SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms vs Phonogram Sounds
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms
Master essential phonograms for the SWR "Spell to Write and Read" program with this educational app. It offers various learning modes, customizable practice lists, and a game to test your knowledge. Choose from two voice options and adjust playback settings for a personalized learning experience.
- 70 essential phonograms
- Multiple learning modes (Single, Multiple, All, Custom)
- Phonogram game for testing knowledge
- Customizable practice lists
- Adjustable play speed and order
- Rule toggles for phonograms
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Phonogram learning app that gets you practicing and mastering the 70 essential phonograms to Spell, Write and Read. Now with two default Voices to choose from or can record your voice and share with other devices. Also a game added to test you phonogram knowledge. SWR Modes... Single Letter(26 phonograms, 38 sounds) Multiple Letters(44 phonograms, 69 sounds) All (70 phonograms, 107 sounds) Custom (12 customizable lists) And more... SWR Features... Rules - enable or disable rules specific to phonograms (exist for Multiple Letters) Play Speed - Slow, Medium, Fast Play Order - Sequential, Random Step Mode - Requires a manual user press to advance to next letter Replay Loops - Infinite, 1-99
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 SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms's 17%. Phonogram Sounds also leads on price (Free vs $14.99) and rating (4.0 vs 2.8). SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms's advantage is chart position (#179 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Phonogram Sounds is free to download; SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phonogram Sounds holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms's written reviews are positive against 70% of Phonogram Sounds's.
SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms ships an update every 4 months, Phonogram Sounds every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms | Phonogram Sounds |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (24 ratings) | 4.0 (84 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 84 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #179 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carl Gloria | All About Learning Press, Inc. |
Customer experience
SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms
Phonogram Sounds
Bugs and requests
SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms
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
SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms
No in-app purchases
Phonogram Sounds
No in-app purchases
Questions
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