Last updated on January 17th, 2026 at 10:16 am
Spin Spell – Puzzle Game Review
Spin Spell is a Puzzle/Word/Education game from Vermont Digital Arts LLC, first launched in 20th November 2010.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 14+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Spin Spell Stand Out
Practice your spelling by rolling a ball through a traditional 3D wooden labyrinth and capturing letters in the correct order to spell a word. Spin Spell is a physics based 3D mobile game that motivates children to learn to spell while having fun and improving their hand/eye coordination.
Choose from a variety of pre-loaded spelling lists or add your own. Points and achievements are awarded based on the sequential collection of letters to correctly spell a word, the speed by which the letters are collected and the number of correct letters collected in a streak. Points are never subtracted from the score but bonus streaks are reset when an incorrect letter is hit and/or when the game timer expires.
Features:
• 25 pre-made levels
• 30 pre-made spelling lists
• Spelling list editor
• Level editor
• 3D physics fun
• Adjustable roll speed for ball
Spelling List Editor: Create, save, and play your own spelling lists. Use your child’s spelling lists from school and make studying fun!
Level Editor: Edit existing levels or create your own mazes with our built-in level editor. If a maze is too difficult or if it is not challenging enough, change it in our level editor. Be creative and make artistic levels to enhance gameplay.
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Spin Spell is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 9th June 2023
Recent improvements include:
iOS 16 support
Download & Availability
Spin Spell is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Great controls and physics! Nice work.
We would give this five stars if we were able to customize our own language within the app. This game is based on the English alphabet system. We are currently learning languages which have their own sounds for most letters. It would be a fine, fun learning tool to write these words with their appropriate sounds and play the game with all its numerous game levels and mazes. Be that as it may, we wish this app had been available when our kids were young. At that time they had 'speak n spell' but Spin Spell would have had them begging to play! We realize the app was targeted for young learners, but when learning other languages that is just what you are in the beginning…a beginner…new to the language. That is why we thought we'd try Spin Spell since a good portion of the words in our targeted language can be very long…upwards of thirteen letters…so correct spelling is a challenge. Take for instance the number nine…this is [nkotimeneehki]. The word for a certain bird has fifteen letters! So, you get an idea as to how creative one needs to be in order obtain proficiency in spelling for other languages! Anyway, this is a fine app and as we said, great for keeping kids engaged while learning to spell.
One of the few games out there that do a good job of combining fun and education. We look forward to other games from these guys.
Not for adults, but a fabulous game for kids. Lots of polish, great music, good voice acting.
Excellent entertainment and educational value.
Very well done! Great feature being able to add our own word list.
We love it as much as our five year old does! Great game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.9.1
- Size: 95.40 MB
- iOS: 12.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Vermont Digital Arts LLC
Last updated: 9th June 2023 | Genre: Puzzle, Word | Developer: Vermont Digital Arts LLC