The world's first Listening Bookshop

Fonetti actively listens to children as they read aloud and holds their attention by turning the words green in real-time when they get them right. This interactive experience motivates the child to read more and then rewards them with fun animations, fanfares and badges.

Fonetti is the best reading app for kids.

Currently available for iPad

Android and other platforms coming soon!

Young Authors' Competition 2020

We’ve announced the winners of our Young Authors’ Competition. Thank you to every brilliant writer who sent in a story. You gave the judges a very difficult job.

Four leading authors of children’s fiction read the stories from each age group: Clare Balding, Francesca Simon, Greg James and Chris Smith.

Find out who the winners, runners up and highly commended authors are, on our Competition page.

Books that listen

Books in the Listening Bookshop will actually listen to the child as they read aloud, highlighting words in green when they get them right and greying them out when they miss a word of get it wrong.

Encouraging feedback

Fonetti uses an encouraging feedback process that enables children to improve their reading skills and creates the desire to read more with animated fanfares and by awarding stars and badges.

Quality Content

A unique and extensive library of well-illustrated children[s books that are proven to be entertaining, educational and fun which captures the child’s attention and leaves them wanting to read more.

Try it Out!

With Fonetti, words on screen light up green when correctly read aloud.
If you would like to try it, you can speak into your mic from your phone, tablet or computer and see it happen in real-time!

Fonetti at Home

Parents, with The Listening Bookshop, you no longer have to choose between story time or tablet time – you’ve got both, all combined in one easy-to-use app.

Fonetti for Schools

During the current pandemic we’re providing access to pupils via their schools for FREE. If you’re a teacher or parent and would like Fonetti for your school, simply complete our form on the Schools page

Fonetti App

The child sets up their own profile

Nearly there…

A library stocked with over 100 books

The child chooses a book to read

The child read out aloud to Fonetti

The words read change to green as they are correctly matched

Animated fanfares awarded for finishing a book with up to 3 stars depending on accuracy

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FBN0030_The Power of Peas_Fonetti Titles

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FBN0061_Judy and the Stars_Fonetti Titles

FBN0062_Letters from the Missing Socks_Fonetti Titles

FBN0070_The World Of Dreams_Fonetti Titles

Testimonials

“Fonetti is such a simple concept and a brilliant use of technology to support children, make them feel more confident reading and allow parents to monitor their progress”

“It is really good for children who don’t really like reading in front of others, especially if they’ve got a confidence issue”

“I can't say that anything is the best because everything is amazing in Fonetti

“The fact it lights up as they go along, even that is an achievement to them because they’ve made it light up. With a standard book, you don’t have anything as rewarding as that”

“I love reading with Fonetti because it makes me feel brave!”

“Fonetti is the best app because I can choose my own character and my own books. The thing that I like about Fonetti is that words turn green and it is the best”

“When my son Giovani first used the Fonetti app, I noticed how much more confident, and in control he was about sounding out the words. As a parent you always want to support your child the best way you can. Thank you Fonetti for adding value to our reading time.”

The technology behind Fonetti has been developed as part of a collaboration between Auris Tech Limited, Innovators in Children’s Speech Recognition and The University of Edinburgh’s World renowned School of Informatics.