Spellery vs Spelling Test
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spellery
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Gone are the days of traditional Spelling Contests where teachers and students stand in front of each other and the student spells out words asked by the teacher. This is a First-of-its-Kind digital Spelling Competition designed for Primary Schools. It is fully autonomous and simple and easy for Teachers to run Spelling Competitions for large groups of children. The Spelling Game itself is fun and engaging - Students have 9 letters to spell as many 3 to 7 letter words as they can. Spell a minimum number of words of each length (3 - 7) and they unlock a Bonus Letter. But this app simplifies the whole process for teachers to administer the Spelling Competition. Teachers can - choose the 9 Competition Letters (randomly or self-selecting) - generate and download a Word List for any set of 9 Competition Letters for learners to study. The app includes an in-built dictionary of 93000 words, - set the duration of the competition, - run and monitor the competition across multiple devices from a single "Teacher" device, and - run both Practice and Competition Sessions for all levels of learners. This app takes care of the all the spell-checking and scoring for the Teacher! And it is quick and easy to set-up across multiple devices. The spelling game itself is designed to appeal to all levels of learners - from those just starting out their journey to learn English to the adept master linguists. The Leaderboard shows the latest scores during each competition. Students names are anonmised and no personal information is transferred to or stored by us. Run the First-of-its-Kind digital spelling competition that takes away all the pain of administering one! And run it as many times as you desire with each one being a completely different competition! Additional information: > An internet connection is required to run your own Spelling Competitions. > You can download and try out the Spelling Game for free. > A Subscription is required to tailor and run Spelling Competitions --- Subscription Duration : You can subscribe for 1 Month, or subscribe for a year and only pay for 10 months. --- Payment : iTunes Account Payment --- Cancellation : If Cancellation is required, you can cancel the subscription in your iTunes/Apple ID account settings 24 hours before the end of the subscription. --- Subscription Continuance : The iTunes account will deduct the funds 24 hours before the subscription expires. And will be renewed for another cycle. --- EULA Policy: You can view our Auto-Renewal Terms in our app or at https://lukinzosplayground.wordpress.com/eula-2/ > Firebase and iCloud are used to store the Spelling Competition Configuration. Thus any changes to the Competition Set-up is immediately accessible across all your devices. Set-up is immediately accessible across all your devices. Further details of Firebase services are provided in our Privacy Policy at https://lukinzosplayground.wordpress.com/privacy-policy-3/
Spelling Test
This app acts as a digital dictation tool for practicing spelling lists. It allows users to input custom word lists, provides audio pronunciation with example sentences, and offers instant feedback on typed answers. Missed words are automatically added to future practice drills.
- Input custom spelling lists
- Audio pronunciation with example sentences
- Instant marking of answers
- Automatic retry drills for missed words
- Practice mode with word display
- Pre-made word banks for different grades
- Multiple user profiles
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Spelling Test: Practice Words does the job you do on a Thursday night. School sends a spelling list home on Monday, the test is on Friday, and somewhere in between somebody has to sit down and say the words out loud while your child writes them down. This app is that somebody. Type the list in once and it dictates every word, your child types what they hear, and each answer is marked the moment it is given. TYPE IN THIS WEEK'S LIST The words that matter are the ones your child's teacher sent home, and no general word game can guess what those are. Typing them in takes a minute, and after that the app tests exactly those words, all week. You can add an example sentence to any word, and it is spoken after the word — which is the only way "their" and "there" can be told apart when they are heard rather than seen. A REAL DICTATION TEST The app says the word. Your child types it. The word is never shown, because a spelling test you can read the answer off is not a spelling test. Answers are marked instantly and fairly: a capital letter does not count against them, a stray space does not count against them, and a word spelled correctly is always marked correct. THE WORDS THEY MISS BECOME THE NEXT DRILL Every test ends with a score and the list of words that were missed, and those words become their own retry drill. The words they already know do not need practising again, and the drill is rebuilt after every test. PRACTICE FIRST, TEST LATER Practice mode shows the word, says it aloud, and asks your child to copy it out. Rehearsal on Wednesday, the real thing on Thursday. For spellers who are not typing confidently yet, both modes can be answered by tapping letter tiles instead of using the keyboard. WORD BANKS AS WELL AS YOUR OWN LISTS Alongside the lists you type in, there are ready-made banks to test from: a spelling test for grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3, and on through grade 4, grade 5 and grade 6 — each a band of the most common words in written English. There is also a bank of the words adults and English learners most often get wrong — accommodate, definitely, separate, rhythm, necessary and two hundred more. INSTEAD OF PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS If you have been printing spelling worksheets, or writing the list out twice so somebody can read it aloud, this replaces the paper spelling test entirely. WATCH THE SCORES CLIMB Every test is saved, so you can see how a list went this week compared to last, and which lists keep causing trouble. MORE THAN ONE SPELLER Add a profile for each child. Their lists, their results and their streak stay separate, so nobody is ever tested on their sibling's words. A NUDGE THE NIGHT BEFORE, IF YOU WANT ONE An optional weekly reminder can invite your child back for one more practice before the test. You choose the evening, it is scheduled on the device, and it stays off until you turn it on. QUIET BY DESIGN • No ads, anywhere • No account, no sign-up, no email address • Works completely offline — in the car, on a plane, in a waiting room • The app speaks, and never listens: there is no microphone use of any kind • Nothing is uploaded. Everything stays on the device, and you can save a backup file yourself WHO IT IS FOR Primary and elementary spellers in grades 1 to 6. Homeschooling families. Adults and English learners working on the words that trip everybody up. Parents who would rather spend ten minutes on Thursday than an argument on Friday morning. ABOUT THE WORD BANKS The grade banks are frequency bands derived from the public-domain Fry word list (1957/1980) — they are practice banks ordered by how often words appear in print, not any school's curriculum. This app is not affiliated with any school, curriculum, publisher or school district. The words that matter most are the ones you type in yourself. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ — Privacy Policy: https://kanac.github.io/syanac-legal/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Spellery at 14.0 against Spelling Test's 16.4. 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. Spellery sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $13.49 per month and Spelling Test sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Spellery | Spelling Test |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 22 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lukinzos Playground, Pty Ltd | Anthony Chui |
In-app purchases
Spellery
- Monthly Membership$13.491 Month
- Annual Membership$134.991 Year
Spelling Test
- Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$29.99
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