Spellbug
Privacy policy
Effective 15 November 2026
- Spellbug collects nothing. It has no accounts, no ads and no analytics.
- Progress, word lists, coins and settings stay on the device.
- The Spell Aloud game turns speech into letters on the device. The app does not record, keep or send audio.
- Online definitions are off unless a grown-up turns them on.
Spellbug is a spelling game. This page says what the app does with information.
What we collect
Nothing. Spellbug has no accounts, no ads and no analytics. We do not receive any information from the app.
What stays on the device
Progress, the word lists you add, the name of the Spellbug, coins and settings are saved on the device. Deleting the app deletes them. "Reset progress" in the Grown-ups area deletes the progress, the word lists, the name and the coins.
Microphone
The Spell Aloud game uses the microphone when your child chooses it. Speech is turned into letters on the device. The app does not record, keep or send audio.
Online definitions
Definitions and example sentences are part of the app. A grown-up can turn on "Online definitions" in the Grown-ups area. When it is on, the app sends the word being practised, and nothing else, to two public dictionary services: dictionaryapi.dev and freedictionaryapi.com. These services see the internet address of the device, as every website does. The setting is off unless a grown-up turns it on.
Sharing
A grown-up can share a word list or a result card from the Grown-ups area. The card holds the words or the score and the name of the Spellbug. It holds no name, photo or other detail of a child. It goes only where the grown-up sends it.
Reminders
A grown-up can turn on one daily reminder. It is created on the device.
Children
Spellbug is made for children and their families. It does not ask a child for personal information.
Children's privacy (COPPA)
Spellbug does not collect personal information from children. There is nothing for a parent to request or delete from us. All data is on the device, and "Reset progress" or deleting the app removes it.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version appears here with a new date.