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Really helpful for a struggling readerI’m not generally a fan of app based learning, but have been COVID schooling a kinder student who struggles majorly with the rudiments of reading, like letter sounds and blending. This app has turned reading from a frustrating subject to his favorite subject. He only plays for 10-15 minutes a day, as a supplement to our usual phonics lessons, but he has improved in every area by leaps and bounds, easily reading through simple books that would’ve been a slow, frustrating process to get through before. He is very motivated by earning prizes for his monster, and loves to show me all the monster accessories, letter sounds, and now “trickies” (sight words) he’s collected. The game has just enough intuitive feedback that he can figure it out almost entirely on his own, but not so much that it encourages guessing. My only complaint is that it does not automatically keep the player from progressing to harder material without mastery. As long as the child has done all the activities in level 1, even if he is still struggling and making a lot of errors in some places, the game will still move on to level 2. Overall, a great way to get struggling readers motivated, and build confidence..True ColorsVersion: 4.1

My 4 year old loves this game!First of all, I want to commend this group for making a game that is not only visually appealing to my son but also educational. He has nailed the simple phonics and has only been at it for a few months but can remember them when we are practicing reading. The games are fun to play with him too. He loves being able to “build a monster” and earn rewards for his monster. He loves switching it’s outfits and characteristics when it suits him. The only 2 things I wish would change is that when a new phonics sound is being introduced, that not only the sounds the letters make are said but also the name of the letter or name of the letter pair for example “mmm” for letter “M” and “shhh” for “Sh” or but also reinforcing the name by saying something like “the letter M makes the sound ‘mmm’” and “the letters S&H together make the ‘shhh’ sound” to help with reinforcement of letter names as well as their sounds. It is better to play this game with him than to let him go on by himself because he needs that reinforcement and I’m happy to give it. The second thing would be when it’s time to read the sentences to figure out what the monster wants like “the big red boat” I wish that when he taps on the word they are read aloud to help with sight word recognition on his own. He tries to touch them to make them sound off but it just isn’t programmed that way in the game to allow that I guess. So other than those two things, it’s a wonderful game and we love the math version too!.DBouvVersion: 4.1

Effective and fun!When my 4 year old daughter began using this game she loved it and didn't want to put it down. When she started she knew all the letters of her alphabet and many sounds. Within the first two months she was reading simple words (CVC). By the fourth month she was reading simple sentences. By 9 months she had completed finished all three levels of the game and could read proficiently at a 2nd grade level (about 550 lexile). I combined this game with Usborne Books & More's Very First Reading Set, which progresses using the same sounds/words as each part of the game. The only downsides of this game are: as an American some of our pronunciations are different than how they are taught in the game (just a few words, but I enjoy hearing the accents of the narrator and characters), and single sounds/parts of the game cannot be focused on for further practice; the entire level has to be repeated. With my daughter I made up flash cards to practice her sounds and tricky words, but being able to select a letter/letter combination/word to repeat would be a nice feature. Overall, though, I give this game 5 stars for being FUN and very EFFECTIVE. I recommend this to everybody!.Emp ZogVersion: 3.1

Learning to Read Through PlayMy child absolutely loved this app, and it became a great supplement to our reading journey. We spent time together working through the lessons, practicing letter sounds, and building early reading skills. The games kept my child engaged, and they especially loved collecting monster clothes and learning the Trickies. I also want to update my previous concerns regarding the move to a subscription model. The developers clarified that users who had already purchased access would continue to have access as normal, and I appreciate them taking the time to address that concern. Overall, this app was a fun and effective part of helping my child learn to read. It kept learning enjoyable, encouraged practice, and helped build confidence along the way. I would definitely recommend it to other parents looking for an engaging reading app for their children..SantolifeVersion: 5.4.2

Homeschool Mom Thrilled with App, but...We have been using this app for a couple of weeks and we love it. My daughter struggles with reading, and her progress with TYMtR has been incredible. She enjoys all the games and is motivated to play. My only complaint is that the “Stat” feature is not working for her profile. On my account I made two student profiles one called “Mom” so I could test the app out to see if it was worth letting my daughter try it, and one in my daughter’s name. I have no problems accessing the Stats for the “Mom” profile, but for about a week, I have not been able to access my daughter’s stats. I would like to be able to use those stats to help her work on problem areas and to determine if she is progressing too fast through the levels. I emailed tech support, but was told that it may be a server issue with the influx of users and to try at different times of day, but no matter the day or time, the Stats are not available for my daughter’s profile but work fine on the other profile. Fixing this issue would make this app a solid 5 star review..ChaneyAlexisVersion: 3.3

Child wanted to play extra timeJust downloaded yesterday but my first grader loved it right away. One glitch for my ESL girl was figuring out how to get the “magnet machine tool”...do not know what it should be called ...to lift the blank sound blocks as visible clues are what she looks for first. Because she has had trouble hearing and recognizing initial letter sounds, the lack of a visual clue made her listen more closely which was good. After frustration about figuring out what action was needed, she happily went on to make progress. She was so excited, she wanted to use the app again today on her lunch break. Today her almost 5 year and sister whined for me to put it in my phone so she could do it also. If early excitement and learning continues, I will be happy. A couple of other apos that I have tried the younger sister on before have yielded a “no, I don’t want that!” response. So it clearly got both over the app avoidance test!.Grey and NovaVersion: 4.1

Love this app!!My 7 year old daughter struggles with reading and writing, and I had been trying to find learning apps that work for her. When I came across this one, my mind was blown. I love the mix of entertainment and academic this app has, and she has been improving by day playing this!! The chest prize at the end of each mini game excites and motivates her to continue so she can collect enough stars for accessories. Overall, my only issue would be that it’s a little repetitive. I don’t wanna say this too soon, but she’s finished multiple planets and I’ve noticed her starting to get bored after playing. I would hate for this game to become more like a task and not a reward in her perspective. If possible, something like a new mini game or new things to customize the monster with would be really cool!.Poppy5216Version: 5.3.6

Too fast for preschoolersIt’s really fun and my preschooler likes it BUT a lot of the games are set on a speed which is too fast for him to be able to play - the designer needs to consider slowing the games down a bit so preschoolers can play. A lot of them are new to iPads and it can get frustrating if the game runs so fast they can never win or even navigate themselves around. Also the app covers letter sounds too fast. My preschooler couldn’t remember the forest four letter sounds the next day and would have benefited from more review. There is a review section but he couldn’t play most of the games as they’re too fast for him. There is an option to review more than one letter (each lesson covers four at the start) but it asks kids to blend sounds which is quite an advanced skill for a kid who learned their first letter sounds just the day before. Overall need to be slowed down for the preschoolers (phonics wise AND the actual game speed).Kinder teacher ideasVersion: 5.3.6

Great for school and home!I am special education teacher and mother. My kids at home school love this app. It’s fun, academic and truly free. The game is centered on each child’s needs and does not progress until they have mastered a skill. Even when they’re slow to master a skill game doesn’t get boring or less challenging he continues to push the child in different ways the kids get prizes to decorate their monster for finishing challenges in the game. This game is not just for the lower level kids but for upper level elementary too. My daughter is in third fourth and fifth enjoy it for the reading comprehension and center structure. It has a great little Cavaleri and reinforces what your teachers are teaching. It’s colorful bright and I have yet to have any bug issues with his app. I use it on the computer on my whiteboard and also on my Apple products.Lilliepad25Version: 4.0.5

My kids are in love!This app is “almost” the perfect phonetics game! Loves: -My kids want to play it ALL the time. -It had 3 levels so it adapts to each kids’ ability. -It is fun, interactive, and very educational. -My autistic (almost)4yr old is an early reader but late speaker, his pronunciation is getting better after just a few days. -My 6yr old is now recognizing more blended letters when reading his homework. He was already one of the top readers in his class, he is now blowing me away by home much he is picking up in just a few days of playing. Cons: -The British accent is sometimes hard for my American kids to understand what they are being asked to do. -The volume is not quite right. The main narrator and the music/sound effects are really loud if you want to actually hear the “word speakers”. Example: I the narrator says “to save the bear find the word”, and then someone else says “turn”. The person saying “turn” is so quiet that we have the tablet volume almost all the way up. Then it’s way too loud when the narrator speaks again. -There are a few instances, in different games, where I wish you could touch letters and they would make the phonetic sound again for kids who have a hard time remembering their task. Overall we are absolutely in love with this game and I highly recommend it for anyone who wants a good phonetics game!.AshlicitaVersion: 3.3

ExcellentThis has hands down been one of our best apps. My son is 4 and on the 3rd level/game. There are a few items I think could be tweaked....the running game....my son was too young to time jumps when it came along. You can just wait and eventually you will win. >< There are constant updates and added content. The only thing I would like to see added is writing. A moveable alphabet to practice and writing with a stylus or finger. One comment on level 3, I notice my kid guessing a lot. He knows what parts he can “cheat”. He’s a little too smart. If you let kids progress when guessing the point won’t hit home. I know practice exists but I would love if he could see his scores on phonemes and go back to practice. This would also be great insight for our teacher. He is in a US Montessori school..Pregnant falselyVersion: 4.0

I’m 15 and I learned a lotWow. That is the word I would use to describe this amazing game. I have played a lot of different games over my past years of living (My job is living so I do it quite a bit). The clothing outfits are fascinating. I love how you can dress up as whatever you want! The progression behind the game is great as well. The more activities you complete, the faster you can build your spaceship to get home. The plot is a little shaky though. You crash land on this planet and your ship explodes, yet you come out with no injuries what so ever. I think if the game showed a little blood and showed the children how to bandage and clean a wound, that would be a great survival skill to learn. You never know when your spaceship will crash land and you’ll be stuck on a planet with kings that have you learn letters to rebuild your ship. Overall, this game is a pretty good game but it could be better..12monthyearoldatheartVersion: 3.3

Disappointing UpdateUpdate: The TYM team was really receptive and responsive to feedback about their update. I appreciate their communication and transparency. They followed up and said current paid users get full access to the new app/update. Thank you! Feb 21, 2026: I paid for the original app in full and am pretty frustrated to hear that it is now switching to a subscription model. The app is only giving 45 days notice (which they’re calling “providing this notice well in advance”) and a free trial. I originally really enjoyed this app for gamifying reading for my son but this sudden switch up is really disappointing. So far there’s no offer to compensate in any way for the original purchase for full access. :( I get the need for revenue and further funds to develop/support the game but they’re describing this as “a brand-new version of Teach Your Monster to Read.” Why not keep the original app as free access for the original users who have paid and then release a separate version 2 subscription model with the new features. Why is there the need to take away access to the original product that we’ve paid for? This is so deceptive..PikaboopVersion: 5.4.2

5 year old loves itMy 5 year old loves designing her monster. Actually, she’s obsessed! She’s a bit addicted to playing so she can gather more stars to dress her monster up. She plays the game as if she’s secretly gotten away with doing something. I feel like in the 2 days she’s played, she’s learned lore about phonics and letter recognition than a whole year of being in school. I absolutely recommend this game for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Side note, for those in the US, as other reviews have mentioned, some, maybe just a few, of the phonics are different sounding. When she comes across those, I let her know how different countries/places pronounce things differently and I try to help her find the correct letter and move on. Gives me a chance to review it with her..SmorkleVersion: 3.9

6-yr-old loves itMy granddaughter figured out how the game works faster than I did! She really loved it, and I saw a lot of progress both in beginning reading and in reading 3-digit numbers. She had come to believe, in school, because the curriculum marched on regardless of whether all the kids were getting it, that she couldn’t read. She just didn’t want to try. But playing the game she did pretty well. Not being on paper was part of it I think. Her eyeballs still seem to just bounce off paper text. The sentences in the game get progressively longer, while the words are still about the same. As the sentences lengthened, the time she spent with it shortened. It would be nice to be able to choose levels, with variety, so that the learner could have some say in the challenge. The game definitely has resulted in important progress..CarolpdxVersion: 3.9

Happy momI am a homeschooling momma and my 6 year old daughter is loving this app. She keeps telling me how much fun it is. I have noticed her using the sounds she learns during the game, later during story time and lessons. One concern was the limited practice for each sound but the new added practice material is fantastic. I love the ability to pick any 1-6 sounds she needs to work on. I only have 2 issues: 1. is the level of background noise compared to the sound of the letters. Some are difficult to hear. And turns it into a guessing game. And 2. I wish there was a spot to press for them to repeat the word or sound being asked for. I like to try out the game and noticed the third level has this feature but level 2 does not..Newmum23Version: 3.1

British Accent usedMy son loves the app and has fun as its competitive and very much like any other game app where their player is on a path that needs to jump and make it to the end. The catch is that if they want to correctly finish, they must match the sound to the letter(s). The problem comes about when you’re needing to teach your child according to what they normally hear. Americans say arr for R but the game has an accent and says “ah” which also sounds like “au” or even the soft “a”. Furthermore, for iPad mini 3, the app doesn’t work well with the speakers. You can hardly hear the instructions by the narrator but you’ll hear a strong voice saying the letters needing matched. Many times they’ll be on top of each other and children can’t understand. If you’re in America or Canada, this app may not be the best..Yesd99Version: 4.1

Son made amazing strides in a short timeMy son started playing this game the summer before he began kindergarten, about 15-20 minutes a day. At that time he could identify all of his letters but had no practice with sounding out words. I am AMAZED how fast this game helped him learn to read. At his first parent-teacher conference, his teacher estimated he was reading at a 2nd or 3rd grade level, after only a few months of playing the game. My only criticism would be that since we are American, it was odd to hear him read in an English accent sometimes, so I felt the need to play with him at first to make sure he knew some of the differences in how we pronounce words. He rarely plays anymore but now he can read nearly all the books on his bookshelf..Ktlouie875Version: 3.2

Amazingly goodMy daughter loves this. Its incredible how well this teaches phonetic (and sight) reading. It definitely requires parental guidance though; do not send kids off to play this by themselves. This program builds up new skills and sight words FAST, often using sight words that the student hasn’t seen as the answer (it’s a good thing; students figure them out by process of elimination and are never shown two new words at once and are required to recall or sound out multiple previously seen words ). By comparison, ABCmouse seems galacially paced. Most kids will do better if an adult is there to help them walk through the words when they forget a skill or get confused..FeesmisterVersion: 3.5

Great app, needs a few tweaksMy 4 year old loves this app! She has learned a lot of letters and sounds and especially loves customizing the monster. A few issues I have had with the app: - The sounds all have English accents, which generally isn’t a problem but is really confusing on “o” and “r”. - The games have no tutorial, so the fast games start, give a quick instruction, and take off without giving the child time to figure it out. My daughter still hasn’t figured out the flower or balloon games because they’re just too fast and have very little explanation. - My main issue is that in the main game, there’s no way to “pause” and pick up later. On an island, if you close the app, it skips ahead to the next letter and there’s no way to go back. I wish there was the option to continue or stop between each island. We do an island every day and when we stop it skips ahead to the first letter of the next one when we reload the next day, so she misses the beginning and first letter sound of the next island, which is frustrating. Otherwise this is a great app; lots of fun and really helps my daughter. She begs to do the monster game every day..Marieke GillisVersion: 3.1

Keeps her excited!From my Facebook share of the app - Preschool parent friends - Our #1 goal this summer is to learn to read before Kindergarten starts. This app is $4.99 but SO fun, my 5 year old loves it. It is divided into 3 sections of learning to read - sounds, site words, and sentences all with super fun games. I especially like that her answer only has to be near where it has to go instead of EXACTLY on the squares. The app is made by Usbourne Books, which is a trusted book company that we loved before I found this and now Love even more! I get nothing for telling you this, I was just incredibly impressed plain and simple And I think THATS worth sharing!.ShellyStevensVersion: 3.1

Great Game!No, I am not a parent writing this, but an actual user of this game, and yes I’m old- when I was young my parents got me this app and wow, is it so fun! I might know how to read, and a bunch of other stuff that some four year-olds would not understand, but this game is always fun! There’s just so many things to do! Yeah, there might be video games, or just girly teenage games, but for some reason I just love this, I don’t find it cringe or whatever for me to play it, just seems a bit weird to myself even, but I would recommend these for ages 4-6 not 12-14 haha, but anyways, thanks for reading this! <3.Kittypower7890Version: 4.1

Best app ever 💚💚💚💚I used to play this game when I was five years old and now I’m eight and still play it!!! This is the best game ever I have no complaints and love this app sooo much. I’m sure kids around the world like it too. I am so going to teach my almost three year old sister this awesome game. The British accent is not a problem at all because I already taught her the alphabet and she can pronounce them correctly. For other people who have complained about the British accent I have something to say: do your kids know the alphabet? If not, TEACH them!! Try to solve the problem. So this game was awesome !!!!!!! So yeah keep it up!!😃😃.Catqueen0904Version: 4.1

Fantastic!I got this for my 4 year old and 7 year old to play. We were already familiar with Usborne books and enjoyed the educational quality and entertaining style. My 7 year old was already reading close to 2nd grade level so he breezed through the games. He still enjoyed playing even though it wasn't a challenge. My 4 year old had just begun reading CVC words and sounding out letters. Within a couple of weeks her reading had improved dramatically. She ended up completing the first level quickly but wasn't quite ready for the second so started playing on "my" account for extra practice. She has now completed level 2 on both her and my account and is doing well on level 3. (This is after having the app a few months and very sporadic and limited screen time.) It would be nice if there were American pronunciations of a few words but with just the UK pronunciations it gives us a chance to talk about other cultures and regions so that's a different kind of benefit..FrankieJSilvaVersion: 3.1

Awesome app!My oldest is in kindergarten and has thoroughly enjoyed learning in this app! His teacher got her class signed up for this and it has been great for him to do independently while we watch his brother’s swim lesson. His 4 year old brother is typically pretty difficult to get motivated so it can be frustrating to try and work with him, even when trying to play a game. So since we had such good success with one kiddo, I thought we’d see how the other did. Wow!! He’s done great! He enjoys playing, he’s learning new sounds and the letters that make them. I’ve got something to help him learn while his brother is doing his schoolwork!.GuardrockVersion: 3.9

Older sister APPROVEDLast night I found this, my little brother just started kindergarten, and we homeschool. We set everything up fairly quickly and he learned the 'N' sound! I read a review that said it had incorrect phonics. Well, you learn the letter sounds, and sort stuff depending upon the sound. Not incorrect phonics. Also, my brother regularly comes up to me and asks to play! I played a little of it, and it's pretty fun! I already know all the stuff, but I will sum it up in two words! Educational FUN! That is hard to find. I got it for free, in Febuary. That's it! Thank you for reading! This was a review from ❤️Km❤️!.❤️Km❤️Version: 3.8.2

Even a 3 year old can do it!My 3 year old loves this app! She asks every day to spend time on “Teach Monster”. Once she got past building her space ship, she’s needed my help to read the words and sounds things out, but she’s definitely getting used to it and getting better. I enjoy the time we’re able to spend together on there. My only wish is that we had the option to learn from someone with an American accent, because some of the words and sounds are a bit different and I’m afraid it is confusing her..AbbsdearVersion: 4.1

Thanks for teaching my “monster” how to read! Lol!My 5 year old son has been very stubborn about not wanting to read. Then one day he decided he wanted to learn how to write his own video games. My husband, the programmer, broke the news that he has to be able to read first. This started several days of him angrily trying to sound words out he wouldn’t quit, but he hated every minute of it. So, I splurged on the game. Next thing I know, our little “monster” has blazed through the entire first section and is spelling and reading words with blends! Thank you for making phonics fun for him!!.RwllamaVersion: 3.9

Wonderful, amazing, great! Buy it!My son (whom just turned 5) has a Kindle Fire with FreeTime Unlimited and he found this game there. For days he was playing it and telling everyone how it was his new favorite game. I watched him play it and was shocked at the level of education it provided as, sadly, educational games rarely hold my son’s interest. I’m currently setting up an old iPad Mini 2 to swap him away from the Kindle and when I saw this game, there wasn’t any questions, I immediately downloaded it! I highly, highly recommend you add this game to add to you child’s learning library..IncoherentDreamVersion: 3.1

Good but not GreatI love the concept but I don’t love that my child can guess her way through the game. I would love to see something put into place that forces her to actually learn the material such as making her redo the level if she makes too many errors. But now she’s at such a high level that I don’t know how to get her back to where she should be without wiping her account and making her start back over at the beginning as she’s past letters and sounds. I’ll probably just stick to better reading programs like Reading Eggs because I know that she can’t guess her way through (she has to repeat if she makes too many errors while just guessing to see what works)..Gaulb49Version: 3.1

Literally taught my kid to readWe put this and Teach Your Monster Numbers on an old iPad for our kid as a timed reward for potty training when M&Ms no longer did the trick. 10-20 minutes per successful potty trip. Not only has he had successful potty training, he’s sounding out and spelling words and counting to 100 at age 3. These apps are fun, they’re fun to watch and were fun to play with him when he was figuring out and he still loves them when playing independently. MY ONE REQUEST: to access the settings, I’d love something other than “enter your birth year”. Kiddo has figured out if the number is low enough, he can get in and change settings and he LOVES logging out. Not sure why. There’s no challenge to log out and the challenge to access the settings just isn’t tough enough. Would be great if it were a pin or a somewhat complicated math question..AelveryVersion: 5.4.2

Great app— needs to acknowledge girl audienceMy kids love this game and play it first whenever they earn screen-time. However, my 5 y/o daughter has gotten increasingly frustrated with the choices of prizes for the monster. She wants her monster to be a girl— like her. However, the majority of clothing is masculine (neck ties, top hats, etc). Of course I have sold my bill of goods regarding gendered clothing; however, there are NO clothes that are typically gendered female. Clearly, the app makers have done their research regarding methods of pedagogy. They also need to do research regarding the importance of children seeing themselves in learning, and step into 2018. This could be a really easy fix..Margo_Version: 3.1

You can make 7 monsters!I would love to make a better amount of monsters but this is the amount this cool app has. Just 7. But the cool thing is that I have the app at school. That app is trembling cool. The trampoline thing is a little rapid. And you can learn to spell,read,and make you smart. (Learning games make you smarter to think quickly and raising your hand when a teacher ask’s a question.) In my opinion your game is a amazing app for truggling readers and the editing monster makes it very fun to play..Love NerdsVersion: 4.1

Redeemed behaviorI must give credit where credit is due, the developer listened to feedback regarding how the shift to a subscription model was unfair to those that already paid for the full app experience. They’ve decided to change course and “grandfather” us into the new app experience! Thank you for reasonable. This had always been a great app and my daughter learned a lot from it. I’m excited that my newborn will also get to experience it in a few more years!.DonDuran1Version: 5.4.2

Teach your monster to readNow as a critic I usually don’t test….baby games but the game has around 21k reviews so I decided why not? When I played the game there wasn’t a stupid fee for a game advertised as FREE thankfully (I’m looking at you SIMPLY PIANO) anyways. The game is very interactive. The kids can definitely learn. customize their avatar. And follow a fun story! (now I don’t have any KIDS and I’m not planning on having some. But if I did I would download this game for them. Highly recommended..Good game, correct? (Critic)Version: 5.4

Letter soundsMy four year old son loves this app and before using it he didn't know many letter sounds. After just a couple times of use he is already reading simple words! My only complaint is when you are racing down the track and jumping to touch the flowers to make the letter sounds, it's very difficult to time getting to the top ramp. If the letter sound points to the top it takes my son several tries to get up there even though he knows that's where he needs to go. Fun little app overall and I've seen significant learning since he's been using it..Natj2818Version: 3.3

Love it!I used this in my kinder classroom for two years. I have moved onto a different grade, but should I ever go back to kindergarten I will use this app again. I still recommend it to friends with kinder-age kiddos! The games are fun, I could see the data, and it was an asset for my kids to learn sounds. The British accent did make some sounds a bit harder to hear/understand, but as it was used as one of many tools it didn’t affect the students. Love that they could do sight words too! Plus simple sentences. Overall a fabulous app!.Lirreia2012Version: 3.7

So worth it!This is a wonderful game for my 4 year old. It plays just like any journey style game (Mario-esque) and makes the objectives learning based. For example: all the ducks have escaped! Herd them back to the pond that makes the “Sh” sound. So your child would easily make their monster gather the ducks and put them in the right pond. It’s much easier on a phone or tablet than the computer for us. Using a mouse is still a learning process but it can be great if your child is good with one. Definitely recommend this app!.Sad at SonicVersion: 4.0.5

Absolutely worth it.This is PERFECT for my kindergartener! She’s been having difficulty in school with certain sounds/letters and this has helped tremendously and it’s only been a week. It’s fun, colorful, interactive. She makes the sounds when told and it holds her (very spacey and hyper) attention. I don’t know if it’s because she isn’t allowed tablets/phones but she hasn’t moved or gotten distracted in over an hour, I’d like to credit that to the app. I plan on recommending this to everyone, I wish I could give more than 5 stars..BettyRoss92BethVersion: 3.9

Honestly not that badI’m going to be perfectly honest here, this game has fun mini games and no bugs at all from my experience, but the one issue I have with it is that it doesn’t really help children once they learn to read. Once they can read, it just becomes kind of useless for the child. In my experience, it was a fun game overall that did what it was supposed to do quite well! To anyone who’s reading this and looking for an app to help your child learn to read, this might be your best bet..MatkiOfficialVersion: 5.0

Amazing for getting kids started with reading!This app was the gateway to getting my son reading in preschool! While we waiting for my daughter at gymnastics we would read together or he would play this app if I needed to tend to a few work matters. He learned his letter sounds, how to put letters together, and simple sight words! It was so easy for him to navigate on his own! And I loved that he was learning so much! Thank you for making this fun and accessible for kids!.KiwisnarfVersion: 4.1

Thank you!This is by far my favorite kids app! No in app purchases of any kind and such high quality development! I love the voice over actor, the fun dress up component and of course that my littles are learning something when they play. The only slight thing I have noticed is the ship/block moving seems to be a bit more difficult than the duck and flower games. Perhaps that could go in a little later. But either way still the best game out there IMO. Thank you so much for this thoughtful game!!!.JulieSilverVersion: 3.3

Me and my little sister are addictedMe and my little sister have so much fun learning and this is good for her because she is in preschool and she is a level one but we are going to work on that so yeah but I also love this game because I tried getting more games like this but they all cost money and this is the only one I love because I played it and I am the oldest out of all my siblings and I still play it so everyone should download this app.Tedcharaubs138Version: 4.1

Both my kids love this appMy 5 yr old and 7 yr old both love this game. They're at different levels but they have each loved playing this game via our internet browser on the computer and on my iPhone. Game runs great, kids learn a ton and they LoVe it. I recommend it to everybody. The game is set up so well to reinforce principles of pronunciation. My kids love catching "trickies". I wish there was a game like this for every subject. They ask to play it every day and I happily oblige..Klyn13Version: 3.1

Fun interactiveMy 5 year old enjoys using Teach my monster to read. It keeps him engaged and sounding out letters. Which for a parent that is a plus. He stays engaged enough to keep learning and not be frustrated with it if it becomes to hard. He is able to navigated easily with some parent guidance. The only concern is the login is a three step process. Which I often have to remember the 3 part of the password. That is the only part that makes it not as user friendly. I use this both as a teacher and parent..Fun2356fun;;Version: 3.9

Fun learning with some flawsThe speakers on the app have an English (UK) accent. We are American. This make understanding the new letter sound combinations difficult for a new reader, especially those ending in r (as we tend to pronounce the ending r sound when those from England do not). My son loves the games and learning new words, but I don’t feel that he is fully grasping new information before the game allows him to progress. There is one section where he has to read a full sentence and follow the instructions. I have to read those for him because he only knows about half the words..NicmedVersion: 3.2

Fabulous program and app!I'm an SLP who helps children with reading difficulties. I have recommended this wonderful program to many families. The kids love it! Only thing to be aware of for those in the US is that the program does use British pronunciations for some sounds as the program is from the UK. I love the mini games and the reiteration and repetition for sounds and words used, Fabulous program! Be sure to also check out the website version of the game..Kelsey SLPVersion: 3.1

Wonderful learning gameI homeschooled my daughter for awhile, and she loved this app. Now a few months later, we are dealing with school closures from COVID and when I come to re-download it, I see you are offering the app for free because of the school disruptions. I cannot thank you enough on behalf of all the parents and children who will benefit from having access to such a fun and useful app during these trying times. Absolutely heartwarming, thank you SO much..Anie AdamantineVersion: 3.9

Both my kids love itWe’ve done a few reading apps and none have captivated my kids like TYMTR! My kids are 6 and 4 and I have them on the first and last pathways, which have both worked out perfectly for their current skills. For some reason they absolutely love playing...I think because the video game element is just as challenging as the reading. I’m very thankful to have found this app as we head into summer break..AAAAAA!!!!!Version: 4.1

App is good depending on how the developer responds?My son loves this app and it's hard to get it away from him. However, as he was playing he stopped to use the washroom and came back and found that all his stars had disappeared. He is on level 3 and had over 1000 stars as he was saving up to buy stuff from the store. Only to come back and find 94 stars and all 31 'Trixies' gone. Is there anything that can be done to fix this. Could it be a glitch in the app? Please advise at your earliest convenience..DimplesfordaysVersion: 3.4

Thx you show my kid how to readThank you I am not sad that I bought this game because it works thx dude.Player800carVersion: 3.2

Can’t Go Wrong!We love this app! My son started it at about 2 years old for support with letters and sounds. He will be 3 soon and can recognize a few sight words. It’s all because of this app! It’s fun, educational AND he gets his tablet? That is a big win at our house!.C'smumVersion: 4.1

You cannot put an accountWhen we tried to type info in the account we cannot type anything and will just freeze if we use strategies to fix it.Richard Ma!Version: 5.0

User-friendly effective learning toolLove this app! My grade 1 students progressed so well with their reading, using the web version at school, and many chose to purchase the app to continue at home. They returned to the games again and again. Thank you..Health conscious granVersion: 3.1

Is it fun to learn how to read?I have.Roblox, TwitterVersion: 5.4.2

Kid lovesGreat for reading and my kid is loving.Bo''le of wo''erVersion: 5.4.2

My 3 year old can read sentencesI got my kid this app when she asked me to teach her to read. My 3 year old didn’t even know she was learning to read with this app. She loves sounding out the letters and has even learned combo sounds like sh, th, ing ect. She just turned 4 and is now starting to read books. I recommend this app to everyone with kids no matter their age. Her cousin is 8 and was having trouble reading and I recommended this This app and now they are caught up to their peers! This is life changing. Whether your little is small and just starting out or a little older and having trouble reading I highly recommend this app!.Angry MoogleVersion: 5.4

I LOVE THIS APPI have loved this app since I was little! I still play it for fun even though I was 2 years above my grade level for reading! It helps kids so much to read and I was really happy to see my little brother playing it! His reading has gotten better and he loves the game! My mom lets him play whenever because it is so good! His favourite game is teach your monster how to read! I am 12 and want to redownload this game even though I can read perfectly fine! Mrs Jumble and Mrs Jangle are really funny! They create fun stories to go through! I love decorating my monster throughout the game! Rate this review helpful so I can tell kids how good and fun it is!.UniversalEmma💕Version: 5.3.6

Teach your monster to read reviewI liked that children are able to learn and create I will stay tuned for your future posts and updates please continue to make more games. Thank you.IcedfaerieVersion: 5.3.5

TeachThis game has helped me read.Avmb28Version: 5.3.5

OmgThis brings back sooooo much memories and nostalgia Great game and so kid rpg.QTJJPuiVersion: 5.3.1

FunMe and my sister love this app it helps us learn to read.Mar…marVersion: 5.2

GlitchYour game glitched for me I was just playing the game and it said the word week I tipped it in and it didn’t work.ShanedwoodsVersion: 5.2

Teach your monsterI love it I give it 5 stars.BwdsbVersion: 5.2

AmazingThis app has taught my daughter how to read. She was struggling until she started playing this game. Highly recommend.Tuckman 😃Version: 5.0

Help with appI accidentally bought the app in my apple store but should of bought it on my daughters tablet instead because it’s Samsung and I’d have to buy it twice. Is it possible to get a refund for the purchase on my iPhone so I can’t buy it on her tablet? I sent an email as well. Thank you, she loved the little bit she played on my phone. :).AbarirybroVersion: 4.1

Highly recommend!It’s an educational app that I like AND my kids enjoy playing so that’s awesome! One downside is that, for us, the narration has an accent so some of the phonemes do not sound proper, which is annoying given that its an app that teaches phonetic awareness/reading. Luckily it’s a consistent difference and the game is easy enough to navigate, so it can be easy to overcome that challenge..NikkinikkimomVersion: 5.0

Great!Great app for teaching letter recognition and sounds as well as putting them together and beginning to read. My kids really enjoyed playing this game..Jcj374!&kjdVersion: 4.1

AmazingMy kids love these apps. They are so much fun and help them with their literacy skills..WolzrVersion: 4.1

The best reading programWe tried so many different games, apps, interactive books etc etc to teach our kids to read. I knew it would eventually just click but it was taking awhile for my son. Teach my monster was finally what made it click for both of my kids. My son is 2 years older so he had tried everything under the son by the time we tried this app. My daughter didn’t have as much exposure to reading but they were both at the same level after teach your monster. It works! And it’s fun! They didn’t fight me when I said it was time to play which is the first hurdle. Highly recommend!!.MelamdVersion: 4.1

Great resourceHomeschooling mom- use this as a supplement for all my kids!.KischnickVersion: 4.1

Terrific reading game!I played this game as a child and I was ahead of all the other children in reading at school, Me and all my siblings used this and it gives me great nostalgia, get this for your children it’s works absolutely perfect!.Dragan girl😈Version: 4.1

SO AWESOMESo I played it and it was great ty for making this.Clask of clansVersion: 4.1

Great APPMy two son’s love this app! It help give them skills they need, also confidence with their new skills and abilities..J ZionVersion: 4.1

NostalgiaaaaaI only play this cuz I played it in grade one lol.ミズキ<3Version: 4.1

Excellent appMy FASD daughter absolutely adores this app and has made great leaps in her reading skills playing this app, but it progresses a little too fast for her, so after reaching a few levels she lost interest. Is there a way you can slow down the introduction of new concepts? She’s also getting confused with the British accent. Will you be adding an option for a Canadian accent? Thanks again, for making such a fantastic app available to promote literacy..PeterloosieVersion: 4.1

Great AppI found starting an account to be a challenge. But once I got passed that part it was amazing. 3 kids using it at once, some on PCs and some on iPads. They all enjoyed the game - I am so happy to have help teaching the kids how to read..VickitorianVersion: 4.1

Good app for reading basicsMy 5 year old daughter seems to enjoy this app quite a bit. She has played it for the past few weeks and doesn’t seem bored of it yet which is great, kids seem to lose attention so quickly. I have recommended this to many people and will continue to..TCR CalgaryVersion: 4.1

My kid read is so helpfulMy kid is so much beter he nose beter then he’s teacher.FhdbyteVersion: 4.1

HiGood game.BedwarsMinecraft8098179389Version: 4.1

Good app - wish there was more variationGood app for my 4 and 7 year old. Focused more towards boys than girls. My 4 year old step son wishes there were more games - it is getting a little boring for him..NJF77Version: 4.1

We love it!Our 2 young readers LOVE this program! It is fun, engaging and packed with educational content. Thank you for continuing to expand the Teach Your Monster To Read program to include more advanced readers! Your new additions have lined up perfectly with our oldest reader. Thank you!.Amckenna4Version: 4.1

GreatThis game is great! You have to get it..UnbakedBeanVersion: 4.1

Solid app to support learning to read!Love this app as a support my students learning to read. It’s evidence-based and lots of fun for kids. It’s a huge plus that I can track where everyone is at using the teacher dashboard. Makes differentiating and assessment even easier. Thanks Teach Your Monster!.YbgflVersion: 4.1

Volume issueThe volume just turns off on the game sometimes. I actually have to turn off my phone to get the volume working on the game again. It may be just my phone but I don’t change any setting on my phone and it doesn’t do this for other applications..Kat volume issueVersion: 4.1

AmazingMy boy is six and has been struggling to read. This game is absolutely brilliant and he is now reading!!!.JambolicoTimeVersion: 4.1

Best appMy kids love it, learn and play.VickyPink2002Version: 4.1

Terrific phonetic soundsThe progression from letter recognition to sound recognition and then sequence to produce words is so smooth and natural. Well designed to create enthusiasm and reinforce learning..Nicks tieVersion: 4.0.5

Kids Love It!Very user friendly and educational. Great content and helps “monsters” read while having fun!.RobbnshieVersion: 4.0.5

It’s fantastic been using with my students.Love it!.Chilkoot10Version: 4.0.5

Kids love it!The kids and I love this app! They learned so much from it and progressed so quickly. They absolutely enjoy playing it and I enjoy seeing them learning. Thanks!.IPod madamVersion: 4.0.5

Sound not workingMy kids love this game, but sometimes the sound stops working when they need to hear a word to spell or the letter sounds.Bree.CVersion: 4.0.5

Perfect appThis app is flawless. It keeps my daughter's attention and keeps her learning. I wish they offered this in other languages as well such as French and Japanese!.0593737332Version: 4.0.5

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Teach Your Monster to Read Negative Reviews

Not for everyoneI liked this app originally but I wish the audio was in standard American English. The characters speak a sort of British/Australian English where I cannot hear the R sound. My child is learning “Noth” instead of “North” and “Huh” instead of “her” and so on. It makes it difficult for my budding reader to do a lesson when words he can usually understand he now cannot and I don’t really want him to pick up speaking with this style of pronunciation as we don’t speak that way here. In combination with the fact that after my child completed the letter sounds the lessons went right into expecting him to fully read sentences (fun with words). I expected a bit more of an explanation to the child or to be guided into blending sounds but you truly are expected to read a sentence and complete the action, after only learning letter sounds. Unfortunately we may no longer use this app.Mars1122654Version: 3.9

Don’t Buy ThisBought this a few weeks ago. They’ve already announced they’re killing the purchased version later this year. What you pay for today will stop working and be replaced by a subscription you’ll have to pay again for. Shameful conduct by any company, especially a supposed foundation..True.TommyVersion: 5.4.2

Paid subscription modelThis developer has made the choice to switch to a subscription model. Do not buy this app anymore because you will not get the service that you paid for..JetsfanwpgVersion: 5.4.2

Total rip offI paid for the app on my kids tablet and it wouldn’t let us access it. Save your money; it’s a scam. Spent 30 minutes getting a refund from Amazon..JodavidsVersion: 5.4.2

Paid for app, but not workingWill not load game.Learn.those.lettersVersion: 5.2

Not working want my money backThis app refuses to load on my iPhone 11 - please refund my money as I don’t usually pay for kids apps and this is truly disappointing..Jd9191!!'Version: 5.0

I would like my money backI would rate this a zero. Couldn’t open up the game. I would like my money back.LdkhmomVersion: 4.1

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