Meemaw: Learn French Spelling
French Grammar Games & Quiz
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Master French spelling and grammar in 5 minutes a day. New: smart anti-repetition rotation and 80 new questions across quiz and detective modes!
Learn French spelling and grammar through quick games: spot the mistakes, beat the grammar traps and check what you really know, 5 minutes a day.
Past participle agreement, "-é" or "-er", "a" or "à"... Meemaw turns the rules that trip up French learners into short, rewarding challenges. No red pen, no scary grades: Meemaw explains every rule kindly, in English, while keeping the French words you are studying.
8 GAME MODES:
• Rules Quiz: master the classic French spelling traps in seconds.
• Crazy Dictation: Meemaw hid a mistake in the sentence, can you catch it?
• Detective: word riddles and hidden grammar intruders.
• Anagrams: unscramble French words, from easy to literary.
• Word by Word: write the right word with no context to help you.
• Quick Dictation and Marathon 20/20: listen to native French sentences at your own pace.
• Long Dictation: the full challenge to test your focus.
• Grammar Library: review French grammar and conjugation anytime.
MADE FOR FRENCH LEARNERS:
• 5 levels, from Apprentice to Master.
• Score calendar, daily streaks and grades out of 20.
• Illustrated rule cards to understand every mistake.
• Friend duels by link and Game Center leaderboards.
PRIVACY FIRST:
No account needed. Exercises run directly on your device.
Download Meemaw and make French spelling a daily game!
more WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.0.31:
• SMART QUESTION ROTATION: No more repetitive questions! A new anti-repetition rotation ensures a balanced and varied workout across all modes. Every question is cycled through before reappearing.
• 80 BRAND-NEW CHALLENGES: Enjoy 35 new advanced multiple-choice questions (pronominal past participles, subjunctive moods, colour adjectives) and 45 new Detective vocabulary riddles.
• 30 NEW ANAGRAMS: Fresh words, from easy to fiendish, replacing duplicates.
• BETTER PROGRESS TRACKING: Marathon, Long Dictations and Easy Words now accurately remember what you have already completed, even after closing the app.
• SHARPER CRAZY DICTATION: Improved validation logic to ensure flawless corrections without introducing new typos.
• ENHANCED EXPLANATIONS: Meticulous revision of hints and grammar rules in English and Spanish for foreign learners (FLE).
• AUDIO ENHANCEMENTS: Optimized dictation audio routing for crystal-clear playback.
1.0.31 14h ago
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.0.30:
• INTERACTIVE VIDEO MASCOT: Meemaw now speaks with smooth, lip-synced video animations on the home screen and during key moments to encourage you every day.
• PERSONALIZED LEARNING PATH: Pick your learning profile right from the start (for your child, for yourself, or learning French as a foreign language) to adapt exercises and hints to your needs.
• SMARTER ANAGRAMS: The game now accepts all valid French anagrams whenever a set of letter tiles can form multiple real words.
• CONTENT & GRAMMAR POLISH: Comprehensive review of all exercises, hints, and explanations across dictations, Detective, and Crazy Dictation for pristine grammar guidance.
• UPGRADED HD AUDIOS: Re-recorded voice tracks with natural pacing and crystal-clear pronunciation for optimal listening.
• GUIDED FIRST DICTATION: An engaging, bite-sized interactive dictation right upon launch.
1.0.30 1d ago
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.0.29:
• INTERACTIVE 3D MASCOT: Meemaw is more alive than ever! Tap her on the home screen to enjoy playful reactions, spoken French greetings, and new 3D animations celebrating your progress and daily practice streak.
• HARDCORE CONTENT DOUBLED: Over 260 brand-new exercises designed for advanced learners in Expert and Master levels!
- Anagrams: 100 new challenging and literary French words to unscramble (doubling the top levels).
- Crazy Dictations: 82 new tricky sentences targeting the subtlest pitfalls of French spelling (compound color adjectives, reflexive participles, rare verb tenses).
- Detective Mode: 87 new grammar riddles and vocabulary challenges to spot hidden language traps.
• STREAK MILESTONES: Special celebration moments with Meemaw when you reach 3-day, 7-day, and 30-day practice milestones.
• PERFORMANCE & POLISH: Smoother animations and audio improvements for an engaging, immersive French learning experience.
1.0.29 3d ago
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.0.28:
• CROSS-DEVICE ICLOUD SYNC: Your daily practice streak, Brain Age test sessions, Meemaw Coins, and completed dictations now stay in sync between your iPhone and iPad.
• STREAK PROTECTION: Your active streak is safely preserved across devices when switching between iPhone and iPad, preventing accidental resets.
• UNIFIED DICTATION HISTORY: Long dictations and completed exercises on one device are recognized on your other device and will not be repeated.
• SUBSCRIPTION & SCREEN TIME: Clearer free trial experience, instant purchase restoration, and improved educational screen-time management.
• PERFORMANCE & POLISH: Under-the-hood stability improvements for a smooth, distraction-free practice.
1.0.28 6d ago
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.0.27:
• ICLOUD CROSS-DEVICE SYNC: Seamlessly sync your Meemaw Coins and overall learning progress between your iPhone and iPad! Any coins earned and sessions finished automatically update across all your devices.
• SMART DICTATION PICKER: Exercises and dictations completed on one device won't be repeated on your other device, ensuring a continuous and fresh practice flow.
• PRIVACY-FIRST DESIGN: Built directly on Apple iCloud Key-Value Store. No user accounts, no passwords, and zero personal data stored on third-party servers.
• BUG FIXES & SMOOTH RESULTS: Fixed an issue where a blank screen could appear when finishing anagrams and mini-games. Your score and animated Meemaw Coins calculation now appear smoothly and reliably.
• PERFORMANCE & POLISH: Under-the-hood performance optimizations for an even smoother notebook writing experience.
1.0.27 Oct 6
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.0.26:
• AUTHENTIC FRENCH SEYÈS NOTEBOOK: Practice your French dictations on authentic Clairefontaine grid paper! Letters now rest with mathematical precision directly on the purple ruled baseline across all device resolutions.
• IPAD & FOLDABLE DUO EXPERIENCE: Enjoy a full redesign in landscape and dual-pane mode. Meemaw assists you on the left while you write on your notebook page on the right, with seamless Stage Manager and Split View support.
• REDESIGNED RULES LIBRARY: Browse grammar rules effortlessly with a new two-column layout providing instant rule previews and clear pedagogical explanations.
• REFRESHED GAME MODES: Interactive Crazy Dictation with direct on-page corrections, Easy Dictation tailored for beginners, and an arcade home screen adapted for wide displays.
• PERFORMANCE & PRIVACY: Smooth navigation, enhanced audio responsiveness, and 100% offline learning with zero tracking.
1.0.26 Oct 5
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.0.25:
• AUTHENTIC FRENCH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: Experience the charm of traditional French Seyès ruled paper! Your voice dictations and Crazy Dictation exercises are now written on authentic grid notebook paper, with aligned handwriting on every ruled line.
• ENHANCED IPAD EXPERIENCE: Beautifully optimized layouts taking full advantage of iPad and large iPhone screens.
• REVAMPED ANAGRAMS: Large wooden Scrabble-style letter tiles, a new shuffle button, and an intelligent dictionary engine recognizing all valid French anagram solutions.
• INTERACTIVE CRAZY DICTATION: Tap any word to fix mistakes directly on your notebook page, with clear pedagogical side-by-side comparison in the review view.
• SMARTER VOICE REPEAT: Context-aware dictation repeats from your exact typing cursor, plus overall performance improvements.
1.0.25 Sep 30
This update includes bug fixes and performance improvements for a smoother learning experience.
1.0.24 Sep 29
What's New in Version 1.0.23:
• 3D Animated Pop Art Mascots: Experience Meemaw come alive with smooth new animations across dictations, scores, rules, and profile.
• Immersive Dictation View: Close-up and enlarged focus on Meemaw's face so you can easily follow her speech articulation and expressions.
• Dynamic Home Screen: Meemaw greets you with surprise animated reactions every time you open the app.
• Clean Pop Art Visuals: Larger mascots, enhanced clarity, and refined outlines for a vibrant and crisp look on iPhone and iPad.
• Battery & Performance Boost: Major graphical engine optimizations using lightweight animations to keep your device cool and responsive.
1.0.23 Sep 25
What's new in version 1.0.21:
• Native iPad Support: Enjoy a spacious school notebook experience in portrait mode with a larger handwriting editor and enlarged mascots.
• All-New Rules Dashboard: Explore all 6 spelling themes organized in a clear grid with live rule counts and instant 1-tap filtering.
• Screen Time Fix: Resolved an issue where daily screen time allowances could fail to automatically reset in the morning or after a device restart.
• Improved Navigation on iPhone and iPad: Direct access to all grammar themes (agreements, homophones, conjugation, plurals, spelling, expressions).
• Performance optimizations and smoother animations across all exercises.
1.0.21 Sep 24
What's new in version 1.0.20:
• Screen Time Rewards & Parental Controls: Motivate kids to practice French spelling in exchange for time on their favorite apps (games, social media).
• Dedicated Meemaw Shield: When an app is restricted, a colorful screen guides the child and lets them open Meemaw directly to start a dictation.
• PIN-free Child Dashboard: Live digital countdown, daily progress tracker, and exploration quest across over 1,500 unique dictations.
• Secure Parent Zone: 4-digit PIN protection, early warning alerts, and emergency manual override controls.
• Built-in Game Center Leaderboards: Check global ranks, friend standings, and duels directly within your Scores view without modal popups.
• Meemaw Coins Economy: Earn coins with every error-free dictation and track your balance in real time.
• Gifted Discovery Pack: 4 complete learning modes available right upon launch.
• Performance optimizations and smoother animations across all exercises.
1.0.20 Sep 22
What's new in version 1.0.18:
- New Meemaw Studio HD Voice: Enjoy even more natural, warm, and clear pronunciation across all French dictations.
- Interactive Minimap: Track your progress visually and tap any word to replay it instantly at your own pace.
- Instant Audio Response: Zero loading times with 100% offline playback.
- Enhanced responsiveness and minor performance improvements for a smoother learning journey.
1.0.18 Sep 14
What s new in version 1.0.17:
- Streamlined onboarding experience: explore your personalized French learning plan faster and more smoothly.
- Enhanced initial setup tailored to your goals and skill level.
- Performance improvements and minor bug fixes for an even smoother learning experience.
1.0.17 Sep 8
What's new in version 1.0.16:
- Optimized learning experience: smoother long dictations and personalized progress tracking.
- Comprehensive didactic review: enriched grammar explanations and clear illustrated rule cards.
- Performance improvements and stability fixes for everyday practice.
1.0.16 Sep 7
What is new in version 1.0.15:
- New Parents or Friends Duel Mode: challenge your family and friends to direct dictation duels and compare your scores!
- Enhanced onboarding experience: personalized skill assessment, brain age tracking, and Meemaw Coins rewards.
- Smarter study reminders: timely notifications tailored to your weekly school rhythm and streak protection.
- Major performance and stability improvements for a smoother learning experience.
1.0.15 Sep 5
Version 1.0.14 - Improved voice & new content:
- Comprehensive pedagogical review for French learners (FLE).
- Detective mode enriched with etymology and in-depth didactic hints.
- Daily challenge: a different grammar theme every day.
- Smoother Meemaw voice: no more overlapping speech across all game modes.
- Word by Word: improved UI with always-visible Skip button.
- Performance optimizations and bug fixes.
1.0.14 Aug 18
Version 1.0.13 — Quality Improvements & Fixes!
Meemaw continues to improve to make learning French spelling and grammar smoother, clearer, and more engaging.
[ QUALITY AND FIXES ]
• Crazy Dictation: crystal-clear correction view (strikethrough error vs green expected answer).
• Anagrams Mode: single hint limit per word and refined score penalty.
• Results Screen: instant comparison between your answer and the expected correction.
• Quick Quiz: enriched questions and options across all difficulty tiers.
• Daily Reminders: fixed duplicate notifications when already played + new custom chime!
• Voice Synthesis: enhanced audio smoothness and stability fixes.
Enjoying Meemaw? Please leave us a rating and a review on the App Store!
1.0.13 Aug 16
Version 1.0.12 — Game Center Challenges and Improvements!
Meemaw goes deeper with Game Center for a richer social and competitive experience.
[ GAME CENTER CHALLENGES ]
• New "Start a Challenge" button: challenge your friends directly from the home screen.
• Accept challenges from the Apple Games app: Meemaw opens straight to the right game mode.
• Your scores automatically count as a challenge attempt on the global leaderboard.
[ QUALITY AND STABILITY ]
• Fixed localization data for a seamless French-learning experience.
• Daily theme now refreshes automatically when returning to the app.
• Improved tab bar anchoring and navigation stability.
Enjoying Meemaw? Please leave us a rating and a review on the App Store!
1.0.12 Aug 15
Version 1.0.11 — Sound Design, Haptics & Word-by-Word Upgrade!
Meemaw gets even more engaging and polished to make spelling and grammar practice a joy.
[ NEW SOUND EFFECTS & HAPTICS ]
• Custom sound design crafted for game interactions and achievements.
• Immersive haptic feedback paired with each answer and submission.
• Satisfying, encouraging validation sound across all dictation modes.
[ WORD-BY-WORD MODE ENHANCEMENTS ]
• Audio Replay button: ask Meemaw to repeat the current word whenever needed.
• Skip option: move on to the next word with instant answer reveal when stuck.
• Improved VoiceOver accessibility on letter tiles and game controls.
[ PERFORMANCE & POLISH ]
• Optimized audio loading and smoother animation transitions.
Enjoying Meemaw? Please leave us a rating and a review on the App Store!
1.0.11 Aug 14
Version 1.0.10 — Game Center & Privacy Update!
Meemaw gets a major upgrade! Enjoy a more engaging, competitive, and privacy-focused learning experience.
[ 70 GAME CENTER LEADERBOARDS ]
• Every dictation now has its own global leaderboard! Compete with players worldwide on individual dictations or climb the overall global ranking.
[ 10 NEW 3D ACHIEVEMENTS ]
• Unlock stunning Pixar-style 3D Game Center achievements: Dedicated, Loyal to Meemaw, Unstoppable, Jack of All Trades, Sherlock, Letter Ace... Can you collect them all?
[ 100% OFFLINE & NO CLOUD ]
• Your progress and voice data stay strictly on your device. Speech recognition and AI grading work 100% locally with zero internet required.
[ PERFORMANCE & VOICE IMPROVEMENTS ]
• Smoother voice dictation engine and faster evaluation.
Enjoying Meemaw? Please leave us a rating and a review on the App Store!
1.0.10 Aug 12
NEW: FRIEND DUELS & GAME CENTER LEADERBOARDS
• Challenge your friends directly via WhatsApp, iMessage, or SMS! Share your score and see who's the true dictation master.
• Apple Game Center Integration: Global and dictation-specific leaderboards to compete with players worldwide!
• 4 New Game Center Achievements to unlock: "First Step", "Flawless!", "Marathoner", and "First Duel".
• Improved UI, daily reminder scheduling, and overall performance enhancements.
1.0.9 Aug 11
What's new in version 1.0.8:
• ENGLISH VERSION BUG FIXES: Corrected dictation titles and labels when using the app in English or Spanish.
• NATURAL FRENCH SPEECH: Improved voice synthesis so all Meemaw spoken prompts and phrases remain strictly in natural French.
• STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE: Resolved minor bugs and optimized overall application responsiveness.
1.0.8 Aug 9
What's new in version 1.0.7:
• CONTEXTUAL PHRASE BUTTON: Tap the Phrase button to hear the full sentence at natural speed without pauses, perfect for understanding the context before continuing word-by-word dictation.
• NATURAL FRENCH PRONUNCIATION: Short words (à, le, de, etc.) are now smoothly linked with subsequent words for more natural, authentic speech synthesis.
• BACKGROUND & INTERRUPTION PROTECTION: Audio playback pauses cleanly when switching apps or receiving calls, resuming seamlessly upon your return.
• ENHANCED STABILITY & NAVIGATION: Smoother navigation between dictation phrases and improved pause level management for writing comfort.
1.0.7 Aug 8
What's new in version 1.0.6:
• BILINGUAL RULE EXPLANATIONS: Non-native speakers can now read Meemaw’s tips and rule explanations in English while practicing real French dictations!
• DAILY PRACTICE REMINDERS: Set up a daily reminder at your preferred time to build a solid habit and maintain your streak.
• QUICK SPEED CONTROL: Easily change playback speed (1x, 0.5x, 0.25x) directly from the top bar next to the accent toggle!
• ENHANCED LONG DICTATIONS: Beautifully redesigned header with clear title and progress bar under Meemaw's avatar.
1.0.6 Aug 7
• Major Content Expansion: Over 1,200 dictations and riddles covering 100% of French grammar rules across 50 categories.
• Rebalanced Detective & Long Dictation: Added fresh riddles and texts across all 5 difficulty levels.
• Voice Selector: Choose your preferred dictation voice (iOS HD voices or Meemaw ONNX) directly in Settings.
• HD Voice Download Guide: Step-by-step tutorial to install the best natural iOS voices.
• Smoother Dictation Navigation: Easily repeat and navigate between sentence segments.
• Performance Improvements: Enhanced speech responsiveness and overall optimizations.
1.0.5 Aug 5
WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.0.31:
• SMART QUESTION ROTATION: No more repetitive questions! A new anti-repetition rotation ensures a balanced and varied workout across all modes. Every question is cycled through before reappearing.
• 80 BRAND-NEW CHALLENGES: Enjoy 35 new advanced multiple-choice questions (pronominal past participles, subjunctive moods, colour adjectives) and 45 new Detective vocabulary riddles.
• 30 NEW ANAGRAMS: Fresh words, from easy to fiendish, replacing duplicates.
• BETTER PROGRESS TRACKING: Marathon, Long Dictations and Easy Words now accurately remember what you have already completed, even after closing the app.
• SHARPER CRAZY DICTATION: Improved validation logic to ensure flawless corrections without introducing new typos.
• ENHANCED EXPLANATIONS: Meticulous revision of hints and grammar rules in English and Spanish for foreign learners (FLE).
• AUDIO ENHANCEMENTS: Optimized dictation audio routing for crystal-clear playback.
more Version 1.0.31 14h ago
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