# Sight Words by Photo Touch — user reviews > 91 indexed App Store user reviews of Sight Words by Photo Touch by Innovative Investments Limited, rated 4.30/5 from 805 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sight-words-by-photo-touch/id421341850/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sight-words-by-photo-touch/id421341850.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 591 · 4★ 75 · 3★ 34 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 87 ## What do users think of Sight Words by Photo Touch? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Customizable word lists - 🎉 Positive reinforcement - 🎨 Ability to add custom words and images - 🏫 Useful for classroom and homeschooling - 💻 Works well for children with special needs **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches - 🔇 Sound issues (no sound, low volume) - 🤔 Customization features not working as expected - 🕰️ App closing unexpectedly - 🤯 Frustrating experience when customizing lists **Commonly reported bugs** - Custom words not appearing in flashcards - Inability to reset app settings - Microphone access issues preventing recording - Inconsistent behavior when customizing lists - App freezing or crashing when trying to use certain features **Most requested features** - Add data tracking and performance reports - Allow sharing of custom word lists between devices - Implement a timer or progress indicator - Reduce excessive positive feedback - Improve recording and playback of custom words ## Newest reviews (12 of 91) ### 3/5 — Great app but not consistent on iPhone *2026-03-13* I can’t get the volume to consistently work on my phone ### 2/5 — Can’t change settings *2026-03-12* When I use the three finger touch to change the settings on my iPad it only closes the app. But it works on my phone. Can you help me with this issue? ### 2/5 — Not working *2026-02-14, version 3.0* Won’t work for custom words thy do not appear on flash cards ### 2/5 — If it worked *2024-09-28, version 3.0* This app would be great if it worked, but it keeps shutting off ### 4/5 — Love the customise options but could be better *2024-09-28* I love the way you can make your own words with your own pictures and sounds, however I wish there was a way to share these libraries, so I could put these across different iPads in the classroom. I don’t want an app that needs paying for to access these, as school won’t approve, but would pay a small amount to have my own teacher account where I can share a code or something like that. ### 3/5 — Good for existing sight words *2021-01-01* If the word is part of the pre-existing list, it works well. I like that you can delete some of the list words to focus on certain words your little may be working on. However if you would like to add a new word, the word does not appear in the flashcard- only at the top. You end up having to just click a blank space. I agree with other reviews that it would be a nice addition to have a sense of right and wrong words selected to focus on for the future and a timer or signal for kids to know it’s ended. ### 2/5 — Custom Voice Recorder Not Working/Unable to see the review text? *2020-09-06, version 3.0* ‘‘Tis app needs to be updated. The custom voice recorder isn’t working. When I play back the recording is cut off. ### 3/5 — Glitch *2020-08-27, version 3.0* We love this app but it keeps shutting off by itself while we are playing. Please fix this! Otherwise I love it! ### 1/5 — Does not work *2020-07-24* Waste of time, allows you to customise list and then app won’t “play” ### 2/5 — Would LOVE but.... *2020-04-03, version 3.0* I just spent WAY too much time customizing a list for daughter and now the app will not open (opens/closes out) if I have that list selected - super bummed! ### 1/5 — Three touch tap *2020-03-11* To get to the setting, the three touch tap does not work most of the time. I have downloaded other apps by the same creator and am having the same issue. Please fix!! I love the app other than that. But if I can’t change the settings, I can’t use it. ### 1/5 — Customization *2020-02-17, version 3.0* It will not save my added sight words ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Won’t keep your recordings *2025-10-11, version 3.0* When you record the audio for specific site words and save it it doesn’t save it. ### 1/5 — Garbage *2024-05-06, version 3.0* Don’t waste your time putting in your sight words, it closes out after 5 seconds!!!!! ### 1/5 — App keeps crashing *2023-11-30* This app would be great for custom sight words if it didn’t continue to crash every time it opens so we can’t even play. Tried emailing support but email keeps getting kicked back. Please fix. ### 1/5 — Tjtkfkrkrk LlLLLllLl *2023-06-10* This is stupid ### 1/5 — Trying to customize *2023-03-02, version 3.0* I just want to create and customize sight word lists! No response from customer service. Hours wasted trying to do this. ### 1/5 — No sound *2021-04-02, version 3.0* We can not get sound. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2021-03-20* Customised the list but then it didn’t work. Total waste of time. ### 1/5 — Good idea? *2021-01-20* We just got it tonight and while going through the first time the voice sometimes says nothing. Also every other time the words are missing and you have to click randomly on the page. It still accepts the answer. Then there’s the times it says nothing and there’s only one word on the page so you just guess until the check mark shows up. Very odd and disappointing. ### 1/5 — Sound stops working *2021-01-15, version 3.0* Sound stops working ### 1/5 — Sound *2020-09-10, version 3.0* Sound stopped working ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Sight Words By Touch *2026-08-23* Learning sight words is so fun to do when you have a lot of time for yourself to learn sight words Have fun! ### 5/5 — Rubbish *2025-10-26* Rubbish ### 5/5 — I don’t da👉🏿 🦆 it’ll *2023-07-15* The government ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-11-08* The sound is just really low: ### 5/5 — Awesome app *2022-10-15* Just downloaded this app and my grands love it . Its very easy use and i love that i can add words. ### 5/5 — Reliving old memories *2022-05-23* So I have autism and had a little bit of a hard time learning as a child. Not too hard but I struggled in some areas. This really helped me learn when I was younger. I’m now a teenager but this game reminded me how far I’ve come. I’m so blessed this game existed In my childhood. Thank you! <3 ### 5/5 — Best Free Sight Word Learning App EVER! *2021-08-28* This is the best free learning app my sister in kindergarten has learned a lot of new words thanks to this app! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2020-07-22* I love that the app adjusts to the users level. Options to edit word lists are great too. ### 5/5 — THE BEST *2020-02-10, version 3.0* My son uses this everyday ! This is very effective. ### 5/5 — Mrs. Wood *2019-10-13, version 3.0* This is such a great and simple app for even very young children to practice reading sight words! Love it!!! --- *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 2026-09-20.*