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iPhone

About Eggy 250

Eggy Words 250 is an application designed to help children recognise and learn sight words. Sight words are words that readers should know automatically “at sight”, such as he, the, was and where. This app covers the first 250 sight words using a fun and motivating game to keep kids learning.

Learning to read is an important milestone in every child’s life. Knowing these sight words makes fluent reading easier, which lets the brain focus on the real enjoyment of reading – comprehension – understanding and enjoying what you read.

Eggs Words 250 is brought to you by the team behind the popular educational website Reading Eggs. Developed by educators with more than 20 years experience, the program comes highly recommended by parents and teachers worldwide.

Key features:

- 10 levels with 25 words in each, making a total of 250 sight words.

- First 4 levels are unlocked

- Fun and motivating game suitable for children aged 3+ years

- Most common, highest frequency words are introduced first

- Multisensory approach - combining voice and written words

- Choice of accents – Australia, English, United States

- Flying eggs with the correct word to be swiped

- 3 lives per level

- Lives are lost when bad eggs, distractions and wrong words are swiped

- Mini eggs provide extra lives

- Jigsaw eggs build a surprise jigsaw

- The word is spelt at the end of each lesson

- Egg ratings to be earned for every level

- Egg critters with unique animations hatch at the end of a level

- Bonus level with 100 golden eggs

- Trophies earned for completing 25 levels

What's New in the Latest Version 1.4.1

Last updated on Jun 22, 2021

Old Versions

Updated to support latest iPhone devices. Some under-the-hood optimisations to improve security and performance.

Version History

1.4.1

Jun 22, 2021

Updated to support latest iPhone devices. Some under-the-hood optimisations to improve security and performance.

1.3.0

Sep 19, 2017

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Update to work with 64-bit.

1.2

Oct 16, 2013

Updated for iOS7 compatibility.

1.1

Jul 5, 2012

We have added a speed option to the settings page. You can now change the speed to match your child's skill level.

Slow - ages 3 to 4

Medium - ages 4 to 5

Fast - ages 6+

1.0.0

Jun 1, 2012

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Eggy 250 FAQ

What country or region is Eggy 250 available in?

Eggy 250 is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:

China

What language does Eggy 250 support?

Eggy 250 supports English, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese