--- title: "Happi & The Word Thief - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store" description: "Oh no! A Word Thief is loose in the town stealing all the words and letters. This is your chance to help out and earn your detective’s badge. Find all the hidden words before the Word Thief steals the" --- # Happi & The Word Thief — United States > A Hidden Word Spelling Game ![Happi & The Word Thief App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/8d/7d/47/8d7d4790-d7bc-49ab-8d9e-6903e50c3cc8/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-0-4-85-220.png/434x0w.png) **Developer:** [Happi Papi](https://apptail.io/developer/happi-papi-FXUb) **Category:** Education **Rating:** 3.6/5 (14 ratings) **Price:** Free **Bundle ID:** HappiThiefSE **Store:** Apple App Store **Country:** United States **Version:** 2.0.2 (released 2020-03-19) **Original Release:** 2012-10-04 **Languages:** English **App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id564625874) **AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/happi-the-word-thief-bJxl/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/happi-the-word-thief-bJxl/united-states) ## Happi & The Word Thief Description Oh no! A Word Thief is loose in the town stealing all the words and letters. This is your chance to help out and earn your detective’s badge. Find all the hidden words before the Word Thief steals them and become a spelling detective. A fast paced spelling game with a cute but relentless Word Thief! Kids, this is how it works: You navigate through the town on your quest to find the hidden words. If you manage to find all of them before the Word Thief has a chance to steal the ones you have found, you will go on to the detective’s challenge. If the Word Thief beats you to it, you will have to recover the stolen words by spelling them. Either way it goes, it will be a lot of fun learning. Whether you reach the detective’s challenge or you have to practice your spelling a little more, you will earn points toward your detective’s batch. After each round you will be returned to the town menu ready to find more hidden words. Parents, this is what you might want to know: The game has built-in “forking logic” meaning that if your child passes the initial word finding challenge he or she will move on to the more tricky and fun detective’s challenge. If your child does not find all the hidden words before the cute Word Thief steals them, he or she will go on to recover the stolen words by spelling them on screen using letter tiles. Thus, every round consists of two parts; word finding AND detective’s challenge OR word recovery. The game has 24 rounds but game play within each round is randomly generated which creates a unique game experience every time. The game has three difficulty settings challenging kids aged 5 to 9. Happi & The Word Thief also has built in support for the following languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. The language can be changed inside the app making it easy to switch back an forth for bilingual children or parents wanting their child to start learning a second language. KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a MOMs with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps. ## Happi & The Word Thief Screenshots - [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/1f/5b/dc/1f5bdcca-5930-4f71-a645-9a123130370b/pr_source.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/cd/a8/d8/cda8d856-36eb-6ac7-5994-b2ffaaaca56a/pr_source.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/8b/28/78/8b2878f9-42a7-21ad-826a-cccd137f7ceb/pr_source.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/fc/80/4b/fc804bca-41ac-d483-d0ca-c965f7a690cc/pr_source.png/2732x2048.png) - [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/a3/c0/b9/a3c0b9a2-b65e-428e-6389-8cf5c13ed375/pr_source.png/2732x2048.png) ## Happi & The Word Thief Rating Breakdown in United States - 5 stars: 7 (50%) - 4 stars: 2 (14%) - 3 stars: 1 (7%) - 2 stars: 0 (0%) - 1 stars: 4 (29%) ## Happi & The Word Thief Reviews in United States ### ***** "Great word hunt" As a teacher, this app is both a great learning tool and a fun classroom reward exercise. Students enjoy finding the hidden words before the thief appears. The extra games are ok but it is the word hunt that makes the app. -- GrandTaylorDane, 2015-10-07 ### ***** "Awesome coolness!" My 7 year old loves this game. You search for hidden words (only forward and horizontally - thank you!). All words (up to 5 words) must be found before the funny Word thief comes out. This is a time keeping concept that really seem to resonate with my son. He cries out in amusement every time the thief peeks out from his hiding place. Plus also for the built in instructions that help you get started. A very awesome game. -- Ibra2009, 2015-09-28 ### *---- "Not intuitive for younger kids" Even I had a hard time figuring out what to do at first. There is no narration and the directions are poor. It takes some trial and error...all the while the time is ticking. Also, the spelling words are pretty advanced for the ages specified. There are a few beginner words like pig, but then there are words like helmet and a few even harder for that. Granted, my son is a beginner reader. Definitely for older kids. -- jbseidler, 2015-09-24 ### ***** ""Happi" I got this!" Downloaded to keep kids occupied during restaurant visit. Has the classic word hunt puzzles but also a lot more. Kids just love when the Word thief sticks his head out to see what's going on. -- Mr Ingals, 2015-04-29 ### ***** "Like the app - Love the thief" this is a fun digital take on the word hunt puzzles you get with the kids menus at a restaurant. If you find all the words before the Wordthief comes you get to do a detective puzzle. The word hunt boards seem to be endless so there is no risk you are running out of puzzles. Recommended! -- Rafi2006, 2015-04-13 ### ****- "Great fun!" I love using this app with my ESL students! They are always excited to try and beat the thief and are always happy to see what new badge they will earn. The word unscramble game can be a bit frustrating when the item won’t select, but other than that I highly recommend this app for spelling, letter combination practice and a general good time! -- Springlizzard, 2014-09-23 ### *---- "Horrible" No clear direction, dumb music, no hints no sense of progress. A waste of money and I'm mad -- LadySweetthang, 2014-03-10 ### *---- "Awful" Waste of money -- Eafair, 2014-02-06 ### ***** "A winner with kids" My first graders love Word Thief. It is one of their favorite apps. They told me they love it because they get to search for words, there are different levels, they like the mixed up letter to form a word, and they can learn new words. My kids and I highly recommend this app. -- Angel Teach, 2013-04-05 ### ***** "Fun and Educational" My kids age 5, 8, and 9 enjoy being a spelling detective. I love the different ways they can learn to spell the words and the kids love beating the thief. This app is sure to educate and engage your child for hours. We enjoyed it and you will too. -- llindseymomof4, 2012-10-17 [View all Happi & The Word Thief reviews and detailed analytics on AppTail](https://app.apptail.io/signup?utm_campaign=ai-crawl&utm_content=reviews) ## Happi & The Word Thief Discovered Keywords - happi ## Apps Similar to Happi & The Word Thief - [PocketPhonics Stories (full)](https://apptail.io/app/pocketphonics-stories-full-jcf/united-states) - [Hiragana Katakana Puzzle](https://apptail.io/app/hiragana-katakana-puzzle-nimc/united-states) - [Learn English Flashcards](https://apptail.io/app/learn-english-flashcards-Xmqe/united-states) - [Swedish Language Learning](https://apptail.io/app/swedish-language-learning-sRPe/united-states) - [Simplex Spelling Phonics 3](https://apptail.io/app/simplex-spelling-phonics-3-wEUe/united-states) - [Learn Simplified Chinese](https://apptail.io/app/learn-simplified-chinese-NLQf/united-states) - [Ucz się języka polskiego](https://apptail.io/app/ucz-sie-jezyka-polskiego-UHXf/united-states) - [Hundred Board -Montessori Math](https://apptail.io/app/hundred-board-montessori-math-gdbg/united-states) - [OgStar Syllables & Beyond](https://apptail.io/app/ogstar-syllables-beyond-JSbl/united-states) - [iWorld US Lite](https://apptail.io/app/iworld-us-lite-IVbl/united-states) --- ## About AppTail [AppTail](https://apptail.io) is a mobile app intelligence platform providing app analytics, ASO (App Store Optimization) tools, keyword tracking, competitor analysis, revenue estimates, and review monitoring for iOS App Store apps. 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