Letter sounds
Begin with a small, carefully ordered set and review it through spaced repetition.
Systematic phonics for ages 5-8
WordNest Jr
Learn new words, one cozy spark at a time.
Children practise real reading skills, earn a spark after every answer, and help a gentle creature grow. No timers, lives, ads, or tracking.
App Store launch in preparation
See the learning loop
42 soundsTaught in a deliberate sequence
10 storiesDecodable at the point they unlock
Zero trackingLearning progress stays on-device
Always kindEvery answer earns a spark
The daily loop
Answer. Spark. Grow.
Reading practice becomes a small ritual children can understand and look forward to.
- Answer a short phonics question.Hear the sound when needed, then tap or arrange the word.
- Earn a spark every time.Wrong answers are gently taught, never punished.
- Feed a creature.Sparks help it grow from Egg to Sprout, Fledgling, and Grown.
Built to teach reading
Cozy on the surface. Systematic underneath.
WordNest Jr follows a synthetic-phonics sequence and only asks children to read words made from sounds they have already learned.
CVC words
Blend simple consonant-vowel-consonant words before moving to harder patterns.
Digraphs
Learn sounds such as sh, ch, th, ng, and ai explicitly instead of guessing.
Decodable stories
Read short stories made from the sounds unlocked so far, building real independence.
Every reading prompt is checked against the child's taught sounds. New spelling patterns do not appear early just to make content easier to write.
The kindness promise
Challenge without pressure.
Learning to read is demanding. The product should feel calm, predictable, and safe while the teaching stays rigorous.
- No timers or failure screens
- No lives to lose
- Streaks pause instead of resetting
- Creatures never regress or go hungry
- Every answer ends with a spark
- Child-facing purchases do not exist
For grown-ups
Useful progress, without surveillance.
The parent dashboard explains what happened this week, which words need practice, and where the child is in the curriculum. The data stays on that device.
- Weekly words, time, and curriculum progress
- Settings, subscriptions, and external links behind a math parent gate
- No account, child email, advertising profile, or social features
$5.99 per month at launch
Planned 7-day free trial. Apple confirms the price and trial before purchase. Cancel any time in App Store subscriptions.
Designed for trust
No ads. No tracking. Works offline.
Lessons, stories, progress, and creature growth live on the device. RevenueCat receives anonymous purchase information only to validate and restore the parent-gated subscription.
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A reading app children can love and parents can trust.
WordNest Jr is preparing for its first App Store release in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India.