Phonogram Sounds vs Katie's Dance Studio
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!
Katie's Dance Studio
Manage your dance studio account, register for classes, parties, and events. Receive important updates on class changes, closings, and announcements. Access all studio offerings conveniently from your smartphone.
- Account management
- Class registration
- Event sign-ups
- Important notifications
- On-the-go access
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WELCOME TO Katie's Dance Studio The KDS app allows you to manage your account with ease, register for classes, parties, and special events. You'll also receive important notifications about class changes, closings, registration openings, special announcements, and upcoming events. The KDS app is an easy-to-use, on-the-go way to access everything KDS has to offer right from your smartphone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Katie's Dance Studio at 5.0 against Phonogram Sounds's 4.0. Phonogram Sounds's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 30 months) and 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Katie's Dance Studio 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.
Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, Katie's Dance Studio every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phonogram Sounds | Katie's Dance Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (84 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | All About Learning Press, Inc. | Katie's Dance Studio |
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
Katie's Dance Studio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phonogram Sounds
No in-app purchases
Katie's Dance Studio
No in-app purchases
Questions
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