Comparison

Phonogram Sounds vs HomeschoolGo

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

HomeschoolGo

This app helps parents, teachers, and administrators manage their homeschool co-op. It provides features for scheduling, communication, payments, attendance tracking, and event management, all accessible from a mobile device.

Highlights
  • View daily schedule and classes
  • Secure payment processing
  • Volunteer shift tracking
  • Event RSVP and calendar integration
  • Direct messaging
  • Attendance tracking
  • Assignment and grade posting
Features
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HomeschoolGo is the mobile companion to your co-op's HomeschoolGo account — built for the parents, teachers, and admins who keep a homeschool co-op running day to day. Your co-op already uses HomeschoolGo on the web to manage classes, billing, and communication. This app puts the parts you need most in your pocket. FOR FAMILIES • See today's schedule and this week's classes at a glance • Check your account balance and pay tuition or fees securely through Stripe • Sign up for volunteer shifts and track your credit balance • RSVP to events and add them straight to your iPhone calendar • Get push notifications for announcements, payment reminders, and shift reminders • Message your co-op's admins and other families directly • Browse the photo gallery and upload photos from your camera roll • Post in the community forum and browse classifieds • Look up a family's contact info in the directory FOR TEACHERS • Take attendance from a live class roster — no clipboard, no WiFi required • View your class roster with family contact info for quick calls or emails • Post assignments and enter grades FOR ADMINS • Check your co-op's dashboard, family directory, and announcements from anywhere NATIVE TO IOS • Face ID for fast, secure sign-in • Native iOS Calendar integration for events • Camera-to-upload for photos and profile pictures • Offline access to your schedule, payments, and roster An active HomeschoolGo account for your co-op is required to sign in. Co-op tuition and fees are collected securely via Stripe; your co-op's own subscription to HomeschoolGo is managed separately on the web.

Screenshots

Phonogram Sounds3 screens
HomeschoolGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HomeschoolGo at 5.0 against Phonogram Sounds's 4.0. HomeschoolGo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). Phonogram Sounds's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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

HomeschoolGo 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, HomeschoolGo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phonogram Sounds versus HomeschoolGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonogram SoundsHomeschoolGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (84 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings84 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll About Learning Press, Inc.Pleiades Labs LLC

Customer experience

Phonogram Sounds

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

HomeschoolGo

All ratings1 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
Show 2 more
  • 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

HomeschoolGo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Phonogram Sounds

No in-app purchases

None

HomeschoolGo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonogram Sounds free?
Phonogram Sounds is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HomeschoolGo free?
HomeschoolGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Phonogram Sounds or HomeschoolGo?
HomeschoolGo is rated higher. Phonogram Sounds averages 4.0 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while HomeschoolGo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Phonogram Sounds or HomeschoolGo have ads?
Neither Phonogram Sounds nor HomeschoolGo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonogram Sounds or HomeschoolGo?
Phonogram Sounds ships an update every 6 months, and HomeschoolGo every 2 days. Most recently, Phonogram Sounds was updated on October 20, 2026 and HomeschoolGo on October 15, 2026.

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