# First Words With Phonics — user reviews > 14 indexed App Store user reviews of First Words With Phonics by Read 'n' Learn, rated 3.90/5 from 20 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-words-with-phonics/id448163359/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/first-words-with-phonics/id448163359.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 13 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 4 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — SLP *2016-04-06* Very bad... Has bugs that can't be fixed ### 1/5 — Careful *2013-12-02* Great app but 30 words is all you get ! ### 1/5 — Be careful! *2012-08-05* Not great for UK children as American pronunciation throws the children off course somewhat! Main fault and reason for low rating is that some letter sounds are incorrect e.g. The sound for 'a' when the letter is 'o'. Am deleting this app! ### 2/5 — You can do better *2011-09-08* A European speaker mispronounces many vowel sounds, which can be confusing to children learning to spell. The letters often get stacked so the child cannot see some of them. And if the letter is moved to within an inch of it's proper slot in the word, it is sucked into place as if by a magnetic force, depriving the child of her opportunity to correctly guess the order and placement of the letters. I think most parents will find the Montessori version of this app to be far superior. ### 3/5 — Poor pronunciation *2014-03-10* I have left feedback on numerous occasions about: 1. Fox is NOT pronounced f-o-c-k. 2. Pink is not pronounced p-ee-n-k. 3. Koala is not pronounced k-o-a-l-a (as in "at"). 1. Fox = fo(ks) 2. Pink = pink (short "i") 3. Koala = koala (same sound as the first "a" sound given.) I have talked with several English teachers including two Kindergarten teachers and they agree. I have experienced a correction only to have it revert back to the original. If they will fix these errors I will keep the app because, aside from these errors, it is quite good. I am hiding it from my 2-year-old for now until these errors have been corrected. ### 4/5 — Good *2013-02-21* Game ### 5/5 — Fantastic Phonics Tool *2014-12-22* What a goldmine to get young preschoolers started on the right track with phonics skills. Love it! ### 5/5 — Recommend *2014-08-26* Fantastic App and great customer support! ### 5/5 — Highly Recommended *2014-03-11* My 3yr old and 5yr old love this app, especially the list of animals and the funny sounds and animations. I love the phonetics setting, great job! ### 5/5 — Fabulous *2013-11-10* The best phonics exercises for toddlers I have ever seen!!! My 2 year old knows how to spell thanks to this app!!! ## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Sounds *2013-08-15* I like how it sounds off each letter then puts it all together! ### 5/5 — Great app *2013-07-02* I absolutely love this app...it's fun to use and teach. ### 5/5 — Simply the best phonics learning app out there *2011-09-09* My daughter went through all the animals in 2 days and is asking for more. This app is far more superior than any other ones. I don't know about the other languages they support but the English version is well thought out for the kids to entertain themselves without parental guidance. Bravo - keep em coming. How about math next? ### 5/5 — Kudos *2011-09-09* Excellent learning game, my kids won't put it down, kudos --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-07-19.*