Comparison

Fonemo vs Ordlek XL

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

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About

Fonemo

This app makes speech therapy engaging for children through a game-based approach. It focuses on practicing specific speech sounds with interactive card-matching activities. Parents can record and review their child's pronunciation, making practice fun and effective.

Highlights
  • Game-based speech sound practice
  • Record and playback pronunciation
  • Image-based learning for non-readers
  • Multiple speech sounds available for purchase
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Single and two-player modes
  • Supports English, Swedish, and Norwegian
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Make speech therapy fun with Fonemo. When you buy Fonemo you get the s-sound automatically. You can then buy the speech sounds f, g, k, l and r in the app. "I really liked that the app is easy to setup and understand. I think this is a nice alternative to the standard speech practice sheets that are often sent home." says Amanda Blackburn, reviewer on the website iHeartThisApp. Fonemo is a tool to help children with speech sound disorders. With Fonemo you can practice for instance the sound s in many ways. To make the training of speech sounds fun, Fonemo works as a game. Saying words out loud is part of the game. You can record the childs pronunciation and together you can listen to it. If you have played the game memory you can play Fonemo. Pair cards with images that are alike. In Fonemo all the images contain words with the current speech sound. Whenever you wonder how a word is pronounced the teddy bear can help you. Poke the teddy in the belly and teddy will tell you what’s on the card. Then you can press the microphone that you will find on the game board, repeat the word and listen to it. The recorded sound will play automatically, but you can also press the speaker if you want to listen to it again. Fonemo is easy to learn. The child does not have to be literate since the game is based on images. The cards contain words with the current speech sound in the beginning, the middle or in the end. You can also practice the speech sound adjacent to a vowel, a consonant or mulitple consonants. Do you want to see something funny? Poke the teddy in the belly before you turn the first card! How to play Fonemo Turn a card by poking it. Turn a second card. If the two cards look the same, it's a pair. And you have won it! If you play as a single player, pair all cards on the board. If you are two players keep pairing cards until there is a mismatch. Then the turn goes to the other player. A green light will help you keep track on who’s turn it is. When you have matched two cards and got a pair, it is the same players turn again, the green light will then flash to remind you. You can vary Fonemo in many ways: • Play with the f-sound* • Play with the g-sound* • Play with the k-sound* • Play with the l-sound* • Play with the r-sound* • Play with the s-sound *if you buy the sound Play with the current speech sound • in the beginning of the word • in the middle of the word • in the end of the word • or a mix of all words • Single player with no opponent • Two players sitting next to each other • Two players sitting opposite each other • Easy level: Few cards with words easy to pronounce • Medium level • Hard level: Lots of cards with more difficult words • Listen to the word every time you turn a card • Listen to the word when you poke the teddy bear's belly Fonemo has a parent lock to the helpsection and external links. You can play Fonemo in English, Swedish or Norwegian. To change language you need to change it in the iPad's settings. The number of speech sounds can vary in the different languages. In the family of Fonemo-apps there are • Fonemo - speech sounds; f, g, k, l and r (iPad) • Fonemo Foto - speech sounds; f, g, k l and r. The app is based on photographs instead of drawings (iPad) • Minifonemo - a smaller version (iPhone) • Fonemo Lite - a free version to test s-sound (iPad)

About

Ordlek XL

Features
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"Kjempegøy for barna, og veldig lærerik. Begreper, skriveretning, lyder på bokstaver og ikke minst konsentrasjon står sentralt.Hva gjør det vel når læring oppleves som en lek. Kan virkelig anbefales ! " Søm Barnehage, Kristiansand *************** Ordlek XL er den perfekte appen for barn som skal lære å lese! Spillet er laget for aldersgruppen 4 - 7 år, men passer for alle som vil lære å lese. Over 240 vanlige norske ord på 2 til 8 bokstaver. En hyggelig 9-åring uttaler alle ordene og sier lydene på bokstavene etterhvert som man tykker på dem. Hun kommer også med skryt når et ord er riktig stavet. Når man har stavet 10 riktige ord blir man belønnet med medalje og hurra rop!

Screenshots

Ordlek XL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ordlek XL at $2.99 against Fonemo's $14.99. Ordlek XL also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and device support (3 vs 1). Fonemo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On ads and iOS requirement 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

Fonemo costs $14.99 and Ordlek XL $2.99 up front. Fonemo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Ordlek XL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fonemo ships an update every 3 months, Ordlek XL every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Fonemo versus Ordlek XL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFonemoOrdlek XL
Price$14.99$2.99 — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVizuelle Software Stockholm ABEduvia AS

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Fonemo

One-time10
  • Fonemo with the r-sound$1.99
  • Fonemo with the k-sound$1.99
  • Fonemo with the g-sound$1.99
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  • Fonemo with the f-sound$1.99
  • Fonemo with the l-sound$1.99
  • Fonemo med t-lyden$1.99
  • Fonemo med sj-lyden$1.99
  • Fonemo med kj-lyden$1.99
  • Fonemo med j-ljudet$1.99
  • Fonemo med j-lyden$1.99
None

Ordlek XL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fonemo free?
Fonemo costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Ordlek XL free?
Ordlek XL costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fonemo or Ordlek XL have ads?
Neither Fonemo nor Ordlek XL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fonemo or Ordlek XL?
Fonemo ships an update every 3 months, and Ordlek XL every 12 months. Most recently, Fonemo was updated on October 21, 2026 and Ordlek XL on October 15, 2026.

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