Lit Games Publishing
Terms of Use

Phonics Star Terms of Use

Last updated: 8 November 2026

1. Agreement

These terms apply to Phonics Star: Learn to Read ("the app") on iPhone, iPad and Android, made by Lit Games Publishing ("we", "us"). The app is for children to use with a parent or carer; the parent or carer who downloads the app or buys access accepts these terms. On Apple devices, Apple's Licensed Application End User License Agreement (the "Apple EULA") also applies; if it and these terms differ, these terms apply to the extent the Apple EULA allows. On Android, the Google Play Terms of Service also apply.

2. Free lessons and Full Access

The first lessons are free. Phonics Star Full Access unlocks all 101 lessons, every game and every sticker. Purchases, links that leave the app and the parents' area sit behind a grown-ups question, so a child cannot buy anything by accident.

3. Subscriptions and Lifetime

  • Full Access is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as Lifetime, a one-time purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy and may vary by country.
  • Payment is taken by the Apple App Store or Google Play, using the account you buy with, when you confirm the purchase.
  • Where a free trial is offered (for example 3 days on the yearly plan), its length is shown in the app. If you do not cancel before the trial ends, the subscription starts and you are charged.
  • App Store: the subscription renews automatically at the same price and period unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel it in your Apple ID settings (Settings, your name, Subscriptions). Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription.
  • Google Play: the subscription renews automatically until you cancel it. Manage or cancel it in Google Play (Profile, Payments & subscriptions, Subscriptions).
  • Cancelling stops future renewals; Full Access continues until the end of the period you have paid for. Uninstalling the app does not cancel a subscription.
  • Lifetime is paid once and never renews. It unlocks Full Access on the store account that bought it for as long as the app is available and supports your device.
  • Refunds are handled by Apple or Google under their refund policies. This does not affect your statutory rights.
  • Use Restore Purchases (on the paywall or in the parents' area) to bring Full Access back on a new device or after reinstalling.

4. Children and privacy

Phonics Star has no accounts, no ads, no chat and no analytics, and it does not collect personal data. Progress is kept on the device, and voice recordings in the "say it" step never leave it. See the Phonics Star Privacy Policy.

5. Licence and ownership

We grant you a personal, non-transferable licence to use the app on devices you own or control, as allowed by the store you downloaded it from. The app, its lessons, pictures, audio, characters and code belong to Lit Games Publishing or its licensors. You may not copy, resell, reverse engineer or redistribute the app or its content except as the law allows.

6. No warranty and limits of liability

Phonics Star supports learning to read but does not guarantee any particular result, and it does not replace a teacher or a speech and language professional. The app is provided "as is". To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for indirect or consequential loss arising from its use, and our total liability is limited to the amount you paid for the app in the twelve months before the claim. Nothing in these terms limits rights you have under consumer law that cannot be excluded.

Apple and Google are not parties to these terms and are not responsible for the app or its content, or for providing maintenance or support for it.

7. Changes, ending and law

We may update the app and these terms. If we make important changes, we will update this page and the date at the top. You can stop using the app at any time by deleting it and cancelling any subscription. These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, without taking away any protection you have under the laws of the country where you live.

8. Contact

Questions or support: litpublishinguk@gmail.com.