Alphabet Animals vs AR Spelling Bee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alphabet Animals
Introduce preschoolers to the alphabet with interactive games and flashcards. Letters transform into animals, with pronunciations for both letters and animal names. Features a sing-along song and touch-and-hear letter buttons for engaging learning.
- Letters dissolve into animal shapes
- Letter and animal name pronunciation
- ABC sing-along song
- Interactive letter buttons
- Sequential/random letter selection
- Sound effects on/off option
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Alphabet Animals is a fun, convenient way to introduce and reinforce the alphabet with your preschooler. For all the times you and your child have a minute or two, this iPhone application is the perfect opportunity to review the letters of the alphabet. It will entertain both of you while you’re waiting in line at the grocery store, sitting in the waiting room at the dentist, traveling by bus or train, etc. The possibilities are endless! Activities: Alphabet Animal Flash Cards Alphabet Animal Flash Cards help to encourage letter recognition in a variety of ways. Letters appear on the screen and dissolve into animals with a similar shape as the letter. As each letter appears it is pronounced and as the screen fades into the animal with a similar shape the name of the animal is pronounced. Letter Buttons Letter Buttons is an interactive game where the child touches a button that is labeled with one of sixteen different letters. When the letter is touched an animal whose name begins with that letter is displayed. Alphabeats Alphabeats is an ABC Sing-a-long Song. As the child taps the screen the cheetah plays the next note on his saxophone and a letter or word appears in the soap bubble. Features: * Letters fade into animal shapes * Each letter is pronounced * Each animal name is pronounced. * ABC's Sing-a-Long * Touch and hear Alphabet Buttons * Sequential/Random option for letter selection Flash Cards * On/Off option for sound effects
AR Spelling Bee
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It is a new way to interact and make alphabet cards more entertaining for toddlers and preschoolers. With AR Spelling app, learning is fun! When you point your device at the printed alphabet card a beautifully rendered 3D animal will pop up on the screen. Tap the animal to hear the animal sound. Learning mode and spelling allow kids to know the pronunciation while enhancing the visual memory of the items.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AR Spelling Bee at Free against Alphabet Animals's $0.99. AR Spelling Bee also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 38 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On 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
AR Spelling Bee is free to download; Alphabet Animals costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Alphabet Animals ships an update every 38 months, AR Spelling Bee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alphabet Animals | AR Spelling Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ventura Educational Systems | Joy Aether Ltd |
In-app purchases
Alphabet Animals
No in-app purchases
AR Spelling Bee
No in-app purchases
Questions
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