As we began the process of creating Spelling Monster, one of our biggest decisions was which technology to release it on, web verses mobile. We researched this decision for months, read plenty of articles, and lots of statistics. As we polled family, friends, coworkers, and even a few teachers, our research resulted in some surprising results. We got an idea of how many people had smart phones, tablets, and home computers (ie: desktop or laptop).To our surprise almost everyone had some kind of smartphone. Most even had tablets(iPad or Kindle). Then came home computers, about half had some kind of home computer but almost all hadn’t updated these systems since being introduced to mobile technology. Whether it be a smartphone or a tablet. We also noticed that about half of people who did have some kind of mobile device, did not have any kind of home computer.

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