The Spell vs XSpecApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Spell
Engage in an exciting word game that combines running, jumping, and collecting letters to form words. This app makes learning new vocabulary an enjoyable experience through interactive gameplay.
- Run and jump gameplay
- Collect letters
- Complete words
- Learn new vocabulary
- Interactive learning
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Run, jump, collect letter, complete word and learn!! With The Spell you will learn new words while you play.
XSpecApp
This application displays EDXRF spectra, allowing users to manually identify elements, calculate ROIs, and add annotations. It supports saving, loading, and printing spectra with detailed information. The app can also acquire spectra using a digital pulse processor via USB, Serial, or wireless connections.
- Manual element identification
- ROI calculation for peaks
- Spectrum annotations
- Spectrum printing with ROIs
- Save and load spectra
- Acquire spectra via digital pulse processor
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XSpecApp displays EDXRF spectra providing the following capabilities: * Manual identification of elements * ROI (integrals) for identified peaks * Annotations on spectrum * Printing of spectrum with calculated ROIs * Saving and Loading of spectrum, with annotations and element information * NEW: Acquire spectra using an Amptek DP5 digital pulse processor. Supported interfaces are USB, Serial, and XSpecConnect (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) . Please visit www.xrfconsulting.com for details on XSpecConnect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Spell at 5.0 against XSpecApp's 3.5. The Spell also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). XSpecApp's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume 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. XSpecApp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Spell asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Spell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.
The Spell ships an update every 3 months, XSpecApp every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Spell | XSpecApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | On the Land of Games | Brian Cross, XRF Consulting, LLC |
Customer experience
The Spell
XSpecApp
In-app purchases
The Spell
No in-app purchases
XSpecApp
- XSpecApp$24.99
Questions
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