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Hooked on Phonics Learn & Read | unitQ Score
The unitQ score is the fraction of public feedback data (iOS & Android) that mentions quality issues.
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
-11 Points Past 30 Days
Category: Education
30-Day Trend
Android unitQ Score
Android User Feedback
31%
Android
17 Reports
17 Reports
iOS unitQ Score
iOS User Feedback
69%
iOS
37 Reports
37 Reports
User Feedback
69%
iOS
37 Reports
37 Reports
31%
Android
17 Reports
17 Reports
Hooked on Phonics Learn & Read - Latest Quality Issues
iOS
Mar 6, 2025
Poorly thought out app
I got ads for this for a while and one of the stories interested me so I decided to download. The so itself is set up weird and there's no way to know how to use the app. It asks for coins to unlock any chapters past 1 and the app kept kicking me out when I was going into different areas of the app. I do hope it gets better but I had to delete.
iOS
Mar 6, 2025
Costs too much
These type of apps are not worth it. You will pay up to $30 or more for unpublished, sometimes unedited books. Unreal what they charge for coins and how many coins are needed per chapter.
iOS
Mar 7, 2025
Bad App
Nothing good to say. I saw an ad with an interesting story and decided I'd download the app and give it a try. There is just one problem the app never fully opens. I get blinking owl eyes and then it crashes. I've done the updates, I've checked storage or whatever could cause it but there is nothing. Then I tried pushing the app support here and it lead to a page that did nothing. I'm guessing it's just a giant scam for those who are lucky enough to get in but unfortunately pay money on nothing.
iOS
Mar 7, 2025
Very disappointing
Very disappointed; app won't open even after restarting phone and updating the app.
iOS
Mar 7, 2025
Bought By A Billionaire by Emma Blake and Sweet Tooth by Kayla Parent
I love the way both books started. Unfortunately if you don't pay you don't read which is awful. It's a total shame you don't get to finish what you start. I was looking forward to both. I'll keep them on the back burner in hopes one day books are truly free to read. Thank you for the opportunity to find such interesting books Authors/Books are great Hooked is to be determined Definitely not a friendly user app. You can't even change to a different book without it asking for coins. This is very disturbing. Should have the opportunity to click on something different to read or do a search. Definitely needs tweaking
iOS
Mar 7, 2025
Rethinking this app
I am new to this app but it not the first book app I have had, I have another at the present time and it updates every six hours I get another chapter. This is frustrating enough but every few days they give you enough to read about 3 chapters. However I have found no way of earning coins on this app and it is really slow about updating I think 1 chapter a day. So trust me if you are an avid reader, unless you want to pay a lot of money this is not the app for you.
iOS
Mar 8, 2025
Not a good app—just wants $$
It was advertised as a new chapter every 24 hours. DOES NOT HAPPEN. It will give you 15 coins when you sign in each day and then when you have 100, a new chapter will open BUT you have to go through the previous chapter first. Therefore, you will get a new chapter once a week. Other apps are so much more user friendly. Avoid this one.
iOS
Mar 9, 2025
Wanted to love it
This app is NOT user friendly. Seems to have only two actual books on here, the rest are these weird text image conversations between characters. Also, the movies? Can't watch them. They cause the app to glitch. My biggest problem? It let me make one purchase easy, but I have now attempted to purchase additional coins TWICE Now. First time Apple refunded the money. We will see if they will do so again. Regardless I am deleting the app.
iOS
Mar 11, 2025
Stole coins
I downloaded this app and continued reading the book I saw in the advertisement. I purchased a few coins to continue. Then I was prompted to sign in and LOST the coin package I had just purchased! Customer service is nonexistent..
Hooked on Phonics Learn & Read - Product Description
Learning Program: More than 5 million children have learned to read with Hooked on Phonics. With the help of early childhood education experts, we have enhanced the Hooked on Phonics App greatly with this launch, and are utilizing the most cutting edge research to most effectively teach early reading skills. We have included machine-learning algorithms to give children more practice in areas where they are struggling, and will give parents better insight into how their children are progressing with brand new reporting features. • Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and 1st grade readers (ages 3-7). • Correlates to federal and state reading proficiency standards into 2nd grade. • Over 250 songs, award-winning videos, interactive games, reading lessons, & ebooks. • Earn virtual awards and achievements. • 100+ ebook library with stories to complement every lesson. • Use on multiple devices – pick up where you left off, no matter where you are. • Add multiple readers and track their progress individually. Hooked on Phonics Learn to Read contains 36 progressive lessons featuring leveled learning activities that cover key building blocks of reading: short vowels, simple plurals, simple compound words, beginning and ending consonant digraphs and blends, two-syllable words, and sight words.Each lesson concludes with a story specially written with the words just learned. Your child will read this book, proudly, on their own. If your child is in Pre-K, has not quite mastered the alphabet and letter sounds, or they are struggling with Step 1 of the Learn to Read program, The Pre-reader section may be a good place to start. The Pre-reader section is an exciting preschool learning program that introduces pre-readers to the alphabet and letter sounds – critical skills they’ll need to begin Step 1 of the Learn to Read program. WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD: Hooked on Phonics is FREE TO TRY. Step 1 of Learn to Read (includes 3 lessons), and the first episode of Pre-reader are unlocked and available for download immediately. Try it before you buy it, and experience the joy of your child reading their first book. Terms of use: - Hooked on Phonics provides a 7-day free trial, which upon completion, becomes a monthly subscription charged to the user’s iTunes account - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user by going to account settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period https://hookedonphonics.com/terms-of-service/ Practice Pack Program: What sets Hooked on Phonics apart from other reading apps is the option to include complementary Practice Packs that help a child develop concepts of print, as well as appealing to even more types of learners with off-the-page, hands-on ideas for deeper learning at home. Built using feedback from education experts and our customers, the Practice Pack program includes 5 Pre-reader, and 12 Learn to Read packs that include workbooks, stickers, storybooks, and in the first Pre-reader pack, flashcards that are sent to the home, monthly. Users can customize how often they receive these shipments through their account dashboard to tailor the pacing to each family’s needs. Created in conjunction with the App, the Practice Packs allow children to engage in different modalities of learning, review the skills they’ve gained in the App, and practice hands-on skills—like writing and tracing—that can’t be mastered in a digital setting. The result is an immersive program of learning experiences that keeps kids highly engaged in learning to read.
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