The reading app that listens, so your child learns on their own.
ReadBorn sounds out each letter, listens as your child reads out loud, and helps the moment they get stuck. About 15 minutes a day, hands-free for you.
★ After every story, a baby animal hatches to life.
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Designed with K-1 teachers
Built on the Science of Reading
Voice stays on the device
Loved by parents on the App Store
Other apps ask kids to tap. ReadBorn asks them to read.
Your child sees a real word, sounds it out letter by letter, and says it out loud. ReadBorn listens with on-device speech recognition and steps in only when they need help. No scripts for you to read, no lessons for you to run. The app does the teaching, so you don't have to.
Sounds out every letter
Tap any letter to hear its sound. The app models each sound first, so kids can do it all by themselves.
Listens as they read
Your child says the sounds out loud. ReadBorn hears them and celebrates the win.
Helps only when stuck
Help arrives step by step, from a gentle hint to the full word. It grows only when needed, so your child does the reading, not the app.
Voice is processed on the device. It never leaves the iPhone or iPad.
Finish a story. Hatch a baby animal.
Every story ends with an egg. Read the words, crack the shell, and a new baby animal joins the collection. There are 181 to hatch across 18 worlds, from the Farm to the Sky. Then point the camera anywhere and watch them appear in your living room with AR.
It is the reason kids ask to read again tomorrow.
AR
See them in your world
After an animal hatches, point the camera anywhere and it appears right there in the room. It turns "I read a story" into "come see what I made."
Four simple steps
1. Pick a story
Decodable stories matched to your child's exact level, starting with just six letter sounds.
2. Sound it out
Your child reads out loud. ReadBorn listens, helps when needed, and blends the word together.
3. Hatch and collect
A baby animal hatches after every story. Collect them all and see them in AR.
4. Watch them grow
Your parent Report Card shows reading level, streaks, and the sounds to practice next, in plain English.
Real phonics, not memorizing.
ReadBorn is built on systematic synthetic phonics, the approach backed by the Science of Reading and designed with input from K-1 teachers. Kids start with sounds, not letter names, then blend those sounds into words. That is how children learn to read words they have never seen before.
| Level | What they learn | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | First Sounds | sat |
| 1 | First Words | cat |
| 2 | Word Builders | hen |
| 3 | The Last Letters | fox |
| 4 | Sound Teams | fish |
| 5 | Vowel Teams | boat |
| 6 | Bossy R & Friends | coin |
| 7 | Stretch Words | frog |
| 8 | Magic E & New Spellings | make |
| 9 | Super Reader | dolphin |
Start with sounds, not letters.
Many programs still teach kids to guess words from pictures. That guessing method is now banned in over 15 states. ReadBorn teaches sounding out from day one.
166 stories across 16 worlds.
From first sounds in the Nest to the biggest words in the Volcano and Space. Each world unlocks as your child levels up: first sounds, first words, word builders, the last letters, sound teams, vowel teams, bossy r and friends, stretch words, magic e and new spellings, then a super reader. Along the way they meet 103 sight words read as whole words, 89 of them from the Dolch lists, and practise handwriting in every class.
Six of the sixteen story worlds. Two more, First Sounds and the Sound Car, come before the stories start, which is what makes 18 in all.
Everyone starts in the Nest. A quick placement puts your child on the right rung, from letter sounds to first words, so nothing is too hard and nothing is a waste of time.
Built for kids. Made for parents.
They read alone. You get your time back.
No flashcards to run and no scripts to follow. Sessions are self-paced and about 15 minutes.
A patient tutor. Without paying by the hour.
ReadBorn never rushes, never sighs, and never runs out of patience. One yearly plan, less than a single tutoring session.
Get ready for "watch me read!"
Up to 5 child profiles on your device, each with their own level, streak, and animal collection.
Try everything free for 7 days.
Your local price is shown in the App Store before you pay.
- Up to 5 child profiles on your device
- No charge today, cancel anytime
- Secured by the App Store
No ads, ever. No data sold. No account to create.
Free for 7 days, then an annual subscription at your local price. Auto-renews until cancelled. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings.
Good to know
What ages is ReadBorn for?
Ages 3 to 8 and up. Pre-readers start with letter sounds in the Nest, and early readers who want to improve jump in at their level with a quick placement.
Does it really hear my child read?
Yes. Your child says the sounds and words out loud, and ReadBorn listens using on-device speech recognition. It celebrates correct reads and helps step by step when they get stuck.
What about my child's privacy?
Voice is processed entirely on the device and never uploaded. There are no ads and no data is sold. A parent gate protects all links and purchases.
Do I need to sit with my child?
No. ReadBorn is designed for independent reading, about 15 minutes a day. Many parents love watching the first sessions, and the Report Card keeps you in the loop after that.
How much does it cost?
ReadBorn is free to download and needs a subscription to read. Your options and your exact price are shown in your local currency in the App Store before you pay. You can set up to 5 child profiles on your device.
How do I cancel?
Subscriptions are handled by Apple. Cancel anytime in your App Store settings and you keep access until the period ends.
What method does ReadBorn use?
Systematic synthetic phonics aligned with the Science of Reading, designed with K-1 teachers. Sounds first, then blending, then sight words, sentences, and real stories.
Is there an Android version?
ReadBorn is on iPhone and iPad today. Android is on our roadmap.
Get ready for "watch me read!"
7 days free. About 15 minutes a day. A collection of baby animals waiting to hatch.
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