# Phonics Studio — user reviews > 96 indexed App Store user reviews of Phonics Studio by Innovative Investments Limited, rated 4.30/5 from 92 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phonics-studio/id547795266/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/phonics-studio/id547795266.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 60 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 6 ## What do users think of Phonics Studio? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎤 Recording and playback feature highly appreciated - 💰 Free app with professional-quality features - 📊 Data tracking and progress monitoring capabilities - 🎨 Beautiful, clear, and realistic pictures - ✏️ Fully customizable word lists and categories - 📧 Easy email sharing of recordings and results - 👶 Engaging for children of various ages - 🔊 Multiple word positions (initial, medial, final, blends) - ⭐ Ability to mark favorite words - 🎯 Useful for articulation therapy practice - 👨‍⚕️ Competitive with expensive paid apps **Cons** - 🔤 Organized by letters, not phonemes/sounds - ❌ Incorrect sound categorizations throughout - 🚫 Missing letters (H, J, Q, X) - 📚 Some vocabulary too advanced for target age groups - 🎯 Blends mixed with single sounds inappropriately - 🖼️ Some pictures don't match intended sounds - 📖 No instructions or directions provided - 🧩 Small touch targets difficult for young children - ⏱️ App appears outdated with no active support - 🔧 Technical problems with customization features - 🎭 Not suitable for true phonics instruction **Commonly reported bugs** - Customization features have technical glitches - Recording playback issues - Inability to delete student profiles - Data not tallying correctly for multiple attempts - Previous pronunciation unavailable after recording **Most requested features** - British English voice option - Proper phoneme-based organization (IPA) - Separate digraph categories (sh, ch, th, ng, j) - Approximation/partial credit scoring option - Ability to edit recorded responses - Multiple students simultaneously - Delete student profiles functionality - Tally multiple attempts on same word - Spanish language version - Larger touch targets for younger children - In-app instructions or tutorial - More simple, age-appropriate vocabulary - R-controlled vowel decks expansion - Batch photo upload feature ## Newest reviews (16 of 96) ### 4/5 — I live this app *2025-04-30, version 2.0* I have used this app for years. I LOVE it. I gave 4 stars because some of the pictures for some sounds are not correct such as final /s/. Several pictures are spelled with a “s,” but have the sound /z/. I wish the creator had paid a little more attention to those kinds of details. I love that I can create my own pictures and record client responses. ### 4/5 — Great app! *2020-11-21, version 2.0* Great app! Not sure why it doesn’t have the full alphabet, but that may just be me not knowing phonics?? Example Q and H are missing. Been helping my nephew a lot ! ### 3/5 — Not perfect but good value *2019-01-24, version 2.0* I’m a parent of a toddler with a speech delay. I wanted to work with him at home with similar apps the SLP uses at school but they are crazy expensive. This is great for our needs. My only complaint is that it’s clear this app is super old and has no support team left. There are a lot of technical problems with the customization that are frustrating. Despite that it’s worth the price. ### 3/5 — Where’s the H ? *2018-07-02, version 2.0* Is there a reason the app is missing the letter H? ### 4/5 — Great app for the cost *2018-02-17, version 2.0* I like this app a lot, but really wish it had an option to indicate approximation. It’s either right/wrong. I love how it’s very simple to record and that it saves the recordings. It would be nice to be able to go back and edit answers. ### 4/5 — Jim *2017-10-20, version 2.0* Awesome! It doesn't get much better then the amazing quality of this product especially for the price ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2014-04-07, version 1.0* So far this is a good app especially for the price. Allows you to add words/cards which I love. Some of the words are really tricky for my sons age 2.10m with language delay. I'm excited to use this app with my son to help his language delays. ### 2/5 — Inconsistent, not true to phonemes *2014-01-27, version 1.0* I'm an SLP and just looking at the medial /p/ position they included the words "telephone", "dolphin" and "trophy". If you're working on medial /p/ these should NOT be included, they are /f/ sounds! Come on, how basic is that? Also, they have a section for blends in which they include /pt/ but these same words are in the "core" medial /p/ section. If you customize and take them out, you're left with precious few words, and some, although we like to increase vocabulary, are quite obscure such as "tapir". If you're going to break it down to positions, please be consistent to the "core" position. It's hard enough to get some kids to produce the phoneme around vowels, don't make them do it in a blend in the core section! Please fix or I will have to delete. ### 4/5 — Great but... *2013-10-03, version 1.0* Love this app, as do the kids i work with, however i would like an option for a British voice to model the words so that UK kids can imitate a UK voice. Also, different phonics need to be separated properly, for example 'sh' and 'ch' should be sounds on their own and not part of 's' and 'c' respectively. ### 3/5 — Need fine dexterity *2013-07-26, version 1.0* The theory and photos are lovely. But my almost3 finds the spaces to press the answers too small. ### 5/5 — Cool Tool *2013-05-30, version 1.0* My child is 4, and she loves to hear her voice recorded back to her. It's a way more fun way to brush up on any speech issues I hear than having her imitate me. ### 5/5 — Great speech app *2013-05-24, version 1.0* Lots of sounds and easy for young kids to do independently. ### 4/5 — Phonics Studio *2013-05-04, version 1.0* The photos are so beautiful - great for my preschoolers! I am an SLP, and with my age group, I try to stay away from blends when working on articulation. I was grateful that I could edit out those words - thank you for that feature! The only reason I gave it 4 stars, was because some sets could've included several more simple, recognizable words. Keep creating wonderful apps we can use in therapy! ### 5/5 — Awesome!!! *2013-04-30, version 1.0* Awesome app that can be used for articulation practice. ### 3/5 — Fairly good app *2013-04-30, version 1.0* Like the record and play back functions and ability to keep data on individual students. As stated by others, I am disappointed that sounds are organized by letter and not by speech sound. Also agree that some choices for vocabulary are little advanced for most of the kiddos that would be working on these sounds. Needs a little work, but on the right track. ### 5/5 — Fantastic! *2013-04-22, version 1.0* There are a few sounds that should be in other categories. I love that you can add and delete cards as you would like to. I use this app with the majority of my speech students. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — NOT GOOD for learning sounds to words *2014-01-10, version 1.0* This is not considered phonics. It does not teach children sounds for the word, it just does the words. This is more like flash cards. ### 1/5 — Edit *2013-04-14, version 1.0* This app has good clear pictures for language development. It is not a good app for articulation training because it is not developmentally based. With improved direction it will be a good supplement to articulation therapy. ### 1/5 — Not all letters are there. *2013-02-23, version 1.0* This is not a good app. Not all the letters are there. ### 1/5 — Errors *2013-02-20, version 1.0* This app contains excessive errors for multiple letters and their sounds. The pictures are fine,but don't make up for the quality of this app! ### 1/5 — Awful! *2012-11-24, version 1.0* I am a school-based SLP and was very dismayed with this app! Obviously no thought was put into selecting target words for the phonemes. For example, for /s/ - in the initial position only 13 of the 20 words had initial /s/. The other words had initial /s/ clusters or "sh". Of the correct words, the vocabulary was unusual. Not many students would know ' sandbar' or 'sawdust'. I'm deleting this app! ### 1/5 — Many errors *2012-10-13, version 1.0* This app organises the pictures by letter. However, many of the pictures do not contain that sound. • Final g – includes the card of ‘sausage’ (pronounced with a final ‘j’) • Blends – there are many words which they cite to include blends that don’t. There are too many to include but this is a sample o eg broth, nature, author, hatch, illustration and thief are included as ‘t’ blends • Final 'a' - the example is soda. This is pronounced as an 'u', not an 'a' sound. Such a shame, because the pictures are beautiful. Parents need to be aware that this is teaching Phonics incorrectly. ### 1/5 — Awful interface *2012-08-06, version 1.0* My 2 year old loves these apps and I give them very high ratings for that. This one doesn't even make sense and I'm 39! What are you supposed to do after you record your voice and repeat the word? The app isn't actually interpreting what you said and seeing if you said it correctly, it just records what you said and plays it back. Once you record you can't listen to the original pronunciation anymore and the X and check mark symbols just give you a score based on what button you pressed, not the answer. Disappointing. ### 2/5 — Meh. Not a phonics app at all. *2021-06-16, version 2.0* This app allows you to record are you enunciate words. Nothing about learning to read and decode phonics.Fine as a Speech app, but the name is misleading. ### 2/5 — Instructions *2018-05-03, version 2.0* No directions at all??? ### 2/5 — Not that attractive *2015-02-18, version 1.0* For children, this app is not that attractive to be honest. Also missing british. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Mommy how are you doing today hope you have a good day today *2022-04-09* I love you so much love Victoria ### 5/5 — I love it *2021-12-29, version 2.0* Nln ### 5/5 — I like it *2021-01-05, version 2.0* I enjoy this app, it is useful! ### 5/5 — Great free app! *2017-05-23, version 2.0* I love using this app with my kiddos in therapy. They like to press the check mark when they complete each word, and the pictures and model of each word keep them engaged. I recommend it for parents to practice at home, too!! Great value as it is totally free. ### 5/5 — Great *2014-06-25, version 1.0* Easy to use. My 4 year old is in speech theropy. This gives me something fun to do in addition to items coming home. The record feature is easy to use and let's him hear what he says right and wrong. ### 5/5 — Great multi-use app *2014-02-16, version 1.0* I am another speech pathologist and heartily agree that this app is at least as good as other more expensive apps designed to work with articulation. I have used it with several children who enjoy the opportunity to record themselves as well as hear the words pronounced. It's difficult to find good apps that include initial, medial and final sounds as well as digraphs. I have not been able to figure out how to delete a student when he/she is finished with app--my only complaint. ### 5/5 — Simple, adaptable, and cheap *2014-01-25, version 1.0* It has everything you need and nothing you don't need - sort cards by sound, position, and person and you don't have to deal with superfluous features that you know you'll never need or use. This makes it perfect for working on artic. It's really easy to add cards (with any pictures you want); you're not limited to 'sound packs' like in other apps. ### 5/5 — Love! *2013-11-21, version 1.0* Love this app! To be able to customize each letter and sound my son needs to work on is wonderful!! ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2013-09-24, version 1.0* Simple, functional, flexible design and format! ### 5/5 — This app is amazing *2013-06-20, version 1.0* I am a speech pathologist and have been utilizing this app to work on articulation therapy. When you first download this app it is preloaded with words that you can immediately use. The best part is the lists are fully customizable, you can even add your own words using pictures you take. So, lets say that you want to use this app for speech and not for reading, and you want to work on the /s/ sound but there are words with the "sh" sound mixed in. With a simple couple button clicks you can delete those and add your own. I also love that you can email the results and recordings. Great app! --- *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 2026-08-23.*