Math Shed vs Squeebles Spelling Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Math Shed
Practice essential math skills with this fun and easy-to-use application. It covers a range of topics from number bonds and times tables to addition, subtraction, and decimals, offering multiple gameplay levels for learners of all abilities.
- Number bonds practice
- Times tables drills
- Addition and subtraction
- Decimal and powers of ten
- Counting through zero
- Multiple gameplay levels
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Developed by a team of teachers including maths specialists, Math Shed gives a fun and easy-to-use way to practice math skills. The app includes: - Number bonds - Time tables - Related times tables facts - Powers of ten with and without decimals - Addition and Subtraction up to 4 digit numbers - Counting through zero The app also provides three levels of gameplay with Easy and Medium having more scaffolding to support learners where needed.
Squeebles Spelling Connect
This app makes learning spelling fun for primary school children with over 8500 words and customizable lists. It tracks progress, offers rewards, and includes accessibility features. Parents and educators can manage accounts and assignments across devices.
- Over 8500 pre-recorded spelling words
- 150+ UK curriculum-aligned spelling lists
- Customizable word lists and audio recording
- Reward system with collectible characters and mini-games
- Assignment setting with due dates and pass marks
- Progress tracking and detailed statistics
- Accessibility features including OpenDyslexic font
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Spelling made fun, on all your devices! Squeebles Spelling Connect is our latest (and best) spelling practice app, aimed at primary school age children. Based on the UK curriculum and featuring over 8500 pre-recorded words and over 160 age-relevant spelling lists, the app starts you off with all the content your children need to start practising their spelling. You also have the ability to add new words yourself, record your own audio for new and pre-existing words and create your own custom spelling lists for your children to attempt. The Squeebles Connect series of apps allow you and your children to log in on any device with a working internet connection, meaning all progress is saved to the cloud and can be accessed wherever you are, with your unique login. A valid subscription is required (purchased from within the app) for you to add child accounts, with options available for families, tutors and schools. Features: - over 8500 pre-recorded spelling words, already loaded into the app. - over 150 spelling lists, all based around the UK curriculum and created in conjunction with UK teachers. - keep your children motivated - by doing well in their spelling practice, children can collect 35 Squeebles characters, each with their own personality and character card. - the reward system also involves earning stars, power ups and turns on a fun mini game. Trade stars for new accessories to use within the game. - add your own words or phrases, create custom spelling lists and record your own audio for words if you want to. - set assignments / homework for your children, with pass marks and due dates, as well as full stats on each assignment and how each child has done when attempting it. - add, edit and manage child accounts via the app. - accessibility features include the use of the OpenDyslexic font throughout the app and the option to set coloured overlays for children who suffer with visual stress when reading. - "word of the day" feature adds another fun learning element to the app. - accented character support allows you to use the app to set spelling tests in multiple languages, or to use the app to practise learning other languages. - each child can have the app tailored to their learning preferences via multiple player-specific settings. - the "Tricky Words" feature stores the words each child misspells and asks those questions in one spelling test. - school accounts allow you to add and manage classes or groups, meaning you can set work for children in specific groups. - add other adults to your account, so multiple parents or teachers can log in and see children's progress. - full stats for each child, including which words they're struggling with, common misspellings they're making and overall trends in their work. - manage your subscription from within the app, including the ability to cancel your subscription at any time. - support for Apple keyboard. Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions or feedback you may have on this, or any of our other apps, by e-mailing info@keystagefun.co.uk Support: https://keystagefun.co.uk/connect/support/ Terms of use: https://keystagefun.co.uk/terms/ Privacy policy: https://keystagefun.co.uk/privacy/ Apple EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This is a subscription-based app, with various subscription bands for different types of account. At the end of the initial trial period, the cost of your selected subscription will be applied to your Apple App Store account. Subscriptions will automatically renew at the start of each subscription period, unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel at any time by logging in to your Apple App Store account settings or via the app itself. There is also a free demo mode, allowing you to try the app before you subscribe. For more information, see www.keystagefun.co.uk/terms
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Verdict
Math Shed and Squeebles Spelling Connect both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 64% of Math Shed's written reviews are positive against 23% of Squeebles Spelling Connect's. Math Shed also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (70 vs 16). Squeebles Spelling Connect's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Squeebles Spelling Connect sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Math Shed asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Math Shed against 4.1 for Squeebles Spelling Connect. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Math Shed's written reviews are positive against 23% of Squeebles Spelling Connect's.
Math Shed ships an update every 2 months, Squeebles Spelling Connect every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Math Shed | Squeebles Spelling Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (70 ratings) — better | 4.1 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.2% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Education Shed Ltd | KeyStageFun |
Customer experience
Math Shed
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Bugs and requests
Math Shed
Reported bugs
5 issues- Keyboard not working
- Timer continues when paused
- App crashes
- Bugs in latest update (score discrepancies)
- Hard to close the app
Requested features
7 requests- Add an extreme mode
- Option to switch timer on/off
- Add KS2 content
- Add an avatar
- Remove timer for children with anxiety/autism
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- App for Amazon Fire
- Option to restrict store/leaderboards during assignments
Squeebles Spelling Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Math Shed
No in-app purchases
Squeebles Spelling Connect
- Family: up to 4 kids7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Tutor: up to 20 students7 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Family: up to 4 kids7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- Tutor: up to 20 Students7 Days trial$199.991 Year
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