Comparison

Area and Volume vs Splingo

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

Head to head
About

Area and Volume

Features
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Science Animations: Area and Volume animation is for learners in the lower grades. Many of them find it difficult to understand that the area of curved shapes can be measured in square meter. This animation will help them to understand it better.

About

Splingo

Engaging educational games designed by speech and language therapists to help children develop essential communication skills. Features interactive gameplay, bright visuals, and motivating reward systems. Targets various language areas from early words to complex directions.

Highlights
  • Therapist-designed games
  • Targets receptive language
  • Early words development
  • Following directions
  • Interactive gameplay
  • Reward games
  • Language assessment tool
Features
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Speech and Language apps for children Designed by Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists, Splingo apps are fun and engaging educational games to help your child develop their speech and language skills. Specially designed by Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists to target different areas of language development Fun and interactive gameplay with an emphasis on learning Bright, colorful images and animations In-built reward games to engage and motivate Recommended by Speech and Language Therapists/Pathologists Splingo games target all these areas of language development – Following Directions/Receptive Language Actions/verbs Pronouns Early Words development Past Tense Categories Adjectives / Describing Words Language Assessment Splingo also includes a professional’s Language Assessment tool designed to assess children’s receptive language skills. As Speech and Language Therapists / Pathologists with over 40 years experience between us we know what it takes to support children’s speech and language development! We’ve designed these Splingo games to be fun and educational by using bright, colorful images and animations. Splingo games can be customized to target specific language skill areas so you can be certain that your child is playing the right games at the right level. We’ve added high-quality, in-built reward games to motivate your child to keep on learning. The games also have an option to select between US voice and UK voice. Children love playing Splingo and parents and professionals tell us it’s an app that children ask for over and over again – they’re having fun whilst they’re learning! Used for over a decade by Speech and Language Therapists all over the world, Splingo is a go-to app for developing children’s language skills. **Frequently listed as a Top 10 Speech and Language App (Speech Sisters; District Speech; Therapy Tree; The Sped Guru; TechBooky**

Screenshots

Area and Volume4 screens
Splingo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Splingo at Free against Area and Volume's $1.99. Splingo also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 20 months). Area and Volume's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Splingo is free to download; Area and Volume costs $1.99 up front. Splingo sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Area and Volume asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Area and Volume ships an update every 20 months, Splingo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Area and Volume versus Splingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArea and VolumeSplingo
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—3.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—34.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB791 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWillie van SchalkwykSplingo Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Area and Volume

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Splingo

One-time8
  • Splingos Language UniverseFree
  • Actions With Splingo$0.99
  • Categories With Splingo$0.99
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  • Describing Words With Splingo$0.99
  • Pronouns With Splingo$0.99
  • Past Tense With Splingo$0.99
  • Early Words With Splingo$0.99
  • Language Assessment$9.99

Questions

Is Area and Volume free?
Area and Volume costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Splingo free?
Splingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Area and Volume or Splingo have ads?
Splingo shows ads; Area and Volume does not.
Which is updated more often, Area and Volume or Splingo?
Area and Volume ships an update every 20 months, and Splingo every 2 months. Most recently, Area and Volume was updated on October 12, 2026 and Splingo on October 17, 2026.

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