Speed Phonics vs SpeakUP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speed Phonics
This app introduces foundational phonics skills for young English language learners through interactive games, stories, and review exercises. It offers a structured, step-by-step approach to help children develop essential reading and writing abilities.
- Interactive flashcards
- Review exercises
- Word games
- Animated stories and chants
- Step-by-step phonics approach
- Progress tests
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A three-level phonics series with a quick and concise approach for elementary school students. 1. About Phonics Phonics is a method of teaching students to recognize the relationship between letters and sounds, and then to blend those sounds together. Through phonics, students are able to develop strategies for sounding out unfamiliar words without depending on memorization. 2. About Speed Phonics Series Speed Phonics is a three-level series for young learners who are learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Designed by EFL specialists, Speed Phonics uses a quick and concise approach to introduce basic phonics skills. Speed Phonics will help students develop the necessary tools for reading and writing. 3. Components - Students Book 1-3: Including workbook, audio CD, digital CD, and flashcards - Teacher’s Manual 1-3: Including Teacher Resource CD - Speed Phonics Online (www.eSmartClass.net) LCMS (Learning Content Management System) Interactive e-book for classroom use Additional activities and assessments - Speed Phonics App Flashcards Review exercises Word games Animated stories and chants 4. Key Features - Carefully designed step-by-step approach - Various fun and engaging activities - Cumulative review exercises - Phonics stories and chants with sight words - Entertaining comics and game boards - Photos and colorful illustrations - Progress tests - Digital CD with extra activities and animated stories and chants - Online support for students and teachers
SpeakUP
This app helps young learners enhance their English speaking and presentation abilities through a structured, three-level curriculum. It offers engaging activities designed to build fluency and confidence in expressing thoughts and delivering short presentations.
- Three-level English speaking curriculum
- Language and speech presentation skills training
- Activities for fluency and confidence
- Personalized role-play exercises
- Board games for practice
- Gradual skill progression
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Speak Up is a three-IeveI series for young Iearners who want to improve their EngIish speaking skiIIs. Focusing on Ianguage and speech presentation skiIIs, the series graduaIIy trains Iearners to express a simpIe thought, to organize their thoughts in a paragraph, and to finaIIy present their thoughts in a short presentation. Engaging fun and easy-to foIIow activities such as AII Ears, PersonaIized RoIe-PIay, and Board Games are provided to buiId Iearners’ EngIish fIuency as weII as their confidence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SpeakUP at every 4 months against Speed Phonics's every 11 months. Speed Phonics's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Speed Phonics against 5.0 for SpeakUP. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Speed Phonics ships an update every 11 months, SpeakUP every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speed Phonics | SpeakUP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 507 MB | 430 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | e-future Co., Ltd. | Epublic CO.,LTD |
Customer experience
Speed Phonics
SpeakUP
In-app purchases
Speed Phonics
No in-app purchases
SpeakUP
No in-app purchases
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