Comparison

Squeebles Spelling Connect vs Glurbs

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Glurbs

This app makes language learning an adventure for kids with interactive lessons and playful challenges. Children can explore Spanish, French, or Italian, earn points, climb leaderboards, and track their progress while building confidence.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons
  • Playful challenges
  • Leaderboards
  • Progress tracking
  • Personalized characters
  • Skill-boosting activities
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Make language learning an adventure! With Glurbs, kids can explore Spanish, French, or Italian through exciting, interactive lessons and playful challenges. Glurbs blends education and play, helping kids build confidence while learning a new language. Earn points, climb the leaderboards, and track progress as you learn. Create your personalised character and meet Rusty, your friendly guide, as you travel across planets in the Glurbs universe. Each planet offers fun games and skill-boosting activities to improve reading, listening, and spelling in French, Spanish and Italian. Perfect for kids who love playing and parents who value quality learning time - Glurbs makes education exciting. Download now and turn language learning into your child’s next great adventure! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Squeebles Spelling Connect4 screens
Glurbs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Squeebles Spelling Connect at 4.1 against Glurbs's 3.0. Squeebles Spelling Connect also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). Glurbs's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 23%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Squeebles Spelling Connect sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Glurbs sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squeebles Spelling Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Squeebles Spelling Connect has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 23% of Squeebles Spelling Connect's written reviews are positive against 50% of Glurbs's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Squeebles Spelling Connect ships an update every 5 days, Glurbs monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Squeebles Spelling Connect versus Glurbs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSqueebles Spelling ConnectGlurbs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB301 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeyStageFunNubridge Publishing Limited

Customer experience

Squeebles Spelling Connect

All ratings16 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral30.8%
Negative46.2%

Glurbs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Squeebles Spelling Connect

Subscriptions4
  • 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
7 purchases

Glurbs

Subscriptions7
  • Discounted Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Language Angels Schools$1.991 Year
  • Language Angels Subscription$1.991 Month
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  • Standard Subscription2 variants$1.991 Month
  • Standard Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Standard Annual Subscription$14.991 Year
  • Standard Yearly Subscription$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Squeebles Spelling Connect free?
Squeebles Spelling Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glurbs free?
Glurbs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squeebles Spelling Connect or Glurbs?
Squeebles Spelling Connect is rated higher. Squeebles Spelling Connect averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Glurbs averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Squeebles Spelling Connect or Glurbs have ads?
Neither Squeebles Spelling Connect nor Glurbs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Squeebles Spelling Connect or Glurbs?
Squeebles Spelling Connect ships an update every 5 days, and Glurbs monthly. Most recently, Squeebles Spelling Connect was updated on October 7, 2026 and Glurbs on October 16, 2026.

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