Free Phonics Games, Apps, and Websites
Starfall ABCs
ABCs and phonics integrate with fun images, animations, and activities
Bottom Line: Great -- and free -- way to give students clear, engaging examples of the ABCs in action.
HOMER: Fun Learning for Kids
Early learners explore fun activities to gain literacy skills and more
Bottom Line: Top-notch phonics program effectively coaches students, but lacks some standard features useful for the classroom.
Teach Your Monster to Read
Phonics adventure oozes charm, has limited learning potential
Bottom Line: Great style and character that'll get young children exploring letter sounds and sentences, but games could grow old quickly.
Lalilo
K–2 literacy program offers comprehensive, adaptive activities
Bottom Line: An easy-to-recommend tool thanks to its broad coverage of key skills and nice balance of student-driven and teacher-differentiated learning.
Paid Phonics Games, Apps, and Websites
Endless Wordplay: School Edition
Rhymes, phonetic approach, silly animations help kids construct words
Bottom Line: Good, holistic approach to the nitty gritty of constructing words.
Wonster Words (Pro Edition) - spelling with ABC phonics by Puzzling
Word construction and silly animations stress phonics and vocab
Bottom Line: Silly graphics and some odd defining sentences sometimes distract from a respectable teaching approach.
Hooked on Phonics
Well-known curriculum adapts well to fun, easy-to-use app
Bottom Line: Thorough phonics program offers a nice mixture of learning, practicing, and reading.
Montessorium: Intro to Words
Well-crafted app helps emerging readers and writers build words
Bottom Line: This app will work best for students who already know their letters and can then work on word building, word play, and letter-sound recognition.
Montessori Early Reading - Phonics & Rhyme games
Fun with simple words, language sounds best for emerging readers
Bottom Line: This app may be best for quick learners who need little help to push them over the reading horizon.
Montessori Letter Sounds - Phonics in English, Spanish, French & Italian
Thoughtfully designed, self-paced games bring letters, sounds to life
Bottom Line: A warm, wonderful tool for teaching pre-readers and young language learners solid literacy skills.
Touch and Write Phonics
Dig into unique writing textures for letter tracing and phonics fun
Bottom Line: Provides a creative way to make phonics practice and letter tracing more fun.
Endless Alphabet
Adorable animated monsters teach sophisticated vocabulary
Bottom Line: Animated words and definitions grab kids' attention and introduce challenging and unique vocabulary.
PocketPhonics Stories
Comprehensive, serious phonics program has great supports, some fun
Bottom Line: Though it’s effective, this straightforward phonics review and practice tool could offer more fun.
Poio by Kahoot! Learn to Read
Kid-centered early reading game leans into discovery and delight
Bottom Line: This is a smart spin on phonics with a deep commitment to a kid-driven, fun-first experience.
Montessori Crosswords
Gently ease kids into phonics with superb Montessori-inspired puzzles
Bottom Line: The surprisingly great combo of Montessori principles and technology helps kids learn phonics without overstimulation.
Lexia Core5 Reading
Blended reading program offers individualized growth
Bottom Line: This is a research-backed blended reading platform that builds literacy skills and helps teachers plan and deliver targeted instruction in the classroom.
Starfall Learn to Read
Delight early readers with lively if only supplemental phonics lessons
Bottom Line: This app's plentiful phonics activities should keep emergent readers engaged, but teachers will need to figure out assessment.
Phonics Genius
Quality flashcard-style phonics app missing some basics
Bottom Line: Phonics Genius is a great resource for building phonemic awareness and a library of sight words.