Phonogram Sounds vs Phonics Blaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!
Phonics Blaster
This game provides phonics practice for children struggling with reading, including those with dyslexia. It focuses on identifying specific vowel sounds through an engaging space-themed adventure where players collect sounds to build a robot.
- Phonics-based learning
- Identifies specific vowel sounds
- Engaging space adventure theme
- Robot building game mechanic
- Suitable for children with dyslexia
- No ads or in-app purchases
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This is a phonics based game for older children who struggle with reading and may have dyslexia. This game will give the child practice in identifying the following sounds: 'oy', 'oi', 'ou', 'ow' (as /ou/), 'igh' (as long 'i'), 'oo', and 'ay'. The child will identify the sounds in the words that are called out. To do this, the astronaut will collect the sounds along with the robot pieces, so that he can build a robot and return to earth. This game is targeted for those who struggle to read or may have dyslexia. It corresponds to the reading program, Blast Off to Reading! However, it is not necessary to be using that particular program. This game contains no advertisements, push notifications or in-game purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Phonogram Sounds at Free against Phonics Blaster's $2.99. Phonogram Sounds also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 33%) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). Phonics Blaster's advantage is chart position (#200 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). 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; Phonics Blaster costs $2.99 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 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phonogram Sounds has 84 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Phonogram Sounds's written reviews are positive against 33% of Phonics Blaster's.
Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, Phonics Blaster every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phonogram Sounds | Phonics Blaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (84 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #200 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | All About Learning Press, Inc. | Blast Off to Learning, LLC |
Customer experience
Phonogram Sounds
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In-app purchases
Phonogram Sounds
No in-app purchases
Phonics Blaster
No in-app purchases
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