See every word the way a phonics teacher sees it.

Snap a photo, upload a document, or type any text. SnapPhonics breaks every word into clear phonics segments. Tap any word for a color-coded breakdown, IPA pronunciation, and natural audio — in 9 languages. Built for teachers, homeschoolers, ESL students, and self-learners.

Available in:

🇺🇸 English 🇰🇷 한국어 🇪🇸 Español 🇫🇷 Français 🇩🇪 Deutsch 🇮🇹 Italiano 🇯🇵 日本語 🇨🇳 中文 🇷🇺 Русский

Live in classrooms in the US and South Korea.

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Type, snap, or import any text Color-coded word breakdowns Classroom-ready sharing tools Available in 9 languages

Real classrooms · Real students

Already teaching real students.

SnapPhonics is live in English-language classrooms in South Korea — used daily by teachers running phonics-focused ESL lessons with students from elementary through high school.

SnapPhonics in use in a Korean ESL classroom
SnapPhonics in use in a Korean ESL classroom

SnapPhonics를 수업에 도입한 뒤로 학생들이 단어를 외우는 게 아니라 이해하기 시작했습니다. 색깔별 파닉스 분석 덕분에 아이들이 처음 보는 단어도 스스로 발음해 보려고 합니다. 매일 아침 수업 준비 시간이 30분 이상 줄었습니다.

Since I started using SnapPhonics in class, my students stopped memorizing words and started understanding them. The color-coded phonics breakdown gives them the confidence to try pronouncing words they've never seen before. It's cut my morning prep time by more than 30 minutes a day.

Steven Reynoso · ESL Teacher

USA English · South Korea

Three ways to get started

However your text lives — typed, printed, or digital — SnapPhonics can analyze it in seconds.

01

Type or paste text

Enter any passage directly — a sentence, a paragraph, or a whole page. Instant phonics breakdown as you go.

02

Snap a photo

Point your camera at a worksheet, textbook, or whiteboard. OCR reads the text and hands it straight to the phonics engine.

03

Import a document

Upload a PDF or image file from your device. Great for lesson materials, reading passages, and student handouts.

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

Six tools, one workflow — built around what teachers and learners actually do, not a spec sheet.

See every phoneme, syllable, and stress pattern at a glance.

Tap any word for a color-coded breakdown that shows every phoneme, syllable, and stress pattern — at a glance.

Hear any word, any sentence, any time.

Natural text-to-speech on demand. Slow it down, repeat it, build the ear that the page can't teach alone.

Teach the why behind every word.

Tap any color in the breakdown to see which phonics rule applies. Silent letters, digraphs, vowel teams — they stop being mysterious.

Walk the whole class through a word together.

Presentation mode: dark theme, classroom-sized, projector-ready. Tap a word, everyone sees the breakdown.

Push documents to your class in one click.

No printing, no LMS hand-off. Type, snap, or upload — your students see it the moment you assign it.

Every word you've looked up, saved and searchable.

A personal word bank that grows with every session. Star favorites, review past lookups, build vocabulary over time.

For Teachers

Run a phonics-focused classroom without the prep.

Drop in any lesson text and push it to your whole class in one click. Walk through tricky words together on the projector. Spend your prep time teaching, not typing.

  • Push any text to your class instantly. — Type, snap, or upload a passage — your students see it in their app the moment you assign it. No printing, no Drive links, no LMS dance.
  • Presentation mode for the projector. — Dark-themed, classroom-sized display. Tap any word, the whole class sees the breakdown together.
  • See who's working and where they're stuck. — Student word history and activity shows you which sounds the class is struggling with — so your next lesson writes itself.
  • One semester of materials in one place. — Up to 150 documents on Teacher Pro. Organize by unit, by level, by class.
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For Self-Learners

Read English like you've always wanted to read it.

Snap a photo of anything — a menu, a newspaper article, a chapter of a book — and SnapPhonics shows you exactly how every word works. Hear it, see the syllables, read the definition in your language.

  • Definitions in your native language. — Set Korean, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese, German, Italian, or Japanese as your home language. Every word you tap shows the definition in the language you actually think in.
  • Hear every word, every sentence, as many times as you need. — Natural text-to-speech at the speed that works for you — start slow, speed up as you grow.
  • The "why" behind every word. — Tap any color and see which phonics rule applies. Silent letters, digraphs, vowel teams — they stop being mysterious.
  • Build your own word library. — Every word you look up is saved. Star the ones you want to come back to. Review them when you're ready.
Try Personal free for 14 days.
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For Homeschool Families

Structured phonics for the kitchen table.

Whether you're teaching one child or four, SnapPhonics gives you a structured, rule-based approach to phonics — without a 300-page curriculum guide. Use it with any reading material you already have.

  • Works with any reading material you own. — Photograph a page from your existing curriculum, a library book, or a printable — and instantly turn it into a phonics-aware lesson. No re-buying what you already have.
  • Built on real phonics rules, not guesswork. — Over 176 phonics rules organized by category — short vowels, digraphs, blends, r-controlled vowels, silent letters. Every breakdown shows the rule, so your child learns the why.
  • A pace that fits your family. — One child can work through it independently while you teach a sibling. Audio playback means even pre-readers can engage with text.
  • Affordable for families. — Personal plan covers one parent doing phonics with their kids. Teacher Pro if you want classroom features for a co-op or multi-family group.
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