Phonics Play & Learn
Phillip Makusha Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Phonics Play & Learn is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Phillip Makusha. Rated 5.0/5 from 1 ratings. Requires iOS 15.5.
- Rating
- 5.0
- 1 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 112 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 17
- 2026 · v2.0.4
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About Phonics Play & Learn
Phonics Play & Read makes learning to read fun and easy for young children. Designed for ages 3-8, the app teaches phonics through interactive lessons, hands-on games, and delightful stories, all in a safe, ad-free environment. PRIVACY No adverts. No analytics. No accounts, no sign-up, no data collection of any kind. Nothing your child does leaves the iPad. There is no third-party software in this app at all. It starts with the sound each letter makes and helps your child read get on the path to whole stories on their own. In between there is a path: one clear next thing to do, every time they open the app, so nobody has to decide what to practise. A GUIDED PATH 16 stages, from the alphabet to the first 100 words. Each stage mixes lessons, games and a story, and finishes with a short checkpoint so you can see the learning has stuck. Nothing is timed and nothing is ever lost a checkpoint that does not go well can be tried again straight away. WHAT IS INSIDE - 173 lessons: every letter sound, short vowel words, digraphs, blends, long vowels, and the 100 words that make up half of everything your child will read - 60 stories in six levels, every one read aloud in a warm human voice - 12 games, including tracing letters in the night sky, catching falling sounds in a bucket, and building words from bubbles - Comprehension questions after every story, because reading the words is only half of reading BUILT FOR SMALL CHILDREN FOR THE GROWN-UPS A parent area behind a simple gate shows which sounds your child is finding tricky, not just how many stars they have. You can open the whole path if your child already knows their letters, set the difficulty, switch on a dyslexia-friendly typeface, and save a copy of everything they have earned so a new iPad never loses it. WHAT IS FREE The whole first stage all 26 letters and their sounds is free, along with the first three stories and every game. A subscription opens the rest of the path, all 60 stories and unlimited play. Monthly and annual subscriptions are available. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms: https://phillipmakusha-ops.github.io/phonicsplay-legal/terms.html Privacy: https://phillipmakusha-ops.github.io/phonicsplay-legal/privacy.html
What’s new
Version 2.0.4 · Updated September 17, 2026
Capital letters Letter Tracing now has both. Tap a or A to switch. Useful for a child learning to write their name. Bigger letters and words Text across every game is larger and easier to read. Keep practising after the path Finished all sixteen stages? Practice rounds carry on, drawing on the letters and sounds your child already knows and the last stage now ends with a proper celebration.
App privacy
The developer, Phillip Makusha, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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| Phonics Play & Learn | 5.0 / 5 (1 rating) | Free | September 17, 2026 | |
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