vehicles, animals, at home, colors, and shapes.” --Andrea Gardner at Applicable2u "First Words is a great app -- as I said at the time, 'Leo loves First Words because it's fun and easy. I love it because he's learning to spell words, and the interface makes that learning error-free.'" ---Shannon Des Roches Rosa at Squidalicious ## Key features - Over 350 words in 12 categories - Six language options - Phonics or letter name spelling - Customizable word categories - Customizable word lists - Develops fine motor control and letter recognition ## Recent user reviews (10 of 31) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-words-professional/id507560748/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Languages *2025-06-21* First Words Professional now supports one hundred fifty languages: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, DPRK, DRC, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Norway, Omen, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, U.A.E., Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, as well as US and British, English. You select the language on the Options screen. ### 5/5 — Please add more words *2025-06-16* All words ABC Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog Aladdin America Dad American Dragon Jake Long Amphibia Angry Birds Animals At home Baby Einsteins Baby First Batman Bear in the Big Blue House Being Ian Between The Lions Big City Greens Birthday Blue’s Clues Blue’s Room Bluey Bob the Builder Bobby’s World Bonkers Boohbah Braceface Brainy Baby Brandy Mr. Whiskers Bunnytown Caillou Camp Lakebottom Camp Lazlo Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? Captain America Captain Flamingo Care Bears Cartoon Cartoon Network Charlie and Lola Christmas Clifford The Big Red Dog Cliffords Puppy Days Clothes Colors Curious Buddies Curious George Cyberchase Dave the Barbarian Disney Disney Channel Disney Doug Disney Junior Disney Recess Disney XD Dora The Explorer Dr. Seuss ABC DuckTales Easter Elmo’s World Eloise The Animated Series Fall Fantastic Four Feelings Fisher Price Flopaloo, Where Are You? Food Franklin Franny’s Feet Freddi Fish Gadget Boy GameBoy GameBoy Advance GameCube Garfield and Friends Go, Diego, Go! Goof Troop Gravity Falls Green Eggs and Ham Gullah Gullah Island Halloween Happy Monster Band Higglytown Heroes Horrid Henry House of Mouse Instruments Iron Man Jabberjaw Jack’s Big Music Show Jacob-Two-Two Jake and the Never Land Pirates Jay Jay the Jet Plane Jim Henson’s Dot. Jimmy-Two-Shoes JoJo’s Circus Just Me And My Dad Just Me And My Mom Just Me And My Grandpa KaBlam! Kenny The Shark Kid Vs Kat Kim Possible Kipper The Dog Kirby Knuckles Kuu Kuu Harajuku Lazytown LeapFrog Letters Lilo & Stitch Little Bear Little Bill Little Einsteins Lloyd in Space Logos Lou and Lou: Safety Patrol Maggie and the Ferocious Beast Maisy Mouse Make Way for Noddy Martha Speaks Max & Ruby Maya an Miguel Mickey Mouse Mona The Vampire Music Nick Jr Nickelodeon Nicktoons Nintendo Nintendo 64 Nintendo Entertainment System Noggin Numbers Numbers Out of the Box Pajama Sam PB&J Otter PBS Kids PBS Kids Sprout Peep and the Big Wide World Peg + Cat Peppa Pig Pepper Ann Phineas and Ferb Pingu Pinky Dinky Doo Pippi Longstocking Place Playhouse Disney Playskool Pokemon Preschool Prep Company Pucca Restaurant Rolie Polie Olie Rubbadubbers Ruby Gloom Rugrats Sabrina the Animated Series Sabrina’s Secret Life Sarah & Duck Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! Sesame Street Shanna’s Show Shapes Shop Shrek Sid The Science Kid Sonic The Hedgehog Spider-Man SpongeBob SquarePants Stanley Star vs. Forces of Evil Starfall Stella and Sam Store Strawberry Shortcake 2003 Stugo Super Mario Super Nintendo Super Why Team Umizoomi Teamo Supremo Teletubbies Thanksgiving The Book of Pooh The Buzz On Maggie The Cat In The Hat The Fairly Oddparents The Loud House The Magic School Bus The Mighty B! The Mr. Men Show The Muppet Show The New Archies The Owl House The Proud Family The Replacements The Simpsons The Weekenders The Wiggles Thomas the Tank Engine Toon Disney Trulli Tales TV Shows Tweenies Valentine Vehicles Video Games Vtech Wayside What About Mimi? Wii Wii U Willa’s Wild Life Winnie The Pooh Wonder Pets Word World Wow Wow Wubbzy Yin-Yang-Yo! Yo Gabba Gabba! Zoboomafoo ### 5/5 — Please add more words *2025-04-14* All Words Amphibia Animals At Home Baby Einsteins Baby First Barney & Friends Beach Big City Greens Bill Nye The Science Guy Birthday Blue’s Clues Bob The Builder Bobby’s World Boj Boohbah Bubble Guppies Caillou Camp Lakebottom Camp Lazlo Cartoon Christmas Clifford The Big Red Dog Clothes Colors Disney Disney Channel Disney Junior Disney XD Dora The Explorer Elmo’s World Feelings Fisher Price Food Franny’s Feet Gravity Falls Higglytown Heroes Halloween Instruments Jetix Kenny The Shark Lazytown LeapFrog Letters Little Bear Little Bill Little Einsteins Maisy Mouse Map Max & Ruby Maya And Miguel Mickey Mouse Miffy & Friends Music Nick Jr Nickelodeon Noggin Numbers Numbers Oobi Pajama Sam Peppa Pig Pepper Ann Play with Me Sesame Playhouse Disney Restaurant Rollie Polie Olie Rubbadubbers School Scooby-Doo Where Are You Sesame Street Shapes Shopping Spider-Man SpongeBob SquarePants Sports Star Wars Store Teletubbies Thanksgiving The Fairly OddParents The Lion King The Loud House The Mighty B The New Archies The Owl House The Wiggles Toy Story Toys Travels Tweenies Valentine Vehicles Vtech Wii Winnie The Pooh Yard Zoo ### 5/5 — Please add more words *2025-04-02* All words All Grown Up! Alphabet American Dad American Dragon Jake Long Amphibia Animals Apartment Arthur As Told By Ginger Astroblast At Home Autumn Baby Einsteins Baby First Baby Genius Baby Looney Tunes Barney & Friends Bear in the Big Blue House Ben 10 Ben 10 Alien Force Between The Lions Bill Nye The Science Guy Birthday Blue’s Clues Blue’s Room Bob The Builder Bobby’s World Body Boohbah Braceface Brandy Mr Whiskers Caillou Camp Lakebottom Care Bears Cartoon Channel Christmas Chowder Circus Clifford The Big Red Dog Clifford’s Puppy Days Clothes Codename Kids Next Door Colors Courage The Cowardly Dog Curious George Cyberchase Danny Phantom Days of the Week Dexter Laboratory Disney Disney Channel Disney Junior Disney XD Disney Doug Disney Recess Disney Teacher’s Pet Dora The Explorer Dragon TalesDrawn Together Easter Ed, Edd n Eddy El Chavo El Tigre Elinor Wonders Why Elmo’s World Fall Feelings Finding Nemo Flag Floopaloo Where Are You Food Franny’s Feet Gadget Boy & Heather Garden Garfield Go Diego Go Godzilla Gravity Falls Halloween Handy Manny Higglytown Heroes House Of Mouse Ice Age Instruments Jabberjaw Jacob Two Two Jake and the NeverLand Pirates Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius Jimmy Two-Shoes KaBlam Kenny The Shark Kid Vs Kat Kim Possible Kipper Lazytown Letters Library Lilo & Stitch Little Bear Little Bill Little Charmers Little Clowns Of Happytown Little Einsteins Looney Tunes Maggie & The Ferocious Beast Maisy Mouse Mama Mirabelle’s Map Max & Ruby Maya & Miguel Memorial Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Miffy & Friends Mona The Vampire Months Movies Mr. Bean The Animated Series Music My Dad The Rock Star My Gym Partner’s A Monkey My Life As A Teenage Robot Nick Jr Nickelodeon Nintendo Numbers Numbers Oobi Oswald the Octopus Pac Man Pajama Sam Parade Paw Patrol PB&J Otter PBS Kids Penny Crayon Peppa Pig Pepper Ann Pelswick Phineas & Ferb Pingu Pinky Dinky Doo Pippi Longstocking Places Play with me Sesame Playhouse Playhouse Disney Pokémon Pucca Restaurant Rocko’s Modern Life Rolie Polie Olie Ruby Gloom Rugrats Sabrina The Animated Series Samurai Jack School Seasons Sesame Street Shapes Shark Tale Shrek Sight Words Sonic The Hedgehog Sonic X Space Spider-Man SpongeBob SquarePants Sports Spring St. Patrick’s Stanley Star Vs Forces of Evil Star Wars Stella And Sam Strawberry Shortcake Classic Summer Super Mario Super Why Supplies Teamo Supremo Teen Titans Teen Titans Go Teletubbies Thanksgiving The Backyardigans The Berenstain Bears The Book of Pooh The Buzz of Maggie The Cat In The Hat The Electric Company The Fairly Oddparents The Grim Adventures Of Billy & Mandy The Lion King The Loud House The Mighty B The New Archies The Owl House The Proud Family The Replacements The Simpsons The Smurfs Tools Toon Disney Toy Story Toys Travels TV Shows Tweenies Valentine Vehicles Video Games Wayside Weather What About Mimi Wii Willa’s Wild Life Winnie The Pooh Winter Wonder Pets Word Girl Word World Wow Wow Wubbzy Wreck It Ralph Xavier Riddle & The Secret Museum Year Yo Gabba Gabba Zoboomafoo ### 5/5 — Please add more words *2025-03-09* All words Alphabet American Dragon Jake Long Animals Apartment At Home Autumn Baby Einsteins Birthday Blue’s Clues Bobby’s World Body Boohbah Caillou Cartoon Channel Christmas Circus Colors Days of the Week Disney Easter Fall Feelings Flag Food Garden Gravity Falls Halloween Instruments Jabberjaw Kenny The Shark Kid Vs Kat Kim Possible Letters Library Little Einsteins Maisy Mouse Miffy & Friends Months Movies Music Nickelodeon Nintendo Numbers Numbers Oobi Oswald the Octopus Pajama Sam Parade Peppa Pig Pepper Ann Pippi Longstocking Places Play with me Sesame Playhouse Restaurant School Seasons Sesame Street Shapes Sight Words Sports Spring St. Patrick’s Strawberry Shortcake Summer Supplies Teamo Supremo Teletubbies Thanksgiving The Buzz of Maggie Tools Toon Disney Toys TV Shows Tweenies Valentine Vehicles Video Games Weather Wii Winter Year ### 5/5 — Please add more words *2025-03-02* All words Alphabet Animals Apartment At Home Birthday Body Cartoon Channel Christmas Colors Days of the Week Disney Easter Fall Feelings Food Halloween Instruments Kid Vs Kat Letters Months Movies Music Nickelodeon Nintendo Numbers Numbers Pajama Sam Pepper Ann Places Playhouse Restaurant School Seasons Shapes Sight Words Sports Spring St. Patrick’s Summer Supplies Thanksgiving Tools Toon Disney Toys TV Shows Valentine Vehicles Video Games Wii Winter Year ### 5/5 — Please add more words *2025-02-23* All words Animals Apartment At Home Birthday Body Cartoon Christmas Colors Days of the Week Disney Easter Fall Feelings Food Halloween Instruments Letters Months Movies Music Nickelodeon Numbers Numbers Places School Seasons Shapes Sight Words Sports Spring St. Patrick’s Summer Supplies Thanksgiving Tools Toys TV Shows Valentine Vehicles Winter Year ### 4/5 — Please add more words *2023-06-12, version 8.2* All words Animals Apartment At Home Birthday Body Cartoon Christmas Colors Easter Feelings Food Halloween Instruments Letters Movies Music Numbers Numbers Places School Shapes Sight Words Sports St. Patrick’s Supplies Thanksgiving Tools Toys TV Shows Valentine Vehicles ### 4/5 — Please add more words *2022-06-03, version 8.1.1* All words Animals At home Birthday Body Cartoon Christmas Colors Easter Feelings Food Halloween Instruments Letters Movies Numbers Numbers Places School Shapes Sight Words Sports St. Patrick’s Supplies Thanksgiving Tools Toys TV Shows Valentine Vehicles ### 5/5 — Please add more words *2020-01-13* All words Animals At home Christmas Clothes Colors Feelings Food Halloween Numbers Numbers Shapes Valentine Vehicles ## Frequently asked questions about First Words Professional ### What does First Words Professional do? First Words Professional helps children develop pre-reading, early reading, and language skills. It uses interactive exercises to teach letter recognition, phonemic awareness, and word recognition through engaging pictures and sounds. ### What are the key features of First Words Professional? Key features include over 350 words across 12 categories, support for six languages, phonics or letter name spelling options, and extensive customization for category and word management. It also helps develop fine motor control and letter recognition. ### How much does First Words Professional cost? Based on the provided information, this app is a paid application. There are no mentions of free trials, subscriptions, or in-app purchases. ### What age group is First Words Professional suitable for? The app is ideal for preschoolers, kindergartners, and children with special needs. It is also designed for use by educators and speech-language pathologists. ### Can I customize the learning experience for my child? Yes, the app offers significant customization. You can choose which word categories are displayed, select specific words within categories, and adjust settings for phonics or letter names, and font styles. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 8.2 — 2023-03-28 Bug fixes and performance improvements ### 8.1.1 — 2021-05-29 Bug fixes and performance improvements ### 8.1 — 2021-01-26 Now supports both portrait and landscape play! 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