Spell & Collect: Word Puzzle

Spelling games for kids 6 and up: a quiet crossword puzzle your child can pick up after school and put down at bedtime. A gentle vocabulary builder that plays fully offline — no ads, no streaks, no surprise paywalls. Just letters, words, and a small world of collectible cards. For ages 6 and above. Each level is a short crossword-style puzzle: your child places the letters, finds the word, reveals a hand-drawn card, fills the sticker album. Spelling and vocabulary, sneaked in.

The kind of screen time you can hand over and walk away from

You've been burned by kids' apps before — the ones that beg for a streak, ask the child to "watch a video to continue," or quietly siphon data to who-knows-where. This isn't one of them.

• Pay once. One purchase unlocks every paid pack — today and every pack we add later. Six free packs to try first.
• No ads, no chat, no trackers. Not a banner, not an interstitial, not a "watch a video for a hint." Designed for Families. COPPA and GDPR-K compliant. No personal data leaves the device.
• A Parental Gate (a quick math problem) sits in front of the Shop, Settings, and any link that leaves the app. Kids can't tap their way into a purchase.
• Plays offline. Download once; play on the train, the plane, the cabin — no signal, no problem.
• No streaks, no daily-login pressure. Your child can put the tablet down without losing anything.

Why kids stick around

Fifteen themed packs — a garden, the planets, the wonders of the world, fairy tales, professions, and more. Each pack has thirty levels and six hand-illustrated collectible cards, slotted into a sticker album your child fills pack by pack. Every level is a short crossword-style puzzle scaled to the reader: short words to start, longer ones as your child grows with the pack. Every solved level reveals a card and a one-sentence fact about what's on it. Kids don't feel they're being taught — they collect, they guess, they get smarter.

A second language, gently

The app comes in ten languages, and one setting in the grown-ups area moves all of it — menus, puzzles, card names, and the facts on the cards. Want your child to pick up a few words in another language? Put the whole app in it for a pack or two, then switch back. A soft on-ramp to a second language, no formal lessons.

Made the slow way

Spell & Collect is written and illustrated by a small team taking the slow road on purpose. No subscriptions. No engagement traps. Just a quiet collection your child finishes one pack at a time.

If your kid finishes a pack and asks for the next one — that's the whole point.