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Teach Your Monster

26,972
Reviews
4.5
Rating
Jul 23, 2014
Launch Date
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Product Positioning & Context

Welcome to Teach Your Monster to Read, the award-winning app that makes learning to read fun and engaging! Our educational phonics and reading games have helped millions of children build essential literacy skills. Create your own monster and embark on a magical journey through interactive games designed for home and school use. With a safe, trusted, and highly recommended approach, Teach Your Monster to Read offers phonics-based reading games for all levels. Teaching through play is what we do best—download today and start your child’s reading adventure!


TEACH YOUR MONSTER TO READ FEATURES

INTERACTIVE KIDS READING GAMES
• Take your custom-designed monster through educational games that are suitable for ages 3-6.
• Improve letter sound recognition with reading games
• Explore a world of phonics and educational games that teach your child to read sentences
• Easily track their player’s progress to identify areas where their reader may need extra support

PHONICS & READING GAMES DESIGNED BY EXPERTS
• Designed in collaboration with Roehampton University and leading game designers
• Phonics tools and educational games that complement phases 2-5 of UK Government-approved Letters and Sounds and other major systematic synthetic phonics programmes
• 3 reading games designed for those in preschool, primary school, kindergarten, and first grade

EDUCATIONAL PLAY AT NO ADDITIONAL COST
• Teach Your Monster to Read is available on iPad and iPhone
• Explore phonics and educational games without in-app purchases, hidden costs, or in-game adverts
• Teach Your Monster to Read supports your child through every step of their reading journey

HEAR FROM TEACHERS AND PARENTS WHO USE OUR READING GAMES

"This game is the absolute best quality phonics game I have come across for educational and fun value."
Marie Lewis, Rochdale

“My class have reaped loads of benefits from using the programme and the difference in some of their reading skills has been dramatic."
Maria Andrews, Foundation Phase Teacher

"This is a fabulous game. I'm not kidding when I say that my daughter essentially learned all her letter sounds using First steps, with relatively minimal input from me! Great for parents to practise their letter sounds too."
Eleanor Jones


PART OF THE USBORNE FOUNDATION CHARITY

Teach Your Monster to Read has been created by Teach Monster Games Ltd. which is a subsidiary of The Usborne Foundation. The Usborne Foundation is a charity founded by children’s publisher, Peter Usborne MBE. Harnessing research, design and technology, we create playful media addressing issues from literacy to health.

Teach a monster today when you download our educational app!

Teach Monster Games Ltd is a subsidiary of The Usborne Foundation, a registered charity in England and Wales, charity number 1121957.
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Deep-Dive FAQs

What is Teach Your Monster to Read?
Teach Your Monster to Read is a digital product or tool described as: Teach Your Monster
Where did Teach Your Monster to Read originate?
Data for Teach Your Monster to Read was aggregated directly from the Apple App Store community ecosystem, representing raw developer and early-adopter sentiment.
When was Teach Your Monster to Read publicly launched?
The initial public indexing or launch date for Teach Your Monster to Read within our tracked developer communities was recorded on July 23, 2014.
How popular is Teach Your Monster to Read?
Teach Your Monster to Read has achieved measurable traction, logging over 26,972 reviews and facilitating 5 recorded discussions or engagements.
Which technical categories define Teach Your Monster to Read?
Based on metadata extraction, Teach Your Monster to Read is categorized under topics such as: Education, Adventure, Games, Family.
What are some commercial alternatives to Teach Your Monster to Read?
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How does the creator describe Teach Your Monster to Read?
The original author or development team describes the product as follows: "Welcome to Teach Your Monster to Read, the award-winning app that makes learning to read fun and engaging! Our educational phonics and reading games have helped millions of children build essential..."

Community Voice & Feedback

chuck and fox • May 21, 2026
I paid for access to this app and they are removing it from me to go to a subscription model. This is such a ripoff and a disgrace. What a terrible company. Do not pay them. The quality is mediocre, I recommend any of their competitors.
pikaboop • May 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.
m3drs • May 21, 2026
My daughter loved this app however I cannot recommend anything from this developer any more. The paid version of the app will no longer be available and will be forcefully updated to a new version that will require a subscription to use going forward.
Cmd204 • May 21, 2026
they're moving to a paid subscription model later this year and forcing this version of the app to (that we paid for) To no longer work. great business model.
Crazy_Sea_Otter • May 21, 2026
Zero integrity from this company. If you paid already for permanent access to the app they are now switching to a subscription based model and making your existing purchase meaningless. They should offer people refunds since they’re not getting what they paid for!
ledabhu123 • Apr 14, 2026
I like monsters
Cat whiskers 76🐈 • Apr 12, 2026
Ever since I got this game 5 years ago I loved it and 5 years later i gave it a try again and it’s still just as good as I remember
Vreeland1 • Mar 23, 2026
Child with dyslexia, no problem
Chknlijkfrdnty • Mar 8, 2026
So I used to play this in pre k to 2nd grade and they stopped doing it but this was a fun game totally
pldkrvk3kddmvjfkdf • Feb 20, 2026
I’m a teen and I still love this from when I was little it’s so entertaining and if I were a parent looking for kid friendly learning games I would put this on the list! Whoever made this game did a great job and ya so that’s it and I would love to hear from you.

Love Harper
Twinzies • Feb 12, 2026
I love this app
Zion Lucas Rivera • Feb 8, 2026
Level 5 Bonus Sounds Wa gh Prefixes And Suffixes And More Level 6 e by its self including u Level 7 Blend And trigraphs Level 8 2-9 syllables level 9 learn Latin roots too level 10 learn vocabulary level 11 Learn Word Stuctures Level 12 reveiw
I don’t know goth • Feb 2, 2026
I love the fact that the games are so fun and I love them
Riker the brave • Jan 15, 2026
Awesome game
Cone dodger fan • Jan 3, 2026
This app is good for kids😀😃😁

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