Comparison

Memory Monkey vs Spelling Spree

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

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Memory Monkey

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Improve your Memory with Memory Monkey! Practice your short term memory skills in a fun way! This game will help you practice to improve your memory and attention in a fun way. The game features many levels with different distractions and difficulties. You can also play with your friends and challenge them head to head for a fun time. The more you play the more you can improve you concentrations and short term memory skills. This game will challenge you to develop ways to improve your memorization techniques as it gets harder on the later levels. There is also a level which challenges your math skills as well as your memory skills at the same time. All while having fun! If you have some friends you can challenge them and play head to head to see who is the best! Features the following: - Improves Short Term Memory - Improve Math Skills - 7 Different Levels - 3 Different Distraction Types: Moving objects, Exploding Bombs, and Rotating Characters - 3 Different Difficulty Levels for Distractions - Beautiful Graphics - Great Soundtrack by DJ Tano - More than 100 Different Level Combinations - Multiplayer: Play with 2 Friends on iPhone and up to 4 Friends in iPad head to head

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Spelling Spree

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Features of Spelling Spree β€’ Three engaging games that help children practice spelling β€’ Difficulty level is automatically adjusted β€’ Two-Player Option is available β€’ Scores are automatically saved to show progress. β€’ Scores can also be emailed to keep a record of a child's progress. β€’ Colorful graphics and lively music make this game fun to play β€’ Kid-safe: No third party ads or tracking This game helps to exercise a child’s attention and language skills while providing practice spelling basic words. Children, ages 5 to 7, will travel from blooming gardens to high-flying hot air balloons as they have fun playing and learning. All of our games are specially created to help children practice the cognitive abilities important for success in school and life. The games automatically adjust to allow children to learn at a level of difficulty personalized for them. As they succeed, new challenges at harder levels will be presented. Children will be challenged to develop their thinking speed as they are required to respond faster and faster in order to win. While a child's difficulty level is automatically adjusted based on his or her performance, it can be easily modified by parents or teachers when necessary. Distraction stimuli can also be added to reinforce increased focus and the ability to stay on task. In addition, a two player option is available which helps children learn how to take turns and be both a good winner and a good loser. Each round must be completed for grades to be saved in single player mode. Please note that no grades are saved in two player mode. Two player mode only records which Player (1 or 2) won the match after three rounds are completed. A training session is completed only when the program is stopped and then removed from memory. If the program is left open in the background and it is selected, then the last session started will be continued. The app will start off with a 60 minute trial version. You can modify the options and run the games during this trial period. Once the trial has ended, you will need to make a one-time in-app purchase to unlock the games for unlimited use.

Screenshots

Memory Monkey4 screens
Spelling Spree4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Memory Monkey at none against Spelling Spree's 1. Spelling Spree's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Spelling Spree sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Memory Monkey asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory Monkey ships an update every 36 months, Spelling Spree every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Memory Monkey versus Spelling Spree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemory MonkeySpelling Spree
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 36 months β€” betterEvery 39 months
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better13.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size18 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVictoriano MontemayorBrainTrain Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Memory Monkey

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Spelling Spree

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99

Questions

Is Memory Monkey free?
Memory Monkey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spelling Spree free?
Spelling Spree is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Memory Monkey or Spelling Spree have ads?
Memory Monkey shows ads; Spelling Spree does not.
Which is updated more often, Memory Monkey or Spelling Spree?
Memory Monkey ships an update every 36 months, and Spelling Spree every 39 months. Most recently, Memory Monkey was updated on September 10, 2026 and Spelling Spree on September 19, 2026.

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