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Syllable Count (Multi vs PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Syllable Count (Multi

This educational game helps children improve reading and spelling by practicing syllable counting. Players collect coins by correctly identifying syllables in words, which can then be used to unlock prizes for a fun monster vs. robot fighting game. It includes progress tracking for parents and teachers, with customizable difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Syllable counting practice
  • Coin collection for prizes
  • Monster vs. Robot fighting game
  • Progress reports for parents/teachers
  • Customizable difficulty levels
  • Multi-user support (up to 30)
  • Text-to-Speech and sound effects options
Features
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Syllable Count (Multi-User) is a fun game to improve your child's reading and spelling abilities. Breaking the word down by syllables can help kids read the word. Practice sounding out the word (to hear the sound of a vowel) or breaking the word into parts will build a strong foundation in reading for beginning readers. All of the app's 6,500 words are all grouped into 7 syllable words. In this game, your child will collect the coins by answering the number of syllables in the word correctly. Then, kids can spend their coins for the prizes from a game machine. All of the prizes you get will be used and played in fighting game, You (Monster) vs Robot, which is similar as rock-paper-scissors game. Try to count the syllables in a word as many as you can! Syllable Count (Multi-User) also includes a progress report for a parent and teacher to track their child's performance. An additional setup option allows them to control the level of difficulty by customizing the number of syllables in a word to match their child (i.e, more syllable words make more difficult). This game will help your child improve their reading skills in a fun and interactive environment. **Plus, this game allows multiple users, so parent or teacher can add up to 30 users to customize the level of difficulty and keep the progress report for individual child. **You can turn on/off the Text-to-Speech to read the words, and sound effects. ***If you have any questions or problems related to our app, please email us at playsmart.kids@gmail.com. We are willing to assist you.

About

PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES

This app helps young children develop crucial pre-reading skills by focusing on phonemic awareness. Through interactive games, children learn to identify and distinguish the initial sounds of words, building a strong foundation for literacy.

Highlights
  • Develops phonemic awareness
  • Focuses on beginning word sounds
  • Interactive sound-matching games
  • Builds foundational reading skills
  • Prepares for alphabet learning
  • Includes mini-games
Features
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PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES will help give your child phonemic awareness skills. Research shows that phonemic awareness is a powerful predictor of success for learning how to read (Stanovich, 1986; 1993; Share & Stanovich, 1995). PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES will help prepare your child to read by helping your child learn the primary sounds of the letters of the alphabet. PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES gives a solid foundation for your child to learn the alphabetic principle. PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES will help your child identify the beginning sounds of words. PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES will help your child understand that words are made up of sound units (phonemes). Children with high phonemic awareness outperformed those with low phonemic awareness on all literacy measures, whether they were taught using a traditional basal instruction or whole language (Griffith, Klesius, & Kromrey, 1992). The purpose of PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES is to help build foundational reading skills for your child. This app helps your child develop their ability to listen for and discern sounds at the beginnings of words. An example of this would be the child recognizing that the /b/ sound is at the beginning of the words ball, bat, and balloon. By practicing and mastering the games in this app, your child can develop neural pathways in their brain relating to sound recognition. When your child is introduced to the printed letters, your child will already recognize the primary sound each letter makes. This will make learning the alphabet easier than if no phonemic instruction were given to your child. This app focuses on helping children develop pre-letter skills of phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness is an often overlooked or neglected skill that can significantly benefit early childhood reading skills. Many children are not given the much-needed explicit instruction of the SOUNDS that the letters make. In this app, only the SOUNDS of the letters are used and NEVER the letters or the names of the letters. This app is dedicated to helping children learn the sounds and function of letters. The app has 2 games where children match images that begin with the same sound. Another game has children eliminating the image with the beginning sound that does not match the others. In the final game, children analyze two images and determine whether or not these two images begin with the same sound. There are 6 mini-games that pop up throughout the game randomly after 20 points have been achieved on the counter. This app can help your child develop strong phonemic awareness skills while they are having fun playing games.

Screenshots

Syllable Count (Multi4 screens
PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES at Free against Syllable Count (Multi's $0.99. PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (400 vs 3). Syllable Count (Multi's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#188 vs unranked). On ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES is free to download; Syllable Count (Multi costs $0.99 up front. PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Syllable Count (Multi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES has 400 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Syllable Count (Multi ships an update every 6 months, PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Syllable Count (Multi versus PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSyllable Count (MultiPHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.5 (400 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3400 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#188 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.29.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB329 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJariya TuantranontPRESCHOOL UNIVERSITY

Customer experience

Syllable Count (Multi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES

All ratings363 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.2%

In-app purchases

None

Syllable Count (Multi

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES

One-time1
  • Phonemic Awareness Full$1.99

Questions

Is Syllable Count (Multi free?
Syllable Count (Multi costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES free?
PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Syllable Count (Multi or PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES?
PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES is rated higher. Syllable Count (Multi averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES averages 4.5 from 400 ratings.
Do Syllable Count (Multi or PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES have ads?
Neither Syllable Count (Multi nor PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Syllable Count (Multi or PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES?
Syllable Count (Multi ships an update every 6 months, and PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES every 2 months. Most recently, Syllable Count (Multi was updated on October 18, 2026 and PHONEMIC AWARENESS BUBBLES on October 21, 2026.

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