First time
Ava thought the so good, she read the book easily 🤩
Excellent App to teach/reinforce reading skills
I cannot say enough good things about this app. It has helped all three of my boys on their reading journeys. My youngest son is currently using it now. He is in first grade and struggling with phonics at school. Since having him practice and play on this app, he is now steadily progressing! The best part is that he doesn’t feel like he is doing “work” — just having fun. I cannot imagine a scenario where one would regret purchasing this app. It’s great!
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A great app
This app has worked wonders for my youngest. He is about to turn 6 and has been struggling with reading for a little while.
We have been using the app for only one week and his word recognition and sounding has improved so much.
He works on a couple of activities a day and loves it.
Thank you to the developers for making this incredible app.
We have been using the app for only one week and his word recognition and sounding has improved so much.
He works on a couple of activities a day and loves it.
Thank you to the developers for making this incredible app.
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Amazing App
My youngest age 7 has just started back at school and I want to help give her a boost in her reading. Being the eldest in her class I feel she should be more advanced than the rest and noticed her struggling with the sounds. Most likely down to me not knowing how to use phonics correctly as the school never had a parents class to teach us. Through reading the info along with this app I understand it all so much better and my daughter has actually surprised me as to how much she already knows. Through reading the info I have found that her school is one of many that use books that don't focus on sounds she has learnt through phonics as the funding using in place to buy the proper books. Something I will look into through the PTFA. This app not only give the the proper words for sounds they learn but gets them tracing and saying the new sounds as they go along and she has so much fun answering the questions to word sounds correctly, any she gets wrong she is eager to correct. I’m on my 7 day free trail atm but once it’s up I will purchase for the year as it will be well worth the money as it has already got her confidence up. Thank you so much for this app I will recommend to other adults at my children’s school. Xx
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Response from developer
Thank you for taking the time to write this. If your school is interested in using the app, ask them to email support@appsinmypocket.com
Did they have to lobotomize the narrator?
(See title) - my toddler is supposed to be intrigued by this?
Response from developer
I'm afraid I'm not sure what you mean by, "Did they have to lobotomize the narrator?" If you email me at support@appsinmypocket.com, I'll do my best to help.
Needs a part 2
We love it. But we have finished it now ready for a part 2 or higher level. Do you have anything like that?
Response from developer
Not at the moment. I would love to do it though.
Written instructions for people who can’t read
The app relies on displaying written instructions like “When I say a sound, tap the letter”. These instructions aren’t said out loud. But the whole point of the app is the user is learning to read. When you can’t read it is confusing and surreal for the iPad to just start hissing at you. My 3 year old had no idea he was supposed to push the ‘s’ button when that happened
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Response from developer
Hi, there are spoken instructions in the app like you suggest. It's possible that these have been turned off in the player settings. Or, (and this is something that has happened before), the sound is going to a some bluetooth headphones and thus you are not hearing it from the iPad. If you get in touch at support@appsinmypocket.com, I'll be able to help.
Pocket phonics
I love this app, my daughter has special needs and I can’t believe the progress she has made since using this app. She is seven and works at level 2-3 well since we started using this app just over a week ago she is reading sentences and ever did good on a spelling test I did with her.
Great app
My daughter and I do this app, she learns and the coin/certificate collecting can be great motivation when she’s not really in the mood...
Brilliant app
An excellent app at an affordable price. It’s really helping my reception aged son to carry on his reading while the schools are closed. He loves to do the tests at the end of each book and get his certificates.
The app is set up very clearly and the sounding out of the words good.
The app is set up very clearly and the sounding out of the words good.
Pocket phonics stories
I downloaded this while I’m homeschooling my daughter and this has really helped her with her reading. We are using this app daily and she loves.
Fantastic
We use this for a lot of our students and it is an excellent, comprehensive product for phonics. I manage all the accounts through one login and the support is very responsive. I can thoroughly recommend to schools and parents/carers as you won’t be disappointed.
This is app very useful
We’re finding this app very useful with our 6 year old with possible dyslexia who is struggling to read and write
After just 3 days of using the app he’s coming on leaps and bounds
After just 3 days of using the app he’s coming on leaps and bounds
Fabulous App
After trying numerous apps for our daughter who has Downs Syndrome we came across this one.
She is 4.5 years and has trouble writing and blending words. This app enables her to follow a set pattern of writing and reading using letter sounds, and blending. You get regular update emails with progress and certificates to print off when levels have been completed.
It’s a brilliant App and great to try before you purchase. It’s only £1.49 a month or cheaper if you buy for year straight out.
Really worth it. Highly recommend this app.
She is 4.5 years and has trouble writing and blending words. This app enables her to follow a set pattern of writing and reading using letter sounds, and blending. You get regular update emails with progress and certificates to print off when levels have been completed.
It’s a brilliant App and great to try before you purchase. It’s only £1.49 a month or cheaper if you buy for year straight out.
Really worth it. Highly recommend this app.
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My purchase is gone.
After update all the purchase is missing and it is asking to buy again.
Response from developer
Please email me at support@appsinmypocket.com and tell me what email address you use to log into the app, and I'm sure I'll be able to get this sorted for you.
Perfect to help with reading and literacy at home
My daughter loves both apps and they have really helped with her engagement around reading and writing.
Very responsive developer support on recent iOS issues - thank you
Very responsive developer support on recent iOS issues - thank you
Please update
Please update. It’s not working since I updated my system. Thanks. My son always uses it and he’s learning a lot from it.
Response from developer
Hi, a new version of the app has just gone live that should workaround all the issues introduced by iOS13. Please email me at support@appsinmypocket.com if you have any questions at all. And be great if you could update the review too on how the app is now.
Pocket phonics
Fab app very good , it is amazing app my daughter started using it in reception,she is now in year 4,her reading levels is just getting better by the day all due to pocket phonics app she now reads like a year 6 pupil which is amazing. My 5 years old is improving,he doing great in his reading at school. I will recommend this app because it is very good and easy to use it makes the kids love reading books and help read them independently
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Awesome App for learning to read
We have been using this app for a few months now. My daughter is 10 and has Down Syndrome. She just adores reading on this app and celebrates all of her success every time she gets a word right or is able to spell a word at the end of each book. This app encompasses everything from learning to write the alphabet to knowing their phonetic sounds to de-coding and recognizing sight words and finally to reading! Highly recommended. I wish it was available in more languages!
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Not picking up microphone
She shouts or talks quietly, it doesn’t pick up what she’s saying.
Response from developer
I'm sorry to hear about this. I need you to do something for me so I can sort this out for you. Please start the app up, then tap the Adult button then Help & Support then Report a Bug. This will send me a bunch of diagnostics that hopefully will help me understand what's going wrong.
