Comparison

Phonogram Sounds vs JAM Legio

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

JAM Legio

Embark on a historical adventure learning classical Latin. This app guides you from Rome to Gaul, teaching vocabulary, verb endings, and sentence structure through interactive challenges and a journey-based curriculum. Designed for homeschool and classical education students, it offers a fun and engaging way to master first-year Latin.

Highlights
  • Roman legion journey from Rome to Gaul
  • Henle and Vulgate vocabulary integration
  • Interactive learning activities (matching, challenges)
  • Progress tracking and global leaderboard
  • Focus on noun declensions, verb endings, and sentences
  • Ad-free and no in-app purchases
Features
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Jam with Latin turns first-year classical Latin into an adventure. Your student joins a Roman legion and marches from Rome toward Gaul, learning real vocabulary, verb endings, and short sentences at every stop. Built for homeschool and classical-education students — approachable for younger learners, faithful to the grammar teachers actually teach. THE JOURNEY Follow thirteen stops on the march north, from Rōma through Italy to Gallia. Each city teaches one piece of the classical curriculum: • 1st through 5th declension nouns — one focus per city • Present-tense verbs and the personal endings • Adjectives, joiners (prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs), and short Latin sentences • Camp stops to train and practice verb endings HOW YOU LEARN • Vocabulary cards — match Latin to English • Case challenges — pick the correct form of a noun • Verb-ending matching — connect each ending to its person and number • Sentence reading — put grammar together into short Latin sentences • Training Camp — practice words and endings any time BUILT FOR CLASSICAL STUDENTS • Follows the classical order: declensions → verbs → sentences • Fits Henle, Classical Conversations, and similar first-year Latin • Combines Henle vocabulary with Vulgate vocabulary • Correct macrons and forms throughout • Earn XP, climb the ranks, and see a friendly global leaderboard SAFE AND SIMPLE • Sign in with a username and 6-digit PIN — no email required • No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking for ads • Delete your account and progress any time from the app • Progress saves to your account across devices MADE BY HAND NO AI was used for images or content — 100% made by hand by the Jam with Latin team: Anastasia as artist, Thomas as app designer, and Abigail and Alexis as curriculum builders. Made with the team behind jamwithlatin.com for joyful, classical Latin learning. Salvē — your march begins in Rōma.

Screenshots

Phonogram Sounds3 screens
JAM Legio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Phonogram Sounds at Free against JAM Legio's $19.99. Phonogram Sounds also leads on ratings volume (84 vs 4). JAM Legio's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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; JAM Legio costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JAM Legio holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phonogram Sounds has 84 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Phonogram Sounds's written reviews are positive against 100% of JAM Legio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, JAM Legio weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Phonogram Sounds versus JAM Legio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonogram SoundsJAM Legio
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating4.0 (84 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings84 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#93 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll About Learning Press, Inc.Jam with Latin

Customer experience

Phonogram Sounds

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

JAM Legio

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
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
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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

JAM Legio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Phonogram Sounds

No in-app purchases

None

JAM Legio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonogram Sounds free?
Phonogram Sounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is JAM Legio free?
JAM Legio costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phonogram Sounds or JAM Legio?
JAM Legio is rated higher. Phonogram Sounds averages 4.0 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while JAM Legio averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Phonogram Sounds or JAM Legio have ads?
Neither Phonogram Sounds nor JAM Legio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonogram Sounds or JAM Legio?
Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, and JAM Legio weekly. Most recently, Phonogram Sounds was updated on November 1, 2026 and JAM Legio on November 2, 2026.

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