123 Words

NEW Race! mode: pick a 1- or 2-minute race, then swipe between Spell, Scramble, Memory, Listen & Pick, and Count It. Answer as many as you can before time's up!

123 Words is a joyful learning playground for kids ages 2–7. Read, spell, count, and race the clock — all in one beautifully designed app made with love for grandkids. No ads, no accounts, no internet required.

RACE! Pick a 1- or 2-minute race, then swipe between five mini-games — Spell It, Word Scramble, Memory Match, Listen & Pick, and Count It — answering as many as you can. One shared timer ticks down at the top while the score chip counts up. Earn 1, 2, or 3 stars (at 10, 20, and 30 points) and track your personal best for each duration. Kids race themselves, race a sibling, race a grandparent.

PRACTICE A separate, untimed reader. Swipe through 220+ carefully chosen short words. The app speaks each word aloud, then lights up the letters one by one as it spells them out. Every word has its own picture — open-source emoji, AI-generated illustrations, or crisp system icons. Two-finger tap any picture to see where it came from.

FIVE MINI-GAMES, ONE RACE • Spell It — see the picture, tap the letters in order • Word Scramble — unscramble the jumbled letters • Listen & Pick — hear a word, pick the matching picture • Memory Match — match words with their pictures (easy 8 pairs or hard 16) • Count It — friendly addition and subtraction with counting dots

220+ HAND-PICKED WORDS Every word was chosen for clarity, simplicity, and child-friendliness — from animals (cat, fox, owl, bee, yak) to everyday objects (box, cup, jar, key) to nature (sun, ice, elm, ivy). Random order keeps every session fresh.

PICK THE PERFECT VOICE Choose from all the English voices on your device — American, British, Australian, Irish, and more. Premium and enhanced voices sound warm and natural. Your choice is remembered across sessions.

BUILT FOR LITTLE HANDS AND BIG HEARTS • No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions • No internet required — works completely offline • No data collected — ever • Giant, finger-friendly buttons and tiles • Bright, ever-changing color palette

FOR PARENTS A hidden parental settings sheet (long-press the small version label at the bottom of the home screen) lets parents: • Switch between Race! mode (new default) and Classic mode (the original per-game hub with no timer) • Reset race best scores • Choose math operations • Customize buttons

GREAT FOR • Toddlers and pre-readers seeing words for the first time • Early readers building phonics and spelling skills • ESL learners hearing clear, natural pronunciation • Grandparents playing and racing with grandchildren • Siblings competing for the high score

Simple. Beautiful. Made with love for little learners — and the people who play with them.