MindEdge vs Phonogram Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MindEdge
This app provides an interactive, mobile-optimized learning experience for courses purchased through a provider. It synchronizes student progress and data with the web version, ensuring seamless access across devices. Users need a domain code from their course purchase to access content.
- Mobile-optimized content
- Interactive features
- Cross-device progress saving
- Web version synchronization
- Domain code access
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More than an e-book, the MindEdge app allows students to be engaged by the same content and interactive features as in the Web version of the course, in a format that is optimized for mobile devices at any screen size. Student data and progress are saved, just as if the student were at his or her computer. Users will need to first buy a course through a provider to access content using the MindEdge app, and they will need to enter the domain code provided in their course purchasing information when accessing that course through this app for the first time.
Phonogram Sounds
This interactive app provides clear audio pronunciations for letter sounds and combinations, featuring all 72 basic phonograms from a popular language arts curriculum. It's designed to support reading and spelling development for learners of all ages.
- Hear correct pronunciation of sounds
- Clear enunciation of letters and combinations
- Includes all 72 basic phonograms
- Supports reading and spelling skills
- Interactive learning experience
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Touch a button and hear the correct pronunciation! *Check that your sound is turned on!* This interactive program features clear enunciation of the sounds of the letters and letter combinations (also known as phonograms). Contains all 72 of the basic phonograms as taught in the All About Reading and All About Spelling language arts curriculum. All About Reading is a multisensory, mastery-based program that starts with essential pre-reading skills and continues on to teach all five key components of reading. All About Spelling teaches encoding skills, spelling rules, and multisensory strategies to help your student become a proficient speller for life. Our lightly scripted “open and go” lesson plans and mastery-based approach leave no gaps and make this curriculum a favorite of homeschool families everywhere. Suitable for all ages and learning styles!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phonogram Sounds at 70% against MindEdge's 0%. Phonogram Sounds also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (84 vs 1). MindEdge's advantage is iOS requirement (7.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Phonogram Sounds holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phonogram Sounds has 84 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MindEdge's written reviews are positive against 70% of Phonogram Sounds's.
MindEdge ships an update every 13 months, Phonogram Sounds every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MindEdge | Phonogram Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 84 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MindEdge, Inc. | All About Learning Press, Inc. |
Customer experience
MindEdge
Phonogram Sounds
Bugs and requests
MindEdge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Phonogram Sounds
Reported bugs
7 issues- R says /er/ instead of /r/
- Sound not working
- App crashes
- No sound when tapping phonograms
- Sound only works with ringer on
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- List of phonograms cut off on iPad
- App is stick, no audio, no movement
Requested features
9 requests- Videos showing lip/tongue placement
- Interactive game app
- App for building words/movable tiles
- Level-based sound availability
- Enlarging tapped tile
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- Adding missing phonograms (Level 6, Spalding)
- Adding more sounds for /i/, /e/, /x/, /ou/, /ei/, /oe/, /wor/, /ear/
- Spelling lists for review
- All About Reading app with word reading
In-app purchases
MindEdge
No in-app purchases
Phonogram Sounds
No in-app purchases
Questions
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