At last! A customizable spelling app that records progress for your Android device! Key Stage Fun is my new Android Developer of Note. They have a range of math apps as well as this great spelling app. The characters, called Squeebles, were created by kids as part of a competition and each have unique personalities. As each spelling test is completed, new Squeebles are collected as rewards. This app was reviewed over at Smart Apps For Kids and given 4.5 stars.
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STORE LINKS
$2.99
$2.49
Profiles are created, and each profile is customized according to the child's ability and given a certain length of time that they are shown each spelling word before having to spell it. Spelling tests are created in the Parent Zone and then assigned to players. The spelling words can be asked in alphabetical order, randomly or as they were entered. What's really fantastic about these tests is that after a player has completed some tests, new tests can be created out of random words from any test that player has been assigned, and also out of the words that were spelled incorrectly.
Because the tests are created and recorded by the parent, they are 100% individual and specific to the player's dialect. Perfect for children working at a level different to the rest of their peer group, and for users from countries other than USA. The progress tracking in this app is so detailed that it reports the percentage correct for each word in each test i.e. if a player has attempted a word 4 times and spelled it right 3 times, the stats will show 3/4 (75%) and give the most recent misspelling of the word.
This is by far the best spelling app I have come across on either iOS or Android and I will be making use of it for three of my children on a weekly basis. Well worth a download!
SCREEN SHOTS
VIDEO
APP DESCRIPTION ON GOOGLE PLAY
★ "After evaluating many spelling apps, I was so pleasantly surprised while testing out Squeebles Spelling – it’s a winner!" - TeachersWithApps.com
The latest game in the Squeebles series is here, with complete customisation of spelling tests for each child, three test modes, and an engaging mini game kids get to play as a reward for doing well in their spelling tests.
★ Parents & Teachers - Quickly and easily set up personalised spelling tests for your children, using the words you want them to learn. The app allows you to set up tests, enter words and then record audio versions of those words for your children to listen back to before they spell them. Stats on each child let you see how they're doing and which words they're struggling with.
★ Children - rescue Squeebles and earn goes on the squeeberang game by doing well in your spelling tests. Win stars to trade for better squeeberangs to use in the game by spelling words correctly.
★ Features (from a parents' point of view)...
✓ Absolutely no in-app purchases, adverts or links to the internet for any reason.
✓ The fun mini-game and reward system is set up so that your child will want to keep coming back to do more and more spelling tests so they can progress through the game.
✓ Unlimited players can be registered, making this ideal for home or classroom use.
✓ Easy to use "Parents' Zone" allows you set up and manage tests, add and edit players and view stats from each player.
✓ Unlimited, completely personalised tests can be set up and assigned to different players, meaning weekly spelling lists from school can be entered as their own tests.
✓ Unlimited words in each test.
✓ Words can be set as being case-sensitive or not, meaning names or other words that need a capital letter can be included and tested on.
✓ Audio record function within the app lets you quickly and easily record each word in your voice.
✓ A personalised congratulations message can also be recorded for when your child scores full marks, meaning for example that your own rewards can be worked into the test... "Well done! You can go to the park with your friends now!"
✓ Players can be set so they see the words before being asked spell them as well as hear them.
✓ Tests can be assigned to multiple players.
✓ Instructions and other preset content can be displayed in UK or US English.
✓ The keyboard each child sees can be set to be shown in lower or upper case letters depending on your preference.
✓ Full stats, including a list of tricky words that each child is struggling with, can be viewed.
★ Features (from a child's point of view)...
✓ Help Gumbo rescue the Squeebles from the nasty Spelling Snake, who has taken them prisoner. There are 15 to rescue, including some completely new Squeebles. Ssssssss.
✓ Answer spellings correctly to win time on the squeeberang game (a fun game the Squeebles love to play where you throw a squeeberang as far as you can with a Squeeble sitting on it!!!)
✓ Earn stars to trade for squeeberangs by doing well in your spelling tests. Each squeeberang has a different theme and its own stats. There are 100 to collect in total.
✓ See your top scores on squeeberang displayed in the high score table.
✓ See the Squeebles you've rescued, including their personalities and stats.
✓ See all the squeeberangs you've collected, along with their stats.
✓ Have fun whilst doing your spellings!
Our other apps have been featured on BBC Radio as well as in the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and many online app review sites specialising in children's educational apps. They consistently get positive reviews from media and more importantly, from parents and children.
Enjoy!
IMPORTANT: For optimal audio recording functionality we would recommend Android version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and above.
IMPORTANT 2: This app does not work with Fuhu's Nabi 2 device.
UPDATE (20th March 2013) - We have now fixed the scrolling issue which was causing erratic scrolling behaviour on some devices."
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STORE LINKS
$2.99
$2.49
Profiles are created, and each profile is customized according to the child's ability and given a certain length of time that they are shown each spelling word before having to spell it. Spelling tests are created in the Parent Zone and then assigned to players. The spelling words can be asked in alphabetical order, randomly or as they were entered. What's really fantastic about these tests is that after a player has completed some tests, new tests can be created out of random words from any test that player has been assigned, and also out of the words that were spelled incorrectly.
Because the tests are created and recorded by the parent, they are 100% individual and specific to the player's dialect. Perfect for children working at a level different to the rest of their peer group, and for users from countries other than USA. The progress tracking in this app is so detailed that it reports the percentage correct for each word in each test i.e. if a player has attempted a word 4 times and spelled it right 3 times, the stats will show 3/4 (75%) and give the most recent misspelling of the word.
This is by far the best spelling app I have come across on either iOS or Android and I will be making use of it for three of my children on a weekly basis. Well worth a download!
SCREEN SHOTS
VIDEO
APP DESCRIPTION ON GOOGLE PLAY
★ "After evaluating many spelling apps, I was so pleasantly surprised while testing out Squeebles Spelling – it’s a winner!" - TeachersWithApps.com
The latest game in the Squeebles series is here, with complete customisation of spelling tests for each child, three test modes, and an engaging mini game kids get to play as a reward for doing well in their spelling tests.
★ Parents & Teachers - Quickly and easily set up personalised spelling tests for your children, using the words you want them to learn. The app allows you to set up tests, enter words and then record audio versions of those words for your children to listen back to before they spell them. Stats on each child let you see how they're doing and which words they're struggling with.
★ Children - rescue Squeebles and earn goes on the squeeberang game by doing well in your spelling tests. Win stars to trade for better squeeberangs to use in the game by spelling words correctly.
★ Features (from a parents' point of view)...
✓ Absolutely no in-app purchases, adverts or links to the internet for any reason.
✓ The fun mini-game and reward system is set up so that your child will want to keep coming back to do more and more spelling tests so they can progress through the game.
✓ Unlimited players can be registered, making this ideal for home or classroom use.
✓ Easy to use "Parents' Zone" allows you set up and manage tests, add and edit players and view stats from each player.
✓ Unlimited, completely personalised tests can be set up and assigned to different players, meaning weekly spelling lists from school can be entered as their own tests.
✓ Unlimited words in each test.
✓ Words can be set as being case-sensitive or not, meaning names or other words that need a capital letter can be included and tested on.
✓ Audio record function within the app lets you quickly and easily record each word in your voice.
✓ A personalised congratulations message can also be recorded for when your child scores full marks, meaning for example that your own rewards can be worked into the test... "Well done! You can go to the park with your friends now!"
✓ Players can be set so they see the words before being asked spell them as well as hear them.
✓ Tests can be assigned to multiple players.
✓ Instructions and other preset content can be displayed in UK or US English.
✓ The keyboard each child sees can be set to be shown in lower or upper case letters depending on your preference.
✓ Full stats, including a list of tricky words that each child is struggling with, can be viewed.
★ Features (from a child's point of view)...
✓ Help Gumbo rescue the Squeebles from the nasty Spelling Snake, who has taken them prisoner. There are 15 to rescue, including some completely new Squeebles. Ssssssss.
✓ Answer spellings correctly to win time on the squeeberang game (a fun game the Squeebles love to play where you throw a squeeberang as far as you can with a Squeeble sitting on it!!!)
✓ Earn stars to trade for squeeberangs by doing well in your spelling tests. Each squeeberang has a different theme and its own stats. There are 100 to collect in total.
✓ See your top scores on squeeberang displayed in the high score table.
✓ See the Squeebles you've rescued, including their personalities and stats.
✓ See all the squeeberangs you've collected, along with their stats.
✓ Have fun whilst doing your spellings!
Our other apps have been featured on BBC Radio as well as in the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and many online app review sites specialising in children's educational apps. They consistently get positive reviews from media and more importantly, from parents and children.
Enjoy!
IMPORTANT: For optimal audio recording functionality we would recommend Android version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and above.
IMPORTANT 2: This app does not work with Fuhu's Nabi 2 device.
UPDATE (20th March 2013) - We have now fixed the scrolling issue which was causing erratic scrolling behaviour on some devices."