# LiliPad Reading — Read-aloud practice for kids

> Read-aloud practice for kids (iPhone/iPad app by Josh Hamilton.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lilipad-reading/id6818407548 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Josh Hamilton](https://appshunter.io/developer/6785031129)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-28
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is LiliPad Reading?

LiliPad Reading is gentle read-aloud practice for growing readers. Children read words, sentences and little stories out loud. LiliPad listens, cheers every success with stars and offers friendly spoken hints when a word is tricky.

SIX READING ADVENTURES
• Word Hop – everyday words, one happy hop at a time
• Sound Safari – letter sounds, blends and word parts
• Sight Word Stars – the words kids see all the time
• Sentence Pond – read whole sentences, with a little pause allowed between words
• Sentence Scramble – tap the words into order, then read the sentence aloud
• Story Trail – six-sentence stories starring animal friends

FROM PRE-K TO 5TH GRADE
Each reader's age sets their reading level: three-letter words and tiny sentences for Pre-K, blends and vowel teams in 1st grade, all the way up to multi-syllable words and long sentences with several parts in 5th grade. Grown-ups can move a reader up or down a level at any time, and every level remembers its place.

MADE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
• Up to six reader profiles, each with their own stars, words and progress
• A name and a buddy for each reader: an emoji or a photo
• "Who's reading today?" when there's more than one reader

HELPFUL, NEVER PUSHY
• Start reading once and LiliPad keeps listening, moving ahead after each correct read
• Hints break words into parts and read sentences in little groups
• Celebration chimes, gentle haptics and a daily goal of ten words
• Read-together mode lets a grown-up mark words as read, with no microphone needed

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No accounts, no ads, no tracking and no in-app purchases. Speech is recognized on the device by default, recordings are never saved, and every profile and all progress stay on your iPad or iPhone.

LiliPad listens for whole-word matches. It is a practice companion, not a reading or pronunciation assessment.

## Is LiliPad Reading safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess LiliPad Reading.

## Is LiliPad Reading legit?

LiliPad Reading has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for LiliPad Reading is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-10-30

LiliPad now fits iPhone Duo, open or closed. Reading games make better use of wide and short screens: hints open beside the word, and every button stays in reach. Cards rearrange to fit narrower windows on iPad and iPhone Duo. Sentence Scramble keeps your placed words when you fold or rotate your device.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-28

No release notes.

## Related topics

[lip reading app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/lip-reading-app)

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