Comparison

Phonogram Sounds vs Phonome

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

Head to head
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

Phonome

An interactive application designed to help users learn phonograms through engaging review and testing. It features high-quality audio recordings and an endless quiz to reinforce learning for reading proficiency.

Highlights
  • Review lowercase, uppercase, multi, and Greek phonograms
  • Listen to high-quality audio recordings
  • Interactive endless quiz for testing
  • Learn to read quickly
Features
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Learn your phonograms with this fun interactive app. - quickly review and test lowercase, uppercase, multi, and greek phonograms - listen to high quality recordings of a classically trained teacher reading out the Phonograms with examples - test yourself with an endless interactive quiz to make sure you are learning With this app, you'll learn to read in no time.

Screenshots

Phonogram Sounds3 screens
Phonome1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Phonome at 5.0 against Phonogram Sounds's 4.0. Phonogram Sounds's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 3). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phonome holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. 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.

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Phonogram Sounds versus Phonome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonogram SoundsPhonome
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (84 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll About Learning Press, Inc.LINEFORM

Customer experience

Phonogram Sounds

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

Phonome

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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
Show 4 more
  • 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

Phonome

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Phonogram Sounds

No in-app purchases

None

Phonome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonogram Sounds free?
Phonogram Sounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phonome free?
Phonome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phonogram Sounds or Phonome?
Phonome is rated higher. Phonogram Sounds averages 4.0 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Phonome averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Phonogram Sounds or Phonome have ads?
Neither Phonogram Sounds nor Phonome shows ads.

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