Comparison

High frequency words vs Your Phonics

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

Head to head
About

High frequency words

This app helps children learn the 200 most common English words, often called sight words. It features a learning section with slideshow or tap-and-listen modes and a practice section with games. It tracks progress for up to 8 player profiles.

Highlights
  • Learn 200 most common English words
  • Learning section with slideshow/tap-listen
  • Practice section with games
  • Tracks words learned in 'My Words' list
  • Supports up to 8 player profiles
  • Organized into 20 lists of 10 words
Features
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High frequency words, often known as ‘sight words’ introduces the 200 most common words used in the written English language. Whilst some could be read phonetically, many of them are difficult or phonetic exceptions (e.g. ‘the’ and ‘her’ are difficult whereas ‘and’ is easy phonetically). They are often simply recognised by the child when reading because they occur so often. This App contains the most common words, in 20 lists with 10 words in each list. There is a Learning section and a Practise section. To see which words are in any of the lists just click on the ‘?’ circle on the list. In the Learning area the child can choose 1 list to learn at a time and learns those words using a ‘slideshow effect’ or using ‘tap and listen’. In tap and listen, the whole word list is shown and the user taps each word to hear it. In the practice area the child can select as many lists as they want, and a selection of those words will be used in whichever practice game they play. As your child practices words they are added to their "My Words" list, which keeps a track of how well they know each word they've practiced. Up to 8 player profiles can be created, each saving that child's progress individually. www.unit11apps.com | facebook.com/unit11apps

About

Your Phonics

This educational app helps young children learn phonics and letter sounds. Developed with input from an elementary school teacher, it's suitable for kindergarten and first-grade students and can be used in classrooms. It features a star reward system to track progress and works offline.

Highlights
  • Phonics and letter sound learning
  • Developed with a school teacher
  • Progress tracking with star rewards
  • Offline functionality
  • Suitable for kindergarten and Grade 1
  • Classroom resource for teachers
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Help your child learn phonics with this app developed with a school teacher. - Perfect for Kindergarten and Grade 1 kids - Used in school classrooms as a resource by teachers - Listen to all the words in the real words section - Developed by a elementary school teacher with children in mind - Track progress with your child through star reward system - Can be used by teachers for quick phonic assessment. - Enhanced for 3D Touch and Multitasking - Works fully offline, no connectivity required.

Screenshots

High frequency words4 screens
Your Phonics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Your Phonics at 3.5 against High frequency words's 1.0. Your Phonics also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months). High frequency words's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 33%) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

High frequency words costs $1.99 and Your Phonics $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Your Phonics holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of High frequency words's written reviews are positive against 33% of Your Phonics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

High frequency words ships an update every 16 months, Your Phonics every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
High frequency words versus Your Phonics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHigh frequency wordsYour Phonics
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)3.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnit11Christian Chichon

Customer experience

High frequency words

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Your Phonics

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

High frequency words

No in-app purchases

None

Your Phonics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is High frequency words free?
High frequency words costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Your Phonics free?
Your Phonics costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, High frequency words or Your Phonics?
Your Phonics is rated higher. High frequency words averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Your Phonics averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do High frequency words or Your Phonics have ads?
Neither High frequency words nor Your Phonics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, High frequency words or Your Phonics?
High frequency words ships an update every 16 months, and Your Phonics every 4 months. Most recently, High frequency words was updated on October 4, 2026 and Your Phonics on October 3, 2026.

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