A learn-to-read appAges 4–9
Your child hears a sound, taps it, builds real words, and reads them in decodable stories — all guided by spoken directions, with tap and AAC-friendly answers. No reading or talking is required to begin, and no diagnosis is needed.
The story that carries it: the galaxy's signals are garbled, and only a reader can clear the static.
Nova“I heard you working through it. That counts out here.”
Commander Vega“You brought this whole base to life — Glitchlings and all.”
Bolt“Team Bolt-and-Cadet forever!”
Sprout“The seeds are safe. They like you. I can tell.”
Wanted · FlickerFirst readers need a steady, reliable sound to keep the lights on
Wanted · TumbleSmooth blending keeps the sounds — and the rover — from tumbling apart
Wanted · ScatterPulls clustered sounds apart; only careful reading gathers them back
Wanted · CrosstalkScrambles letters and garbles communication
Wanted · StutterInterferes with blending sounds together smoothly
Wanted · NibblesSteals letters, leaving words missing sounds
Wanted · BossyOverpowers other sounds; r-controlled vowels need balancing
Wanted · CurdleMixes up vowel-team ingredients that don't belong together
Wanted · ChunkBreaks words into the wrong-sized chunks and syllables
Wanted · EchoCreates false echoes; hides silent letters in plain sight
Wanted · Stitch-UpAttaches the wrong word parts — prefixes, suffixes, mangled morphology
Wanted · JumbleScrambles diphthong and vowel-team blocks out of their correct order
Wanted · HushSteals and silences sounds; advanced spelling patterns need every letter
Wanted · SnipSevers words at the wrong morpheme boundary — prefixes, roots, suffixes
Flight recorder · Real gameplay
These are unretouched screenshots of actual missions. Every mission runs the same evidence-shaped loop: hear the sound, tap it, build words with it, then read it in a real story. Nova speaks every direction aloud — and a 🔈 button on every screen replays the instructions any time, so a pre-reader is never stuck waiting for a repeat.
Nova says a sound out loud. Your child taps the letter that makes it — no reading required to play, no microphone required to answer.
Words are forged from letter blocks in order — the same blending work a reading tutor drills, dressed as shipyard work.
A word in the signal is garbled. Your child reads the sentence and picks the word that fits — decoding with a mission-critical reason to care.
Reading missions pay out in cargo — spent in a full 3D building world your child designs block by block. A daily Mission of the Day drops a bonus cargo chest, and a separate Math Galaxy adds five playable math planets to the same adventure.
Incoming transmission · The story
Every planet has a Glitchling scrambling its signals — stealing letters, garbling mail, jamming beacons. Every mission is the same quiet trick: the way you defeat a villain is by reading. Nobody fights. Somebody decodes.
Crew file
The Little Repair Robot
Bolt is the anxious, big-hearted sidekick who's always mid-repair and always in a hurry. He loses his toolkit, breaks what he's fixing, and leans on your child to set things right — building real trust one mission at a time.
“Team Bolt-and-Cadet forever!”
Glitchling file
The Switch-Flicking Spark
Flicker is a quick, zappy, giggly yellow gremlin with a light-switch tail and one always-sparking fingertip, who genuinely cannot sit still. On Launch Pad he seizes the big launch switch and flips it off, on, off, on — convinced that's how you stop a cadet. A steady voice is what locks the switch on and sends him flicking out of the room.
First readers need a steady, reliable sound to keep the lights on
“Stop! That big launch switch is MINE to flick! Off, on, off, on — forever!”
Glitchling file
The Mess-Making Flinger
Scatter is a hyper, sing-song, mischievous magenta gremlin with two mismatched arms, absolutely delighted by mess. On the Asteroid Belt she flings cargo and pebbles in every direction and dares the cadet to gather it all. Reading — and saying each word out loud — is what pulls the scattered things back where they belong.
Pulls clustered sounds apart; only careful reading gathers them back
“I threw your things ALL over the belt! Double the rocks, double the mess! You'll never gather it all!”
Glitchling file
Elite Guard · The Sound Thief
Hush is a slender deep-navy gremlin wrapped in a cape shaped like a muted radio signal, carrying a jar of stolen sound waves and whispering with playful menace. Deep Space's elite guard, he steals the sound right out of the rescue signal — and even Echo thinks he's too quiet. A clear, careful word is what brings the stolen sound back.
Steals and silences sounds; advanced spelling patterns need every letter
“Quiet now. Your signal belongs in my collection.”
Design orders · Built kind on purpose
StarSeeker began as one dad's build for his son with childhood apraxia of speech — a reading game that would never make talking the price of playing. Those origins are enforced in code, not just promised in copy. It's built for all early readers, no diagnosis required — with extra care engineered in for children who need more time, less pressure, or a speech-optional way to join.
Why families dealing with apraxia choose StarSeekerThere is no failure state anywhere in the game. A miss gets a gentle retry and the skill quietly comes back around later.
Every instruction is spoken aloud. Pre-readers find their way by ear and by picture from the very first tap.
The game is built to listen kindly and cheer every attempt. Optional voice coaching starts only after a guardian turns it on for that child; StarSeeker discards the recording after assessment unless the guardian separately authorizes a short-lived encrypted Tadamo learning-copy delivery, and every task can always be answered by tap or familiar AAC supports.
Child profiles are first-name-only. No ads, no selling data, and guardians hold every control that matters.
Navigation · 11 planets, one sequence
Each planet is a phonics stage in a careful, systematic order — from first letter sounds on Launch Pad to silent-e and vowel teams deep in the galaxy. It's the explicit, cumulative sequence the Science of Reading calls for, with mastery before advancing. Your child sees an adventure. You see a scope and sequence.
Mission control · For grown-ups
The guardian dashboard tracks mastery for all 109 phonics skills, planet by planet — what's solid, what's shaky, and what the game is quietly replaying. Progress you can read at a glance, or bring to a teacher or SLP.
Launch sequence
The grown-up work happens first. A child never has to type an email, manage a password, or make a privacy decision.
An adult creates the guardian account, verifies their email, and reviews the child-privacy notice before any child information is requested.
A payment method starts the trial. Nothing is charged until the trial ends, and billing can be canceled from the family account.
Add a first name or nickname, then choose observable reading and speaking skills — not a diagnosis. StarSeeker recommends a starting planet, pacing, and a tap or AAC-friendly response path.
Nova reads directions aloud using prepared game audio. Your child answers by tapping or with their familiar AAC supports.
One family plan
The subscription covers secure hosting, prepared game audio, billing, and ongoing development — with no ads and no data selling, ever. If the monthly fee is too much for your family, email us. The point is to help children practice, not to maximize profit.
Family Access Program — request a reduced rate at support@playstarseeker.comFamily mission pass
or $59.99 / year — half the monthly rate, save 50%
after a 7-day free trial
A payment method is required to begin. No subscription charge is made until the trial ends. Cancel from your account.
One family · Two missions
Tadamo is a tap-to-talk board and speech translator. Your child taps a big phrase tile — or just speaks — and Tadamo says it clearly and shows it huge, in a voice that fits them.
For families of kids with childhood apraxia of speech or other speech differences — roughly ages 3 to 12.
StarSeeker teaches kids to read. Tadamo gives kids a voice. Both were built at the same kitchen table, for the same kid.
StarSeeker is built for children learning to decode words, especially kids who benefit from extra modeling, more response time, or a lower-pressure way to practice. It was inspired by one family's experience with childhood apraxia of speech, but no diagnosis is required — any pre-reader or early reader can start.
No. Every mission can be answered by tapping or with familiar AAC supports, so a microphone is never required. Optional voice coaching starts off. A guardian can enable it per child; Microsoft Azure AI Speech then assesses only prompted attempts, and StarSeeker immediately discards the recording without storing audio or a transcript.
StarSeeker never shows a red X or a 'wrong' verdict. Every mission models the sound, gives generous response time, and adds help when it's needed, so a hard word becomes a chance to try again — not a failure the child has to watch happen.
Yes. Apraxia of speech affects how a child plans and produces spoken sounds, but it doesn't prevent them from learning to decode and understand written words. StarSeeker was built for exactly this: a tap and AAC-friendly reading program that never requires a spoken response to make progress.
No. StarSeeker is an educational reading-practice game. It does not diagnose or treat apraxia of speech, and it is not a replacement for a speech-language pathologist, reading specialist, teacher, or medical professional — it supplements that work, it never replaces it.
StarSeeker costs $9.99 a month or $59.99 a year (half the monthly rate — save 50%) after a 7-day free trial. A payment method is required to start the trial, but nothing is charged until it ends, and a guardian can cancel online anytime from the family account.
Launch preflight
Guardian registration is paused while the final Children's Privacy Notice details are completed. No family information is being accepted yet.
Launch Pad
Luna Base
Asteroid Belt
Signal Station
Mars Outpost
Ice Moon