Pre-School Phonic Crosswords

What it is: a simple puzzle game for strengthening reading and spelling skills (100 words, 5 levels of difficulty).

What you do with it: solve the word puzzles by dragging letters to the correct place. Letters (or phonics) are pronounced when they are touched (you can use the 'hint' function too). The levels include: single 3 letter words, double 3 letter words, single 4 letter words, number words and 'free play mode'. There is a simple numerical scoring system with rewards.

What we liked: the concept, ease of use.

What we didn't like: the illustrations could be better (some pictures are difficult to identify). The pronunciation is far from perfect and sometimes even confusing. Nagging registration screen (pops up every time you open the app). The 'free play' mode does not make too much sense (the created word is not read out).

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