Comparison

Ultimate Phonics Full Version vs Name That Rule

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

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About

Ultimate Phonics Full Version

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This is the full version of the Ultimate Phonics Reading App. It gives you complete access to all 12 levels and 262 lessons and does not require any in-app purchases. This version is available for purchase through the Apple Volume Purchase Program for Education and Apple School Manager. This app is a must-have for teachers, reading specialists, and resource teachers who teach reading to students of any age. It is a complete, explicit, systematic phonics program suitable for kindergarten through adult, including middle school, high school, and community college. Ultimate Phonics is useful in any situation where reading is taught: * Beginning Readers Reading is the most important skill for education and success. If you have young children first learning to read, just an hour or two per week using Ultimate Phonics can make a huge improvement in their reading ability. * Struggling Readers Do you have students who guess and skip when they read? Did you know that word guessing causes poor reading comprehension and terrible spelling? Relying on word guessing prevents students from becoming good readers and blocks them from a good education. A good reader reads by rapidly and accurately sounding out new words. This is exactly what Ultimate Phonics teaches. It develops your students into more accurate, fluent readers with good reading comprehension. * Dyslexia, Orton-Gillingham, and Structured Literacy Ultimate Phonics is very effective for teaching dyslexics to read. The app can be used either by itself or as a supplement for Orton-Gillingham or other Structured Literacy programs designed to overcome reading difficulties. If you are an Orton-Gillingham teacher, you will love this app. It has excellent word lists and decodable sentences, all broken down and sounded out. The app also has a Find feature that lets you look up lessons matching any phonogram in a matter of seconds. This app is a great addition to any Orton-Gillingham or Structured Literacy program and is guaranteed to become a useful tool in your teaching toolkit. * Adult Literacy Adult learners love the design of the program because it teaches them to read clearly and directly, without insulting them. And tutors love Ultimate Phonics because it's easy to use and produces great results. Try it for yourself and see why Ultimate Phonics is an essential teaching tool for any adult literacy situation. * ESL Students ESL (English as a Second Language) students need to learn to read English at the same time they are learning to speak it. Ultimate Phonics effectively improves reading, spelling, and pronunciation for ESL students of all ages. *** CONTENT The complete program consists of more than 4,400 words and 2,100 sentences organized into 262 lessons. The lessons are grouped into 12 levels, teaching the entire phonics system of English. Here is a summary of the topics in each level: * LEVEL 1 (Lessons 1 to 50) Simple words with short vowels, single consonants, and consonant blends. * LEVEL 2 (Lessons 51 to 80) Consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ck), qu, x, ng and nk patterns, and doubled consonants. * LEVEL 3 (Lessons 81 to 106) Vowel digraphs (ee, ea, oo, ai, ay, oa, ou, ow, aw, au, oy, oi). * LEVEL 4 (Lessons 107 to 124) Endings (s, es, ed, ing, ful), apostrophes and more. * LEVEL 5 (Lessons 125 to 147) Syllables, compound words, and multi-syllable words. * LEVEL 6 (Lessons 148 to 155) Soft c and g patterns. * LEVEL 7 (Lessons 156 to 171) Long vowels in magic e syllables. * LEVEL 8 (Lessons 172 to 183) Long vowels in open syllables. * LEVEL 9 (Lessons 184 to 209) 22 more long vowel patterns. * LEVEL 10 (Lessons 210 to 225) R-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur, and more). * LEVEL 11 (Lessons 226 to 239) 13 more short vowel patterns. * LEVEL 12 (Lessons 240 to 262) Silent letters and advanced patterns.

About

Name That Rule

This app helps students master spelling by teaching them how to correctly form word derivatives when adding suffixes. It guides users through processes like doubling, dropping, or changing letters from base words, and emphasizes the importance of accent detection for accurate spelling.

Highlights
  • Spelling derivatives instruction
  • Suffix addition rules
  • Doubling, dropping, and changing letters
  • Accent detection for spelling
  • Word formation guidance
Features
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Spelling derivatives can be challenging for students. When adding a suffix to a base word, you either double, drop or change from the base word or just stick on the suffix. Also, detecting the accent is equally important for spelling. This app will take you through the process of looking at words and deciding what to do in order to spell derivatives.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Name That Rule at $0.99 against Ultimate Phonics Full Version's $29.99. Name That Rule also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Ultimate Phonics Full Version's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Ultimate Phonics Full Version costs $29.99 and Name That Rule $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ultimate Phonics Full Version ships an update every 6 months, Name That Rule every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Ultimate Phonics Full Version versus Name That Rule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltimate Phonics Full VersionName That Rule
Price$29.99$0.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrian SpencerEdwards Insight, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Ultimate Phonics Full Version

No in-app purchases

None

Name That Rule

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ultimate Phonics Full Version free?
Ultimate Phonics Full Version costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Name That Rule free?
Name That Rule costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ultimate Phonics Full Version or Name That Rule have ads?
Neither Ultimate Phonics Full Version nor Name That Rule shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultimate Phonics Full Version or Name That Rule?
Ultimate Phonics Full Version ships an update every 6 months, and Name That Rule every 6 weeks. Most recently, Ultimate Phonics Full Version was updated on September 14, 2026 and Name That Rule on June 24, 2026.

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