Too glitchy
The app has to be opened and closed every two minutes because the sound keeps cutting out.
Very buggy
Love the program and my child learns so much so effectively but the app itself is so buggy. The sound sis constantly going out and I have to exit and re open the app multiple times in a small 10 minute learning session.
Sound issues
For an app that requires sound to work properly, you would think that the devs would figure out a way to make it not crash every 4 minutes. The only “solution” is to close the app out and restart it. Not helpful when I am trying to do something else while my kid is learning new things.
It’s for a 1 year old
Bro you are a big kid now but you have to be a little kid so you can play that game 😒
I love it
It was so annoying i did a backflip, it was so annoying i did a fromt flip, it was so beeping annoying i love it
Crashes
App crashes occasionally and the sound stops works. Also freezes and consistently have to close out and restart app.
Brooklyn
Love this program
Horrible
Horrible, horrible horrible
Wish it worked
The app seems to have good content when it actually works. There are so many glitches my two year old gets so frustrated and hands me the phone back. I really wish they would make the app work consistently. They know it’s an issue since they have a whole troubleshooting section of their contact us page. Spend the time and resources to make it work properly please!!
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Awesome
Awesome
Easy learning
My daughter was struggling with basic reading skills and was behind her class in 1st grade. She would get very frustrated when we practiced at home, and the school system wasn’t able to devote extra instruction for her.
I signed her up for Hooked on Phonics to get more practice at home over the summer. She was on track with where she was supposed to be by the beginning of 2nd grade, and at the end of 3rd grade she was reading 3 grade levels above!
She used the app heavily for the first summer and made remarkable progress. The games were simple but educational and entertaining enough that she never complained. We also got the books in the mail, and some of them she absolutely loved. By the end of 3rd grade she was reading voraciously and likes to pick her own books. I have no doubt that Hooked on Phonics helped get her where she is now.
I would recommend this for any parent with a young learning reader!
I signed her up for Hooked on Phonics to get more practice at home over the summer. She was on track with where she was supposed to be by the beginning of 2nd grade, and at the end of 3rd grade she was reading 3 grade levels above!
She used the app heavily for the first summer and made remarkable progress. The games were simple but educational and entertaining enough that she never complained. We also got the books in the mail, and some of them she absolutely loved. By the end of 3rd grade she was reading voraciously and likes to pick her own books. I have no doubt that Hooked on Phonics helped get her where she is now.
I would recommend this for any parent with a young learning reader!
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Settings
Please remove the settings button or allow it to be locked by adult in order to prevent younger kids from accessing older kids profile.
App crashing.
I have a newer Amazon tablet with very little on it and the app crashes every ten minutes and just has to be restarted over and over. It’s not useable.
Tedious
Had to jump through hoops just to cancel my membership. It shouldn’t be like that and that’s super sketch..
Impossible to cancel
I’ve been trying to cancel for months. If I try to clicked the cancel button online or through the app it takes me to a page that shows as an error. It’s not showing my Apple account to cancel. It’s been very frustrating
Slop disguised as education
The app features an arcade-style game section that sucks up young kids’ attention. Once my child found it, it was game over for the reading lessons. Furious I paid for a year subscription. Educational apps should not be full of distractions.
Fun and effective
My five year old loves using the app. It’s fun for her and got her reading real words right away!
Never received any books
Would not even bother with this again. I tried to email and it’s like messaging a robot. I never received my package.
Just Ok
The content is pretty good, however, some of the letters that are being sounded out aren’t clear, like they didn’t upload it correctly. I also have a lot of offline issues where 1) the downloaded content won’t load / work offline 2) when we try to use offline content, it freezes after each attempt and I have to clear and restart the app. I wish there was a way to download whole sections or even all of the content as it takes a long time to download everything.
It’s super frustrating. It only works properly when it’s on WiFi.
Review updated 2026, 1 year after trying to use the app. It’s only good when on WiFi, don’t waste your time offline.
It’s super frustrating. It only works properly when it’s on WiFi.
Review updated 2026, 1 year after trying to use the app. It’s only good when on WiFi, don’t waste your time offline.
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Best game, but I’m doing spelling.
Best game I like spelling oh and cat bat and sat rhyme!
