# Readiculous - Phonics learning — user reviews > 29 indexed App Store user reviews of Readiculous by Mrs Wordsmith Group Limited, rated 3.38/5 from 13 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readiculous-phonics-learning/id1601295086/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/readiculous-phonics-learning/id1601295086.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (9 of 29) ### 2/5 — Fun game but very limited *2025-12-29* My son really does well with this game. He is 9 with dyslexia and this game gives him confidence. However, we have been doing the free trial for 2 days now and it limits what he can do in a day. The developers say to play for 10 mins a day, however over the last 2 days he has only been able to play for 11 minutes total before it tells him to come back tomorrow. There is no way I am going to pay $10 a month for something he can only use 6 minutes a day. **Developer response:** Hey Joy, The daily play limit you are seeing is intentional and part of how the program is designed. Our curriculum is planned to present about 15 minutes of new learning content per day because our pedagogue has found this is best for focus, retention, and confidence building for children. After your child completes the day’s missions and reaches Mission 4, the Arcade mode (roulette icon) unlocks so he can replay all previously completed levels as much as he wants, with extra chances to practice the games he found most challenging. This way he still has meaningful, confidence-boosting practice time beyond the daily new-content limit. ### 3/5 — Among app, but way too many bugs *2025-05-24, version 1.12.0* Can’t move forward because the bugs don’t allow it. Even shutting down the app doesn’t make a difference so you’re just stuck in one place and you can’t go any more forward. Extremely frustrating. ### 3/5 — Kids love the game, but it keeps freezing *2024-07-04* I have a 4 and 7 year old at home. Getting to play this game is the highlight of their day. They continuously ask to play. But now we are running into freezes, dead ends, and loops in the animation. I’m really hoping that new versions are coming soon. **Developer response:** Hello there, Thank you for your feedback! We're thrilled to hear that your children love playing the game. We apologize for the freezes and animation issues you're experiencing. Our team is working on updates to resolve these issues. Thanks again for your support! ### 3/5 — I really wanted to like the app *2024-04-27* I really wanted to like the app but I didn’t. The overall concept was nice but the lessons are too broad. On the start up page I selected that my child can read a few cvc words like cat, tap, and etc. My child went from playing a cvc flash card game, to a four letter sight word game within a matter of minutes. The lesson wasn’t age appropriate for a child that new to reading . The lesson included sight words like some, were, and etc. Sight words are important but for a child that’s just learning how to read , phonics should be front row and centered. And when introducing sight words they need to also be age appropriate. I was excepting to see beginner sight words like the words (The, are, my, and etc) .Overall the app has a lot of potential but improvements are needed to separate the reading levels. So for now I think it’s better suited for children who have more advanced reading skills than a child who’s just getting prepared for Kindergarten. **Developer response:** Hello Qunesheia, Thank you for your feedback! We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We understand your concern about the lesson progression. Your feedback is valuable, and we will use it to improve the app's ability to accurately assess a child's reading skills and provide appropriately leveled lessons, Thank you again for your review. ### 2/5 — Buggy *2023-10-05, version 1.0.2* Haven’t been able to progress, when trying to add a user white screen appears ### 2/5 — The app is stuck *2023-07-12* The app stopped working, stuck and doesn’t reload at all. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your review! We apologize for the inconvenience you've encountered with the app, and we appreciate you bringing it to our attention. To further investigate and resolve this problem, please reach out to us at info@mrswordsmith.com. We're committed to providing the best experience for our users, and we'll gladly assist you in resolving any technical issues you may encounter. Regards, Benz ### 3/5 — App is promising but buggy *2023-07-11, version 1.0* My son is 6 and very much enjoys playing the games and I feel it will help to develop his phonics skills over time but we get a white screen whenever we try to change characters and the only solution to this appears to be an iPad reboot. We’ve only had it for a short time so it’s unclear whether this is the only bug but it’s caused some frustration so it would be great if this could be looked at. ### 1/5 — App does not go beyond the second screen *2023-07-05* Keeps asking for birth year. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your review! We apologize for your negative experience. We would like to assist you further and address your concerns. Please reach out to us at readiculous-support@mrswordsmith.com, and we will be happy to assist you. Your feedback is valuable to us, and we want to ensure your satisfaction with our app. Regards, Benz ### 1/5 — App not loading *2023-06-07* I have purchased a month subscription but the app is not loading only. **Developer response:** Hello, Thanks for your review! We apologize for your negative experience. We would like to assist you further and address your concerns. Please reach out to us at readiculous-support@mrswordsmith.com, and we will be happy to assist you. Your feedback is valuable to us, and we want to ensure your satisfaction with our app. Regards, Benz ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Won’t open *2026-01-25* The app is frozen on the opening page. I can’t get it to do anything. **Developer response:** Hey there, thanks for your review! We’re sorry to hear about this experience. Please make sure the app is fully up to date, as many performance issues are resolved in the latest version. If the problem continues, kindly reach out to our support team at readiculous-support@mrswordsmith.com, and we’ll be happy to assist. ### 1/5 — Not good at all *2026-01-04, version 1.18.1* It won’t even open ### 1/5 — Bugs that cannot be resolved *2025-10-10, version 1.16.1* My poor 6 year old earned me buying this app for him by working very hard at his piano exam and days into it there are bugs which mean he cannot continue playing and learning on this app. Not happy and we want our money back! ### 1/5 — Bummer *2025-08-04* We love this game but it constantly freezes. We have contacted customer service multiple times. They fix the freeze in the next update but we are unable to consistently play and build skills because it takes weeks to fix issues. **Developer response:** Hey there, Thanks for your feedback! We’re sorry for the freezing issues you’ve been experiencing. Please make sure the app is updated to the latest version, as that usually resolves these problems. If the issue continues, please reach out to us at readiculous-support@mrswordsmith.com so we can assist further. ### 1/5 — Freezes so much *2025-07-29* My daughter was only able to do the first lesson. And it has completely frozen. I even tried making a second login and it is still frozen. I’m glad I only had it the first week free and did not pay for this app. I feel like this would’ve been a great app if they could get it to work. **Developer response:** Hello there, Thanks for your feedback! We're sorry to hear about the issue you're experiencing. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at readiculous-support@mrswordsmith.com to further assist you. ### 1/5 — Worst app *2024-10-14, version 1.6.0* The app is not usable. I paid for 1 year subscription but it is still saying the features are subscription only. I have logged out and logged back in but still no feature is working. Money wasted.. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2024-07-30* App won’t even open. **Developer response:** Hi there, Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear that the app won't open. Our team is actively working on an update to resolve this issue and improve the game. Thanks for your patience and support! ### 1/5 — App started freezing the second the 7day trial was over *2024-06-17* I extremely disappointed because my son loved the app but it no longer works. I have reached out three times to customer service with no response. I do no recommend unless they fix this bug. **Developer response:** Hello there, Thank you for your feedback and for letting us know about the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and want to assure you that our support team does not ignore inquiries. Please check your email inbox for our response. We are working on fixing the bug and appreciate your patience. ### 1/5 — Confusing for Children *2024-02-29, version 1.0.4* Confuses children with teaching the letter name and the letter sound at the same time. Also doesn’t hold the sounds to help blending later. Pace is also very slow. ### 1/5 — Help! *2023-11-11, version 1.0.2* My daughter loves this but it kept freezing on the 4th game so i deleted the app and downloaded again but now there is only an option to start a free trail and when I put my details in I get a message saying account already exists - but nowhere to actually sign in. Please help! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Way better *2026-01-09* Perfect with all the new updates. No longer freezing and my child love it. **Developer response:** Hey there, Thanks for your feedback! We’re sorry for the freezing issues you’ve been experiencing. Please make sure the app is updated to the latest version, as that usually resolves these problems. If the issue continues, please reach out to us at readiculous-support@mrswordsmith.com so we can assist further. ### 5/5 — Lifetime Subscription Special Needs *2025-10-22* Would you please add the option for a one time payment for a lifetime subscription for special needs children who need a lifetime to learn to read on IOS or your website? Thank you! **Developer response:** Hey there, We appreciate you taking the time to let us know what would be helpful, especially for families supporting special-needs learners. Your suggestion for a one-time lifetime subscription option is very valuable, and we’ve passed this along to our product team for review. While we don’t currently offer this option, we are always working to improve our products and accessibility, so feedback like yours really matters. If you have any more ideas or if you'd like support exploring the best plan for your needs, please feel free to reach out to us anytime at info@mrswordsmith.com — we’re here to help. ### 5/5 — Easy phonics for kids *2025-05-09, version 1.12.0* By fair the best phonics learning app the my wife and I tried with my 3 and 5 years old. They love to play and I really like the in game time limitation, and how easy it’s to track progress. ### 5/5 — Great content but freezes a lot *2024-05-01* My son loves the app. As a teacher, the content is great. The app freezes up alot. It’s a new app and I know the company is hard at work to improve the program. **Developer response:** Hello there, Thank you for your review! We're thrilled to hear that your son loves the app and that you find the content valuable as a teacher. We're actively working to improve the overall experience. Thanks again for your feedback and understanding! ### 5/5 — It works *2023-09-17* The kids like it. **Developer response:** Hello there! Thank you for your feedback! We're glad to hear that the kids are enjoying our app! If you have any feedback or suggestions to make their experience even better, please feel free to share. We're here to support their learning and make it as enjoyable as possible. ### 4/5 — Progress Report? *2024-06-10* Enjoying the app so far with my 3 and 7 year olds, but I can’t seem to make the progress report feature work. **Developer response:** Hello there, Thank you for your feedback and for enjoying the app with your children! The progress report feature issue has been fixed. Thanks again for your support! ### 4/5 — Looking forward to full version *2024-03-21* What’s there is great, but sadly we run out of levels pretty fast. I would happily pay for a full version and hope it’s available before my kid outgrows it. **Developer response:** Hello Kate, Thank you for your review! We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying the game! We're excited to announce that we'll be launching a soft launch of the game this coming week. Your feedback has been invaluable, and we would love to hear more from you once the full version releases! ### 4/5 — So fun! *2024-02-20* My kids love this app but they are limited in how many levels they can play. Is there a feature that I can enable to continue? **Developer response:** Hello there, Thanks for your review! We're delighted to hear that your kids are having fun with the game! While it's still in beta, please know that we're constantly working to make it even better. Your feedback means a lot to us, and we truly appreciate it! ### 3/5 — Lots of bugs *2025-08-27, version 1.14.1* The game is fun but we can’t get past the compulsory treehouse decoration ! There is no way to avoid it and once you are there you cannot get out of it and proceed with the game ### 3/5 — Great for phonics but glitchy *2025-07-23, version 1.14.0* Great game with loads of learning potential but so glitchy. --- *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 2026-06-10.*