Turn your kid's weekly spelling list into their favorite game
Type the words, dictate them, or snap a photo of the list from school. We turn them into games, tests, and rewards they actually want to earn — read in your voice. No ads, no internet, no account.
Your School's Words
The exact list the teacher sent home
Add this week's spelling words — the ones from the Friday test, the ones on the fridge — by typing, voice dictation, or snapping a photo. Your child practices exactly what they'll be tested on, not generic word lists from a database.
Add Words Your Way
Type it, say it, or snap a photo of the list
Type the words in, speak them with voice dictation, or take a photo of your child's spelling list and let the app read it. All three ways included in the free tier. Then record each word in your own voice so they hear you during tests — not a robot. It's that fast.
Kid-Safe Keyboard
Big keys. Color-coded vowels. Nothing they don't need.
A custom keyboard designed for little hands. Vowels highlighted in yellow so they stand out. No symbols, no autocorrect, no distractions.
Games
Practice that doesn't feel like homework
Every game uses the spelling list you entered — the words from school, not random vocabulary. Kids don't realize they're studying.
All 8 games included free. Every game pulls from your child's real spelling words — not generic vocabulary.
* Tic-Tac-Toe is called Noughts and Crosses outside the US.
The Motivation Loop
Six reward systems stacked so kids ask to practice
Every correct answer triggers a burst of emoji — ducks, stars, rockets, unicorns, pizza. Random every time.
Right answers earn stars. Stars are the currency for everything else — kids choose what to save up for.
22 collectibles across Common, Uncommon, and Rare tiers. The rare ones (dragon, mermaid, alien) take real saving.
Three full app themes — Ocean, Galaxy, Candy. Each totally transforms how the app looks. Makes it feel like theirs.
Their equipped sticker becomes their on-screen buddy — wiggles, breathes, and victory-bounces every time they get a word right.
Tie mastery to physical incentives — extra screen time, a trip to the park, ice cream. You define them; the app tracks.
Tests, Tracking, Profiles
Practice all week. Test on Friday. See exactly where they need work.
Spelling Stream isn't just games. It's a full practice loop with two test modes, a parent dashboard that shows mastery per word, and separate profiles for every kid in the house.
Practice Test
Low-stakes mode for everyday practice — kids hear the word, type it, and get instant feedback if they miss.
- Hint button if they get stuck
- Wrong answers can be retried
- Replays the word in your voice
- Unlimited attempts
Final Test
Strict mode that mimics the real Friday classroom test — no hints, no retries, one shot per word.
- No retries, no hints — like the real test
- Score saved to history
- Parents see which words were missed
- Confidence builder before test day
Parent dashboard
Behind the parent gate. See exactly which words your kid has mastered and which still need practice this week.
- Per-word mastery (red → yellow → green)
- Test history with scores over time
- Spot weak words before Friday
- Trim the list to just the hard ones
Multiple kid profilesPro
Each child gets their own word lists, progress, stickers, and theme. One device, one subscription, no mixing up whose words are whose.
- Separate lists per kid
- Separate mastery + test history
- Separate sticker collections
- Syncs across all family devices
Sticker Collection
Collectible stickers across three tiers
Common stickers like the otter and butterfly are easy to earn. Uncommon ones take more stars. Rare stickers — the dragon, mermaid, wizard, alien, and potato — are the ultimate goal. Kids plan, save, and decide what to unlock next.
Custom Themes
Ocean depths, galaxy skies, candy dreams — their app, their look
Three full themes that transform the entire app. Each changes backgrounds, colors, and effects across every screen — not a color swap, a whole vibe.
Deep navy + neon cyan. Bioluminescent default.
Cosmic purple, starfield depth.
Pastel pinks. Sweet and soft.
You Stay In Control
Parent lock keeps everything safe
All settings, word lists, and recordings are behind a parent lock — a math problem, a custom PIN, or Face ID. Your child plays and practices freely, but they can't change their words, access settings, or reach anything you haven't set up for them.
Privacy & Safety
Built by parents who actually worry about this stuff
Zero Ads
No banner ads. No video ads. No sponsored content. Your child sees only their spelling words.
Data Stays On Device
Your voice recordings and your child's identity never leave the device. They are stored locally and are never uploaded or shared.
COPPA Compliant
No personal data collected from children. No social features. No user-generated content from strangers.
Parent Gate
All settings are behind a parent lock — math problem, PIN, or Face ID. Kids can't change words, access settings, or reach anything they shouldn't.
How It Works
Monday: enter the list. All week: they practice.
Enter the school list
Type in the spelling words the teacher sent home. Record each one in your voice if you'd like.
Hand it over
Give your child the device. The parent gate keeps settings safe while they play.
Practice and play
They practice with games, take tests, earn stars, and collect stickers. You check results later.
Our Story
We built this because we needed it
Our daughter had weekly spelling lists and she didn't want to do them. Writing the same words over and over wasn't working. So we went looking for something fun — an app that would make practice feel like play instead of homework.
We found a few, but they were either buggy, outdated, or had gaps that made them frustrating to use. They were the best options out there, but none of them were good enough.
I've been building software for over 20 years. One night outside with the family, I said — I'm just going to build something. So I did. Built a prototype, then put it in front of my real focus group: my kids and my niece. The first version had an early build of Letter Catch. They were all fighting over whose turn it was to play.
At that moment, we knew we were onto something — something kids actually wanted and something parents genuinely needed.
Built For Any List
Weekly school tests first — but custom lists work too
Spelling Stream is built around the words your kid will actually be tested on. Type the weekly list from school, or build your own list for homeschool, summer practice, sight words, or vocab quizzes.
Weekly school lists
The core use case. Type Monday, practice all week, ace the Friday test. The whole loop is designed around the weekly school cycle.
Homeschool curriculum
Use grade-level lists, sight words, theme words, or anything from your homeschool program. Nothing pre-loaded — full control.
Summer practice
Beats the summer slide. 15 minutes a day with games and tests keeps spelling skills sharp without feeling like homework.
Custom tests
Spelling bee prep, vocab quizzes, IEP word work, ESL practice. If it's a list of words, Spelling Stream turns it into games and tests.
Your voice, not a robot
Record each word in your own voice. Kids hear a parent during tests — like a real spelling bee at the kitchen table.
See what they mastered
Parent dashboard tracks accuracy per word, so you know which still need work and which are locked in.
Spelling Stream Pro
Try everything free. No account. No commitment.
Free gives you every game, every feature, and enough lists to truly try it. No sign-up required. Pro unlocks unlimited lists, cloud sync, and family features when you're ready.
Free
Free forever · No account needed
- All 7 spelling games — nothing locked
- Practice mode and spelling tests
- Parent voice recordings
- Stars, stickers, and celebration waterfalls
- Kid-safe custom keyboard
- Parent gate protection
- Works completely offline
- 1 word list with up to 10 words — enough to try everything with a real school list
Pro
$19.99/year or $1.99/month · 7-day free trial · Family Sharing
US pricing — outside the US (e.g. Australia, New Zealand) you're billed the local-currency equivalent set by the App Store / Google Play.
- 7-day free trial on the yearly plan — cancel any time during the trial in Apple ID or Google Play settings to avoid being charged. After 7 days the yearly subscription auto-renews. First-time subscribers only; monthly plan has no trial.
- Everything in Free, plus:
- 7-day free trial — try every Pro feature, no charge
- Unlimited word lists
- Real-world parent rewards — link spelling mastery to physical incentives like extra screen time or a trip to the park
- Cloud sync — text lists sync across devices; voice recordings stay on-device for privacy
- Multiple kid profiles — each child gets their own lists, stickers, and progress
- Exclusive uncommon and rare stickers (dragon, mermaid, wizard, alien, potato, and more)
- Galaxy and Candy app themes (Ocean is free)
- Priority support
One subscription covers your entire family with Apple Family Sharing.
Questions
Yes. The free version gives you 1 word list (up to 10 words), all 8 games, spelling tests, practice mode, voice recordings, the 9 Common stickers, and the Ocean theme — no account needed. Pro ($19.99/year or $1.99/month, 7-day free trial) unlocks unlimited lists, cloud sync, multiple kid profiles, real-world parent rewards, the Galaxy and Candy themes, and the Uncommon and Rare sticker tiers. Family Sharing supported.
Designed for elementary-age kids (5–12), but since you create your own word lists, the difficulty matches whatever your child is working on. It works for any spelling level.
No. All core features work fully offline — games, tests, practice, voice recordings, stickers. The only optional feature that uses the internet is Pro cloud sync (text lists only — voice recordings stay on-device for privacy).
Yes. Zero personal data is collected from children — no names, no emails, no advertising IDs, no behavioral profiling. We use Firebase Analytics only for anonymous app-usage events (e.g., which features get used) and Crashlytics for stability — both are consent-gated during setup and configured with COPPA-restrictive settings. Voice recordings never leave the device. The app has no social features, no chat, and no content from other users.
The free version supports 1 list with up to 10 words on a single device — perfect for trying it out. Pro unlocks unlimited lists, Multiple Student Profiles, and cross-device sync, so each child has their own words, progress, and sticker collection across all family devices.
Spelling Stream is available now on iPhone, iPad (iOS 17+), and Android phones and tablets (Android 11+). It works in both portrait and landscape orientation, with a tablet-optimized layout on larger screens.
A Pro feature that lets parents link spelling mastery to physical incentives — for example, "30 minutes extra screen time" or "a trip to the park." You define the rewards; the app tracks progress toward them as your child practices.
No — and that's intentional. Spelling Stream ships with zero pre-loaded word lists. The whole point is that you enter the words your child's teacher actually assigned, so they practice exactly what they'll be tested on.
Three ways, all free: type the words, dictate them with your voice, or snap a photo of the printed list and let the app read it. Pick whichever is fastest.
The parent lock offers three options: a math problem (e.g., 7 × 7), a custom PIN, or Face ID / Touch ID. It re-engages automatically whenever the child navigates to kid screens, so you don't need to remember to lock it.
Apple Family Sharing is supported natively on iOS — one Pro subscription covers your whole family. Google Play Family Library doesn't share subscriptions, so on Android, Spelling Stream Pro instead lets your family log into one account across multiple devices (iOS and Android) to share a single subscription.
Download Spelling Stream
Available now on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Free to start — no account required.