I’d say ABCMouse is a little flashier and has more broad options, while I think Homer is better for really focusing on reading skills. Homer is specifically focused on reading skills, while ABCMouse is a more general curriculum with math and science too. I don’t expect Homer to single-handedly teach my children to read, but in combination with working with them myself and Savvy Reading, it’s a TERRIFIC tool for adding in some fun daily practice, keeping skills sharp, and creating familiarity with letters, sounds, sight words, and other reading building blocks.Įvery time I mention the Homer app, I get a bunch of questions about how it stacks up to ABCMouse. To me, it feels comprehensive but not overwhelming (do I need 10,000 games? No, I probably don’t). You can also have stories read to your or play dozens of different games that help your practice reading skills in different ways, including matching games, puzzles, hidden pictures and spot the difference.
Homer has a learning path where it’s tailored to your child and adds new activities that teach letters, sounds, words, etc as they progress. She LOVES having about 15 minutes to play on Homer (she calls it “those special levels”) and then later in the day, Star does it for 15 minutes or so while I work with Tally on her letters with some simple letter magnets or giant flash cards. I originally downloaded Homer because I needed something that felt special to Tally so she wouldn’t incessantly disrupt Star while we practiced reading. While she does that, I practice reading with Star with the 4 Weeks to Read set. On Mondays through Thursdays this summer, Ani (who is going into second grade) has a Zoom conference with her reading tutor for about 25 minutes. This is a MUST for me on any educational app). (And yes, you can have multiple profiles in one account so I can easily toggle between Tally’s profile where she’s learning recognize letters and the sounds the make or Star’s profile where she’s sounding out words and practicing sight words. It’s really incredible and a perfect tool for my almost-kindergartner who is getting to be a decent reader and my 3 year old who wants to start learning her letters and sounds.Īnd my 7 year old likes using it too for brushing up on sight words and reading simple stories. You can start at the very beginning or jump into longer words, blending, sight words and more.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen an app that’s so well-designed to help your child learn to read.
It’s ad-free and you can try it for 60 days for free here!Īfter that, it’s $9.99 per month or $59 for a whole year (which saves you about $5 per month over a month to month plan). Homer is a learning app that’s specifically designed to teach reading skills for kids from 2-8. Since I hadn’t tried it out.I’ve had zero opinions.īut I finally downloaded a few weeks ago and my younger girls have been using it and I thought I’d share how we’re using it and why I like it. For the past year or so, I’ve been hearing about the Homer app, including lots of messages asking what I think about it.