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2.5 (8)
United States
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* Time To Play Mag: "an app that has set the standard for phonics and spelling apps for kids." * Kindertown: "one of the best phonics and spelling apps available" * The iMums: "Rocket Speller Plus has retained the features of the original app that made it so much fun for kids to play but what they have added turns it into a must-have app for younger children ..." * Fun Educational Apps: "a great way to learn to spell words via a fun, intuitive and interactive interface." * Appy Mall:"This truly is an app that will grow with your child." * App Store feature: New & Noteworthy * App Store feature: Education store front * App Store feature: Apps for PreK and Elementary * App Store feature: Apps to Kickstart Your School Year Kids join Zip the alien on an out-of-this-world spelling adventure to build a new rocket ship. They'll spell words to help him fly to 3 different planets and collect the rocket pieces he needs. The game ends when they launch their fancy new rocket into space and steer it through a short star-collecting mini-game. KEY FEATURES: - Promotes recognition of letter names & sounds (including vowel and consonant blends) and demonstrates how these combine to form words - Goes beyond standard phonics apps by grouping trickier letter blends (e.g. "ai" and "ph" so kids can learn to spell words like, "dolphin" and "stairs". - 5 levels of difficulty engage children at different stages of development - 450+ simple and complex words (including some Dolch words) - Simple, user-friendly interface - Adaptive Assistance technology helps kids when they are struggling - Customize the learning experience by selecting upper or lower case letters, letter names or phonics, difficulty level, and word theme category - Highly motivating game play - Develops awareness of left-to-right letter order - 5 word categories: Creatures, Around the House, The Basics (numbers, colors, and shapes), Food, and All Words - Words are different every time you play - Regional words are used for the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand (North American accent only) - 1000's of possible rocket combinations GREAT FOR: - Learning letter names and phonemes - Enhancing early vocabulary - Fine motor skills development - Classroom learning centres, home use, or in the car LEVELS: 1: 3-6 letter words. Place letters in any order. Audible and visual hints. 2: 3-10 letter words. Order required. Audible and visual hints. 3: 3-4 letter words. Order required. Audible hints. Adaptive assistance. 4: 5-6 letter words. Correct order required. Adaptive assistance only. 5: 7-10 letter words. Correct order required. Adaptive assistance only. PRIVACY AND EXTERNAL LINKS We believe it’s important to inform you about the app you are downloading. This app: - has a secure Grown-ups Area that contains relevant external links - tracks usage data using Flurry Analytics. All data is aggregated and completely anonymous. Understanding how the app is used helps us to improve the user experience. Please contact us and we’ll be happy to answer any questions. You may easily opt-out from participating by visiting www.flurry.com/resources/privacy.html. - Has NO push notifications - Has NO in-app purchases - Has NO third party ads - Has NO social media links Little Big Thinkers is a member of Parents with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families.
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No update in 5 years? Keeps crashing…
It now crashes every time you tap the parents icon.
JimBo AbdxTue, Dec 28, 2021
United States
imperfect
No verbs and adjectives.
AmelielilypeWed, Aug 8, 2018
United States
Please update
App only works for one play, then crashes. Kids love the game, but quit/relaunch is tedious.
tde207Fri, Nov 10, 2017
United States
Update needed
Please update!!!
Jersey shor3Sat, Aug 26, 2017
United States
Crash
The app does not work it's crashing every time o press play
Adreier187Thu, Jun 22, 2017
United States
Confusing
Allows kids to place phonograms out of sequence. Also, pronounces some phonograms wrong.
Destructive to learningWed, Mar 19, 2014
United States
Phonics Improvements
I like how it groups letters together to show phonics, but it doesn't group "ing" together which is very confusing to my students.
MsBigelowSat, Nov 9, 2013
United States
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Bundle Id
com.LittleBigThinkers.RocketSpellerPlusMin Os. Version
6.0Release Date
Mon, Dec 17, 2012Update Date
Fri, Jan 29, 2016Content Rating
Has IMessage
NoSupport Watch
NoSupport Siri
NoFile Size
72.12MBHas Game Center
NoFamily Sharing
NoSupport Passbook
NoSupported Languages
EnglishWhat's New
version
1.8updated
8 years agoMinor tweaks for iOS 9
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