iPhonogram vs Musical Memory
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPhonogram
This app helps children and students improve reading skills by teaching phonics. It offers a wide range of phonogram sounds and interactive exercises to make learning engaging and fun. Users can search, sort, and create custom phonogram lists for personalized practice.
- Comprehensive phonogram sound collection
- Interactive learning interface
- Searchable phonogram database
- Sort phonograms by type
- Custom phonogram list creation
- Personalized study and practice
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Help your child hear, see and practise every sound in English spelling. iPhonogram teaches phonograms: the letters and letter teams (like sh, ee, igh and ough) that spell the sounds of English. Learning them is the foundation of phonics and one of the fastest routes to confident reading and spelling. TAP TO HEAR EVERY SOUND • All 87 phonograms, from single letters to igh, eigh and ough • 122 clearly recorded sounds • Every sound a phonogram makes, shown in real example words with the phonogram highlighted FLASHCARDS • Big, clear cards that say each sound when tapped • Swipe through in order or shuffle for review • Build your own deck with just the phonograms your child is working on POP THE BALLOON PRACTICE • Hear a sound, then pop the balloon with the matching phonogram • Level up, earn streaks, chase golden balloons and unlock new sky themes • Practise all phonograms or only your own selection EASY TO FIND, EASY TO USE • Browse Alphabet, Multi-Letter or all Phonograms • Search to jump straight to any phonogram • Clean, distraction-free design for iPhone and iPad • No ads and no accounts Great for parents, homeschoolers, teachers, tutors and reading specialists, and for any learner, child or adult, building reading and spelling skills. Happy learning!
Musical Memory
This educational app uses music to teach children. It offers learning songs, book suggestions, and handwriting practice. Designed for homeschooling families, it aims to make learning engaging and fun.
- Learning songs
- Book recommendations
- Handwriting pages
- Homeschooling support
- Music-based education
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Homeschooling app with learning songs plus book recommendations, handwriting pages, and more! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Musical Memory at 100% against iPhonogram's 25%. Musical Memory also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). iPhonogram's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. iPhonogram sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Musical Memory sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Musical Memory holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of iPhonogram's written reviews are positive against 100% of Musical Memory's.
iPhonogram ships an update every 2 weeks, Musical Memory monthly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | iPhonogram | Musical Memory |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 30 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wozete LLC | Musical Memory LLC |
Customer experience
iPhonogram
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In-app purchases
iPhonogram
- Unlock More Features$9.99
Musical Memory
- Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$5.991 Month
- Annual Subscription1 Month trial$46.991 Year
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