Your first sounds in English.
10 minutes a day, sound by sound, with Pip. For children starting phonics at school: they listen, play at joining sounds and discover their first words.
One session: five steps, ten minutes
Each step follows what research on early reading says works. Scroll and see how your child experiences it.
Ears first
Pip says each sound on its own and the child joins them: /s/ /ɪ/ /t/ → sit. Before seeing letters, they learn to hear them.
Phonemic awarenessThe sound train
Blend two sounds and add the third by dragging the letter onto the train. The same procedure used in class.
BlendingNo picture, no clues
The child retrieves the missing sound on their own. Remembering without help is what makes a word stick.
Retrieval practiceRead first, see later
The picture appears only after reading it, so there's no guessing. Plus a mission: find a tap at home.
Decoding before seeingA win, not a grade
Every session ends with something they can already read. The app schedules reviews in 3, 7 and 14 days.
Spaced repetitionMade to help with homework
The teacher's list, always free
Scan the school sheet or type the words, and practise exactly this week's words.
Reviews that schedule themselves
Each word comes back after 3, 7 and 14 days. Short sessions spread over the week, not a Sunday marathon.
Progress that matters
No points: whether they recognise sounds, read without a picture, read new words and remember them days later.
Share it with the class
Send the list by WhatsApp or a QR code, and it opens straight in the other parents' app.
One purchase, every device
iPad, iPhone, Apple TV and Mac. With Family Sharing, brothers and sisters too.
Private by design
No ads, no accounts, no tracking. Everything stays on your device and in your iCloud.
What the research says
Explicitly teaching how letters and sounds relate improves early reading.
National Reading Panel · Ehri et al., 2001Spaced practice and remembering without help are among the most useful study techniques.
Dunlosky et al., 2013Remembering without help strengthens long-term memory in 5 and 6 year olds, once they have learned enough.
Child Development, 2025Try it free. Pay once.
- Full first unit: s a t i p
- The teacher's list, always
- Grown-ups area and progress
- Every available unit
- Upcoming units included when they come out
- iPad, iPhone, Apple TV and Mac
- Family Sharing
Questions
Do I need an account?
No. The app works without sign-up; progress stays on your device and, if you like, in your iCloud.
Is there a subscription?
No. You pay once and unlock everything, including units added later.
We don't speak English at home. Does it still work?
Yes. Every sound and every word has its audio, so the grown-up can help without knowing the pronunciation.
From what age?
For 5 and 6 year olds, right when they start phonics at school.