Master English and Chinese spelling with custom word lists or pre-made tests. Practice vocabulary with audio, translations, and character animations. Track progress with stats and streaks.
1.1.4
July 14, 2026
Word Salad v1.1.4 — Release Notes New Features · Spelling tests now support full sentences — sentences are read aloud at a natural pace and display cleanly during a test · Highlight-to-scan: after taking a photo, mark areas with your finger and only the highlighted words are extracted · Photo scanning now recognizes Chinese phrases as complete items instead of splitting them into individual characters · Smarter word detection when scanning photos means fewer corrections after a scan Design & Polish · The word detail modal now springs open from the word you tapped, with a snappier animation · The stroke-order strip now scrolls smoothly for long phrases, and punctuation is revealed in sequence as each character is drawn · Punctuation in the word detail modal is now smaller and lines up neatly with the surrounding characters, with correct spacing on each side · The highlight screen has a cleaner title in the header and a simplified badge counter · Word pills are now a consistent size in the Add and Edit screens, and long pills truncate neatly on the Tests tab · Word rows have a softer, less bouncy press feel Bug Fixes · Fixed missing pinyin for phrases and full sentences scanned from photos · Fixed missing pinyin for highlighted full-sentence items in test preview · Fixed a visual glitch when dismissing the word detail modal · Security updates across all dependencies to keep the app safe
MoreWord Salad is an education app designed for practicing English and Chinese spelling. It offers over 200 pre-made spelling tests and allows users to create their own custom word lists.
Word Salad has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for young learners and children.
Yes, you can create your own custom word lists in both English and Chinese. You can add words by typing them or by taking a photo of a word list.
No, Word Salad is ad-free, providing a distraction-free learning environment for users.
For Chinese characters, Word Salad provides stroke-by-stroke writing animations, allowing users to learn the correct way to write them.
Word Salad is currently supported on iPhone and iPod devices.
The latest version of Word Salad is 1.1.3, and it was last updated on May 12, 2026. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development.
Word Salad simulates a classroom spelling test by having words read aloud, requiring users to recall and spell them from memory, with options for normal or slow playback speed.