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Pirate Phonics 1: Fun Learning

Pirate Phonics 1: Fun Learning

Teaching Kids to Read!

3 ratings
48 reviews
🎮 Games
📚 Education
⚔️ Adventure
🧩 Puzzle
$2.99

Details

Released
January 4, 2013
Updated
April 29, 2020

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Developer

Unit11
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About

This app uses a pirate adventure theme to teach young children basic phonics and letter recognition. It features interactive challenges across five treasure islands, helping kids learn to read CVC words and over 300 words in total.

✓Pirate-themed learning adventure
✓Phonics challenges for letter recognition
✓CVC word building and blending
✓Over 300 words introduced
✓Revisit learned phonics and islands
✓Individual phonic selection
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What users say about Pirate Phonics 1

Reviews of Pirate Phonics 1 are mixed: the Education app is rated 3.3/5 from 3 App Store ratings. What users like most: fun and engaging for children, efficient learning tool. Top complaints: buggy, especially with letter 'u', sound doesn't work for many users. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 👍Fun and engaging for children
  • 🚀Efficient learning tool
  • 💡Good UK phonics
  • ✨Brilliant and clear audio
  • 🌟Great artwork
  • 💯Helps children learn faster
  • 🎯Teaches phonics properly
  • 🏆Well-designed with fun storyline
  • 🚀Good for early readers
  • 📚Structured learning path
  • 🥳Kids love it
  • 💡Great value for money
  • 👨‍🏫Excellent educational tool
  • 🧠Helps children think about word construction
  • 👍Highly recommended

Negative things

  • 🐛Buggy, especially with letter 'u'
  • 🔇Sound doesn't work for many users
  • 😴Boring and slow for some
  • 🤷‍♂️Too hard for young kids to understand
  • 🔄Worked well then stopped
  • 📉Goes through sounds too quickly
  • 🦀Freezes on crab screen
  • 🐛Game freezes
  • 🐛Full of bugs
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What's New in Pirate Phonics 1

2.3

April 29, 2020

Fixed an issue when loading the 'U' level. Fixed quiet audio on iPhone.

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Wonderful, fun and efficient

Wonderful for young children to discover phonics in a fun and engaging way.
4 stars only because we have a bug and can’t play “u”!
Developers please could we get this fixed!
Thanks
Ssgdjk

Sound doesn’t work

There is no sound! Have turned the toggle to on and turned my iPad volume up but still no sound!
Jjsthomp622

No Sounds

Same as other people!

Refund please
MMartinW787

Sound won’t work!

Tried toggling in settings, quitting and restarting, deleting and re-downloading - to no avail.

The 2nd app works fine so it’s not a phone problem, just this app. Will re-review if it starts working.

(Ps to previous reviewer - for half the country “barth” is a perfectly correct pronunciation of bath ;) )
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JJammyjoanna

Useless app

Most useless app I ever spent on
Wish I could get a refund
My son found it boring and not mentally challenging.
Probably for a 1 year old
Aaonixb
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Reported Bugs

7 issues

Bug with letter 'u'

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No sound issue

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Sound doesn't work

Bug

App freezes on crab screen

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Game freezes

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App crashes on opening

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Cannot get past letter U

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Requested Features

6 requests

Fix bug with letter 'u'

Feature

Improve sound functionality

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Add dialogue color change for reading along

Feature

Better celebration/reward system at end of islands

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More content, islands, and exercises

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Develop gamification further

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FAQ

What does Pirate Phonics 1 teach?

Pirate Phonics 1 teaches children basic phonics, letter recognition, and how to read simple CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words. It introduces over 300 words through a fun, pirate-themed adventure across five treasure islands.

How does the app teach phonics?

The app uses a pirate dream theme with 'phonic challenges' on each treasure island. Children collect coins by passing these challenges, which are designed to introduce and reinforce specific phonics sounds and blending techniques.

Is Pirate Phonics 1 free to use?

Yes, based on the provided information, Pirate Phonics 1 is a free application. It does not have in-app purchases or advertisements.

Can my child revisit learned phonics?

Yes, once a phonic sound has been unlocked and learned, the child can revisit that specific island and phonic at any time. This allows for repeated practice and reinforcement of learned material.

What age group is this app suitable for?

This app is designed for children who are just beginning to learn to read, recognize letters, and understand basic phonics. It supports the initial stages of phonic learning over an extended period.