Comparison

Phonogram Sounds vs Ultimate Phonics Reading App

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Hear correct pronunciation of sounds
  • Clear enunciation of letters and combinations
  • Includes all 72 basic phonograms
  • Supports reading and spelling skills
  • Interactive learning experience
Features
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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!

About

Ultimate Phonics Reading App

This app teaches reading and English pronunciation through a structured phonics system. It's designed for beginners, struggling readers, dyslexic individuals, adult learners, and ESL students. The program offers over 4,400 words and 2,100 sentences across 12 levels, with the first level available for free.

Highlights
  • Phonics-based reading instruction
  • Pronunciation practice for English
  • Suitable for all ages and reading levels
  • Effective for dyslexia and struggling readers
  • Extensive word and sentence library
  • Structured lessons across 12 levels
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This app is a must-try for parents, teachers, and tutors who teach reading to students of any age. It is also excellent for self-study to improve reading and English pronunciation. Ultimate Phonics is useful in any situation where reading is taught: * Beginning Readers Did you know that many children never become good readers? Reading is the most important skill for education and success. If you have young children first learning to read, you can give them the gift that lasts a lifetime by teaching them with Ultimate Phonics. Just an hour per week can make a huge improvement in their reading ability. * Struggling Readers Do you have children or students who guess and skip when they read? Did you know that word guessing causes poor reading comprehension and terrible spelling? Relying on word guessing prevents students from becoming good readers and cripples their education. A good reader reads by rapidly and accurately sounding out new words. That is exactly what Ultimate Phonics teaches. It develops your students into more accurate, fluent readers with good reading comprehension. * Dyslexia and Orton-Gillingham Ultimate Phonics is very effective for teaching dyslexics to read. The app can be used either by itself or as a supplement for Orton-Gillingham programs or other programs designed to overcome dyslexia. If you are an Orton-Gillingham teacher, you will love this app. It has excellent word lists and decodable sentences, all broken down and sounded out. The app also has a Find feature that lets you look up lessons matching any phonogram in a matter of seconds. This app is a great supplement to any Orton-Gillingham program and is guaranteed to become a useful tool in your teaching toolkit. * Adult Literacy Adult learners love the design of the program because it teaches them to read clearly and directly, without insulting them. And tutors love Ultimate Phonics because it's easy to use and produces great results. Try it for yourself and see why Ultimate Phonics is an essential teaching tool for any adult literacy situation. * ESL and English Pronunciation ESL (English as a Second Language) students need to learn to read English at the same time they are learning to speak it. Ultimate Phonics effectively improves reading, spelling, and pronunciation for ESL students of all ages. If you are a student learning English, you can use Ultimate Phonics to help with both your reading and your pronunciation. The app breaks down thousands of words and sentences by their individual speech sounds, so you learn in detail how to pronounce words more accurately. *** CONTENT The complete program consists of more than 4,400 words and 2,100 sentences organized into 262 lessons. The lessons are grouped into 12 levels, teaching the entire phonics system of English. You get the first level (lessons 1 to 50) for free. You have the option of purchasing additional levels one at a time or purchasing all the levels at once at a discount. Here is a summary of the topics in each level: * LEVEL 1 (Lessons 1 to 50) Simple words with short vowels, single consonants, and consonant blends. * LEVEL 2 (Lessons 51 to 80) Consonant digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, ck), qu, x, ng and nk patterns, and doubled consonants. * LEVEL 3 (Lessons 81 to 106) Vowel digraphs (ee, ea, oo, ai, ay, oa, ou, ow, aw, au, oy, oi). * LEVEL 4 (Lessons 107 to 124) Endings (s, es, ed, ing, ful), apostrophes and more. * LEVEL 5 (Lessons 125 to 147) Syllables, compound words, and multi-syllable words. * LEVEL 6 (Lessons 148 to 155) Soft c and g patterns. * LEVEL 7 (Lessons 156 to 171) Long vowels in magic e syllables. * LEVEL 8 (Lessons 172 to 183) Long vowels in open syllables. * LEVEL 9 (Lessons 184 to 209) 22 more long vowel patterns. * LEVEL 10 (Lessons 210 to 225) R-controlled vowels (ar, er, ir, or, ur, and more). * LEVEL 11 (Lessons 226 to 239) 13 more short vowel patterns. * LEVEL 12 (Lessons 240 to 262) Silent letters and advanced patterns.

Screenshots

Phonogram Sounds3 screens
Ultimate Phonics Reading App1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phonogram Sounds at none against Ultimate Phonics Reading App's 13. Phonogram Sounds also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 46%) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). Ultimate Phonics Reading App's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Ultimate Phonics Reading App sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Phonogram Sounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonogram Sounds holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Phonogram Sounds's written reviews are positive against 46% of Ultimate Phonics Reading App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, Ultimate Phonics Reading App every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Phonogram Sounds versus Ultimate Phonics Reading App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonogram SoundsUltimate Phonics Reading App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (84 ratings) — better3.8 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews — better46.2% of reviews
Number of ratings84 — better29
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll About Learning Press, Inc.Brian Spencer

Customer experience

Phonogram Sounds

All ratings84 ratings
Positive70.2%
Neutral14.3%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral13.0%
Negative17.4%

Ultimate Phonics Reading App

All ratings29 ratings
Positive72.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative27.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

None

Phonogram Sounds

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

Ultimate Phonics Reading App

One-time13
  • Level 2 (Lessons 51 to 80)$3.99
  • Level 3 (Lessons 81 to 106)$3.99
  • Level 4 (Lessons 107 to 124)$3.99
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  • Level 5 (Lessons 125 to 147)$3.99
  • Level 6 (Lessons 148 to 155)$3.99
  • Level 10 (Lessons 210 to 225)$3.99
  • Level 7 (Lessons 156 to 171)$3.99
  • Level 8 (Lessons 172 to 183)$3.99
  • Level 9 (Lessons 184 to 209)$3.99
  • Levels 5-12 (Lessons 125-262)$23.99
  • Levels 4-12 (Lessons 107-262)$25.99
  • Levels 3-12 (Lessons 81-262)$27.99
  • Levels 2-12 (Lessons 51-262)$29.99

Questions

Is Phonogram Sounds free?
Phonogram Sounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ultimate Phonics Reading App free?
Ultimate Phonics Reading App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phonogram Sounds or Ultimate Phonics Reading App?
Phonogram Sounds is rated higher. Phonogram Sounds averages 4.0 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Ultimate Phonics Reading App averages 3.8 from 29 ratings.
Do Phonogram Sounds or Ultimate Phonics Reading App have ads?
Neither Phonogram Sounds nor Ultimate Phonics Reading App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonogram Sounds or Ultimate Phonics Reading App?
Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, and Ultimate Phonics Reading App every 9 months. Most recently, Phonogram Sounds was updated on August 13, 2026 and Ultimate Phonics Reading App on September 9, 2026.

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