# Ten Together: Reading & Math — Preschool phonics & numbers

> Preschool phonics & numbers (iPhone/iPad app by Dayton Thorpe.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ten-together-reading-and-math/id6792988314 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Dayton Thorpe](https://appshunter.io/developer/6790003913)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-02
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is Ten Together?

Teach your child early reading and math in about ten minutes a day, side by side.

Ten Together gives you, the parent, a plan for each day, the exact words to say, and what to do when your child gets something wrong. You don't need to be a teacher, or a "math person." Your child answers by tapping pictures, touching objects to count them, tracing letters, or saying the answer aloud, and you keep track with a tap.

WHAT YOUR CHILD LEARNS (AGES 2–6)
• Reading: rhymes, hearing the sounds in words, letter sounds (not just letter names), tracing and writing letters, and sounding out first words
• Math: shapes, seeing small amounts at a glance, counting objects, numerals to 10, more and fewer, one more and one fewer, and first sums
• Language: colors, opposites, positions like "on" and "under", categories, and words like "same," "different," "some," and "all"

WHY TOGETHER
Young children learn best with a caring adult beside them. Research shows early math skills are among the strongest predictors of later school success, yet many parents feel less sure teaching math than reading. Ten Together scripts every lesson, so you always know what to say. Tap the speaker to hear each letter's sound.

REAL PROGRESS, NOT JUST PLAY
• Each day's session is planned for your child: a warm-up, something new, review, and a finish that ends on success
• About ten minutes a day, with a little more whenever your child is still eager
• A skill only counts as learned when your child gets it right on two different days
• Learned skills come back on a spaced schedule so they stick
• A missed question returns later in the session, after you show the answer together
• New skills unlock in order, set by your child's answers, never by age
• A quick check at the start skips what your child already knows

MADE FOR FAMILIES
• Separate progress for each child
• A weekly recap of what your child can now do, ready to share with family
• "Why this works" notes explain the research behind each lesson
• Practice any unlocked skill anytime

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No accounts, no ads, no tracking, no analytics
• All learning data stays on your device

Ten Together draws on decades of research into how young children learn, including Siegfried Engelmann's teaching methods. It's designed for a parent and child to use together, and it isn't a replacement for preschool, reading aloud, or play.

## Is Ten Together safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Ten Together.

## Is Ten Together legit?

Ten Together: Reading & Math appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Ten Together is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-10-22

Little books, more math, and a new look.

• Little books: five illustrated books your child reads aloud, each using only letters they've already learned
• My books: a shelf of your child's books to reread anytime
• New math: taking away within 5, repeating patterns, and teen numbers as “ten and some more,” plus more examples in every math lesson
• Lessons turn sideways into an open book: your page on the left, your child's on the right
• Pictures in the storybook style replace emoji throughout the lessons
• New, gentle sounds, and no sound for a wrong answer
• A shorter, friendlier welcome
• Lesson text follows your device's text size, and VoiceOver reads lessons more clearly
• Send feedback straight from the Guide

### 1.1 — 2026-10-02

Superior Mind is now Ten Together, with a lot more to learn.

• Writing: trace every lowercase and capital letter, then trace with less help, then write each one from memory
• Letter sounds: tap the speaker to hear each letter's sound
• First sounds: hear the first sound in a word, then find the letter that makes it
• Counting: your child touches each object as they count it
• A short check when you add a child skips what they already know
• A weekly recap of what your child can now do, ready to share
• "Why this works": short notes on the research behind each lesson
• Open a locked lesson early, without marking anything as learned
• Sessions of about ten minutes, with “A little more” whenever your child is still eager
• Bigger, clearer lessons on iPad
• Clearer letters and a steadier screen during sessions

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-29

Smoother sessions:
• Dot games now flash the dots briefly, so your child sees the amount at a glance instead of counting.
• After a miss, the whole "show them together" card fits on screen.
• "Too advanced right now" moved to the ⋯ menu and asks first, so a stray tap can't set a skill aside.
• Pausing and resuming no longer repeats a question you already answered.
• Answer cards are never cut off at the edges, and sessions look right in dark mode.
• The Add child button stays reachable while typing a name.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-03

No release notes.

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