Word Wheel

How it works

Spin it. Read it.
Then see it.

Word Wheel is designed with phonics teaching practice in mind, so every spin is real reading practice, not guessing from a picture.

• Two wheels, real words. Kids spin a start-sound wheel and an ending wheel to build each word.
• One sound per tile. Tiles light up as the word is sounded out, so kids see each sound as they hear it.
• Read it, then see it. The picture is revealed only after your child reads the word.
• Say It. Kids read the word out loud. Speech is checked on the device, and recordings are never saved or sent anywhere.
• Words come back for review. A Quiz mode checks what's been learned, and words return now and then for practice.
• A sticker book. Stickers come from every quiz, from stars, from practice and from mastering words, to place across eight sticker scenes.
• Room for siblings. Multiple players, each with their own picture avatar and progress.
• A friendly voice. Sarah, a clear, friendly voice, says every word and sounds it out.

Sound packs

576 words
in six sound packs.

Short Vowels

cat, bed, pig, dog and bug: where every reader starts.

Glued Sounds

-ng, -nk and -all, as in king, pink and ball.

Magic e

The e at the end that makes the vowel say its name, as in cake.

Vowel Teams

ai, ee, igh and oa, as in rain.

Bossy r

ar, or, ir, ur and more, as in car.

Tricky Vowels

oi, ou, aw, oo and more, as in moon.

Made for families

Nothing your child says
leaves the device.

• No adsNo ads, no analytics, and no third-party code that does these things.
• No accountsNo sign-ups or logins, and no web links. The only button that leaves the app is a grown-ups-only shortcut to the device Settings app, for the microphone. The only connection is to Apple, for the one-time purchase.
• No trackingProgress is saved on the device and never sent anywhere.
• Speech on the deviceSay It checks speech on the device. Without the microphone, kids pick the matching picture instead.

A grown-ups area behind a parent gate has players, settings (including a listening mode for pre-readers), the Say It microphone status, and what each pack teaches. Read the full privacy policy.