Word Wagon by Duck Duck Moose

Name: Word Wagon by Duck Duck Moose
Rating: 4 (35 reviews)
Author: Duck Duck Moose LLC

By: Duck Duck Moose LLC

Preschool Fun with Letters!

Features & Capabilities

Word Wagon takes kids on a reading journey! Through fun activities, kids will learn reading fundamentals like letters, phonics, sight words, spelling, and more!

Word Wagon is a fun, award-winning app teaching letters, phonics and spelling. Based on Common Core State Standards kids will learn letter names, sounds and spelling of 4 and 6 letter words. AGES: 2-6.

OVERVIEW 4 Levels for Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade:

Level 1: Letters – learn the names of the letters
Level 2: Phonics – learn the sounds of the letters
Level 3: Spelling I – spell words up to four letters
Level 4: Spelling II – spell words up to six letters

CATEGORY: Curriculum

ACTIVITIES

LEARN letters, words and phonics
PLAY with Mozzarella the Mouse and his best friend Coco the bird
COLLECT stickers. Earn colorful stickers for each word in a sticker book. Touch the animated stickers to hear funny sounds.
EARN stars. Use the stars to make different constellations, which are shaped like animals. Mozzarella the mouse will dress up as an astronaut and float in space!
DISCOVER interactive surprises like playing hide and seek, dressing up as a ghost and drawing pictures with Mozzarella the Mouse and Coco

AWARDS

Parents’ Choice Gold Award - Parents’ Choice Foundation
Children’s Technology Review Editor’s Choice Award for Excellence in Design

ABOUT DUCK DUCK MOOSE (A wholly-owned subsidiary of Khan Academy) Duck Duck Moose, an award-winning creator of educational mobile apps for families, is a passionate team of engineers, artists, designers, and educators. Founded in 2008, the company has created 21 top-selling titles and has received 21 Parents’ Choice Awards, 18 Children’s Technology Review Awards, 12 Tech with Kids’ Best Pick App Awards, and a KAPi award for “Best Children’s App” at the International Consumer Electronics Show.

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with a mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Duck Duck Moose is now part of the Khan Academy family. Like all Khan Academy offerings, all Duck Duck Moose apps are now free, without ads or subscriptions. We rely on our community of volunteers and donors. Get involved today at www.duckduckmoose.com/about.

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We’d love to hear from you! Visit us at www.duckduckmoose.com or drop us a line at support@duckduckmoose.com.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Duck Duck Moose LLC

Rating:

4.00

(35)

Version:

2.2.2 Last updated: 2020-08-24

Version code:

837339290

Creation date:

2011-03-23

Compatible devices:

Size:

31.44MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 236,496 ▼ 511

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Developed by:

Duck Duck Moose LLC

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-wagon-by-duck-duck-moose/id423629048

Website:

http://www.duckduckmoose.com

User Reviews

Word Wagon is a strong early-literacy app praised for engaging gameplay, clear levels, and kid-friendly design that helps with spelling, phonics, and vocabulary. Its main drawbacks are lack of progress saving, limited phonics activities, inconsistent audio, thinner content than some titles, and a font/style mismatch for lowercase letters. Overall, it’s a solid learning tool for preschoolers, especially for building letters and basic spelling, but would benefit from saved progress, more phonics-focused activities, and improved audio and typography.

Pros

Engaging, interactive, and fun gameplay that makes learning feel like play
Strong educational value for spelling, phonics, letter recognition, and vocabulary
Levels that grow with the child and accommodate different ages/abilities
Colorful graphics, appealing characters, and pleasant music/sound effects
Child-friendly, easy-to-navigate interface suitable for preschoolers

Cons

Progress saving is missing or lacks incentives (no saved progress or stickers) which can reduce ongoing engagement
Limited phonics practice beyond spelling (few explicit letter-sound activities)
Audio/pronunciation can be slow or poor quality in places (some reviews call it terrible or too fast)
Content can feel thinner or less rich than other Duck Duck Moose titles
Font/letter style for lowercase letters may not match common classroom handwriting expectations

Recent reviews

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by No*****, 2024-06-28

I was six in 2016 and I graduated first grade!

by Jo*****, 2021-08-27

My 3 year old loves spelling words (level III) and receiving the golden stars after building his list. It's easy for him to navigate through all the features. This app makes it feel more like play than learning to him. I definitely recommend this app to others.