Starfall ABCs vs Spell Express

Starfall® ABCs is the first step of Starfall’s Learn to Read phonics sequence, which teaches the foundational skills for learning to read. Step 1: ABCs Step 2: Learn to Read Step 3: It’s Fun to Read Step 4: I’m Reading! Starfall ABCs helps children master letter recognition in a stress-free environment through exploration, positive reinforcement, and play. Children delight as they see, hear, and interact with colorful imagery carefully matched to letters and sounds. By mastering these letter-sound relationships, they develop the skills they need to become confident, independent readers. Travel-ready. No internet connection required. Find Starfall ABCs, along with 700+ additional activities and counting across reading, math, music, and more in the Starfall app. The Starfall website and applications are program services of Starfall Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) publicly supported nonprofit organization. Starfall® and Starfall.com® are registered trademarks in the US, the European Union, and various other countries. Copyright © 2002–2026 by Starfall Education. All rights reserved. Starfall apps are inclusively designed to support all children, including English Language Learners (ELLs). Starfall also provides an Enhanced Accessible Index for children with visual, hearing, or mobility impairments. For more information, please contact Customer Service at (+1) 303-417-6414.

Spell Express turns spelling into a train ride for your littlest learners. A word is a train, and each letter is a car. Your child taps the letter-cars in order to build the word, then the train chugs off with a happy whistle. Every word and letter is spoken aloud, so no reading is needed to play. Designed for ages 3-4: - Two gentle games: Build the Train and First Letter - Six themed stations to explore - Simple three-letter words with friendly pictures - Collect a fun train car for every word spelled - No fail states, no timers, just encouragement - No ads, no in-app purchases, no data collected - Settings are behind a grown-up gate Learning to spell, one happy train at a time.