Phonogram Sounds vs Bloomlets
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!
Bloomlets
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Bloomlets is a gentle learning app for little ones aged 3 to 7. Tiny steps. Big blooms. Every activity is spoken aloud, so children can play even before they can read. LETTER LAND • Meet all 26 letters with friendly picture cards • Hear clear letter sounds, then find the letter that makes them • Learn the short vowel sounds and 21 consonant sounds, step by step NUMBER NOOK • Count from 1 to 10 with colourful objects • Find the number that comes before and after • Short lessons that build confidence COLOURS & SHAPES • Discover 9 colours and 6 shapes • Listen, then find the right one STORY NOOK • 5 classic tales: Goldilocks, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Lion and the Mouse, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Ugly Duckling • Your child chooses what happens next • "Read to me" narration, or read together • "Talk About It" questions for parents to explore feelings and choices CALM • Belly breathing with a gentle guided voice • A spoken stretch routine to get the wiggles out • Sleep sounds (rain, ocean and a music-box lullaby) with a sleep timer MADE FOR FAMILIES • No ads and no in-app purchases • No accounts, no tracking, no data collected • Works fully offline • Stars and gentle praise celebrate every try
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Phonogram Sounds at 3 against Bloomlets's 1. Phonogram Sounds also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Phonogram Sounds | Bloomlets |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (84 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | All About Learning Press, Inc. | Reema Varghese |
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
Bloomlets
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Phonogram Sounds
No in-app purchases
Bloomlets
No in-app purchases
Questions
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