# LinguaKids: Learn English — Phonics, words & first reading

> Phonics, words & first reading (iPhone/iPad app by Haileslassie Lilay Desalegn.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/linguakids-learn-english/id6756628925 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Haileslassie Lilay Desalegn](https://appshunter.io/developer/1841785547)
- Category: Education, Games
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 96 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-12-18
- Data updated: 2026-11-13

## What is LinguaKids?

Meet Lingo, the baby red panda who helps children learn English, one friendly card at a time.

LinguaKids takes your child from their very first colors and animal sounds all the way to reading short stories. Every card has a big picture and a clear, kind voice that says the word out loud, so even pre-readers can learn on their own.

FOR AGES 2 TO 9, IN SIX STAGES
• Explore (2–3): colors, shapes, animals and their sounds, my body, first words, counting 1 to 5
• Foundations (3–4): the alphabet and letter sounds, food, family, vehicles, opposites
• Building (4–5): sounding out words, first sight words, numbers to 20, adding, patterns, feelings, weather, days and months
• Reading (5–6): more sight words, first stories, add and subtract to 20, telling time, sorting
• Fluent (6–7): digraphs, the magic silent e, action words, reading adventures, money, numbers to 100
• Explorer (8–9): vowel teams, nouns and verbs, tricky plurals, homophones, the solar system, habitats and life cycles, continents and oceans, times tables, fractions, reading non-fiction

WHAT MAKES IT SPECIAL
• 42 units and over 900 picture cards, built as a proper step-by-step curriculum
• Over 2,000 spoken words and sentences in a warm, clear voice. Tap "Hear it again" any time
• Bright pictures for every card, so children learn by looking, listening and tapping
• Quick quizzes to practise what they have learned, with cheerful sounds and confetti
• Learn in short, playful sessions of two or three minutes
• Stages are labelled by age, so parents know exactly where to start

SAFE FOR KIDS
• No ads
• No accounts or sign-ups
• No tracking and no data collected
• Works fully offline, on the road, on a plane, anywhere
• A parent check protects the purchase screen

TRY IT FREE, UNLOCK EVERYTHING ONCE
Start with Colors, Shapes, Animals, Counting 1 to 5 and the first eight letters of the alphabet, all free. If your family loves it, a single one-time purchase unlocks every lesson in all six stages. There is no subscription and nothing else to buy.

LinguaKids is made for parents, grandparents and teachers who want screen time that is calm, kind and actually teaches something.

Download LinguaKids and say hello to Lingo today!

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LinguaKids Premium Version. | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is LinguaKids safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess LinguaKids.

## Is LinguaKids legit?

LinguaKids: Learn English appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for LinguaKids is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-11-11

Our biggest update yet!
• 42 units in six stages, from first colors to fractions and times tables
• Over 2,000 spoken words and sentences, with a "Hear it again" button
• A picture for every card
• A brand new look and a new app icon
• A parent check before the purchase screen
• Lots of polish and small fixes

### 1.1 — 2026-01-08

minor update

### 1.0 — 2025-12-18

No release notes.

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