Early release Phonics · ages 2–6

Read the letter before the picture grows.

A racing game that rewards calling the sound early, so little ones learn to read the bare letter, and the picture arrives as the prize.

  • Free
  • Works offline
  • No ads
  • No links to tap away

The clever bit

Early in each round there's just a clean letter. The longer you wait, the more the picture forms, and the fewer points you score. So children want to read the bare letter, and decoding clicks.

A full path from first sounds to first sentences

Not just the alphabet. A complete, ordered phonics journey, plus a growing library of picture packs to build vocabulary along the way.

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    Listening ears

    Rhyme, first sounds and syllables, by ear, before any letters.

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    Letter sounds, A to Z

    Every letter's sound, with the shape-matched morphs.

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    Blending

    Push sounds together into words: c-a-t becomes cat.

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    Digraphs & blends

    Two letters, one sound (sh, ch), then clusters (st, tr).

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    Magic-e & long vowels

    The silent e that makes a vowel say its name: cap to cape.

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    Sight words

    The tricky high-frequency words you can't sound out.

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    Reading sentences

    Decodable readers, then a question to check it made sense.

Plus picture packs for animals, food, family, body, clothes, transport, shapes, colours and more, and early numbers & maths. One friendly home for phonics, reading, vocabulary and counting.

Made for little learners

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Sound-first phonics

Rewards the letter's sound (“/s/”), not its name. It's the way reading is actually taught.

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Shape-matched pictures

Each letter grows into a picture that shares its shape and sound: s into a snake, t into a tree, h into a house. The link sticks.

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The picture is the prize

Crisp, friendly pictures grow from the letter. Call it early, win bigger.

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1–5 player races

Colour-coded buzzers, named players and a medal podium. Great for siblings and classrooms.

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"Find it" mode

Hear a letter, then tap the matching picture from three. It quietly ramps up, adding lookalikes and a fourth option as your child gets them right.

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Practice mode

No timer, no score. Just tap through letters at your child's own pace to warm up or wind down.

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Real voices & captions

Natural Australian, American & British voices with closed captions. Pick male or female, and the speed.

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Players & stickers

Each child gets their own profile, stars and sticker book, with progress saved per player.

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Works offline

Add to the home screen and play in the car, on a plane, anywhere. No ads, no links to tap away.

How it works

  1. 1

    A letter appears

    Clean and bold, centre screen.

  2. 2

    Call the sound

    Say it out loud and tap your buzzer. Earlier = more points.

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    The picture grows

    Confetti, the spoken word, and on to the next letter.

Coming soon

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Your voice

Record a short sample and the app teaches the alphabet in your voice. Imagine your kid hearing you.

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iOS & Android

Playable on the web today; native app store versions are on the way.

Read the letter first.

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