Features & Capabilities

"This is exactly what I asked Alligator Apps to develop for my classroom. Thank you so much!"

The Fry 1000 Instant Words are a list of the most common words used for teaching reading, writing, and spelling.

These high frequency words should be recognized instantly by readers.

Dr. Edward B. Fry's Instant Words (which are often referred to as the "Fry Words") are the most common words used in English ranked in order of frequency.

In 1996, Dr. Fry expanded on Dolch's sight word lists and research and published a book titled "Fry 1000 Instant Words." In his research, Dr. Fry found the following results:

25 words make up approximately 1/3 of all items published. 100 words comprise approximately 1/2 of all of the words found in publications. 300 words make up approximately 65% of all written material.

To make learning the Fry Words fun, simple, and easy, we have broken all 1,000 Fry words into unique sets of 10 words each.

Why Fry Words from Alligator Apps? We believe that educational apps should be ridiculously fun, immensely educational, and affordable for all.

Ideal for Kids 1 - 4 Years Old

Alligator Apps User Stories:

"I really love this app! I use it daily with my daughter and she has already picked up on a handful of words within a weeks time. Easy to use and customize to your child needs."

"My son is learning the Fry's word list in school and this is the perfect app! What a time saver. Instead of having to create hundreds of flashcards here they are and it's FREE."

"Wonderful App! As a mom & as a certified Kindergarten teacher, I love all of the Alligator Apps. I use them with my infant twins daily & am brainstorming ways to use it with my students in the fall (specifically the shapes)!"

Why you and your kids will love this app:

• Add your own cards - you can add an unlimited number of new words and record your own voice

• Add new lists - you can add and group flash cards into customizable lists which is ideal for learning

• Fun & engaging voice artist keeps kids engaged

• The application works both in portrait and landscape mode

• 5 unique game modes from easy (2 words only) to challenging (6 words per page)

• Fully customizable font size, font color, spelling (upper case, lower case, etc.)

• Unique continuous looping feature so you can go through hundreds of flashcards automatically

• Customizable speed - you decide how fast to go from flashcard to flashcard

• Infant mode - includes ability to select extra large font size and red font color (ideal for babies less than 12 months of age)

• Don't want to teach a given word? No problem, just delete the card

• Multi-sensory learning tool - combining audio, voice, and written words

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Have questions?  We are here to help.  Email us at support@alligatorapps.com

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Innovative Mobile Apps
Rating:
3.60
(44)
Version:
6.1 Last updated: 2017-06-19
Version code:
841401389
Creation date:
2011-10-13
Compatible devices:
Size:
42.79MB
Price:
0.99
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Data ingested on:
2026-06-10
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User Reviews

Fry Words is a strong, customizable tool with comprehensive Fry word lists, multiple practice modes, and classroom appeal. However, repeated audio and stability problems, plus unreliable editing/recording features and limited onboarding guidance, appear in multiple reviews and affect reliability.
Pros
  • Contains all Fry word lists (including the top 100) for comprehensive practice
  • Customizable lists: create, combine, reorder and save word lists
  • Multiple practice modes: flash cards and a game mode provide variety
  • Audio pronunciation feature that speaks the words
  • Classroom-friendly and affordable (useful for teachers and tutoring; often low-cost)
Cons
  • Audio issues across reviews: sound not working, very low volume, and volume not staying on
  • App stability problems: frequent freezes/crashes requiring reinstall and sometimes data loss of custom lists
  • Editing and recording features unreliable: edit mode often doesn’t work and recording may fail
  • Some users report lack of clear guidance or in-app help/instructions
  • Occasional issues with features like capitalization and word grouping not aligning with Fry lists
Recent reviews
Sound not working. Reset the app, restarted app and iPad, still no sound.
by Ma*****, 2025-02-21

My Kindergartner-to-be needed to learn the top 100 Fry words. I tried many different apps but none hit the mark until this one. What’s great about this app: it speaks the word, it has all the Fry word lists, it allows customizing lists (for example I combined 10 built-in Fry lists into 1), it lets you change font/color and other settings, and best of all it has a flash card mode AND a game mode. In the latter it shows the word surrounded by X (you choose) number of other words, and the child picks which written word matches the spoken word. This gives much better variety and a different mental pathway than only using flash cards. Kudos to the developer - and all for only $0.99!!
by Ch*****, 2024-08-01

I downloaded this at the recommendation of my daughter's school, and it's so basic with no instructions. What's the point of this app? If I use it like a flash card, a voice says the word first which prevents my daughter from "reading" it. I must be missing something, but there's no way to ask for help.
by AE*****, 2023-09-21
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