Learn Spelling 1st Grade vs Chantables
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Spelling 1st Grade
This app offers over 60 interactive lessons and adaptive practice to help first graders master essential spelling skills. It uses spaced repetition and text-to-speech for effective learning, with gamified elements to keep children engaged. Separate profiles allow for personalized learning and progress tracking.
- 60+ award-winning lessons
- Adaptive, personalized practice
- Text-to-speech functionality
- Separate student and teacher profiles
- Gamification with unlockable art
- Progress tracking and metrics
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Welcome to the easiest way to help your kids learn essential spelling skills, on their own. Turbocharge your child's literacy development with our 60+ lessons that combine read-along teaching materials with smart spelling-bee-style adaptive practice. Your children learn how to spell hundreds of new words, and have fun doing it. Features: • 60+ award-winning lessons • Effective, adaptive, personalized practice - It's leverages an understanding of the "spaced repetition learning theory" to maximize retention. • Text to speech. Tap on any sentence to have it read out loud • Auto-play. Sit back and enjoy the whole lesson read to you • Separate student and teacher profiles • Teacher view. Look at charts of useful metrics and review student practice. • Gamification. Unlock beautiful adventure art as you complete medals. Complete all lesson to unlock a special prize. Watch your child's grades improve with just a few minutes of regular practice. Learn Spelling was developed by a team of veteran teachers, technologists, and student testers. ======= Learn Spelling is a member of the Class Ace family of apps. One subscription unlocks full access to all 15+ apps by Class Ace and over 2,500+ lessons covering K-6 subjects, as well as 20+ innovative AI tools. Our tools are used by millions of users around the world each month. Subscription Info: • Unlimited access to all Class Ace lessons, apps, and tools is $14.99 / month and includes 5 student profiles. • Cancel anytime: You won't be charged if you cancel before the end of the trial period. • Renewal: Auto-renewal may be turned off anytime from your Apple Subscription Manager. If your child needs Learn Spelling but you simply can’t afford it, please email support@classace.io. Subscriptions automatically renew unless they are turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in account settings. Renewals are charged within 24-hours preceding the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions are managed by the user. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to Learn Spelling by Class Ace, where applicable. You can access Learn Spelling without a subscription, but will be limited to 10 free practice questions per day, and your progress won't be saved if you delete the app. No parent wants to see their child fall behind. Yet over 50% of 4th graders weren't proficient in 4th grade common core standards in the US in 2017. Our own kids were struggling to keep up. We built Learn Spelling for them, and now they are excelling on their own. Your kids can too! ======= Help & Support Problems, questions, or want to get in touch? Contact us at support@classace.io Links: Terms of Service: https://classace.io/terms Privacy: https://classace.io/privacy
Chantables
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Chantables turns times tables into catchy call-and-response chants — the Japanese "kuku" method kids have used for generations. LISTEN Sing along with 42 original chant songs covering the 1x to 20x tables. Karaoke-style cards follow every line. QUIZ Answer O or X questions to earn a star for each table. Miss one? The right answer pops up so kids learn as they play. BEAT CHALLENGE A rhythm game: answer before the song sings it! Clear a table and a rare deep-sea friend rises from the dark. COLLECT 40 sea creatures to discover — 20 in the sunny sea, and 20 hiding deep below. Can you find them all? START WITH TABLES 1-10 The Starter mode is fully playable: songs, quizzes, beat challenges and collection. One single purchase unlocks Standard 12 and Challenge 20 — no subscription, no ads, yours forever. Family Sharing supported. MADE FOR FAMILIES - No ads, no tracking, no data collected - Works completely offline - Kuku rhythm makes answers stick in the ear Perfect for ages 5-8 meeting multiplication for the first time — and for ambitious kids aiming at the full 20x20 tables, the way students in Japan and India learn them.
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The clearest difference is update cadence: Chantables at every 3 days against Learn Spelling 1st Grade's every 10 days. Learn Spelling 1st Grade's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Learn Spelling 1st Grade sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Chantables sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Spelling 1st Grade ships an update every 10 days, Chantables every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Spelling 1st Grade | Chantables |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (44 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Class Ace LLC | NORIHISA KURATA |
In-app purchases
Learn Spelling 1st Grade
- Spelling 1st Grade - 1 Student7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Spelling 1st Grade 2 Students7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Spelling 1st Grade 3 Students7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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- Spelling 1st Grade 4 Students7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Spelling 1 Monthly Parent7 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Spelling 1st Yearly 1 Student7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Spelling 2nd Yearly 2 Students7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Spelling 1st Yearly 3 Students7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Spelling 1st Yearly 4 Students7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Spelling 1st Yearly 5 Students7 Days trial$59.991 Year
Chantables
- Unlock All Tables$7.99
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