16 Of The Best Phonics Apps For iPad

Best Reading Apps For Kids On iPad (By Age) How this list works. Apps are grouped in two-year age bands. Each entry notes what it teaches and the core use-case. Links go to the iOS App Store. Privacy footnotes flag notable items like no ads, kidSAFE, or data-collection notes. Ages 2–3 HOMER: Learn & Grow….

Best Reading Apps For Kids On iPad (By Age)

How this list works. Apps are grouped in two-year age bands. Each entry notes what it teaches and the core use-case. Links go to the iOS App Store. Privacy footnotes flag notable items like no ads, kidSAFE, or data-collection notes.

Ages 2–3

  1. HOMER: Learn & Grow. Early phonemic awareness, letters, and simple stories. Adapts activities to the child’s progress.1
  2. Starfall. Letter sounds and basic phonics with simple decodables and songs. Good for short, directed sessions.2

Ages 4–5

  1. Teach Your Monster to Read. Systematic phonics through short game levels. Useful for sound-blending and CVC words.3
  2. Endless Alphabet. Letter-sound mapping with animated word puzzles. Strong vocabulary exposure for early readers.4

Ages 6–7

  1. ABC Kids: Tracing & Phonics. Letter tracing, letter-sound matching, and teacher mode for quick checks.5
  2. Reading Eggs. Structured lessons with decodables, phonics, and leveled readers. Includes progress tracking.6

Ages 8–9

  1. Endless Reader. Sight-word and sentence building practice to support fluency with short texts.7
  2. Hairy Phonics 1. Consonant digraphs and blending practice. Works well alongside school phonics programs.8

Ages 10–11

  1. Ultimate Phonics. Explicit lessons for older strugglers. Good for targeted decoding and multisyllable practice.9
  2. Newsela Student. Leveled nonfiction with quizzes to build vocabulary and comprehension.10

All-ages supplements

  1. Wonster Words. Word-family and phonics puzzles with short animations. Helpful for extra practice.11
  2. Readability. Oral-reading practice with AI feedback and comprehension checks. Useful for fluency homework.12

Privacy notes

  1. HOMER. kidSAFE-certified. See developer privacy and downloads page for certification details.[S1]
  2. Starfall. Nonprofit. States no ads for children and compliance with COPPA. Privacy policy available.[S2]
  3. Teach Your Monster to Read. App version states no in-app purchases and no data from children’s app use. Site service collects limited data for accounts. See policy.[S3]
  4. Endless Alphabet. See App Store listing for privacy disclosures from Originator Inc.[S4]
  5. ABC Kids. Developer states ad-free educational apps. App Store listing indicates “Data Not Collected.”[S5]
  6. Reading Eggs. Requires account sign-in. See Terms and Privacy pages for data practices.[S6]
  7. Endless Reader. See App Store privacy disclosures for data types and handling.[S7]
  8. Hairy Phonics 1. Nessy states no in-app purchases in app policy pages; series privacy information available on site.[S8]
  9. Ultimate Phonics. Developer privacy page available; App Store shows “No Details Provided” until next update. Review before classroom deployment.[S9]
  10. Newsela Student. iOS app for students with offline mode; see Newsela mobile guidance and app privacy in store.[S10]
  11. Wonster Words. Developer states ad-free and kidSAFE on site; Common Sense privacy evaluation flags concerns. Review settings and account use.[S11]
  12. Readability. K-6 oral-reading with voice capture. Review privacy policy and App Store disclosures for microphone use.[S12]

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S1. HOMER downloads and kidSAFE: developer downloads page.

S2. Starfall app listing and privacy policy indicate no ads for children and COPPA compliance.

S3. Teach Your Monster to Read iPad apps privacy page; general privacy policy.

S4. Endless Alphabet App Store listing.

S5. ABC Kids App Store listing and RV AppStudios site state ad-free educational apps.

S6. Reading Eggs App Store listing and Terms/Privacy pages.

S7. Endless Reader App Store listing.

S8. Hairy Phonics App Store listing and Nessy apps page.

S9. Ultimate Phonics App Store privacy note and Spencer Learning privacy page.

S10. Newsela Student App Store listing and mobile toolkit.

S11. Wonster Words App Store listing, developer privacy page, and Common Sense privacy evaluation.

S12. Readability App Store listing and developer FAQ.