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Which reading apps are best for my child? 

December 9, 2025
Which reading apps are best for my child? 

Top 10 best performing apps, according to the research 

Parents often ask us what apps we recommend for supporting their child with foundation reading skills. It's a difficult choice, given that there are over 9000 apps available that claim to do this!

Expert reviewers found: 

Thanks to a recent study conducted by Flinders University, we now have a list of their Top 10 performing apps, according to the research. Expert reviewers found that almost 1 in 5 apps were of poor quality for their potential to support development of foundational reading skills.

The 10 best-performing apps:

  • Hairy Letters
  • Initial Code
  • Chimp Fu Syllables
  • PocketPhonics Stories
  • PLD 2P Read 1d
  • Phonological Awareness Lab
  • Partners in Rhyme for Schools
  • Phoneme Farm: Kids Reading App
  • Letter Sounds 2: Digraphs, Trigraphs and Endings
  • Letter Sounds 1: Phonics Graphemes for Beginners

For more information on the Flinders University website