Phonics Hero comparisons
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Phonics Hero is compared head-to-head with Reading Eggs, Starfall and Lexia Core5 Reading and more: 7 head-to-heads in Phonics Apps, each with the specs and prices we checked.
7.5/10Editor score
Phonics Hero7.5
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Phonics Hero head-to-head
- Phonics Hero vs Reading Eggs
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- Phonics Hero vs Grow the Code
- Phonics Hero vs Teach Your Monster to Read
- Phonics Hero vs Reading Horizons
Phonics Hero vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Age range | Instruction focus | Progress tracking | Supported platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Phonics Hero | Yes | $36/mo | — | Early reading | Yes | web, iOS, Android | 7.5 |
| 1 | Reading Eggs | No | $13.99/mo | Ages 2–13 | — | — | Web (desktop and tablet); iOS and Android apps | 9.0 |
| 2 | Starfall | Yes | — | Pre-K through grade 5 | — | — | Web, iOS, Android | 8.6 |
| 3 | Lexia Core5 Reading | — | — | Pre-K through fifth grade | — | — | Web browsers on PC, Mac, and Chromebook; iPad app; select Android tablets | 7.7 |
| 4 | Hooked on Phonics | No | $23.96/mo | Ages 3–8; Pre-K through early second grade | — | — | iOS, Android, Amazon Fire OS | 7.6 |
| 6 | Grow the Code | No | — | — | Blending | Yes | web, ios | 7.3 |
| 7 | Teach Your Monster to Read | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| 8 | Reading Horizons | No | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4 |
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