Mystery Word Town Spelling

This app might be appropriate for a beginner reader/speller, but it was much too easy for my second grader. You only need to fill in 1-3 missing letters from a word, not spell the entire word. My daughter finished the whole thing in 1 1/2 evenings. I know you can add your own words, but what’s the point if you don’t actually have to spell the whole word? This should really be stated in the description. It’s a fill in the missing letter game, not a spelling game. The graphics are great, but I bought this to help my daughter with spelling (she tests below grade level, so it’s not a case of my kid just being too advanced)

I had not enabled my iPhone microphone for Mystery Word Town and so I went to the website and left a message. I was bummed because I couldn't use the app I had just purchased to study spelling words with my son. Matthew K. Responded to me almost immediately to help troubleshoot. He asked one question and diagnosed the problem. I was up and running after one quick setting fix. The game is great, my son loves it and The tech support response is AMAZING! I may have to purchase the math game now!

There are so many edu apps in the App Store that it's hard to get excited for them any more. I have started judging them by whether or not my kids like them. I had to take my son to the doctor the other day. While waiting for the doctor to come in I noticed that he was playing Mystery Word town. He had even typed in his own set of words to spell. He was choosing to play a spelling game without being forced to play. That tells me that this app is not only good but great! It's easy to set up & customizable.