Phonics Hero: Learn to Read

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2.7
176 reviews
10K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this game

Phonics Hero is the phonics app kids love – with 850+ fun phonics games that teach reading and spelling step by step. Used in 12,000+ schools and trusted by 40,000 families worldwide, our systematic phonics program follows the Science of Reading to make learning effective and fun.

WHY PHONICS HERO WORKS
āœ… PHONICS GAMES KIDS LOVE: Join superhero Zak on a mission to rescue his friends from Dr Lazybones. Kids practise phonics skills through engaging adventures – feed tigers, catch monsters, dress up pooches, make mud pies, and more!
āœ… STEP-BY-STEP READING PATH: Games guide children from letter sounds to blending (reading), segmenting (spelling), tackling tricky words, and finally using their phonics skills to read full sentences.
āœ… SYSTEMATIC SYNTHETIC PHONICS: Built on research from the UK, Australia, and the US, Phonics Hero teaches every key phonics skill in the right order, making reading progress fast and stress-free.

WHAT’S INCLUDED
• Personalised Placement Test – Matches games to your child’s phonics level.
• 850+ Unique Games – A huge bank of phonics practice for every stage.
• 3 Years of Phonics Content – From abc basics to confident reading.
• Choose an Accent – English, Australian or American.
• Progress Reports – Track your child’s phonics and reading growth.

WHO LOVES PHONICS HERO
šŸ›”ļø Governments – Recognised for fun design and data safety by the UK and NSW (Aust.) Departments of Education.
šŸ‘Øā€šŸ‘©ā€šŸ‘§ Parents – 97.5% report improved reading skills; 88% see better spelling.
šŸ‘©ā€šŸ« Teachers – Used in 12,000+ schools worldwide.

START YOUR FREE TRIAL
Unlock your child’s reading potential with Phonics Hero. Get unlimited access to all phonics games with a free 7-day trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in the Play Store.

šŸ“§ Questions? We’re here to help: [email protected]
Updated on
Apr 12, 2026

Data safety

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Ratings and reviews

3.0
47 reviews
Jaime Brands
March 27, 2026
My child loves it so much that they think it is part of their screen time (ie pleasure time), Their reading this year has improved a great deal, due to using this app. The emailed information for parents has enabled me to be engaged with their experience, without taking it too far and putting him off by "being a teacher". Just helps parents with awareness of levels, points of difficulty, and helping him see the rewards store and vault to put his rewards in.
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Phonics Hero Limited
March 27, 2026
What an amazing review Jaime - thank you so much! We're so pleased to hear your son loves the games so much, and of course that his reading has improved too. Great work :-)
Sharon S
August 19, 2023
Subscriptn program. Past review: Seems to be a complete games based reading program. synthetic phonics. Games: simple, not too long, fun & varied. Rewards. Different methods of teachg. DONT LIKE: 1) in Australia, 'a' before 'n/m' says 'air' NOT 'a'. I had to teach this rule before i wanted to so that we could go on with program. 2) child was progressing well in the basic sounds/words when suddenly given words like: 'was/the' before being taught 'th' or 'a after w says o' rule. Cant go on.
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Phonics Hero Limited
August 18, 2023
I'm pleased to hear you like the games! Regarding the issues: 1. the first 'a' should be the /a/ sound, not /air/. Maybe you have the wrong accent on your account. Please email us to check: [email protected] 2. These are high frequency words that need to be learnt in order to progress to reading sentences: https://phonicshero.com/camera-words/
Chloe S
March 12, 2025
It's one of the best educational games out there!! My son uses this app for after school, and his sight reading has improved massively! It also teaches spelling and comprehension whilst in a fun format that I find myself enjoying too. There's a reporting section that is incredibly useful. It shows if they have mastered the skill for that level or if they need more work without the children seeing the scores themselves. Most importantly, it's one that my son wants to keep playing!
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Phonics Hero Limited
March 12, 2025
Hi Chloe, thank you for such a wonderful review; we are so pleased to hear about the impact Phonics Hero is having on your son's reading skills.

What’s new

We’ve added a fourth phonics sequence to Phonics Hero: Aus. Sounds. Designed for Australian classrooms.