What devices can I use?
Phonic Zoom is designed to be as compatible as possible. You can find it on the Google Play store for Android, the Amazon App store and it will soon be coming to the App Store for Apple devices. You can even access it through a web browser if you don’t have any of the app stores.
Is Phonic Zoom a Phonics Scheme?
Is Phonic Zoom a Spelling Scheme?
No. We support any spelling scheme you are already using and in minutes you can be using your own spelling scheme lists and schedule for your children to play weekly within the games.
Why Phonics and Spelling Games?
We believe children learn best when they’re having fun. Our games are all designed to teach or reinforce a particular phonics and spelling skill whilst being lots of fun to play. Almost all of our games can be played in under a minute and encourage repeated play through high scores, leader boards, class and school challenges as well as a series of collectibles and customisations that children earn as a byproduct of their learning.
Who is Phonic Zoom suitable for?
Phonic Zoom is a flexible educational app and has options to allow to you to personalise spelling lists to suit your child’s individual learning needs. You can even create tailored ‘phonics lists’ to support children in their work with specific sounds and grapheme-phoneme correspondences.
How many children can use it?
We have different subscriptions available. Our parents package comes with licenses for up to seven children. We tailor our subscriptions for schools and MATs with licenses suitable to the size of your school, academy or trust.
Can I personalise spelling lists?
Can I add my own words?
Yes. Phonic Zoom offers you the chance to add any words you like for spelling practice. If you can’t find a word or just don’t like our pronunciation you can record your own audio and it will appear in our games!
Does Phonic Zoom offer tracking or reporting?
Phonic Zoom includes a suite of reports that highlight areas of strength and development for each of your children. Heatmaps show how each child is faring with the GPCs (grapheme phoneme correspondences). Spelling lists, phonics lists and the custom ones you create are all reported on so you can see levels of success for each child.
How much does Phonic Zoom cost?
We offer monthly or yearly subscriptions for parents starting at £1.50/month. Our pricing for schools and MATs are available on request, with costs starting from £0.75 per pupil.
Can I cancel my subscription?
Yes, subscriptions can be cancelled at any time through the admin portal or by emailing us.
How do I contact Phonic Zoom?
If you’ve not been able to find the answer you need in our Frequently Asked Questions, please contact Phonic Zoom customer support (support@phoniczoom.com) and we will be happy to help.
Do you offer discounts?
Based in Warwickshire, UK, we are a small company keen to have an impact on education. With this in mind, we offer all Warwickshire schools a 20% discount on our usual price for Phonic Zoom. You’ll have access to all of our games, all of the usual features and all of the reporting for as long as you want to use the app.