Sight Word Cards app guide
Updated 21 September 2026 · Released version 3.1
Release availability
Version 3.1 is released. This guide describes the released 3.1 feature set, including My Voice and the redesigned dinosaur companions. Check the App Store for availability, compatibility and prices in your region.
What is Sight Word Cards?
Sight Word Cards is an ad-free English sight word flashcard app for early readers, parents and teachers on iPhone and iPad. The app interface and learning content are English. Translated website pages explain the product; they do not indicate a translated app.
Which words and grades are included?
The app includes 339 unique English words in 17 colour boxes, plus lists from Pre-K through Grade 3 based on US grade levels. It includes the complete Dolch sight word lists and Fry First 100. Words can appear in multiple lists; mastering one updates its progress across those lists.
How does My Voice work?
Open Settings > My Voice or the voice menu on a word card. Grant microphone access, record the word, listen and save. Saving selects My Voice for practice. The free demo permits ten distinct words, with unlimited retakes and replay of those words. Only a successfully saved take uses a slot. Deleting a recording does not restore a slot. Premium allows recording every word. Recordings stay on the device; the app does not provide recording sharing or cross-device sync. Missing free recordings fall back to system speech. Microphone access is used only while recording a take.
How do voices and quizzes work?
The eight built-in recorded English voices are Marin, Cedar, Nova, Alloy, Echo, Fable, Coral and Shimmer. Premium quizzes offer 5, 10, 20 or all available questions, giving priority to missed words and words that need more practice. Saved My Voice recordings can be used during study and Premium quizzes.
Which devices work offline?
Sight Word Cards supports iPhone and iPad with iOS and iPadOS 16 or later. Core flashcards, saved recordings and Premium quizzes work offline. Downloads, purchases, support messages and Schoolwork services need connectivity. This website is not a browser version of the learning app.
Can teachers use Apple Schoolwork?
Schoolwork is an optional beta for schools configured for Schoolwork with Managed Apple Accounts. Enable Settings > For Teachers > Enable Schoolwork Beta on participating devices. Study assignments are available without Premium; quiz assignments require Premium on the learner’s device. Managed-school workflows are still being evaluated.
What data is used?
Learning progress, custom lists, recordings and My Voice demo usage are stored on-device. Recordings are not sent to the developer, analytics services, or Schoolwork; device backups may include them. The app uses limited usage and diagnostic information to improve reliability. When Schoolwork Beta is enabled, activity progress and quiz scores can be reported through Apple Schoolwork to the school. There are no ads. Read the Privacy Policy for details.
Where can I get support?
Use the contact form on the official website or email sightwordcards@osome.dev. For Schoolwork issues, include the app version, iPadOS version and the step that failed; omit student names and assignment content.