Comparison

Phonogram Sounds vs Multiplication Baseball

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

Multiplication Baseball

Features
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Multiplication Baseball is game with two teams. It is played like real baseball where the object is for your team to score more runs than the other team. There are four players on each team. In each inning every player gets one turn at bat. While a player is in the on deck position, the type of hit can be selected. The difficulty of the multiplication problem is based on the type of hit. The batter starts the pitch by moving their token to home plate. The game consists of 3 innings.  Skill Options: • Multiplication Facts: 0-5 • Multiplication Facts: 5-12 • Multiplication Facts: 8-14 • 2-digits x 1-digit • 3-digits x 1-digit • 2-digits x 2-digits • 4-digits x 1-digit • 3-digits x 2-digits • 2-digits x 10,100 or 1,000 • Single digit x a decimal Special features make using Multiplication Baseball in a classroom or at home fun: 1. Type of multiplication problem can be easily selected. 2. Each inning consists of one at bat for each player. A team can consist of 1 to 4 players. 3. Scoreboard shows runs for each team. 4. Turn sound effects on or off. 5. Available for iPad, iPhone and iPod.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phonogram Sounds at Free against Multiplication Baseball's $1.99. Phonogram Sounds also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Multiplication Baseball's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 15.0). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Phonogram Sounds is free to download; Multiplication Baseball costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, Multiplication Baseball every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phonogram Sounds versus Multiplication Baseball: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonogram SoundsMultiplication Baseball
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.0 (84 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.013.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll About Learning Press, Inc.Ventura Educational Systems

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
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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

Multiplication Baseball

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Phonogram Sounds

No in-app purchases

None

Multiplication Baseball

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonogram Sounds free?
Phonogram Sounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Multiplication Baseball free?
Multiplication Baseball costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phonogram Sounds or Multiplication Baseball have ads?
Neither Phonogram Sounds nor Multiplication Baseball shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonogram Sounds or Multiplication Baseball?
Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, and Multiplication Baseball every 9 days. Most recently, Phonogram Sounds was updated on November 1, 2026 and Multiplication Baseball on November 7, 2026.

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