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Bedtime phonics with Crayon Bear.

A few calm minutes each night: hear a sound, say it, trace it, find it, blend it — then read a little bedtime book together. For ages 1 to 5.

Coming soon to the App Store Free with in-app purchase · iPhone & iPad · iOS 16 or later · Ages 1–5
A sound card for s with a sun picture, a speaker button and a microphone button A bedtime book page: Pull, Dad, pull! with a picture of a big turnip

A lesson made for each age.

Each night's lesson moves on by itself — no menus for little ones to get lost in.

Ages 1–2: listening

"Who says quack quack?" Listening and clapping games tune little ears before letters.

Every sound of English

All 44 sounds, each with a picture word, Bear's action, and a microphone to hear yourself say it.

Trace and find

Trace each letter from the green dot, then play "Which one starts with sss?"

Blend and spell

p… i… p… pip! Blend sounds into words at age 4, and build words with letter tiles at age 5.

30 bedtime books

Short stories that use the sounds your child has met. "Read to me" reads each page aloud, and a picture question follows.

Follows the class

Choose your school's sound order and mark this week's class sounds — Bear practises them first.

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Safe for little ones.

No ads, no tracking

No data is collected. No accounts, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. Works offline.

Parent gate

Settings and purchases open only after a 3-second hold and a times-table question.

One simple unlock

Free with 6 sounds and 2 books. One purchase unlocks all 44 sounds and 30 books, plus every update. No subscription. Family Sharing.