Hooked on Phonics Learning

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About this app

Help your child learn to read with confidence! Hooked on Phonics is a phonics and reading app for kids in preschool and pre-K through kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Just 15 minutes of daily reading practice helps children build skills step by step.
Built on 40 years of early literacy experience and aligned with the Science of Reading, Hooked on Phonics combines phonics lessons, reading games, interactive activities, and digital storybooks. Kids practice letter sounds, blending, sight words, spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension at their own pace.

LEARN TO READ WITH PHONICS
• Letter sounds and phonemic awareness: Recognize letters, hear sounds, and build early literacy skills.
• Sounding out words: Blend sounds to decode CVC words, new words, and sentences.
• Reading fluency: Improve accuracy and confidence with guided reading practice.
• Reading comprehension: Explore stories, build vocabulary, and strengthen understanding.
• Handwriting and spelling: Practice letter tracing, writing, and spelling skills.

READING GAMES FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH SECOND GRADE
Looking for a learn-to-read app for a 4-year-old, 5-year-old, or beginning reader? Practice ABCs, alphabet sounds, phonics, word recognition, and early reading through bite-sized educational games. Use lessons for kindergarten readiness, homeschool reading practice, after-school enrichment, or extra reading help at home.
Whether your child is learning letters in preschool, preparing for kindergarten, reading in first grade, or practicing second grade reading skills, interactive stories and encouraging rewards make screen time learning time.

HOOKED ON MATH IS INCLUDED
Explore math learning for kids ages 3–9, from pre-K through third grade. Hooked on Math teaches counting, number sense, addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with math games, songs, and stories. Build reading and math skills in one learning experience.

NEW- HOOKED ON PHONICS VOCABULARY
Grow vocabulary with Word of the Day for K–2 readers. Visual, audio, and interactive word activities connect new words to stories in the app. Kids collect icons for mastered words in a digital sticker book and revisit what they learn.

WHY PARENTS CHOOSE HOOKED ON PHONICS
• Three learning experiences: Hooked on Phonics, Hooked on Math, Hooked on Spelling, and bonus Vocabulary activities in one subscription.
• Personalized placement: A quick questionnaire helps children start at an appropriate reading level.
• 1,000+ educational games and activities: Phonics, reading, word recognition, tracing, spelling, and math practice.
• 100+ digital storybooks: Encourage independent reading and comprehension.
• Three child profiles: Individual learning experiences for up to three children.
• Ad-free learning: No advertising during lessons; designed for children and families.
• Progress across devices: Learning progress saves automatically across devices.
• Positive motivation: Avatar rewards, progress maps, and supportive feedback.

LEARNING BEYOND THE SCREEN
Reinforce phonics and reading skills with free printable reading worksheets and letter-tracing pages on our website. Optional physical Practice Packs with workbooks, storybooks, and celebration stickers can be delivered to your door. Physical materials are not included in an app-only subscription.

TRY IT FREE FOR 7 DAYS
Download Hooked on Phonics to start your 7-day free trial and explore phonics, reading games, early math, and spelling activities.
Subscription terms
• After the 7-day free trial, your selected monthly or annual subscription is charged through the app store unless canceled.
• Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
• Manage or cancel your subscription in your app store account settings.
Terms of service: https://hookedonphonics.com/terms-of-service/
1000+ reading & math lessons for kids - fun learning games, videos & books!
Updated on
Nov 11, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Device or other IDs
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, Financial info and 3 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted
  • Committed to follow the Play Families Policy

Ratings and reviews

3.71K reviews
Kim Ray
June 10, 2020
3 stars because he was showing progress before issues started. Originally purchased the app before they changed it. Since it has changed we've had lots of issues of progress not being saved. I also recently have had issues with loading. It seems to get to 33% and sit there for about 5 minutes before either it times out or opens up but runs slow. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling it more than once. I even tried it on my other devices and we are running to into the same issue.
40 people found this review helpful
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Hooked on Phonics
June 10, 2020
Hi Kim! The issue(s) you mention are already noted and being worked on as we speak by our dedicated developer team! It's not you, you're doing everything right. It is our top priority to make sure these issues are fixed. Thank you for your patience! Please email jamie.levinthal@hookedonphonics.com if you need anything immediately.
Rachel Adams
August 29, 2021
The new version is awful. My daughter loved the old version and learned so quickly. She's in first grade and can read beyond second grade level. We were still going through hooked on phonics for practice and reinforcement. She's struggling with a lot of it because it's confusing and boring. It makes no sense. Why would you ruin an amazing and loved program? I think everyone who experienced the old version wants it back. It actually worked and kids wanted to do it. Please listen to us!
128 people found this review helpful
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Hooked on Phonics
August 31, 2021
Hi Rachel, We're sorry to hear that you're disappointed with our App. Please know that we're always trying to improve our program, and will share your feedback with our Product Development Team.
A Google user
March 23, 2019
I'll be honest. I used to think this was one big money scheme and that it was just effort on the kids part. Then I needed some kind of reading platform, I thought we'd be doing all the work. BUT it's fun for him. He loves doing it every day, there's variety, he gets "trophies". It requires very little effort on our parts other than for him to pay attention. IN ONLY 3 MONTHS of using it, he went from only being able to recognize the word "dog" to reading Green Eggs and Ham by himself! WORTH MONEY
42 people found this review helpful
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Hooked on Phonics
March 29, 2019
Carol, this is so wonderful to hear! Thank you for trusting us in your son's reading journey :-) Best of luck as he continues to thrive!

What’s new

Three new games for learning letter sounds have arrived!

Your child will deliver some snail mail, plant flowers in the garden, and fill the washing machine on laundry day, all while building letter-sound recognition skills.

We’ve also squished some bugs and made improvements to make learning easier and even more fun!