What it is

The weekly spelling list, turned into a game worth playing

Every primary school child in England brings home a spelling list. SpellStar turns that list into thirteen different games, from the free Spell Cast mode to word scrambles and timed rounds, so practice happens because a child wants another go, not because a parent asked twice.

The words come straight from the curriculum: the Department for Education statutory lists from Reception to Year 6, plus whatever the teacher sends home that week.

Getting lists in

Four ways to load a week's words

Photo: Point the camera at the printed list from school. SpellStar reads the words off the page, on the device.
Type: Enter the words by hand, the reliable old way.
Share code: A short code from a teacher or another parent loads the whole list at once.
QR code: Teachers running classroom mode can put a code on the board and the whole class scans it.

For the grown-ups

Parents and teachers get the full picture

Parent area: Progress reports across every word list, behind a PIN so small fingers stay in the games.
Classroom mode: Teachers manage lists for a whole class with share codes. No accounts, no roster uploads.
Motivation: Avatars to customise and badges to earn, tuned for encouragement rather than compulsion.

The data story

Nothing about your child leaves the device

SpellStar stores a first name, a school year, spelling lists, progress and a hashed PIN, all locally. There is no cloud, no account, no analytics and no advertising. The app is designed to meet COPPA and the UK Children's Code, with privacy at its strictest by default.

The free tier includes the Spell Cast game mode with full access to the curriculum lists. Paid plans from £3.49 a month unlock all thirteen modes, classroom features and detailed reports. Purchases go through the App Store, confirmed anonymously by RevenueCat, and the details are all in the privacy policy.

Where the data lives First name, school year, lists, progress, hashed PIN: on the device. Transmitted elsewhere: nothing.

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