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Version 2.1.1
Size 46.72 Mb
Updated 5 years ago
Released 21 Jun 2017

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Nursery rhymes, tongue twisters, proverbs, great prose and poetry. These timeless texts are missing words. Tap the authors word and feel clever. Don’t know it? Don’t sweat it! Our ”Wrong answers” are usually pretty funny. Now you can even add your own! Nearly 5,000 timeless words in 50 playable texts with over 1,500 missing words and 15,000 hand-crafted Novel alternatives to select...or avoid. * RELAX in Zen Mode or THRILL to Timed Mode * LAUGH at the Silly solutions * REFLECT on the Tricky ones and the source texts * CREATE custom solutions * READ the original texts * SAVE your completed texts however you filled those gaps * REVIEW your saved versions * COMPARE your solution to the authors * ADMIRE the classy Victorian styling * ENJOY a growing collection of playable texts (see below) FUN FOR AGES 10+ : * DISCOVER classic texts playfully with your kids * GIGGLE at the puns, crazy rhymes, category errors,... * GROW from ACCESSIBLE texts like proverbs and nursery rhymes to literary gems from Shakespeare, Dickens, Byron, Wordsworth and more * BOOKISH KIDS love it, even if (especially because?) it’s not “made for kids” CLASSROOM and LIBRARY FRIENDLY : * Unlimited player profiles on the same device * No ads or in-app purchases * Works offline * No links or sharing outside the app SILLY FUN or EXTREME LITERARY SPORT : * Think you know these texts cold? Try picking the _wrong_ Tricky word on purpose every time with a time limit. We call that 100% Novel. It can be brutal! * Have you got the endurance to complete the Virtuoso Race on “Once more unto the breach”? How about the “Major-General’s Song”? * Achievements for all modes of play, text collections and challenge categories. How many can you earn? WARNING: possible side effects of playing WordWhile include: increased vocabulary, improved memory, greater familiarity with literary classics, learning poems and famous speeches by heart...and laughter. The WordWhile Editorial Team assumes no responsibility for any learning incurred as a result of playing WordWhile...but the laughing is entirely our fault. WHICH TIMELESS TEXTS? The collection of playable texts is growing and any new texts will come to you as free updates. That is worth repeating: when WordWhile gets an update, take a look at "Whats New". There are always new texts to try. 1) “Proverbs”: over 40 well-known proverbs divided into eight playable texts 2) “Shakespeare: Speeches and Sonnets”: "To be or not to be", "O Romeo", "Shall I compare thee to a summers day" and five others 3) "Childrens Classics" --- 8 nursery rhymes, tongue twisters and several "Poems Every Child Should Know" including "Jabberwocky" (ADDED September 2017) 4) "Pickins from Dickens": "Please, sir, I want some more", "It was the best of times", and 10 more (ADDED September 2017) 5) "Selected Poems": "How do I love thee", "She walks in beauty", "Death, be not proud" and 5 more (ADDED Winter 2017) 6) "Love, sweet love": "Roses are red", quotes from Fitzgeralds "Tender is the Night", Hamlets love letter to Ophelia, Hugo, Austen, Burns (8 texts, ADDED Valentines Day 2018)

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Monthly Downloads > 7.33k
Est. Revenue ~ $3k

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Pricing by country

Country Price
Canada 2.99 CAD
China free
France 1.99 EUR
Germany 1.99 EUR
Italy 1.99 EUR
Netherlands 1.99 EUR
Portugal 1.99 EUR
Spain 1.99 EUR
UK 1.99 GBP
India 199 INR
Japan 300 JPY
Korea, Republic Of 3300 KRW
Poland 9.99 PLN
Russia 199 RUB
Turkey 99.99 TRY
USA 1.99 USD
Korea, Republic Of 3.29 USD
Ukraine 1.99 USD