# Pip and Tim Stage 5 — Little Learners decodable book

> Phonics-based decodable reading books for young learners with interactive audio. (iPhone/iPad app by Learning Logic.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pip-and-tim-stage-5/id830430063 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Learning Logic](https://appshunter.io/developer/828398073)
- Category: Education, Books
- Price: $3.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 10.0 · 49 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-03-09
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pip-and-tim-stage-5/id830430063/reviews.md

## What is Pip and Tim Stage 5?

Little Learners Love Literacy® is a sequenced phonics reading program to give children confidence and success.  Letters and sounds are introduced in stages.  Each stage has 5 beautifully illustrated books with real stories about Tim and Pip and their adventures. Little Learners 5 teaches children to read words with -ck. 

The Little Learners Apps are enhanced with professionally recorded and produced audio. Each story can be read aloud, and most importantly, the words are highlighted as they are read. In addition, children can tap a word which is then highlighted and spoken. The audio can be turned off from the book home screen. 

They are Australia’s favourite learn-to-read books. Created by reading experts and based on best practice teaching, the lively stories and sequenced progression will ensure children learn to read.  Little Learners Love Literacy® is perfect for home or in the classroom.

Evidence-based research has shown that the explicit teaching of phonics is the most effective way of teaching children to read.   Learning to read is too important not to use these Little Leaners Love Literacy books.  Once children know 8 sounds, they can blend these together to start reading our first 5 books in Stage One.  
 
Each book has a fun story about Tim and Pip and their adventures.  Children become engaged with the characters, their family, friends and pets. 

This app is true to the books and focuses on learning-to-read in a modern and enjoyable way with audio support:

• child reads the sounds and Heart Words (high frequency words that cannot be sounded  out at this stage) 
• or tap each sound to hear it pronounced
• child reads the story using ‘sounding out’ as their first strategy
• tap on a word to hear it being read 


Hints and Tips:

Each book provides vocabulary and comprehension questions.  
Encourage children to run their fingers under each word as they read 
All words, except for Heart Words, in these books can be ‘sounded out’.  To do this, children point to each letter or digraph, saying the sounds and then blending the sounds together to read the word.  

These five books use all the sounds of the initial alphabetic code.  There are NO tricks as children use their phonic skills to read.   
These books are audio enhanced – tap on a word to have it read aloud. 

Little Learners Love Literacy Stage 5 introduces –ck consonant digraph.   These fun stories about Pip and Tim provide practice in reading words with ‘ck’.  There are new Heart words in each story as shown on the last page of each book.   Children love the quirky stories and they are confident that there are NO tricks in the books.  Great way to build reading confidence. 

• The Fan-tas-tic Snack
• The Pip and Tim Zoo
• The Best Stuff
• A Bag of Junk
• Splat!

## Key features

- Sequenced phonics reading program
- Illustrated stories with Pip and Tim
- Interactive audio support for words
- Word highlighting as they are read
- Vocabulary and comprehension questions
- Focus on 'ck' consonant digraph

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pip-and-tim-stage-5/id830430063/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Good but small text

*2021-09-25*

Really good readers but the text is way too small unless you use a iPad, which we don’t have. There’s no way to increase the text size.

### 5/5 — Elizapeeler1

*2014-04-22*

This series of books has been brilliant for helping their children to read.  School readers confused them but these made sense.  The books progress at a good rate and the stories are very well written and entertaining.   Great illustrations too.

I wish these books were in every Prep class!

### 5/5 — A Fan-tas-tic Snack

*2014-04-15*

The children love this story of the seagull stealing the jam roll.  It is easy to read with lots of words they can sound-out. What a change to have a male voice - love the Australian accent too. 
Rohan

## Frequently asked questions about Pip and Tim Stage 5

### What is Pip and Tim Stage 5?

Pip and Tim Stage 5 is a decodable book app that teaches children to read using a phonics-based program. It focuses on words with the '-ck' consonant digraph and includes interactive audio features to support learning.

### How does Pip and Tim Stage 5 teach reading?

The app uses a sequenced phonics approach, introducing letters and sounds in stages. Children learn to sound out words and read stories, with audio support available for pronunciation and word highlighting.

### What age is Pip and Tim Stage 5 suitable for?

Pip and Tim Stage 5 is suitable for children aged 4 and above. The app's content and learning methodology are designed for early readers.

### Does Pip and Tim Stage 5 have ads?

No, Pip and Tim Stage 5 does not contain advertisements. It is a paid application designed for an uninterrupted learning experience.

### What devices does Pip and Tim Stage 5 support?

Pip and Tim Stage 5 is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed to be compatible with Apple's mobile operating systems.

### How often is Pip and Tim Stage 5 updated?

The latest version of Pip and Tim Stage 5 is 3.1, and it was last updated on August 8, 2023. Updates typically include improvements and new content to enhance the learning experience.

### Can I turn off the audio in Pip and Tim Stage 5?

Yes, the audio in Pip and Tim Stage 5 can be turned off from the book home screen. This allows children to practice reading independently or for parents to control the audio experience.

### What is the price of Pip and Tim Stage 5?

Pip and Tim Stage 5 is a paid app priced at $3.99. This one-time purchase provides access to all the features and content within the app.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1 — 2023-08-08

Fixed an issue that was causing pages to appear stretched on larger screen sizes.

### 3.0 — 2023-07-31

Updated content

### 2.0 — 2020-10-13

Some bug fixes and better support for newer devices

### 1.2 — 2014-07-03

- Added a new way to change the reading mode. You can now select: "Read to me", "I will read" or "No audio".
Full explanations of these modes can be found by touching the help icon on the reading mode page.

- Added a more information page where you can easily read more information on how to use the app to best teach your child to read.

- The home button now goes straight back to the bookshelf to make things easier to use

- Fixed a couple of areas where the words were out of order or the wrong word was being said when tapped

- Fixed some other small bugs and issues

### 1.1 — 2014-03-20

- Fixed issue with one page having wrong audio file
- Fixed issue with wrong icon colour for iPad Retina

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## More apps by Learning Logic

- [Pip and Tim Stage 1](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pip-and-tim-stage-1/id828398070)
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- [Pip and Tim Stage 3](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pip-and-tim-stage-3/id829690005)
- [Pip and Tim Stage 4](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pip-and-tim-stage-4/id829741897)
- [Pip and Tim Stage Plus 4](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pip-and-tim-stage-plus-4/id1039676680)

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