Flying Wizard
Catch letters, grow vocabulary
Spelling is spellcasting. Pilot a broomstick wizard through the night sky, fly through scattered letters to spell each word, and cast it. A flying word game built on a 3,700-word SAT and GRE set. No account, no subscription.
On the App Store this is listed as English Spelling & Vocabulary.
The Challenge
Vocabulary apps usually feel like flashcard drills, so the words never stick. Spelling practice is even drier: rote repetition with no reason to care.
Our Approach
Flying Wizard turns spelling into a game you actually want to play. Pilot a broomstick wizard through the night sky, fly through scattered letters in order to spell each word, and cast it. The motion makes the spelling physical, and a definition for every word means you learn the meaning as you fly.
Key Features
- Spelling as spellcasting. Fly your wizard through letters in the right order to spell each word, then cast it. Motion turns rote spelling into something kinetic and fun.
- SAT and GRE vocabulary. Words come from a 3,700-word set, each with a definition, so play doubles as test prep.
- Calm, offline, no pressure. No timers, no streak guilt, no ads. Just you, the night sky, and the next word.
- Private. No account, no login, no tracking. Your progress lives on your device.
Results
Flying Wizard turns dry spelling drills into a flight you want to take, and slips SAT and GRE words in along the way.
Common questions
Flying Wizard, listed on the App Store as English Spelling & Vocabulary, is an English-language iPhone and iPad arcade game that teaches SAT-level words by making you spell them. You hold to fly a broomstick wizard, catch the letters of the target word while dodging bats, imps and thorns, and a completed word casts a spell. Three modes - Endless, Campaign, which climbs word lengths, and a shared Daily Word with a streak and an optional daily reminder - draw on a fixed, hand-written list of 115 words of four to eight letters plus eight power words. Every word carries a one-line plain-English meaning and lands in a Spellbook that reads it aloud with the system voice. It is a vocabulary game, not a spelling curriculum or test prep. Play is free and unlimited; a one-time $4.99 Flying Wizard Pro unlock in the US adds all four wizard skins and a power-up stash that are otherwise earned with in-game coins. There is no subscription, no ads, no account and no tracking, progress stays on the device, and Game Center leaderboards are optional. Requires iOS 17.