Coming soon · iPhone & Android


A calm, playful phonics game for children aged 5 to 9, made with dyslexic learners in mind. Trace a sound, build a word, say it out loud, and fill the honeycomb.

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Why Sonabee

For a child with dyslexia, a page of letters can feel like a maze. Sonabee slows everything down to one sound at a time: traced, built, spoken and celebrated, in a world with no red crosses, no clocks and nobody left behind.

How a lesson works

Four small steps. One big smile.

Trace the sound

Sona says the sound and a dotted path appears. Your child traces it with a finger. Wobbly lines are fine: the shape and direction matter, and Sona shows the way if it’s tricky.

Build the word

Sounds become honeycomb tiles. Pick the right ones to fill the gaps and build the word, like ship, map or pot. Tap any tile to hear it, as often as you like.

Say it out loud

Sona listens while your child says the whole word out loud and checks it against the lesson words. A right word moves on, and a wrong one earns a gentle “let’s try again”. After a few tries Sona says it together with them. The listening happens on the phone and nothing is recorded.

Fill the honeycomb

Every finished word adds a cell of honey and fills a jar for that sound. If a sound needed extra help, it comes back later for one more go, with no fuss.

Calm by design

Everything a tired, brave reader needs. Nothing they don’t.

Learning to read can be hard work. Sonabee removes the things that make it harder.

Type made for tired eyes

Lexend and Atkinson Hyperlegible, two typefaces built for easy reading. Grown-ups tune text size, letter spacing and background tint.

Never a red cross

Only kind words: “Nearly!” and “Let’s try again.” A slip is never a failure here.

No clocks, no pressure

No timers, no countdowns, no racing. Children go at their own pace, as slowly as they like.

Nobody gets stuck

If a step is tricky, Sona shows the way or says it together with your child. Every screen has a friendly way forward.

Sounds on tap

Sounds and words only play when your child taps them, so there are never surprise noises. Sona’s instructions can be read aloud, or switched off.

Works without Wi-Fi

Everything is on the phone. No sign-in, no connection needed. Perfect for the back seat or the waiting room.

Try it: Comfort settings

Every reader is different, so the page bends to fit.

Grown-ups can change the text size, spacing and background colour, and the child’s screens change right away. Try it on the word below.

Letter spacing
Background tint

Private by design

Sona listens. Nobody else does.

When your child says a word, it is checked on the phone itself. The sound is never saved and never sent anywhere. Not to us, not to anyone.

Your child says it

Only when they tap the microphone.

The phone checks it

On-device. Then the sound is gone.

No cloud

Nothing leaves the phone.

  • No accountsNo sign-up and no email address. Your child’s first name stays on the phone.
  • No ads, no trackersNo analytics, no advertising, and nothing that follows your child around.
  • Grown-ups hold the keysListening can be switched off, and one tap erases everything. Settings sit behind a quick grown-ups question.
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For grown-ups

See the progress. Skip the pressure.

A calm dashboard shows how much practice happened this week and which sounds could use a little more help, in plain words rather than scores.

  • Minutes practised each day, all week
  • Sounds that need a little help, shown gently
  • Everything stays on your phone, and you can reset it any time

Questions

Good to know

Who is Sonabee for?

Children aged 5 to 9 who are learning to read, especially children who find it hard, such as those with dyslexia. A grown-up sets it up in a minute and chooses a comfortable starting text size.

When can I get it?

Sonabee is coming soon to Google Play and the App Store. The download buttons on this page are switched off until launch.

How much will it cost?

Pricing has not been announced. When the app launches, the price will be shown clearly in the store listing before you download.

Does it record my child?

No. Sona only listens while your child taps the microphone, and only if you agreed during setup. The speech is checked on the phone, and the audio is never recorded, saved or sent anywhere. You can switch listening off at any time in Comfort settings, and Sona will use a simple “I said it!” button instead.

Does it need the internet?

No. Sonabee works fully offline, so there is no sign-in and no connection needed.

Can it tell if my child has dyslexia?

No. Sonabee is a learning tool, not a medical or diagnostic product. If you are worried about your child’s reading, please talk to their teacher or a reading specialist.

What accent does Sona speak with?

Sona currently speaks in US English.

What can a grown-up see in the app?

Behind a quick grown-ups question there is a dashboard of the week’s practice, plus Comfort settings for text size, spacing, colour, voice speed, tracing help and listening. Everything is stored on your phone only.

Sona is almost ready.

Sonabee is on its way to iPhone and Android. The buttons below will switch on at launch.

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