6.4.6
2022-09-22
Minor bug fixes. As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-)
6.4.5
2022-07-21
• Fix issues when 'Interactive Animation between words' setting is enabled
• Fix issues in Practice activity when the 'Type of Model Letters' setting is modified
As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-)
6.4.1
2022-03-31
• (6.4.1) Fixes an issue when a lot of word lists are created
• Ability to create folders to organize your word lists
• Ability to export and import word list folders
• When the option 'Show only the letters needed to build the words' is activated, it is now possible to activate additional letters that are not part of the words to write
• Small adjustments for iOS 15
As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-)
6.4
2021-11-09
• Ability to create folders to organize your word lists
• Ability to export and import word list folders
• When the option 'Show only the letters needed to build the words' is activated, it is now possible to activate additional letters that are not part of the words to write
• Small adjustments for iOS 15
As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-)
6.1
2020-02-15
• Assigning images to words: you can now load more images from Wikimedia Commons
• Accessibility: external keyboard support for special needs kids who can't use the Movable Alphabet
6.0.3
2019-10-10
Accessibility: external keyboard support for special needs kids who can't use the Movable Alphabet
6.0.2
2019-10-03
Name updated to reflect that this version is for schools and teachers. A free to try version is now available for parents.
6.0.1
2019-09-19
• 2 new child voices available as downloadable content (for free!)
• New built-in word lists: CCVC and CVCC words, Digraphs, Double Consonants
• Text-to-Speech engine update
• Graphic Design update
• Schools: Better ClassKit Support
• Fix an issue in the "Well Done!" dialog
As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-)
6.0
2019-09-05
• 2 new child voices available as downloadable content (for free!)
• New built-in word lists: CCVC and CVCC words, Digraphs, Double Consonants
• Text-to-Speech engine update
• Graphic Design update
• Schools: Better ClassKit Support
As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks :-)
5.7.1
2019-07-24
• ClassKit support for schools
• Accessibility: 4 high contrast modes (red, yellow or green letters on a black background) for kids with vision impairments (available in Advanced Settings)
• Exceptions are now case-insensitive
As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks.
5.7
2019-07-01
• ClassKit support for schools
• Accessibility: 3 high contrast modes (red, yellow or green letters on a black background) for kids with vision impairments (available in Advanced Settings)
• Exceptions are now case-insensitive
As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks.
5.6
2019-05-01
• Optimized for all devices and resolutions
• Fix an issue when receiving Word Lists from nearby devices using a previous version
• Reminder: the last version added a great feature to easily assign images to words!
As usual, please send us your feedback and suggestions so we can make the app even better (support@lescapadou.com). Thanks.
5.5
2019-02-02
• Assign images to words easily using the new image browser that search for royalty free images on the web for you
• New button to assign images to words directly from a word list
• “Export Word Lists” now allows to include the images assigned to words, and to select only the lists you want to export
• New Setting to define the number of words per list when importing from a text file
As usual, please send us your feedback so we can make the app even better. Thanks!
5.4
2018-10-24
• Adding words or sentences containing apostrophe is no more a problem
• iOS 12 optimization
Don't hesitate to send us feedback and suggestions for the next update!
5.3.1
2018-06-12
• Improved abbreviation handling (abbreviations are disabled by default)
Feel free to send us your suggestions for the next update!
5.2
2018-04-11
• Practice activity: New setting to choose the letter type for the model
• Practice activity: New setting to enable all keyboard letters
• Word Images: You can now import, export and share images across devices
• Word Images: Images are now displayed in Word List Chooser
• New Setting to use black letters
As usual, please send us your feedback so we can make the app even better. Thanks!
5.1
2017-08-22
• Word Images! You can now assign images to words. Images pop-up automatically once a word is built in the Movable Alphabet activity, and appear at the beginning of a quiz activity.
• Background Images! You can also add small background images in the Movable Alphabet activity to have a subject on which to write.
version 5.0
• + and = characters have been added to the keyboard so you can do some maths
• Reports now contain the time taken to write a word
• Export text to share what children have written
• Create word lists from text files
• Text to speech engine updated
• New child lock settings to prevent kids to exit an activity, or delete words lists
• Back button is not hidden in the settings anymore
• Fixed capitalization issues in Practice Activity
• iOS11 (64 bits) support
As usual, please send us your feedback so we can make the app even better. Thanks !
5.0
2017-07-06
• Images ! You can now assign images to words, and add background images
• + and = characters have been added to the keyboard so you can do some maths
• Reports now contain the time taken to write a word
• Export text to share what children have written
• Create word lists from text files
• Text to speech engine updated
• New child lock settings to prevent kids to exit an activity, or delete words lists
• Back button is not hidden in the settings anymore
• Fixed capitalization issues in Practice Activity
• iOS11 (64 bits) support
As usual, please send us your feedback so we can make the app even better. Thanks !
4.1
2015-05-07
• Export and import your word lists via iCloud Drive, Box, DropBox, Google Drive ( Email export and adhoc network sharing still available)
• Export all your word lists in one shot
• Student Reports are now in PDF and can be directly printed, emailed or sent to others apps
• Bugs fixes ( user removal, scrambled letters activity)
4.0
2014-12-04
Biggest Update ever !
• 2 New Spelling Activities to Work on Word Lists: Word Practice and Scrambled Letters
• Record Audio to Replace any Word or Phonic
• 2 New Keyboards to Work on Digraphs (one for vowels like "oo", and one for consonants like "ch")
• New U.S. male voice
• Easy Word Lists Sharing with nearby devices
• Rotation bug fixed
3.8
2014-09-27
iOS 8 compatibility
Text to speech engine update
3.6
2013-09-19
Note: this version is not compatible with iOS 8 (a free update for iOS 8 will be available next week)
Thanks for your enthusiasm about Word Wizard !
This version is a small update to support iOS7 & Kids Category
Do not hesitate to send us suggestions for the next update (use the "Contact" button inside the app).
If you’ve got a moment, please rate the app - or re-rate this version - to tell people it's a great app and so we can keep free updates coming. We've included a shortcut (under the "Contact" button) inside the app to ease the process. Thanks!
Again, thanks for your great feedback that help us to make the app better and better - we are listening to our users to improve our products!
3.5
2013-06-10
v3.5! Thanks for your enthusiasm about Word Wizard, here are the features you requested :
• New font for lowercase a
• Option to only show certain letters in the Movable Alphabet (great for beginners!)
• Option to only show the letters contained in the word to build during Quizzes
• You can now reorder your word lists
• Option to animate highlight for wrong spelling
• Option to randomize the order of words during Quizzes
Do not hesitate to send us suggestions for the next update (use the "Contact" button inside the app).
If you’ve got a moment, please rate the app - or re-rate this version - to tell people it's a great app and so we can keep free updates coming. We've included a shortcut (under the "Contact" button) inside the app to ease the process. Thanks!
Again, thanks for your great feedback that help us to make the app better and better - we are listening to our users to improve our products!
3.0.1
2012-10-31
➜V3.0
(Note: if you don't have sound, it is because the side switch is enabled and it mutes sound.)
★ User profiles and detailed quiz reports by user (with a nice feature to track progression, and export by email)
★ Numbers ( kids can now build numbers and the app reads them )
★ "?" character
★ Easy word list sharing (via email or via url links)
★ iPhone 5 support
★ Word pronunciation customization (allows to change the pronunciation of tricky words like family names)
★ Australian Voice
★ Option to disable hints in quizzes
★ Last version of the text to speech engine
Thanks for your great feedback that helps us make the app better and better - we are listening to our users to improve our products!
If you’ve got a moment, please rate the app - or re-rate this version - to tell people it's a great app and so we can keep free updates coming. We've included a shortcut ( "Feedback/Rate this App" button) inside the app to ease the process. Thanks!
3.0
2012-10-30
➜V3.0!
★ User profiles and detailed quiz reports by user (with a nice feature to track progression, and export by email)
★ Numbers and "?" character (yes, kids can now build numbers and the app reads them )
★ Easy word list sharing (via email or via url links)
★ iPhone 5 support
★ Word pronunciation customization (allow to change the pronunciation of tricky words like family names)
★ New Australian Voice
★ Option to disable hints in quizzes
★ Last version of the text to speech engine
Thanks for your great feedback that help us to make the app better and better - we are listening to our users to improve our products!
If you’ve got a moment, please rate the app - or re-rate this version - to tell people it's a great app and so we can keep free updates coming. We've included a shortcut ( "Feedback/Rate this App" button) inside the app to ease the process. Thanks!
2.2
2012-03-30
➜ Optimized for the new iPad with high-resolution Retina graphics!
➜ Consonant blends are now pronounced (th, br, ...) - e.g. if you write "th" you will hear the corresponding phonics
➜ Consonant-Vowel combinations have now been optimized to help beginning readers memorize basic spelling patterns - while building a word, you will now consistently hear the short vowel sound- e.g. when putting together the letters ta, ba, ca, you will always hear the short "a" sound.
If you’ve got a moment, please rate the app - or re-rate this version - to tell people it's a great app, so that we can keep free updates coming. We've included a shortcut (under the "Contact" button) inside the app to ease the process. Thanks!
Do not hesitate to tell us what you think about this update or send us new suggestions (use the "Contact" button).
Thanks for your great feedback that helps us make the app better and better - we are listening to our users to improve our products!
** Important note about sound: Word Wizard uses the side switch to turn off the sound, so please check this switch if you have no sound.
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History:
★v2.1★
➜New option to check Capitalization in Spelling Tests
➜New abbreviations detected
➜New dialog to prevent kids to use external links
➜Tracy can be saved as default voice
★ v2.0 with a lot of new options and features thanks to your feedback ! ★
New features:
➜ Statistics for completed quizzes
➜ Qwerty Layout (with capslock key to ease the use of capital)
➜16 new word lists for beginner spellers ( consonant-vowel-consonant words)
➜ Erase all letters is now accessible on the board
➜ Word on 2 lines is now recognized
➜ Add your friends words list (via iTunes)
➜ Add your words to the profanity list (via ITunes)
➜ Customize pronunciation of any word (via iTunes)
New Options:
➜ New voice added ! (3 voices available now) and new version of the speech engine
➜ Keyboard emulation (don’t need to drag the letter anymore)
➜ Letter size on the board (so that you can put more letters on the board)
➜ Option to turn off the vocalization until the speech bubble button or a word is tapped
➜ Next word option in tests
➜ Limit (or remove) animation time in tests
Fixes:
➜ (v2.0.1) Allow to enter numbers and symbols in title of your word lists
➜ Users preferences are now saved even after a restart
➜ Letter "e" sound/phonic is now much better
2.1
2012-03-17
★v2.1★
➜New option to check Capitalization in Spelling Tests
➜New abbreviations detected
➜New dialog to prevent kids to use external links
➜Tracy can be saved as default voice
★ v2.0 with a lot of new options and features thanks to your feedback ! ★
New features:
➜ Statistics for completed quizzes
➜ Qwerty Layout (with capslock key to ease the use of capital)
➜16 new word lists for beginner spellers ( consonant-vowel-consonant words)
➜ Erase all letters is now accessible on the board
➜ Word on 2 lines is now recognized
➜ Add your friends words list (via iTunes)
➜ Add your words to the profanity list (via ITunes)
➜ Customize pronunciation of any word (via iTunes)
New Options:
➜ New voice added ! (3 voices available now) and new version of the speech engine
➜ Keyboard emulation (don’t need to drag the letter anymore)
➜ Letter size on the board (so that you can put more letters on the board)
➜ Option to turn off the vocalization until the speech bubble button or a word is tapped
➜ Next word option in tests
➜ Limit (or remove) animation time in tests
Fixes:
➜ (v2.0.1) Allow to enter numbers and symbols in title of your word lists
➜ Users preferences are now saved even after a restart
➜ Letter "e" sound/phonic is now much better
If you’ve got a moment, please rate the app - or re-rate this version - to tell people it's a great app and so we can keep free updates coming. We've included a shortcut (under the "Contact" button) inside the app to ease the process. Thanks!
Do not hesitate to tell us what you think about this update or sent us new suggestions (use the "Contact" button).
Thanks for your great feedback that help us to make the app better and better - we are listening to our users to improve our products!
***Important note about sound: Word Wizard uses the side switch to turn sound off, so check this switch if you have no sound.
2.0.1
2011-10-23
★ v2.0 with a lot of new options and features thanks to your feedback ! ★
New features:
➜ Statistics for completed quizzes
➜ Qwerty Layout (with capslock key to ease the use of capital)
➜16 new word lists for beginner spellers ( consonant-vowel-consonant words)
➜ Erase all letters is now accessible on the board
➜ Word on 2 lines is now recognized
➜ Add your friends words list (via iTunes)
➜ Add your words to the profanity list (via ITunes)
➜ Customize pronunciation of any word (via iTunes)
New Options:
➜ New voice added ! (3 voices available now) and new version of the speech engine
➜ Keyboard emulation (don’t need to drag the letter anymore)
➜ Letter size on the board (so that you can put more letters on the board)
➜ Option to turn off the vocalization until the speech bubble button or a word is tapped
➜ Next word option in tests
➜ Limit (or remove) animation time in tests
Fixes:
➜ (v2.0.1) Allow to enter numbers and symbols in title of your word lists
➜ Users preferences are now saved even after a restart
➜ Letter "e" sound/phonic is now much better
If you’ve got a moment, please rate the app - or re-rate this version - to tell people it's a great app and so we can keep free updates coming. We've included a shortcut (under the "Contact" button) inside the app to ease the process. Thanks!
Do not hesitate to tell us what you think about this update or sent us new suggestions (use the "Contact" button).
Thanks for your great feedback that help us to make the app better and better - we are listening to our users to improve our products!
***Important note about sound: Word Wizard uses the side switch to turn sound off, so check this switch if you have no sound.
2.0
2011-10-15
★ v2.0 with a lot of new options and features thanks to your feedback ! ★
New features:
➜ Statistics for completed quizzes
➜ Qwerty Layout (with capslock key to ease the use of capital)
➜16 new word lists for beginner spellers ( consonant-vowel-consonant words)
➜ Erase all letters is now accessible on the board
➜ Word on 2 lines is now recognized
➜ Add your friends words list (via iTunes)
➜ Add your words to the profanity list (via ITunes)
➜ Customize pronunciation of any word (via iTunes)
New Options:
➜ New voice added ! (3 voices available now) and new version of the speech engine
➜ Keyboard emulation (don’t need to drag the letter anymore)
➜ Letter size on the board (so that you can put more letters on the board)
➜ Option to turn off the vocalization until the speech bubble button or a word is tapped
➜ Next word option in tests
➜ Limit (or remove) animation time in tests
Fixes:
➜ Users preferences are now saved even after a restart
➜ Letter "e" sound/phonic is now much better
If you’ve got a moment, please rate the app - or re-rate this version - to tell people it's a great app and so we can keep free updates coming. We've included a shortcut (under the "Contact" button) inside the app to ease the process. Thanks!
Do not hesitate to tell us what you think about this update or sent us new suggestions (use the "Contact" button).
Thanks for your great feedback that help us to make the app better and better - we are listening to our users to improve our products!
1.2
2011-08-19
Version 1.2 - Check the demo on YouTube http://bit.ly/wordwizardvideo
Note that v1.5 is coming very soon with new options (azerty layout,letter size,...)
V1.2 includes suggestions requested by users. Thanks for the feedback!
-Letter A now makes letter name sound on the board
-When phonics option is enabled, phonics are now also used for standalone letters on the board
Note that both changes can be turned off using the new "More Settings" button.
-Other minors fixes
More free updates coming soon. Send us your feedback and suggestions to support@lescapadou.com so we can integrate them in future updates. We are very grateful to our users who already sent feedback. Currently, most wanted features include resizing letters, scrolling the board and a QWERTY keyboard.
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History:
v1.1
-Profanity Remover - stops from writing or hearing profanities
-Enable abbreviations like st, dep,..
These options can be turned on or off in the settings of Word Wizard, via the main Settings app
1.1
2011-08-06
v1.1 - check the demo on YouTube http://bit.ly/wordwizardvideo
More free updates coming soon. Send us your feedback and suggestions to support@lescapadou.com so we can integrate them in future updates. We are very grateful to our users who already sent feedback. Currently, most wanted features include resizing letters and scrolling the board.
This new version 1.1 includes:
-Profanity Remover - stops from writing or hearing profanities
-Enable abbreviations like st, dep,..
These options can be turned on or off in the settings of Word Wizard, via the main Settings app