SWR SpellWriteRead Phonograms

The game option is no longer working.

This app really lacks a lot of functionality for the price. $15 is STEEP for an app and it’s difficult to figure out. It needs more games and more engaging ways to practice the phonograms. Sometimes you can’t even read the entire multi-letter phonogram which you are practicing because the boxes are too small. Wish I could get my money back!

This is a very expensive app so be cautious before buying. I don’t think there is enough information in the description to accurately understand what you’re getting before buying. If I could return it I would because unfortunately there is only one “game,” if you can even call it that, and there are no instruction for how best to use the app. Essentially it is just buttons that tell you the sound a letter or multi letter phoneme make and the rule that goes with it. And unfortunately you cannot have it only say the short sound or the long sound of single letters. It always tells you all the sounds it makes which in my case is unhelpful because my son knows that “i” is i when it says it’s name but struggles with the short sound “i” as in “itch” when reading. So he can “play” the game and get the answer correct because he can identify visually the letter i because it also says its name. As well, there is nothing visually interesting or stimulating or challenging about the one “game.” At the bottom it simple counts how many questions you’ve answered and it is discouraging for a child because if you get an answer wrong it goes back to 0. We haven’t figured out yet if there is an end to the game or any kind of incentive to finish it. Every time it goes back to 0 my son just wants to give up. This is basically just an electronic drilling tool. Not fun or helpful in my opinion. Feels like a waste of $17 after tax.

The app used to work just fine but since it has been re-developed it no longer has any sound. I tried it on August 21 and could not hear anything. On August 22 it worked. However, today on August 28 it no longer has sound. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it and it still no longer has sound. This is very frustrating.

Has anyone else had issues with the app audio not working on an iPhone? If so, have you figured out how to make it work?

I just downloaded this and I get zero spins from the app. I have clicked on everything. My phone is turned up loud as possible. Please advise on fixing this, or send me a refund. Thank you!

I should have read the reviews before buying this. It only does the rules over and over, no games, etc. It would be nice to have games with levels, etc. I want a refund.

This app doesn’t provide what I expected. The beeping sounds is absolutely annoying especially kids are trying to listen to learn sounds. That beeping is louder than phonogram. I really wish to get refund.

Are there any plans to update the app to include the advanced phonograms? And perhaps the spelling rules? Overall a helpful app to have to go along with the SWR program. Thank you.

PLEASE remove that annoying chime (that is somehow louder than the phonograms) for every single navigation tap. 🙈 please learn some basics of UI development. This app is painful to use.