WordSmart
The facts below are what the maker publishes about WordSmart, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From WordSmart's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free Trial! | Free | First 5 letters (A–E) · 5 audio stories · all listed lesson types · 1 child · Apple, Android, Web · $0 / year |
| Annual Account | — | All 29 Worlds · all letter sounds and lessons · 1 child + share with teacher · Apple, Android, Web · unsubscribe any time · 50% cheaper |
| Family Account | — | All 29 Worlds · all letter sounds and lessons · 1 child + share with teacher · Apple, Android, Web · unsubscribe any time |
The facts
Each one read from WordSmart's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account sharing
- A WordSmart account lets users access the game on multiple devices, and the paid plans list teacher sharing for one child.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Data handling
- The policy says personal information may include a user's name, age, gender, location, and school, and that the company will not sell, trade, or rent personal identification information.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Interactive stories
- Children follow characters Tama and Tracey through interactive stories and literacy tasks.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intervention use
- The maker says the program is used as an intervention tool for children with learning challenges such as dyslexia and to teach English as a second language.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Personalised journey
- The maker describes a personalised learning journey that adapts to the learner and can continue between home and school.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says WordSmart does not knowingly collect, maintain, use, or disclose personal information from children under 13 without parental consent, except as permitted by applicable laws.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- WordSmart is a structured literacy program designed to help children become fluent readers.checked 30 Sep 2026
- School access
- Schools can contact the maker to ask about an extended trial.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Subscription renewal
- The contact page says subscriptions do not renew automatically and users can choose whether to renew.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The contact page says WordSmart aims to respond within 24 hours Monday to Friday.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Wellbeing
- The app includes mindfulness activities and says its learning environment supports psychological wellbeing.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Whitianga, New Zealandchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Learning approach
- The program includes phonological awareness, letter recognition, letter-sound matching, and sight words.checked 30 Sep 2026
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