Word Spree Review

Word Spree is a fun word game reminiscent of the classic game Mad Libs, now conveniently turned into an iPhone game. As one may guess, the player chooses a theme of their choice and then fills out a list of words, such as an adjective, name, or object. These words are then used to create a silly story which makes very little sense - hence its charm. There are 30 titles to choose from and another 30 “Spreets,” a Spreet being when you use this app to create a Tweet to post on one’s Twitter page. "Spreets" tend to be shorter than the original stories, and have specific themes that make for interesting Tweets.

I really like that you can tap a question mark which explains the type of word you are looking for in case you don’t know the meaning - for example, what an adverb means. There is also a short list of suggestions one may choose from, these words also helping to explain the meaning of the word in question. I appreciate that you can have random words chosen in case you are stuck, or you can have the whole story filled in this way. I find the choices used when selecting "random" to be really interesting and creative, many times better than the words I come up with which I seem to rotate throughout these stories. It is also nice that you can save finished stories, or do them over again if you choose. Facebooking your completed story is also an option.

I think this is a really fun, creative, and educational app for grade schoolers. I vividly remember using Mad Libs at this age, learning most of what these grammar words mean this way. The choices of subjects are fun and modern, as are the “Spreets,” and I think this would make a really fun travel game as well as an app to share between siblings or friends. There is a lot of game play here for $0.99, and it is nicely done.