# Pirate Phonics 1: Fun Learning — user reviews > 48 indexed App Store user reviews of Pirate Phonics 1 by Unit11, rated 3.30/5 from 3 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pirate-phonics-1-fun-learning/id586978856/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pirate-phonics-1-fun-learning/id586978856.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 0 ## Newest reviews (11 of 48) ### 4/5 — Wonderful, fun and efficient *2020-04-21, version 2.2* 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 ### 4/5 — No sound at first *2018-11-04, version 2.1* We didn’t have sound at first but you just need to make sure your phone isn’t on silent mode and it works fine - on I phone make sure the button on the left hand side of phone isn’t on silent :) ### 4/5 — Good UK phonics *2018-05-03, version 2.1* This is basic phonics so you might make the same mistake as me and buy it when your child is well beyond the single letter phonic sounds. Also, the accent of the voice over makes sound pronunciation incorrect. For example, “bath” is pronounced “barth”. I wish that the dialogue changed colour so the child could read along to the text. ### 4/5 — Great phonics app *2014-10-09, version 1.4* My son loves this set of apps and it has really helped him learn his phonics and start to read ### 5/5 — fab app! *2014-06-24, version 1.3* this app is so fantastic I jst had to give it 5 stars! If you're looking for a decent app to teach your kids phonics then the pirate phonics range of apps are defo the best! ### 3/5 — Twosta *2014-02-11, version 1.3* My 4 year old loves it ### 5/5 — Excellent - well worth the money *2014-02-08, version 1.3* Very happy with this app. My 3 year old really enjoys it. Clear and concise and great teaching tool for phonic knowledge/reading. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2013-12-23, version 1.3* This is a great app. As a primary school teacher I know the importance of not only teaching and learning phonics but teaching it properly! This app uses the correct sounds unlike so many others. My three year old loves it and has learnt loads by using it. Well worth downloading. ### 5/5 — I love it! *2013-11-05, version 1.3* Get this app now, it’s brill! ### 5/5 — Great App! *2013-09-18, version 1.3* Best phonics game we have tried by far :) ### 3/5 — Needs improvement *2013-09-15, version 1.3* This app has great potential. As a primary school teacher, I am pleased to see the order the sounds are introduced. My 4 year old son loves the games & it has supported his learning. The biggest problem is that it goes through the sounds too quickly. When he completed an island, he was really excited about getting a prize. Downside: the treasure had been stolen and he had to go onto the next island. He was not really ready for the next set of sounds but wanted to move on as there was no reward until you finish all the islands. Children do not learn this quickly and he has become quite disheartened. It needs a better celebration at the end of each island so that children repeat it & consolidate the sounds. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Sound doesn’t work *2020-02-21, version 2.1* There is no sound! Have turned the toggle to on and turned my iPad volume up but still no sound! ### 1/5 — No Sounds *2019-11-09, version 2.1* Same as other people! Refund please ### 1/5 — Sound won’t work! *2019-01-16, version 2.1* 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 ;) ) ### 1/5 — Useless app *2018-12-17, version 2.1* 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 ### 1/5 — Sound does not work *2018-03-24, version 2.1* Pointless, what's the use of a phonics app where the sound doesn't work. Don't waste your money like I did. ### 1/5 — No sound?! *2018-01-27, version 2.1* Just purchased the app bundle but there is no sound! In settings the toggle is switched to ‘sound on’ and my phone volume turned up all the way and nothing. I want a refund ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2015-08-26, version 1.4* Worked well in the beginning then stopped. Apple refused me a refund. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2014-04-13, version 1.3* Too hard for young kids too understand, not worth $ at all. ### 1/5 — boring and slow *2013-08-15, version 1.2* Liked the idea of pirates but it was very slow moving and too easy even for beginners. ### 1/5 — Rubbish. Not working. Disappointed child. *2013-04-28, version 1.1* Don't waste your money. Game freezes on crabs letter 'a' Child very disappointed. Money back please. Thank you. Doesn't deserve one star. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Abu son's son *2016-12-11, version 1.5* Amazing I've been using it for the 2 years and I haven't seen any as good as this. 5 star price for 5 star app ### 5/5 — Brilliant!! *2016-06-20, version 1.5* Kids love this app and learned faster because of it. ### 5/5 — awesome! *2015-10-30, version 1.5* Really clever educational app, brilliant clearly spoken English audio and stunning artwork. This is the fourth Unit 11 app I have purchased and I have not been disappointed yet! ### 5/5 — Excellent *2015-10-29, version 1.5* very impressed, both of my children (4 and 6) loved this, and my 4 year old has now learnt all of her phonics in a matter of a few days. ### 5/5 — Surprisingly fun with fantastic learning value *2015-10-27, version 1.5* Really enjoyable app, works great and the kids love it! ### 5/5 — Great app *2015-10-26, version 1.5* We really like this series, our 3 year old boy is really making good headway with it and is capable of sounding out three and four letter words after only a couple of weeks. ### 5/5 — Lots of fun and good for 4 year olds *2015-01-14, version 1.4* ' It's lots of fun, I especially liked shooting the bombs at the ships and the people walking the plank. And I liked doing 't', and 'w' and all the letters that they got. Now I'm going to do no.2!' That's the review from my 4.5 year old, who really loved this and paid such close attention to the games and phonic content. ### 5/5 — Love it *2015-01-01, version 1.4* This is great for my 2 kids. It brings them thru various stages in a fun and logical path. It has helped my 7 y/o son and he is now on 3. My 5 y/o daughter is now using it. ### 5/5 — Really nice education app! *2014-08-29, version 1.3* My kids really enjoyed this app, I didn’t expect it to be as good as it is and I wasn’t expecting the kids to learn as much as they did! Would highly recommend. ### 5/5 — A 'must have' educational app *2014-07-31, version 1.3* Just had to leave a review for this app as I'm very impressed, this app has exceeded my expectations! Phonics can be such a difficult topic for kids so anything that can help them to understand and grasp phonics is a big help. This app is well designed with a fun storyline and the audio is very clear and tidy. 5 stars. --- *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 2026-08-16.*