Comparison

Spelling Bee vs Tempo

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

Head to head
About

Spelling Bee

Enhance your spelling skills with interactive exercises and fun quizzes. Track your progress, master challenging words with spaced repetition, and create multiple profiles for family or class learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive spelling exercises
  • Progress monitoring
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Multiple user profiles
  • Vocabulary boost
Features
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Welcome to Beezone, your ultimate spelling coach that makes learning both fun and engaging! Beezone is a groundbreaking app designed to help individuals of all ages enhance their spelling skills through a series of short, interactive exercises. Our unique learning approach turns your spelling practice into an enjoyable game, taking the monotony out of learning. Progress With Beezone, you can monitor your progress over time, providing you with a clear picture of your spelling improvements. The app offers a complete overview of the words you've mastered and the ones you're currently working on, enabling you to concentrate on areas that need more practice. Spaced Repetition Our smart software remembers the words you've struggled with and uses a technique called spaced repetition to test you. This scientifically-backed method boosts memory retention, ensuring you conquer even the most challenging words. Profiles Beezone also allows you to add up to 4 profiles, making it perfect for families or classes who want to learn together. Each profile maintains its own progress report, so everyone can learn at their own pace. Join the fun with Beezone and transform your spelling skills today! Turn learning into a fun and rewarding experience. Download Beezone now and start your journey to becoming a spelling champion! Terms of Use: https://prasannag.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-42039e69fda94d998ae242e4c026a5fc

About

Tempo

Features
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Tempo is a calm, local-only time tracker for focused individuals — freelancers, students, and professionals who want to understand their time without accounts, sync, or cloud lock-in. Start a timer with one tap, tag it to a project, and get clean daily and weekly insights. Everything stays on your device. ONE-TAP TIMERS Start and stop tracking instantly with a live elapsed display. No setup, no login, no friction. PROJECTS Organize your time with color-tagged projects. Add an optional client label or archive projects you no longer need. MANUAL ENTRY Log past work with manual time entries and per-session notes, so your record is always complete. DAILY AND WEEKLY INSIGHTS A clean bar chart and per-project breakdown show you exactly where your time goes — each day and across the week. IDLE DETECTION If you walk away and forget to stop your timer, Tempo will ask whether to keep, discard, or adjust the idle time. DAILY REMINDERS Set a reminder time so Tempo gently nudges you to start tracking if you haven't by that hour. 100% ON-DEVICE No accounts. No network. No tracking. Your time data never leaves your device. Designed with restraint. Built for focus.

Screenshots

Spelling Bee4 screens
Tempo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo at none against Spelling Bee's 7. Spelling Bee's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spelling Bee sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Tempo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Spelling Bee versus Tempo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpelling BeeTempo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (780 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings780 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMetronome Software Pty LtdCarrie mckeegan

Bugs and requests

Spelling Bee

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • AI voice mispronounces certain words (e.g., 'wolves')
  • App freezes during gameplay
  • Level button doesn't display but remains clickable
  • Custom word lists disappear or become inaccessible
  • Cannot create additional child profiles
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  • Level 2 locked despite completing Level 1
  • Letters delete during cube exercises requiring restart
  • Account access denied after subscription payment
  • Forced progression to next exercise set without exit option
  • Asks for review before first use

Requested features

10 requests
  • Return to Main Menu button after completing exercises
  • Exit button to cancel exercises without saving progress
  • Words used in sentences for context and definition
  • Varied praise responses with different pitches
  • Disable microphone option
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  • Display which levels correspond to school grades
  • Show estimated time to complete each level
  • Lower lifetime subscription pricing
  • Edit custom word lists after creation
  • Clearer button organization and navigation

Tempo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Spelling Bee

Subscriptions5
  • Premium Monthly2 variants$9.991 Month
  • Premium Weekly3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Premium Yearly$27.991 Year
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  • Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$59.99
None

Tempo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spelling Bee free?
Spelling Bee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tempo free?
Tempo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spelling Bee or Tempo have ads?
Neither Spelling Bee nor Tempo shows ads.

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