5.0
2019-09-05
Whats New in Version 5.0:
● Added full-screen native support for modern retina displays, such as iPad Pro (3rd Gen) and iPhone Xs Max.
● The Star Speller check button now speaks the word twice, once at the beginning and again after spelling the word.
● Improved and refined the size of finger writing across various screen sizes.
● Improved the scaling of text and controls, making them more true across a variety of devices.
● Improved the consistency of certain prompts, making them more intuitive.
● Miscellaneous improvements to performance and stability.
4.0
2015-05-05
Miscellaneous stability and performance improvements for iOS 8.
3.1
2013-11-14
• Puzzle pieces are now initially rotated, support two-finger rotation, and are at Retina resolution.
• Responsiveness in Word Matching activities improved. Next card can now be turned over while previous cards still have yet to finish jetting off.
• Star Speller now detects the end of game and asks if you want to play again or go on.
• Corrected an issue which could cause audio to not play through headphones following the use of the audio record button.
• Support for iOS 7. In addition to aesthetic changes, fixes a problem where writing with a finger was experiencing unusual delays.
• Added parental gate.
• Miscellaneous incremental improvements.
3.0
2013-01-08
● Setting added for Hangman to allow letter choices to disappear to make gameplay easier for younger players.
● Enhancement made to Hangman, Word Search and Tic Tac Toe such that games are also now saved when moving from slide to slide, or when exiting out and returning back into the app.
● App will now save its place and return to where it left off even in the case of a power outage while in use.
● Star now animates moves taken in Hangman and Word Search games.
● Fixed a bug in Word Search where the first column or first row could randomly generate a duplicate word, or possibly a vulgar word.
● Details of the current word range added to the bottom of each activity.
● Fine tuned the pronunciation of the word "our" to be heard more like "hour" and less like "are".
● Corrected a bug which could cause audio to not play briefly.
● Added native support for iPhone 5's 4" retina display
● Miscellaneous performance and stability improvements.
2.0
2012-03-13
1) Seven brand new activities have replaced the original drag-and-drop sentence activities.
2) Word writing screens have added an eraser (which supplements the shake-to-erase function):
a) Tapping the eraser erases all of the writing, similar to shaking.
b) Dragging the eraser can be used to erase individual words or correct small mistakes.
3) Sentence building activities
a) Will now read the sentences you make back to you when you tap on the star.
b) Will also now allow you to use a given punctuation mark more than once.
4) Improved audio timing and playback
1.2.1
2011-10-21
Only the best.
1.2
2011-10-16
Parity and integration with pending word sets 101-200.
1.1
2011-07-07
Universal support for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch.