Before the first song
Simple setup
- Use an iPhone or iPad running iOS / iPadOS 15 or later, held in landscape. An iPad gives a larger view.
- Connect headphones or earbuds with a microphone. A plug-in microphone is strongly recommended; Bluetooth headsets with a microphone are supported.
- Sound-limiting headphones or earbuds are strongly recommended for children. Set a comfortable listening volume.
- Allow microphone access when iOS asks.
The app checks for suitable equipment before asking for permission. Singing activities stay paused until both are ready.
A comfortable start
Choosing a voice level
High suits many children, Medium suits many adults, and Low is for deeper voices. These are friendly starting points, not ability levels.
Choose the level that lets the singer respond without reaching or straining. It can be changed later through Help → Set Your Voice Level. The same notes, relationships and progress remain in place; only the comfortable sounding level changes.
Support without taking over
How to help
- Let the guide note finish before the child sings.
- Encourage a comfortable, steady sound rather than a loud one.
- If the wand says higher or lower, suggest a small change—not a big leap.
- Short, happy visits are more useful than pushing through tired singing.
- Expect familiar notes to return. Repetition is part of building control.
What progress looks like
Vocal control, progress and choice
Wizard's Garden builds your singing skills one note at a time. As your voice develops, the game gradually challenges you to hold notes longer and sing them more accurately. If a new note at the edge of your range proves difficult, it returns to familiar nearby notes for practice before asking you to try that note again.
Garden points are also the currency used in the Wizard Hat Shop. When a hat is bought, the matching points disappear from the Garden score because they have been spent.
At first, the journey is deliberately guided. Achievement gradually creates choice:
- In Picture Puzzle, later progress earns the choice of artwork through Painter Studio.
- In Lava Challenge, songs first arrive in a growing sequence. After the set is completed, Jukebox lets the player choose completed songs to revisit.
- Objects earned in the Wizard World can be touched to choose from their available visual styles.
Scene by scene
What each activity is doing
Wizard’s Garden
Matches one heard pitch at a time, develops steadiness and gradually builds a usable singing range.
Wizard Hat Shop
Turns earned Garden strength into a personal reward choice.
Picture Puzzle
Moves from single notes to the sound and production of two-note intervals.
Painter Studio
Lets an established player choose the next puzzle artwork. Choosing a picture is the way back to the puzzle.
Lava Challenge
Transfers listening and pitch matching into rhythm, rests and complete songs.
Jukebox
Lets the player choose a completed song to hear or sing again. Choosing Sing in Lava is the way out.
Why notes change
How the Garden grows a singer’s range
The Garden first establishes reliable notes. It repeats them to strengthen accuracy, then offers a note just beyond the current upper or lower edge.
A successful edge note can open the next semitone. If a new boundary note repeatedly proves difficult, rescue practice alternates familiar nearby notes with another try at the challenging note. This is a normal part of the process, not lost progress.
Extra stars on a boundary egg show successful steps beyond the ordinary displayed range. The egg stays in its usual place even when those stars represent notes beyond it.
Troubleshooting
If something is not working
The app cannot hear the singer
Check the headset microphone connection, permission in iOS Settings, mute controls and microphone position. The singer should use the headset microphone, not the device microphone.
An activity is locked
Tap it once. The Main Menu explains whether the next useful place is Wizard’s Garden or Picture Puzzle.
The child seems stuck
Try a different voice level, repeat the guide note, or take a break. Garden rescue practice and familiar-note repetition are designed to help consolidate control.
Progress stays on this device
Progress is saved locally as your child plays. Named saves made before a reset are also local; there is no in-app account or cloud-sync feature. See saving progress and returning to activities.
Reset and restore
Use reset carefully
Reset Game starts the whole journey again. Before resetting, the app asks you to name and save the current game.
Restore Game returns to one of those named saves. Use it when you deliberately want to return to earlier progress—not as a routine way to fix a difficult note.