DoodleSpell: Primary Spelling

Name: DoodleSpell: Primary Spelling
Rating: 3.9 (1053 reviews)
Author: Discovery Education Inc.

Word + phonics games for kids

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad

1.1K Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Education
Developer

Discovery Education Inc.
Language

EN
English
Size

244.8
MB

Learn how to spell with DoodleSpell, the app that brings spelling to life like never before! Filled with thousands of interactive exercises, DoodleSpell creates every child a unique learning experience tailored to their needs, boosting their confidence and ability in spelling. • Learn how to spell even the trickiest of words with fun, curriculum-aligned questions and games • Boost your child’s vocabulary with exercises that explore the meaning behind words and how to use them in sentences • Enjoy a fully personalised work programme that continually adapts to your child’s needs, letting them work independently • Add your own spelling lists into the app in just a few clicks (perfect for spelling tests!) • Designed to be used for 10 minutes a day, DoodleSpell can be used offline on tablets and phones, letting your child learn anywhere, anytime ▶ For children • A fun and engaging work programme they’ll want to use every day • Fun games to play, rewards to earn and badges to unlock • Spectacular potions that can be mixed together to transform their avatar! ▶ For parents • A low-cost, high-impact alternative to tuition that’ll boost your child’s confidence and help them progress in spelling • No need to set or mark work — DoodleSpell will do it for you! • Easily track your child’s progress using the free DoodleConnect app or online Parent Dashboard ▶ For teachers • A time-saving homework, intervention or consolidation tool that’ll support your teaching and reduce your workload • Say goodbye to setting and marking differentiated work – DoodleSpell does the hard work you! • Easily identify learning gaps, track pupils’ progress and download in-depth reports using the online Teacher Dashboard ▶ Pricing Download the app for free or enjoy access to all of DoodleSpell’s features by purchasing DoodleEnglish Premium! A DoodleEnglish Premium subscription includes access to DoodleSpell and DoodleEnglish, our interactive grammar and comprehension app. There are a variety of subscription types available (all beginning with a free 7-day trial): Single child subscriptions: DoodleEnglish + DoodleSpell (monthly): £7.99 DoodleEnglish + DoodleSpell (annual): £69.99 DoodleBundle – access to all four Doodle apps (monthly): £12.99 DoodleBundle – access to all four Doodle apps (annual): £119.99 Family subscriptions (up to five children): DoodleEnglish + DoodleSpell (monthly): £12.99 DoodleEnglish + DoodleSpell (annual): £119.99 DoodleBundle – access to all four Doodle apps (monthly): £16.99 DoodleBundle – access to all four Doodle apps (annual): £159.99 ▶ Join our community today! “I am an enormous fan of yours and am always recommending you to friends. You have totally turned my daughter’s spelling around after years of trying other methods. Thank you!” – Jo, parent “I like that it covers certain segments of learning but also keeps coming back to units already done when quizzing. The games and mixing potions are very fun. Thank you, Team Doodle!” – Barbara, parent, Trustpilot “Doodle is a fab platform to get children engaged with maths, English, spelling and times tables. It’s easy to use, and I’d highly recommend it.” – Clare, parent, Trustpilot

Ratings & Reviews

3.9

out of 5

1.1K Ratings

Its amazing
08/05/2025

Parissj
Amazing because it helps you with your life and it has like tricky words so it will be amazing 👍🌠❤️ and is really good because it really helps me spell words I spell a lot of good words now and it helped me at school it helps lots of things help with lots of things because it’s a amazing app you can learn I really love the words and it’s good that you can learn your spellings to !!! 💙💋😃😀🫶🏼✋👍

Developer Response
Thank you for your review, we're so pleased you're enjoying Doodle! Happy Doodling!
Its amazing
08/05/2025

Parissj

Amazing because it helps you with your life and it has like tricky words so it will be amazing 👍🌠❤️ and is really good because it really helps me spell words I spell a lot of good words now and it helped me at school it helps lots of things help with lots of things because it’s a amazing app you can learn I really love the words and it’s good that you can learn your spellings to !!! 💙💋😃😀🫶🏼✋👍
Developer Response 13/05/2025
Thank you for your review, we're so pleased you're enjoying Doodle! Happy Doodling!
The writing exercises were made worse
15/02/2021

Tin2019
For the most part this is an excellent app, so I was debating whether to give it four or three stars. However it seems this issue is not noticed by the developers, and they need to be made aware, so in the interest of getting their attention I decided to go for the lower rating. I was hoping that the writing exercises (where a child needs to use their finger to write) would be fixed in this new update. Alas, they were made worse. Sensitive to even the slightest slip of the finger, they mark the answer wrong if a child accidentally touches the screen with their palm. These are the exercises that my child fears to even attempt, although they should be the easiest. The reason is that the behavior is unpredictable. Please address this.

Developer Response
Hi there, we're really sorry to hear about the issues you're experiencing with the writing exercises in DoodleSpell. Our team are always working to improve our apps and enhance every child's learning experience. Please visit doodleenglish.com and click on the green icon to chat to our team, who will be happy to share the issue with our development team and answer any questions you may have. Best wishes, DoodleSpell
The writing exercises were made worse
15/02/2021

Tin2019

For the most part this is an excellent app, so I was debating whether to give it four or three stars. However it seems this issue is not noticed by the developers, and they need to be made aware, so in the interest of getting their attention I decided to go for the lower rating. I was hoping that the writing exercises (where a child needs to use their finger to write) would be fixed in this new update. Alas, they were made worse. Sensitive to even the slightest slip of the finger, they mark the answer wrong if a child accidentally touches the screen with their palm. These are the exercises that my child fears to even attempt, although they should be the easiest. The reason is that the behavior is unpredictable. Please address this.
Developer Response 01/03/2021
Hi there, we're really sorry to hear about the issues you're experiencing with the writing exercises in DoodleSpell. Our team are always working to improve our apps and enhance every child's learning experience. Please visit doodleenglish.com and click on the green icon to chat to our team, who will be happy to share the issue with our development team and answer any questions you may have. Best wishes, DoodleSpell
Brilliant app (one small request)
15/03/2020

Adlebags
This app has absolutely transformed our son’s spelling and enthusiasm for spelling. Thanks so much. One small hitch tonight which I’d appreciate your advice / help on ... he just spent 150 stars on a magic staff and a broom but once bought he got messages saying wizzy lizzy can’t use them. Are we something here or is that a hitch. As ridiculous as this might sound he’s gutted to have wasted his stars. Pls help! Thanks guys. (PS on a couple of the games moving to the left hand functionality has made a lot of difference)
Brilliant app (one small request)
15/03/2020

Adlebags

This app has absolutely transformed our son’s spelling and enthusiasm for spelling. Thanks so much. One small hitch tonight which I’d appreciate your advice / help on ... he just spent 150 stars on a magic staff and a broom but once bought he got messages saying wizzy lizzy can’t use them. Are we something here or is that a hitch. As ridiculous as this might sound he’s gutted to have wasted his stars. Pls help! Thanks guys. (PS on a couple of the games moving to the left hand functionality has made a lot of difference)
Quite a few issues
18/10/2019

Alicebaxy
I am at a lost to understand the high reviews. There are several poor ones - read those, they all say the same. The biggest problem is the voice. It’s automated and very odd. Adult is aaaadult, programme is pro-graaam. It stresses the wrong syllables in sentences, which is very important to comprehension in English. We couldn’t understand 50% of what it said. The vocabulary is limited, e.g. in the games you have to find words and it constantly rejected real words my son entered. There’s very little variety and no progression - you jump straight in. To be fair, if this was a £3.50 one time purchase I’d have given it 3 stars, but as a £50 subscription sold as a serious educational tool it’s frankly laughable.

Developer Response
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. We're really sorry to hear about the issues you have experienced with the app. The voice can be changed in the app (help.doodlehq.com/en/articles/3136865-how-do-i-change-the-voice), and we are also working to implement new voices in a future release of the app. As part of a DoodleSpell subscription you also gain unlimited access to DoodleEnglish, which is designed to be used alongside DoodleSpell. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at help.doodlehq.com
Quite a few issues
18/10/2019

Alicebaxy

I am at a lost to understand the high reviews. There are several poor ones - read those, they all say the same. The biggest problem is the voice. It’s automated and very odd. Adult is aaaadult, programme is pro-graaam. It stresses the wrong syllables in sentences, which is very important to comprehension in English. We couldn’t understand 50% of what it said. The vocabulary is limited, e.g. in the games you have to find words and it constantly rejected real words my son entered. There’s very little variety and no progression - you jump straight in. To be fair, if this was a £3.50 one time purchase I’d have given it 3 stars, but as a £50 subscription sold as a serious educational tool it’s frankly laughable.
Developer Response 25/10/2019
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. We're really sorry to hear about the issues you have experienced with the app. The voice can be changed in the app (help.doodlehq.com/en/articles/3136865-how-do-i-change-the-voice), and we are also working to implement new voices in a future release of the app. As part of a DoodleSpell subscription you also gain unlimited access to DoodleEnglish, which is designed to be used alongside DoodleSpell. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at help.doodlehq.com

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29 Jan

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