Our take
The same Lexercise curriculum as its Professional Therapy, but you deliver the weekly 30-minute lesson using interactive videos, and your child plays about 15 minutes of practice games a day. You can message a therapist with brief questions. The eight pre-reader lessons are only offered with a therapist, so it suits children who already know their letter sounds.
A good fit for
- Parents who can lead a 30-minute lesson each week
- A lower-cost way into a structured curriculum
Look elsewhere if
- Children who do not yet know letter sounds
- Families who need a professional to teach
How far it goes
About the skill ladder- 7Latin and Greek rootsconstruct, phonographTaught
- 6Prefixes, suffixes and spelling ruleshopping, unkindNot published
- 5Multisyllable wordsnapkin, fantasticPartly
- 4Vowel patternscake, rain, carPartly
- 3Blends and digraphsstop, ship, chinNot published
- 2Short-vowel wordscat, sit, hopNot published
- 1Letter soundsm says /m/Not published
Same 44-lesson curriculum as Professional Therapy, through to Latin and Greek roots; the full sequence is not published.
How it works
How we rate- Who hears your child read?
- You doYou hear your child read during the weekly lesson.
- Does your child spell?
- Writes from dictationEvery lesson includes decoding and spelling, and sentence writing.
- What do they read?
- Not publishedWe could not confirm what kind of text it uses.
- How is progress gated?
- Says it adaptsA spelling test at the start; practice data is tracked on a parent dashboard.
- How much of your time?
- You teach itYou sit with your child for every lesson.
- What does the evidence show?
- Maker’s own studiesThe company reports its own outcome figures; it is not rated on Evidence for ESSA.
How it compares
| App | Price | Goes up to | Hears reading | Spelling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexercise Basic Therapy | $150/mo, 14-day money-back guarantee | Latin and Greek roots | You do | Writes from dictation |
| Reading Horizons At-Home | $199 for the first year, then $50/yr; $25 per extra student; $10 30-day trial | Multisyllable words | No automated listening | Writes from dictation |
| Nessy Reading & Spelling | $15.50/mo or $126/yr for one child | Latin and Greek roots | No automated listening | Writes from dictation |
| ReadingDoctor Online | AUD $99 per student per year (about US$65), free trial | Vowel patterns | No automated listening | Picks letters or answers |
| Lexercise Professional Therapy | $495/mo (rates vary by therapist), billed every 4 weeks | Latin and Greek roots | A trained tutor | Writes from dictation |
Sources
Checked October 2026 against the maker's own pages and the sources above. Spot something out of date? Tell us.