DoodleConnect vs Sir Linkalot Spelling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DoodleConnect
Monitor your child's educational development across multiple learning applications. Stay informed about their achievements, progress through the curriculum, and receive real-time updates on their learning journey.
- Instant progress notifications
- View latest achievements
- Track stars earned
- Follow curriculum progress
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Track your child's progress across all four Doodle apps with DoodleConnect! With the help of DoodleConnect, you can get involved with your child's learning journey like never before. ▶ Key features • Receive instant notifications about their progress • View their latest achievements and see how many stars they've earned • Follow their progress through the curriculum DoodleConnect is free for all Doodle users, whether you have a home or school subscription.
Sir Linkalot Spelling
This award-winning app enhances spelling skills for children aged 4 and up. It uses hundreds of animations and "links" to aid learning, covering spelling, grammar, and more. Track progress with tests and crosswords, and explore word origins with expert insights.
- Spelling animations and 'links'
- UK national curriculum SPAG criteria
- Multiple-choice tests and crosswords
- Progress tracking and score monitoring
- Covers spelling, homophones, grammar, prefixes, etymology
- Includes Times Tables and upcoming Maths content
- Word origin explanations by Lady Lexicographer
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This is the 'Future of Spelling' - Sir Linkalot’s award-winning app improves spelling for children of all ages and ability. With hundreds of spelling animations and ‘links’ to help you learn them, the app is perfect for boosting school lessons, assisting home schooling and hitting UK national curriculum SPAG criteria (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar). The app is suitable for students of 4+ years with words grouped into varying difficulty levels. Challenge yourself with the app’s multiple-choice test and crossword challenges and keep track of your scores as you improve. Students using the Sir Linkalot app typically improve their spelling scores by 70%, with a 150% improvement for those who find learning tricky. The app is divided into six key elements of literacy: spelling, homophones, rules & patterns, punctuation & grammar, prefixes and etymology (origin of words). A new addition is the Times Tables (2x2 to 12x12) with lots more Maths to come. These are categorised into bundles with each based on a renowned literary or Maths figure. We're always adding more bundles to further your knowledge. Sir Linkalot’s partner-in-crime, Lady Lexicographer (aka TV’s Susie Dent), whose favourite book is the dictionary, will reveal the origin of certain words on the app that have an interesting story to tell including prefixes. “Sir Linkalot is a fascinating and fun means of memorizing and visualizing words” – Skillswise, BBC “It makes spelling fun. I see the animations when I write the words.” – 10 year old child with ASD & ADHD “Brilliant. I can now spell diarrhoea!'' – Sir Paul McCartney Privacy Policy: https://www.sirlinkalot.org/privacypolicy Terms and Conditions: https://www.sirlinkalot.org/termsandconditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DoodleConnect at 4.7 against Sir Linkalot Spelling's 4.2. DoodleConnect also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). Sir Linkalot Spelling's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 56%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Sir Linkalot Spelling sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. DoodleConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.
DoodleConnect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 137 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of DoodleConnect's written reviews are positive against 83% of Sir Linkalot Spelling's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DoodleConnect | Sir Linkalot Spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (56 ratings) — better | 4.2 (137 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews | 82.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 137 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Discovery Education Inc. | Thinkalink Digital |
Customer experience
DoodleConnect
Sir Linkalot Spelling
Bugs and requests
DoodleConnect
Reported bugs
33 issues- Losing streak
- No synching between apps on different devices
- Not synching with Doodle Connect app
- Latest update ruined the app
- Can't understand children's results anymore
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- Lots of annoying little glitches
- Doesn't work on most devices
- App keeps switching off
- Update is not working
- Can't see message and screen freeze on tapping message icon
- Can't go back to view another sibling's account
- Lack accuracy
- Difficult to collate the information needed
- App won't work
- Doesn't really work
- Can only see one or none of children's progress
- Says child is on 0 day streak when they are not
- Too many glitches in system
- Doesn't record all points when signing in across different devices
- Parent app no longer works
- Last version defective
- Parent dashboard cannot log on
- Misleading info, doesn't relate to child's DM app
- Doodle Stars on DM different to parent area and parent app
- Cannot delete and reinstall because info is stored in the cloud
- Delay between parent app and DoodleMaths app
- Today's or yesterday's stars not showing in metrics
- Missing lots of data
- No longer works since update
- Latest version crap, glitchy
- Have to enter credentials regularly
- Live View never shows anything
- App is full of fundamental design flaws
Requested features
35 requests- Bring back old version
- More comprehensive initial test
- More challenging levels
- Option to add extra material for all students
- Better graphing options
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- See everything that is on the website within the app
- Add more data feed options
- Improve user experience
- Improve design
- Option to create graphs of all students
- Option to select metrics for graphing
- Improve Live View functionality
- Real-time syncing between apps and devices
- Fix streak issues
- Fix synching issues with Doodle Connect
- Allow multiple accounts under one login
- Make app more engaging after all questions are done
- Improve accuracy of reports
- Simplify setup process
- Offer combined order discounts
- Improve customer service responsiveness and helpfulness
- Fix login issues
- Improve accuracy of streaks and progress tracking
- Improve message viewing and replying
- Allow switching between sibling accounts easily
- Make app more user-friendly
- Bring back old app features
- Make app more interactive
- Improve data visualization
- Add dark mode
- Improve reporting accuracy
- Fix app freezing issues
- Improve parent app functionality
- Make app more intuitive
- Improve accuracy of Doodle Age
Sir Linkalot Spelling
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DoodleConnect
No in-app purchases
Sir Linkalot Spelling
- Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$3.491 Month
- 1 Month7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
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- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$10.991 Year
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Annual Subscription7 Days trial$50.991 Year
- Spaghetti Shakespeare$1.99
- Weird Wordsworth$1.99
Questions
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