Phonics Puzzles vs Read with Phonics Games
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phonics Puzzles
This educational app helps children master the 42 phonetic sounds of English through interactive puzzles. It offers customizable gameplay with options for specific phonics groups or randomized challenges, supporting British, American, and Australian English pronunciations.
- Jolly Phonics system integration
- British, American, Australian English options
- Over 160 phonics puzzles
- Play by group or randomized
- Lowercase and uppercase character choice
- Vibrant graphics and child-friendly interface
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Explore the world of Jolly Phonics with Phonics Puzzles, available in native British, American, and Australian English. This engaging educational tool focuses on mastering the 42 distinct phonetic sounds of the English language rather than the conventional alphabet. Phonics Puzzles is thoughtfully designed to familiarize children with the intricacies of English phonetics. Through the combination of puzzles and phonics, the game contributes to the enhancement of cognitive skills in a delightful and playful manner. Featuring a vibrant array of puzzles, the game offers options for solving puzzles within specific phonics groups or engaging in a fully randomized game. Key Features: • Based on the Jolly Phonics system, as published by Jolly Learning Ltd. • Options for British, Australian, or American English with accurate native pronunciations. • Over 160 phonics puzzles covering all 42 jolly phonics sounds. • Play a mixed phonics game or play by group. • Choose between lowercase and uppercase characters. • Vibrant graphics and a user-friendly interface tailored for children. • Toggle puzzle piece snapping on or off for customized gameplay. • Optimized for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices running iOS 12.0 or higher.
Read with Phonics Games
This interactive app helps children learn phonics sounds through engaging games. It focuses on letter sound recognition and word blending, serving as a foundation for reading. With over 1,200 words and 100+ games, it offers a fun and effective way to build early literacy skills.
- Learn phonics sounds
- Letter sound recognition
- Word sounding and blending
- Over 1,200 words and pictures
- Over 100+ games
- Positive scoring system
- No ads
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Read with Phonics is a colourful and interactive way for your child to learn their phonics sounds! It improves letter sounds recognition and is a great stepping stone to help your little ones on their reading journey! Features: - NO ADS! - One off payment, no subscription! - The only educational kids app with positive scoring! - Over 1,200+ words and pictures - Colourful graphics and great animations - Sounding and blending of each word - Play anytime, anywhere! - Over 100+ games - Clear instructions - Made by teachers! - Albee the alien will guide your little ones on their journey As your child systematically works through the Read with Phonics program, unlocking new sounds as they go, they quickly learn how to break down and read even the most complicated looking words, all by themselves! Start learning to Read with Phonics today. 'I was amazed at how quickly my 4 year old son started to improve with his reading using the Read with Phonics app.' - Dan J 'I would be lost without Read with Phonics and have no idea how schools cope without it.' - Mrs Gent 'It is simple, so many apps these days are bold and noisy. Whilst that is sometimes great I find the girls get very distracted from any task they need to complete. Plus after a while I get fed up of hearing the same piece of music for the 4,657,590 time. With no music and no unnecessary graphics Ellie focused on this for a long time! Thank you Read with Phonics!'- Kirsty W Play phonics games, answer questions, score points and improve your level! Read with Phonics simplifies how children learn to read by breaking the English language down into it's 44 phonics sounds. No need to memorise 1,000's of words individually, learn your phonics sounds instead! Learn to read 1,200+ words with Read with Phonics. NOTE TO PARENTS: As parents you can do a lot to help your child learn to read. Our app is designed to be played independently but there is nothing like having parental guidance and support by their side while they play. We also cannot endorse strongly enough the importance of reading real books with your children! We are a team of just two here at Read with Phonics so please help us spread the word about Read with Phonics, we rely on the support of parents so please share this app with friends, family, daycares, non profit orgaizations, or simply post about it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. If you have any feedback on how we can improve our app for you and your child please email us at: support@readwithphonics.com Or please leave a review on the app store! Get in contact with us at: www.facebook.com/readwithphonics www.twitter.com/ReadWPhonics www.readwithphonics.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phonics Puzzles at 5.0 against Read with Phonics Games's 4.2. Phonics Puzzles also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 68%) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Read with Phonics Games's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. Phonics Puzzles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Read with Phonics Games sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Phonics Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Phonics Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 68% of Read with Phonics Games's.
Phonics Puzzles ships an update every 4 months, Read with Phonics Games every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phonics Puzzles | Read with Phonics Games |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 67.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 272 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bram Van Damme | Way We Learn |
Customer experience
Phonics Puzzles
Read with Phonics Games
Bugs and requests
Phonics Puzzles
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Read with Phonics Games
Reported bugs
13 issues- Failed to download error message
- Dragging letters causes context change to other background apps
- Letter disappears when dragging
- App doesn’t display properly on iPad screen
- Cannot click on a letter at the bottom of the screen
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- App won't load (after updates or for older devices)
- Game freezes when a level has been reached
- Sound problems (cannot get sound to work)
- Game freezes at end of each level, cannot progress
- Cannot get into settings area
- Cannot go past letter p, 'hold down for 3 seconds' doesn't work
- Last two phonics sound's boxes can not be seen in 2nd stage
- App blocked after purchase
Requested features
12 requests- Parent control for specific sounds
- Fix obnoxious alien sound
- Improve clarity of some sounds
- Adjust pronunciation of 'a'
- More varied activities
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- More control over sound effects
- Improve user-friendliness of interface
- Option to move drag and drop items away from edge
- Font similar to comic sans
- Unlock sounds individually
- Fix bug where last two sounds in stage 2 are not visible
- Option to buy full version on website
In-app purchases
Phonics Puzzles
- Remove Ads$1.99
Read with Phonics Games
- Stage 1$3.99
- Stage 2$3.99
- Stage 3$3.99
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- Stage 4$4.99
- All stages$9.99
Questions
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