Support
QuillQuest is a free spelling, times-tables and touch-typing practice app for grades 3–8 (roughly ages 8–14). No accounts, no ads, no tracking.
Need help?
Email contact@malcom.io and we'll get back to you — usually within a few days.
Common questions
What can kids practice?
Spelling, Times Tables and Touch Typing. Kids pick a subject from the home screen; nothing is ever assigned. XP, ranks, badges, themes and the daily streak are shared across all of them. Touch Typing needs a physical keyboard, so it appears in the browser version; the iPhone, iPad and Android apps have Spelling and Times Tables.
How do the times tables work?
Kids type each answer on a number pad — no multiple-choice guessing. Miss one and QuillQuest shows the product with a skip-count (like 5, 10, 15…) so it teaches instead of just marking it wrong, and levels climb from the Trailhead to the Summit. Times Tables is silent — the recorded voices are a Spelling feature.
Do you drill the ×0 and ×1 tables?
No — ×0 and ×1 are taught once as a quick warm-up rule (anything ×0 is 0, and ×1 is itself), then the game focuses on the facts that actually take practice.
Does it work offline?
Yes — the core game plays offline, no internet needed to play. Optional extras (additional voices and the recorded "use it in a sentence" clips) download once from a content host and are then saved on the device.
No sound in Spelling, or a word won't play aloud?
Audio is the heart of Spelling (Times Tables is silent by design), so start with the device: make sure it isn't on silent — flip the side Ring/Silent switch so no orange is showing — and turn the volume up. You can always tap the speaker to hear a word again, and the read-aloud voice can be changed in Settings.
Does it collect any data?
No. There is no account and nothing that identifies your child. Progress, name and avatar stay on the device. If a grown-up switches on syncing, that player's practice progress — and nothing else, never a name or an age — is stored under an anonymous code so a second device can pick it up. It is off unless you turn it on. Full detail in the privacy policy.
Will we lose progress after an update or on a new device?
App updates keep all progress. Progress is stored on the device, so by default a brand-new device or deleting the app starts fresh. If you want progress to move between devices, switch on syncing (Settings) on the first device and enter the code it shows on the second.
Can multiple kids share one device?
Yes — each kid gets their own profile, progress, streak and avatar (Settings → Players).
⚠️ On a shared computer, switch profiles before handing it over. QuillQuest doesn't yet ask "who's playing?" when it opens — it reopens whoever played last. On a family or classroom computer, go to Settings → Players and pick the right child first, or that session's practice lands on the previous child's profile. A "who's playing?" prompt is something we're building.
Where can we play it?
On iPhone and iPad, on Android, or in a web browser at quillquest.malcom.io. Touch Typing is browser-only, because it needs a real keyboard.
How do I set it up?
Open the app, enter your child's age, and pick a subject to start practising. There is no sign-up and no login.
How do I turn off the daily reminder?
It's off by default. If it was turned on, switch it off under Settings → Reminders.
Is there a cost?
No — free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.
How do I reset progress?
Settings → Reset all progress. That clears that player's progress, and if syncing was on it also deletes their synced save from our server. To remove a player entirely — name, avatar and all — use Settings → Players → Remove player.
Privacy
For details on what's stored and why, see the privacy policy. For school and district review questions, see QuillQuest for schools.