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First Letters

Trace letters with a finger and hear them sound out.

Children trace letters and hear their sounds, then build their first words. Calm, no ads, no accounts, with a parent view of progress.

Estimated window
Closed beta: 2027 Q1
Confidence
Medium confidence
Progress
15%

Estimates are ranges, not delivery guarantees. Contractual wait limits and refunds are defined separately in the terms.

Problem
Early reading apps are loud, busy and full of ads.
Scope
Tracing, phonics audio, first words, parent view.
Estimated effort
Medium — our team, roughly 4 months
Stages

Where it is on the line

  1. Discovery & scope

    Discovery · 2–3 weeks

  2. 2

    Name, icon & screen votesNow

    Design · +3–5 weeks

  3. 3

    Working prototype

    Prototype · +4–6 weeks

  4. 4

    Closed beta (founder priority)

    Closed beta · +6–10 weeks

  5. 5

    App Store review

    Store review · +1–3 weeks

Estimate history

Every change, with its reason

Old estimates stay visible. Each revision shows what changed, why, and when the next update is due.

No estimate changes yet. The first estimate is the one shown above.

Public log

First Letters updates

No public updates for this app yet. Founders get a weekly log in the club.