# Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite

> Interactive games for beginning readers to learn sight words and phonics. (iPhone/iPad app by Jariya Tuantranont.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cimo-and-snow-spelling-pals-lite/id455293352 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jariya Tuantranont](https://appshunter.io/developer/404509814)
- Category: Education, Family, Games
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 3.67/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 5 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 9.0 · 166 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2011-08-11
- Data updated: 2026-07-01
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cimo-and-snow-spelling-pals-lite/id455293352/reviews.md

## What is Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite?

Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite is a great app for beginning readers to learn sight and sound out words.  For sight words, your child will learn a combination of high frequency and sight words (from the Dolch Sight Word list).  The list of 50 words was selected to cover words that a child encounters most often when learning to read (high frequency), including words that cannot be learned using pictures (sight words).  Learning to spell these words adds to a strong foundation in reading and spelling for beginning readers.  In this game, your child will help Cimo the penguin reach an iceberg to catch fish.  Each correct letter chosen adds a block to his bridge.  Finish the word and Cimo can cross, but watch out for wrong letters, or Cimo will take a dip!  

For sound out words, your child will learn 100 words that can be sounded out using common phonics rules (i.e, grouped by short vowel, long vowel, Bossy R's and other vowel team words), and others do not follow those normal rules and must be memorized (i.e, beard, climb, flood, great, snow, world).  This app also uses phonics to help your child learn new words by putting sounds together to make words (like /b/ /a/ /t/ bat).  So your child will be able to read and write words correctly without memorizing.  In this game, your child will help Snow the polar bear reach an iceberg to catch fish.  Each correct letter chosen adds a block to his bridge.  Finish the word and Snow can cross, but watch out for wrong letters, or Snow will take a dip!  This is the fun game to improve your child's spelling abilities. 

**This is just the lite version.  In the full version, your child can learn more words (up to 1,122 sound out words and 255 sight words) and the additional setup options allow you to control the level of word difficulty (i.e, CVC words are included in easy level, digraphs are in medium level and blends are in the difficult level) and customize the number of questions to match your child.   

Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite also provides a progress report (play history) for teachers and parents to track their child's performance.  This game will help your children improve their reading skills in a fun and interactive environment.

**All words have been recorded by professional voice talent.
*** If you have any questions or problems related to our app, please email us at playsmart.kids@gmail.com. We are willing to assist you.

## Key features

- Teaches sight words (Dolch list)
- Teaches sound-out words with phonics
- Interactive bridge-building game mechanic
- Progress reports for parents/teachers
- Professionally recorded voice talent
- Lite version with limited word count

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sight Words Pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| Soundout Words Pack | $1.99 | one-time |
| Value Pack | $2.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (5 of 5)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cimo-and-snow-spelling-pals-lite/id455293352/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Amazing game

*2021-12-05, version 6.4*

It helps my 5 year old cousin so much with sounding out his letters to make a word and get the fishes. He loves it so much.

### 5/5 — Great spelling app

*2014-08-21, version 5.0*

My students find Cimo apps very motivating

### 5/5 — Great app

*2012-02-16, version 4.0*

This app is wonderful! It's so cute and motivating for teaching young children to learn to read.

### 2/5 — Recommendation

*2011-12-03, version 1.0.2*

It would be SO much better educationally speaking if when you tapped on the iceberg pieces, it gave the letter SOUND not the letter name. Could be a easy fix and I would purchase the complete app for sure if this was changed.

### 2/5 — Challange (sic)

*2011-08-23, version 1.0*

Select level 6 and start the game.  In the upper right corner, it says "challange".  Would you buy this game?

## Frequently asked questions about Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite

### What is Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite?

Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite is an educational app designed to help young children learn to read and spell. It uses interactive games to teach sight words and phonics-based word construction.

### What age is Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite suitable for?

The app is rated for ages 4 and up, making it suitable for beginning readers and preschoolers.

### Does Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite teach sight words?

Yes, it teaches a combination of high-frequency and sight words from the Dolch Sight Word list, focusing on words that are commonly encountered and cannot be learned through pictures alone.

### How does Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite teach phonics?

The app teaches 100 words that can be sounded out using common phonics rules, and also helps children learn new words by blending sounds together, like /b/ /a/ /t/ for 'bat'.

### What kind of progress tracking is available?

Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite provides a progress report, also known as play history, which allows teachers and parents to monitor their child's performance and learning progress.

### Is Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite available on all devices?

The app is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod, and even Apple Watch, offering a wide range of compatibility for users.

### How often is Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite updated?

The latest version of Cimo & Snow Spelling Pals Lite is 6.4, and it was last updated on June 22, 2020. This indicates a history of updates, though the frequency may vary.

### What are the limitations of the Lite version?

The Lite version offers a limited selection of words compared to the full version. The full version allows learning up to 1,122 sound-out words and 255 sight words, with more customization options for word difficulty and question count.

## Version history (last 1 release)

### 6.4 — 2020-06-22

Fix clear report feature not working

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