# Hairy Letters — user reviews > 80 indexed App Store user reviews of Hairy Letters by Nessy Learning Limited, rated 4.30/5 from 7 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hairy-letters/id410276288/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hairy-letters/id410276288.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## What do users think of Hairy Letters? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Engaging for children - 💡 Teaches letter sounds and formation - 🚀 Good value for money - 🌟 Fun animations and characters - 🚫 No ads - 👨‍🏫 Useful for early learning - ✍️ Helps with handwriting - 🎯 Accurate letter sound pronunciation (mostly) - 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Good for family use **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🔇 Sound not working - 💸 Waste of money - ⏳ Too short/limited content - 🐌 Laggy performance - ❌ Tracing issues - 🤔 Incorrect pronunciations - 📱 Incompatible with newer iOS versions - 🤷 No support/updates - 🪲 Buggy interface **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes frequently - Sound not working on various devices - App freezes or hangs - Unable to exit app without restarting - Capital letters stick and freeze screen - Tracing letters not working correctly - Laggy performance and black screens - App closes after sounding first letter - Rotation lock interferes with sound - Latest update broke functionality **Most requested features** - Option to use cursive script - More blending games - Hairy numbers - Other fonts to match school curriculum - Reward system (printable creatures) - Something to do with capital letters - More content/higher stages - Improve pronunciation of specific letters - Pen tool with more normal movement ## Newest reviews (12 of 80) ### 4/5 — Reign *2026-06-30, version 2.6.8* Kleckley ### 2/5 — Sound?? *2025-12-07, version 2.6.8* Sound is not working ### 4/5 — Simple fun *2020-06-01, version 2.6.7* Boy likes it. Success. Had issue with the sound but was just the mute button - which doesn’t silence other apps. Weird ### 3/5 — Needs to be fixed *2018-04-11, version 2.3* I have an IPhone X and downloaded the app for my son to play and you are unable to get out of the app once it’s open without restarting your phone, as there is no go back button you need to swipe up to close app and it doesn’t work, please fix- otherwise the game is great my kid loves it. ### 3/5 — Needs an option to use cursive script for writing *2016-12-09, version 2.3* My daughter enjoys this app but she is meant to write her letters in the cursive script. Other phonic games give parents this option to change the writing style to cursive or keep it as just printing. As it only lets her print and shows her cursive letters up as wrong, it is undoing and or confusing all the letter work she's doing at school. Such a shame and something that the app developers could easily sort out. ### 1/5 — Incorrect pronounciations *2016-10-09, version 2.3* Lovely interactive app but the sound are not all correct. 'P' is pronounced puh which would make the word puhenguin instead of penguin. Get the precise pronounciations & this app could be 5 stars. ### 2/5 — No sound *2016-09-19, version 2.3* I downloaded this app for my four-year-old daughter a while ago. It worked well and she loved it. However, over the past few months, the sound hasn't worked. I have uninstalled and reinstalled it a couple of times without success. It is quite frustrating and makes the app a lot less fun. Unsurprisingly, my daughter no longer asks for it. What a shame. What a waste. ### 1/5 — Sound broken *2016-05-20, version 2.3* The volume is at maximum, mine is not on. ### 3/5 — This a good game for handwriting *2016-02-11, version 2.3* Any schools should get this👍🏽And it is good but if you have a stylus use it because using your finger wouldn't work using a pencil ### 1/5 — Useless *2015-11-29, version 2.1* This app was great when I first downloaded 3 years ago for my now 7 year old. Updated it and trying to use it with my 4 year old and it crashes before it starts up properly 😁. No obvious way of contacting the makers either which is super annoying considering I had to pay for the app. ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2015-11-15, version 2.1* All it did was crash!!:(! ### 1/5 — Doesn't work on iPad *2015-11-12, version 2.1* I downloaded this after it being recommended by my daughters teacher. I paid £3.99 and it won't run. It just crashes. I've tweeted nessy several times and they just ignore my messages. What a rip off ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Rubbish - no sound *2023-08-01, version 2.6.8* I downloaded this app today and shouldn’t have bothered. It doesn’t work - there’s no sound in the app so it’s a complete waste of £2.99 I’ve requested a refund from apple already. Avoid! ### 1/5 — . *2023-06-27, version 2.6.8* No sound using on iPad or iPhone or MacBook. Waste of money ### 1/5 — Sound has stopped working *2020-11-15, version 2.6.8* Sound on the app stopped working after 3 months. Have tried everything - deleting, reinstalling the app. Even reset the iPad but no luck. The other apps work just fine, an issue with this one only and other users have written about it too. Yet no solution. Very poor!! ### 1/5 — Hangs so often daughter won't use *2019-11-13, version 2.3* Simplistic app and doesn't even work. Waste of time money and motivation. ### 1/5 — It used to be a great app *2019-10-16* The latest update was three years ago! It worked fine until iOS 13.1.3 It's a paid app, an update would be appreciated. Do not buy, you'll lose your money as it no longer works. ### 1/5 — Great idea but doesn’t deliver! *2019-10-15, version 2.3* My son uses the main desktop at school and he enjoyed the app but it wouldn’t load so every time you have to leave the app and re-open! I’d like my money back please ### 1/5 — No sounds no support *2018-10-28, version 2.3* Can’t get sounds on. Have reinstalled and still not working. Emailed support and no response. How do I get a refund? Do not waste your money ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2018-08-17, version 2.3* Doesn’t work on iPad! Seems a bit ridiculous that it wouldn’t. ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money on this game *2018-02-17, version 2.3* My son did it one morning and it was finished. The idea is very good It’s just too short. ### 1/5 — No sound *2016-11-29, version 2.3* Complete waste of money. Sound does not work despite installing multiple times and rebooting phone then trying to install. Cannot recommend at all - very disappointed especially as there seems to be no help on the website ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I love this app my school has it and everybody’s in love with it so I’m in love with it. *2025-12-16, version 2.6.8* I think it’s just the best app To be honest ### 5/5 — Noice *2021-02-03, version 2.6.8* So, firstly, I want to clarify, i am a grade 4 playing this. No, im not actually learning anything, i just remembered this from when i was 5 and installed it either way. It’s pretty good, teaching kids how to write and read with small, little hairballs. (i guess thats what imma call them) I dont have much to say, since ya know, grade 4 over here.. but im gonna recommend this to my 6-year-old cousin. (She’s in Poland, where you start school at the age of 7, and she doesn’t practice letters or maths so.. that’s kinda explainatory) Update: i did uninstall it, but the only reason is my memory. I wasn’t learning either way. But still recommended to 3-5 year olds ### 5/5 — Fun and educational *2020-10-11, version 2.6.8* My kids love the silly sounds and characters. I love that it has no ads to distract them. ### 5/5 — Drawn the attention of a letter hater! *2020-05-16, version 2.6.7* My 3 year old daughter, who loves numbers and is totally disinterested with every avenue I try regarding letters, has been brought round by Hairy Letters. Giggling away and not wanting to stop until she’d tried every letter. Completely worth the money. ### 5/5 — Hairy Letters *2019-10-22, version 2.3* Great App which I’ve used before. I would say one of the best for pre-scroll and early school to learn sounds and formation of letters. But the App won’t animate the letters any more on my I-phone 8 plus!!!! Help please!!! ### 5/5 — Great App! *2017-03-30, version 2.3* Fun, engaging, great value! Well worth downloading! ### 5/5 — Sound works *2016-10-13, version 2.3* Couldn't get the sound on my iPad Air 2. Turned out it was on mute! After switching the sound on everything worked fine. My 4 year old likes it a lot. ### 5/5 — Neat app *2016-07-14, version 2.3* This app allows to develop fine motor control and covers initial sounds. One of a series of solid apps by this company ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2015-07-13, version 2.1* Was amazing to start with and my 3 year old loved it! Then the sound stopped working and when I realised that the rotation lock needed to be off when launching app it was fine! Would thoroughly recommend as a mum and teacher, the letter sounds are accurately pronounced too which is something I'm fussy about. ### 5/5 — Great fun app *2015-06-07, version 1.2* Really enjoy this app with my 4yo, no problems with sound or bugs. --- *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 2026-09-09.*