Fonix: Sound It Out

The read-it-aloud word game

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

1,500 clever puzzles, a shared daily challenge, and hints when you're stuck. Can you sound out "ghilltre"? (It's "filter.") Fonix (not a typo) is a word game about sounding it out. Every puzzle is a real word, re-spelled so each chunk of letters makes a sound it makes in other words. Read it aloud and you'll hear it. Take "ghilltre": "gh" like in laugh, "re" like in acre… it's filter. Some are a gentle warm-up. Some are gloriously fiendish. Every one of them clicks the moment you say it out loud. • 1,500 puzzles across three difficulty tiers, every one checked to be soundable • A shared Daily Puzzle: the same word for everyone, every day • Sound it out your own way: any word that fits the sounds counts as correct • A smart hint ladder when you're stuck, plus a "give up & reveal" whenever you need it • Tap "Hear it" to listen to the answer • A satisfying reveal that breaks every word into its sounds • No ads, no accounts, no tracking Play free: sound out 10 puzzles in every difficulty, plus the daily. Unlock Fonix Plus once for unlimited puzzles, unlimited hints, full stats, and extra themes. One purchase, yours forever. Inspired by a game played around the dinner table (thanks, Justin). See how fast you can hear the word.

Ratings & Reviews

  • 5.0
    out of 5
    1 Ratings

Every puzzle now sounds out cleanly. We went back through all 1,500 and re-spelled the ones that asked you to make a sound English never actually makes there. Sound it out your way: if a puzzle can honestly be read as more than one word, every one of them now counts. "Knew" is no longer wrong. The Daily Puzzle is finally shared, so you and everyone else get the same word each day. Now the share is worth sending.

Version 1.1

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    Information

    Seller
    • Daniel Hinkson
    Size
    • 3.1 MB
    Category
    • Word
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    Copyright
    • © Daniel Hinkson
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