High frequency words vs Your Phonics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | High frequency words | Your Phonics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Unit11 | Christian Chichon |
Customer experience
High frequency words
Your Phonics
In-app purchases
High frequency words
No in-app purchases
Your Phonics
No in-app purchases
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