SpellBunny: Learn To Spell

SpellBunny: Learn To Spell

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2026, Education, Games

WISE
82%

WISE Score

Hear a word, see a picture, drag the letters into place: a calm, ad-free spelling game for kids who are starting to hear the sounds in words.

Where to Find

App Store
App Store
Google Play
Google Play
Screenwise Verdict

SpellBunny does one thing and keeps it simple. The app says a word, shows a picture, and your child spells it by dragging big letter tiles into place. It needs no reading to play.

It fits best at 4 to 6, when kids are starting to hear the separate sounds in words like "cat" and "pup". The design is clean: no ads, no account, no data collected, and it works offline.

Two word packs are free, so you can try it before paying. It is brand new, with no App Store ratings yet, and it is iPhone, iPad and Mac only.

Age Fit

Best from about 4 to 6. That is the age when most kids start hearing the separate sounds in short words, which is the skill the game practices. A 3-year-old can play with a parent sounding out each letter, and a 7-year-old who reads well will find the words too easy.

WISE Breakdown
Wholesome
92

A calm game of everyday words, friendly pictures and small celebrations. Nothing in it competes for attention or pushes a child to keep playing.

Imaginative
62

One activity, repeated: hear a word, drag the letters. It does that cleanly, but it leaves little room for a child to make or explore anything of their own.

Safe
97

No ads, no account, no chat, no web browser and no data collected, per Apple's listing. It works offline, and purchases sit behind a parent gate.

Enriching
78

Practices hearing the separate sounds in short words and matching them to letters, a real early-literacy step. The scope is narrow: short words across ten everyday themes.

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Why It Might Be Great

  • Audio and a picture carry every word, so a child who cannot read yet can still play.
  • Short words with a few extra letters mixed in: enough of a puzzle to make a child listen for each sound.
  • No ads, no subscription, no account, no data collection, and it works offline.
  • Purchases sit behind a parent gate, and two packs are free, so there is no pressure to buy.
  • Everyday words (pig, dog, cake, sock, rain) that match what kids see and say.
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What to Watch For

  • It is a single activity repeated. Expect a few weeks of interest, not months.
  • Brand new, with no App Store ratings yet.
  • Apple devices only. There is no Android version.
  • Most 3-year-olds will need a parent beside them. The developer's own site says 4 to 6.

Conversation Starters

  • "What sound does "cat" start with? What other words start that way?"
  • "Can you find something in our house that starts with the same letter?"
  • "Which word was the trickiest? Let's spell it with fridge magnets."

Deep Dive

A spelling game a pre-reader can play alone

SpellBunny works without any reading. The app says a word out loud and shows a picture of it: a cat, a pup, a cow. Your child drags letter tiles into the empty slots to spell it, with a few extra letters mixed in so each one is a real choice. A speaker button repeats the word, and a light-bulb button gives a hint.

That makes it practice in hearing the separate sounds in a word and matching each to a letter. It is the step between knowing the alphabet and reading short words.

Short words, everyday topics

The ten packs cover the words young kids use every day: farm animals, pets, wild animals, body parts, food, clothes, toys, the home, the weather and school. The examples on the store run three or four letters long: pig, hen, dog, cake, sock, rain.

Farm Friends and Pets come free, which is enough to see whether your child takes to it. The other eight packs cost $0.99 each in the US, or $5.99 for all of them, behind a parent gate.

Built to be calm

There are no ads, no subscription, no account, no chat and no web browser, and the game runs offline once installed. Apple lists it as collecting no data, and it sits in Apple's Kids category.

If your child likes letter games with more variety, Endless Alphabet and Duolingo ABC cover more ground. SpellBunny is the simpler, quieter choice for one specific skill.

New, small and Apple-only

SpellBunny came out in August 2026 from WYCD Apps, a small studio in Melbourne, and has no App Store ratings yet. It runs on iPhone, iPad and Apple silicon Macs, with no Android version. It pairs well with picture books about farms, pets and animals, where your child meets the same words again.

For more options by age, see the best spelling apps for kids.

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