Learn to Read - Reading.com

Learn to Read - Reading.com

Phonics & Reading App for Kids

78K ratings
746 reviews
#15 in top-grossing Education
📚 Education
Free
In-App Purchases

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Released
December 14, 2021
Updated
October 22, 2026

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This app offers a guided, co-play experience for parents and children aged 3-8 to learn reading skills. It uses research-backed phonics lessons, interactive storybooks, videos, and games to build foundational reading abilities.

✓99 step-by-step phonics lessons
✓67 interactive digital storybooks
✓42 educational videos
✓3 expert-designed reading games
✓Printable offline activities
✓Family subscription with 3 profiles
✓Ad-free experience
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What users say about Learn to Read

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What's New in Learn to Read

5.12.90

October 22, 2026

This update includes minor tweaks and fixes to keep the magic of reading alive. Enjoy!

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Learn to Read (Monthly)

Full access to the learn-to-read program

$12.491 Month
7 Days trial
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Charts

Top Grossing

📊 15

Education

The app has maintained its position at 15 recently.

Last updated on October 27, 2026.

Top Free

📈 76+3

Education

This app rose +3 positions in Education chart.

Last updated on October 27, 2026.

Events

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User reviews

Amazing!!!!

This has been such an amazing tool for teaching my almost 6 yo to begin reading. He loves the games and the books he earns. My only complaint is the app glitches during the book sometimes when trying to reveal the picture. I would still strongly recommend this app to any parent!!

The best 70 bucks I’ve ever spent

Fantastic to start at the age of five… Painless and a great activity you could do with your kid together.

My son went from reading only three letter words in May to completing all 120 lessons yesterday morning and now has moved onto regular books. He is 5 1/2 and in senior kindergarten, I could not be more proud of him.

Best of all, this was not a passive iPad activity and it brought him and me closer together where I could watch him learn and help him adapt and really understand how he learns. We spent a lot of quality time together.

Don’t try to do more than one lesson a day. you never want this to turn into a chore or something you have to fight your kid to do.
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Love it!

It’s so good at keeping them engaged and it teaches ME how to teach them!

Not independent

I have to let him in to the app every time we will cancel and use abc mouse instead

Keeps attention

My kid (5) loves this, it keeps his attention and he’s learning a lot. He’s gaining confidence in his letters and their sounds (lesson5)

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

Occasional app crashes or freezes

Bug

User data loss after app updates

Bug

Inability to redeem promo codes

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Requested Features

5 requests

Option to learn cursive writing

Feature

More independent practice games and activities

Feature

Ability to jump to appropriate lesson level

Feature

Support for multiple languages or accents

Feature

Printable resources like flashcards or worksheets

Feature

FAQ

What does the Learn to Read app do?

The app provides a guided, co-play experience for parents and children aged 3-8 to learn reading skills. It uses research-backed phonics lessons, interactive storybooks, videos, and games to build foundational reading abilities, progressing from letter recognition to reading at a late 1st-grade level.

What are the key features of this reading app?

Key features include 99 step-by-step phonics lessons for parents and children to do together, 67 interactive digital storybooks, 42 educational videos, 3 expert-designed reading games for independent play, and printable activities for offline reinforcement. It also offers a family subscription with up to 3 profiles and is ad-free.

How much does the Learn to Read app cost?

The app is free to download and offers in-app purchases. It provides a family subscription that includes access for up to 3 profiles, allowing multiple children to use the app with their own progress tracked.

What age range is this app suitable for?

This app is designed for children aged 3 to 8 years old. The lessons and activities are tailored to support early reading development within this age group, starting with basic alphabetic knowledge and progressing to more complex reading skills.

Can my child use this app independently?

While the core program is designed for co-play between a parent and child, the app includes 3 expertly-designed reading games that children can play independently. These games help practice skills such as letter recognition, letter-phoneme correlation, beginning sounds, vocabulary, letter-writing, and spelling.