Best Early Reader Preschool Apps &amp; Games

Varied lessons with different fonts, colors, pictures, voices, and videosDownloadable content for on-the-go learningLarge early learning online community for parents

This multimedia learning app helps parents teach babies and toddlers to read. It offers engaging, varied lessons and downloadable content to expand vocabulary and improve communication skills. Join a global community of parents for support and shared learning experiences.

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Learn phonics & reading skills

Read with Ello

AI reading coachPersonalized 1:1 instructionLibrary of 700+ decodable books

This app uses advanced AI to act as a personalized reading coach for children. It listens, provides feedback, and guides young learners through a library of decodable books to build reading confidence and skills.

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Hooked on Phonics Learning

Reading, Math & Spelling Games

Reading, Math & Spelling Games1000+ Educational Activities100+ Ebook Library

This app transforms screen time into educational fun for children aged 3-8. It offers interactive games and activities across reading, math, and spelling, tailored to individual learning needs. Parents receive real-time progress insights and can track their child's development through a comprehensive ebook library and reward system.

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The #1 app for learning shapes

Shapes Toddler Preschool

Alphabet tracing (block & cursive)Uppercase and lowercase lettersNumbers 1-10

This app helps toddlers and preschoolers learn letters, numbers, and shapes through interactive tracing and spelling games. It offers progress tracking and engaging animations to make learning fun and effective for young children.

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Kids Learning to Read - Little Reader CVC Words

by Innovative Investments Limited

$0.99

This interactive game helps young children learn to read by recognizing and sounding out words. It offers extensive customization options, including adding your own voice and word lists, to create a personalized learning experience for ages 0-6.

Fully customizable word lists and audioRecord your own voice for narrationAdjustable "tile magnet" feature

Canticos Bilingual Preschool

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paid

Fun Early Learning Games

Bilingual learning gamesEducational videos and songsInteractive books

This app offers fun early learning games and videos for preschoolers to master English and Spanish. It uses songs and stories to build language, math, and social-emotional skills in a bilingual, play-based environment.

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Animal, Reading & Number Games

Preschool Learning Time

Animal, Reading & Number GamesInteractive learning activitiesOver 100 voice recordings

Engage young children with a variety of interactive games and activities designed to teach letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. This app offers over 100 voice recordings and customizable game options to suit individual learning needs.

🎮 Games

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Phonics Island • Letter Sounds

Early reading apps for kids

$2.99

This app helps young children develop early literacy skills through interactive phonics activities. Kids learn to recognize letter sounds, trace letters, and identify beginning sounds with engaging games and a friendly monkey guide.

Recognize letter soundsTrace uppercase and lowercase lettersMatch letters

Learn to Read - Duolingo ABC

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paid

Interactive Stories for Kids

Interactive storiesOver 700 hands-on lessonsPhonics and sight word learning

This app provides interactive stories and over 700 hands-on lessons designed to help children from preschool to second grade learn to read. It focuses on phonics, sight words, and vocabulary through engaging, multi-sensory activities and mini-games, all in a kid-safe, ad-free environment.

Monkey Junior-English For Kids

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free

+4000 Phonics, Reading Lessons

4000+ interactive lessons and gamesCovers listening, speaking, reading, and writingPhonics and whole-word recognition methods

This app helps children aged 0-11 build a strong foundation in English through over 4000 interactive lessons and games. It focuses on listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with content designed by education experts and backed by proven learning methods. Parents can monitor progress and create multiple child profiles.

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by Software Eats the world Ltd

ABCs and Me

6 fun flashcard setsEnglish and Chinese language supportFavorites mode for focused learning

This app uses interactive flashcards to teach young children essential pre-reading and pre-math skills in English and Chinese. It covers letters, numbers, colors, shapes, transportation, and food with vivid images and audio.

Reading Eggs - Learn to Read

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free

Reading & Math for Ages 2–13

Interactive reading gamesGuided reading lessonsOver 4,000 e-books

This program helps children aged 2-13 develop reading and math skills through interactive games, lessons, and e-books. It offers a comprehensive curriculum based on scientific research, designed by educators to foster phonics, comprehension, and numeracy.

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Monkey Stories:Books & Reading

English learning app for kids

Develops listening, speaking, reading, and writing skillsOver 430 audiobooks and 1100+ interactive storiesStandard American English pronunciation

This app helps children aged 2-10 become fluent in English by developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. It offers a vast library of audiobooks and interactive stories with native speaker audio and phonetic learning methods.

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Vooks: Read-Aloud Kids' Books

Educational, ad-free, animated

Animated read-aloud booksAd-free educational contentAudio-only story library

This app brings children's books to life with gentle narration and animation, fostering a love for reading and imagination. It also includes an audio-only library for screen-free listening and a creative tool for kids to make their own stories.

📚 Books

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Sight Words & Phonics Reading

ABC Learning Games for Kids

Phonics instructionSight word recognitionLetter name and sound learning

This app offers a comprehensive reading program for children aged 2-8, covering phonics, sight words, and letter recognition through engaging games and missions. It guides young learners from letter sounds to reading simple words and sentences.

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Read Sentences with CVC words

SENTENCE READING MAGIC

Sentence reading practiceHigh-frequency word gamesPhonemic awareness activities

This app helps children develop reading fluency and comprehension by focusing on reading sentences. It uses evidence-based methods and engaging games to build skills in phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.

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Preschool & Kindergarten (SE)

30 fun and educational games!

$9.99

This app offers 30 interactive educational games designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners. It covers essential learning areas like letters, numbers, shapes, and spelling, using colorful graphics and voice narration to engage young learners. Children earn stickers as they progress, making learning a rewarding experience.

30 interactive educational gamesCovers letters, spelling, math, and moreRewards learning with stickers

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