Comparison

iSpellBetter vs Boddle

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

Head to head
About

iSpellBetter

This educational game makes spelling practice fun and challenging with increasingly difficult word puzzles. It helps users improve their general spelling skills by tapping into their natural ability to form and retrieve visual images of words. The app features adjustable difficulty and power-ups for strategic players.

Highlights
  • Challenging word puzzles
  • Adjustable difficulty modes
  • Power-up system
  • Visual word image retrieval
  • Customizable word lists
  • Upside-down and backwards words
Features
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Completely updated with a fresh, new look, our iOS 11 version of iSpellBetter reinvents the educational game genre. You’ll believe it when you play it. Like all compelling video games, it is great fun, with increasingly challenging levels, adjustable difficulty modes and delightful surprises for the determined, strategic player. Amazingly, at the same time, you will become a better speller, as you vanquish words that are not just right-side-up, but once you get to Level 4, upside-down, backwards, plus both upside-down and backwards! You had better earn and save your power-ups, since you’re sure to need them. It’s not just practice or a test of what you already know… no letter scramble disguised as a game. Rather, our straightforward and engaging approach taps your natural capacity to form, hold and retrieve visual images. You’ll not only easily and enjoyably learn the words you encounter in the game – including your own word lists, if you choose – you’ll actually become a much better speller in general.

About

Boddle

This interactive 3D game makes learning math, reading, and science fun for K-6 students. It uses adaptive AI to personalize lessons, identifies learning gaps, and provides detailed progress reports for parents and teachers. Engaging gameplay with customizable avatars and rewards keeps young learners motivated.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D learning game
  • Personalized adaptive learning (AI)
  • Thousands of math and reading lessons
  • Customizable game avatars
  • Mini-games and rewards
  • Progress reports for parents and teachers
  • Curriculum aligned to standards
Features
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Turn screen time into learning time with Boddle, the research-backed 3D learning game for grades K–6. Boddle helps students practice math, English language arts, and science through quests, pet battles, mini-games, and rewards. Personalized learning adjusts to each student’s level, identifies skill gaps, and gives parents and teachers clear progress reports. Used by more than 15 million students, parents, and teachers, Boddle makes healthy, purposeful screen time easier at home and in the classroom. HEALTHY SCREEN TIME THAT FEELS LIKE PLAY Boddle turns learning practice into an adventure students are excited to continue: • Practice real academic skills while exploring a colorful 3D world • Build positive learning habits through quests, goals, and daily rewards • Collect and battle pets, customize characters, and play mini-games • Learn independently at school, at home, or on the go • Connect with classmates through a kid-friendly experience with no open chat or strangers K–6 MATH, READING, AND SCIENCE Boddle includes standards-aligned lessons, questions, and activities developed by educators and instructional experts. Math practice includes: • Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division • Math facts, times tables, and math fluency • Fractions, decimals, ratios, and percentages • Geometry, measurement, data, and graphs • Word problems, number sense, and problem solving Reading and English language arts practice includes: • Phonics, spelling, vocabulary, and grammar • Reading fluency and reading comprehension • Fiction, non-fiction, language, and foundational literacy skills Science practice includes: • Life science, physical science, and Earth and space science • Engineering, scientific thinking, and real-world problem solving • NGSS-aligned practice for grades K–6 PERSONALIZED FOR EVERY LEARNER Boddle begins by finding the right starting point for each student, then adapts practice based on their skills and pace. Students receive extra support when they need it and more challenge when they are ready. • Automatically identify learning gaps • Adjust question difficulty in real time • Support intervention, enrichment, and independent practice • Help students learn from mistakes with lessons and explanations FOR TEACHERS Turn classroom practice into a learning game students ask to play. • Assign standards-aligned math, ELA, and science skills • Create assignments and assessments • Monitor individual and classroom progress • View automatically graded reports • Support targeted practice, intervention, and enrichment • Use Boddle for centers, early finishers, homework, review, or whole-class activities FOR PARENTS Give your child screen time you can feel good about. • Track progress, growth, mastered skills, and learning gaps • Create assignments and assessments for extra practice • Review automatically graded results • Support homework, homeschool, tutoring, and summer learning • Keep students motivated without relying on worksheets alone STANDARDS-ALIGNED AND RESEARCH-BACKED Boddle is trusted by more than 650,000 educators in all 50 states. Its curriculum aligns with widely used standards, including Common Core, TEKS, Florida B.E.S.T., and NGSS. An independent study met ESSA Level III standards for Promising Evidence. SAFE FOR STUDENTS Boddle is built for student safety, with no open chat and no strangers. It is kidSAFE Certified and designed to support COPPA and FERPA compliance. WHY BODDLE? Boddle’s bottle-headed characters fill up as students learn, reminding them to fill up with knowledge, value the content of their character, and pour back into the world around them.

Screenshots

iSpellBetter4 screens
Boddle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Boddle at 4.5 against iSpellBetter's 3.3. Boddle also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (12K vs 7). iSpellBetter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). 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. Boddle sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. iSpellBetter asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Boddle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boddle has 12K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of iSpellBetter's written reviews are positive against 76% of Boddle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iSpellBetter ships an update every 21 months, Boddle every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
iSpellBetter versus Boddle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriSpellBetterBoddle
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7 ratings)4.5 (12K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews76.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings712K — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNext Learning LLCBoddle Learning Inc

Customer experience

iSpellBetter

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%

Boddle

All ratings11,431 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews1,164 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral7.6%
Negative16.0%

Bugs and requests

iSpellBetter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Boddle

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Disappearing items from inventory
  • Incorrect answers marked as wrong
  • Freezing and crashing during battles
  • Leaderboard and ranking issues
  • Connectivity problems on mobile devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and adventures
  • Implement pet trading between friends
  • Improve free-to-play accessibility
  • Expand house customization options
  • Introduce competitive team modes

In-app purchases

None

iSpellBetter

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Boddle

Subscriptions3
  • Boddle Premium Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Boddle Premium Subscription$69.991 Year
  • Boddle Premium Yearly - Legacy$69.991 Year
One-time7
  • Handful of Boddle Bucks$0.99
  • Placeholder$0.99
  • Stack of Boddle Bucks$4.99
Show 4 more
  • 1000 Boddle Bucks (50% off)$4.99
  • 100 Pet Seeds (50% off)$4.99
  • Bag of Boddle Bucks$9.99
  • Boddle Bucks Chest$19.99

Questions

Is iSpellBetter free?
iSpellBetter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Boddle free?
Boddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iSpellBetter or Boddle?
Boddle is rated higher. iSpellBetter averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Boddle averages 4.5 from 12K ratings.
Do iSpellBetter or Boddle have ads?
Neither iSpellBetter nor Boddle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iSpellBetter or Boddle?
iSpellBetter ships an update every 21 months, and Boddle every 5 weeks. Most recently, iSpellBetter was updated on October 24, 2026 and Boddle on October 27, 2026.

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