Lit Spelling

Lit Spelling

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A no-frills, untimed spelling drill: hear the word, type or say it back, get told right away.

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Screenwise Verdict

Lit Spelling skips the mascots and point systems most spelling apps lean on. A kid hears a word, types or speaks the answer, and finds out immediately whether they got it right. Difficulty splits into Easy, Medium, and Hard, and the app quietly tracks which words keep tripping a kid up so they resurface later.

The free version is a 15-word daily challenge with no signup and no ads, enough for a family that just wants a quick daily habit. The paid tiers ($9.95/month, or $14.95/month for up to five kids) open the full 22,000-word library, custom lists built from an actual school spelling sheet, and coverage for US, UK, and Australian spelling.

What it won't do is teach spelling rules the way Spelling City does with its pattern-based lessons. This is closer to flashcards with a voice: good for practicing a known list, not for a kid who needs the why behind a pattern explained.

Age Fit

Fits ages 5-14, roughly kindergarten through early high school, since it's built around whatever word list you feed it rather than a fixed curriculum. Best for a kid who already has a spelling list to practice, not one who needs the underlying rules taught from scratch.

WISE Breakdown
Wholesome
90

No ads, no points, no leaderboard — just a word, a try, and feedback. The tricky-words tracker turns mistakes into a quiet follow-up list instead of a score to feel bad about.

Imaginative
22

This is drill practice: hear a word, spell it, move on. Themed lists add some variety, but there is no storytelling or open-ended play — it does one narrow thing on purpose.

Safe
96

No ads, no signup for the free daily challenge, no social features, browser-based with nothing to download. Paid tiers add accounts and speech input, both standard and low-risk.

Enriching
85

Builds spelling through the encoding skill that sticks: hear a word, produce it, get corrected immediately. Covers US, UK, and Australian spelling and real curriculum use cases like NAPLAN and spelling bees, though there's no published research behind the method beyond the founder's own results with his kids.

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Why It Might Be Great

  • Untimed and un-gamified — no points, streak pressure, or leaderboard, matching the 10-15 minute focused-practice routine this guide recommends
  • Free daily challenge has no signup and no ads
  • Kids can type or speak their answer, so it works for different comfort levels
  • Covers US, UK, and Australian spelling, plus NAPLAN and spelling-bee prep lists
  • Family plan lets up to five kids each work at their own difficulty level on one subscription
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What to Watch For

  • Free tier is capped at 15 words a day; custom lists and the full word library are behind a $9.95-$14.95/month subscription
  • It's a drill tool, not an instructional one — no lessons on spelling patterns or rules, just practice and feedback
  • Speech input relies on the browser's built-in speech recognition, which can misfire in a noisy room
  • Built by one parent for his own kids, not backed by published research

Conversation Starters

  • "Which words did it flag as tricky today? Let's find a memory trick for one of them."
  • "Did you type or talk your answers this time? Which felt easier?"
  • "Want to see if you can spell them the UK way too?"

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