Phonogram Sounds vs Scout SIS
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!
Scout SIS
This mobile application serves as a companion for a student information system, allowing users to monitor student engagement, attendance, and grades. It provides a convenient way to keep track of academic progress and participation.
- Track student engagement
- Monitor attendance
- View student grades
- Companion app functionality
- Academic progress tracking
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The Scout iOS mobile app is the mobile companion for Scout SIS. Track student engagement, attendance, grades, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phonogram Sounds at 70% against Scout SIS's 9%. Phonogram Sounds also leads on rating (4.0 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (84 vs 25). Scout SIS's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). 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.
Phonogram Sounds holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Phonogram Sounds's written reviews are positive against 9% of Scout SIS's.
Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, Scout SIS weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phonogram Sounds | Scout SIS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (84 ratings) — better | 1.6 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | All About Learning Press, Inc. | Noah Fichter |
Customer experience
Phonogram Sounds
Scout SIS
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
Scout SIS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phonogram Sounds
No in-app purchases
Scout SIS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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