Hooked on Phonics Learn & Read Reviews
5/5 rating based on 169 reviews. Read all reviews for Hooked on Phonics Learn & Read for iPhone.
Hooked on Phonics Learn & Read is free iOS app published by SANDVIKS HOP, INC.
Can’t create profiles
pamcakesnc
Keep getting error 401 when trying to create and delete profiles. App is useless without control over the profiles. Ugh
Second Generation Win
childofalliance
My Dad used Hooked on Phonics when I struggled with reading growing up so when my own children started having problems I found an old cassette tape and book set and tried it out. They enjoyed it, but one of our kids has a hard time with Times New Roman font so I reached out the company to ask about the new app and book set. The customer service rep was not sure about which typeface the new system used but offered us a trial run for $1 of app and books. The new system has larger more adaptive font with more spacing between the lines as well. We love that the books are used in different ways on the app so we can reinforce what our kids are doing independently. Now both have the ability to read and we are continuing to work on fluency and confidence. Thank you Hooked on Phonics for helping a second generation of readers in my family.
Slow and freeze every 3 minutes
lacacsc
Just subscribed this app and was super excited to try. This app keeps getting frozen and I have to force close and reopen! Like every 3 minutes! Seriously?!?!
Learned so much!
Duckee996
Even his teacher notice a night and day difference. My son is age 5. We do the app and work books together. Can’t wait tell they add spelling!
Buggy [UPDATED]
0x294
UPDATE: I think as long as you keep your subscription current, the progress is saved. Personally, I prefer to manually update my subscriptions month to month (sometimes letting them expire for a short time) to ensure I don’t pay for ones I no longer use. In any case, the app works well and has helped my four-year-old develop independent reading very early, and I’m especially happy to see the introduction of a spelling program. I want to love this app as its method really is helping my kid learn to read, but it’s SOOO buggy when it comes to remembering/saving my kid’s progress. He’s had to do the same lesson 5 times and the app refuses to acknowledge he’s completed it.
Buyer Beware!!
Rachael B.
This has nothing to do with the curriculum of hooked on phonics but major issues with payments. I have cancelled subscriptions online , called several times each time saying it is cancelled and I’m still charge every month. I would not get this subscription due to mishandling of their billing.
Lessons in activities great but “a” in end of unit books doesn’t match
MomSaysWhat?!
My daughter just started the “Learn to read” program & was so proud to get to the end of the unit reading words that end in -an. Hooked on phonics spends the unit (and every subsequent unit) using the simple lowercase “a” shape (the one that my phone won’t let me type apparently, but we write as a circle with a line backbone), and then in the end of unit book the program switches to the fancy type lowercase “a” (as typed here). After spending a unit identifying the shape of lowercase a’s go switch to a new shape of a with jo introduction is rough on a new reader. The end of unit books could use more support in general- it’s unclear if the expectation is that she can independently read them or if she’s meant to listen to them as watch the words highlight as a means of reinforcement.
Bring back the old version
hmacnski
I’m a homeschool mom, my first daughter learned to read using your program I have all the sets and for a reward that would get to use the app that went along with the books and was super excited to learn to read. Now that my other daughter is learning to read with the physical books she doesn’t get to use the app because it’s too baby-ish and doesn’t look like the books anymore or easy to use. They loved the part where they earned trophies and extra books to read on it. Wish you would give the option to use the old app or new one for others. Disappointing. I’m going to have to find another reading program to buy now to use for my other daughter.