Comparison

SpellBoard vs Spell It

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

Head to head
About

SpellBoard

This app offers a comprehensive platform for spelling practice, allowing users to create custom quizzes and engage in various fun games. It supports multiple languages and provides tools for tracking progress and sharing lists, making it ideal for students, teachers, and parents.

Highlights
  • Custom spelling quizzes
  • Word Search, Scramble, Matching games
  • Multiple student profiles
  • Performance tracking
  • Virtual whiteboard
  • iCloud Sync
Currently charting
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Spelling practice, reimagined. Custom quizzes, fun games, and smart study tools—all in one powerful app. Whether you’re a student, teacher, or parent, you know the spelling routine: Monday words, Wednesday quiz, Friday test—plus surprise drills everywhere in between. Say hello to SpellBoard, the smarter way to study and master spelling. With SpellBoard, you can create custom spelling quizzes in any language, making it just as useful for Spanish class as for weekly English words. Add fun and challenging activities like Word Search, Scramble, Alphabetization, Matching, and Missing Letter puzzles—automatically generated from your word lists. • How It Works • Quickly enter words with optional definitions, sentences, synonyms, antonyms, notes, and images • SpellBoard uses built-in speech to quiz you, or you can record your own voice • Add fun learning activities and games to boost engagement • Enter once, share everywhere—quizzes sync across SpellBoard, SpellBoard Buddy, and SpellBoard Mac • Great for Classrooms and Families • Create multiple student profiles • Track individual or group performance across multiple quizzes • Share quizzes with classmates or family members • Study Mode + Smart Tools • Walk through quizzes with spoken words and phrases • Write responses on the built-in virtual whiteboard • Look up word definitions with Wordnik integration • Optimized for Apple Devices • Full support for iCloud Sync • Works with Apple Pencil, Split View, mouse and trackpad, and Magic Keyboard pointer interactions Say goodbye to paper lists and hello to SpellBoard—your new favorite spelling companion.

About

Spell It

Improve your spelling skills with various challenges designed to help you master your word lists. Practice with spelling tests, fill-in-the-blanks, word scrambles, and word searches. Track your progress and time spent practicing each list.

Highlights
  • Spelling Test mode
  • Fill in the blank challenges
  • Word Scramble puzzles
  • Word Search games
  • Create custom word lists
  • Track practice progress
  • Monitor time spent practicing
Features
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If you're looking to ace your next spelling test or just want to improve your spelling, Spell It is here to help you do just that. Add the words from this week's homework, and we'll turn them into practice you'll actually finish. Whether you're a student working through a weekly spelling list, a parent helping with homework at the kitchen table, or an adult brushing up on your own, Spell It works with the words you already need to learn — at any grade level. KNOW WHICH WORDS ARE STICKING Every word carries a confidence level — low, medium, or high — that rises as you practice. Every list shows its makeup at a glance, so you can see what's solid, what's shaky, and what to work on next. Today's practice picks out the words that need attention and points you at the activity that will actually move them. FIVE WAYS TO PRACTICE • Spelling Test Each of your spelling words is pronounced just like a standard spelling test. Enter each word from your spelling list one by one until you've spelled all the words. • Flashcards Flip through your spelling list one word at a time to reveal each definition, then mark whether you got it right. A quick, low-pressure way to review before test day. • Fill in the Blank Each of your spelling words has a letter missing. You must fill in the blank for each of your spelling words. • Word Scramble We scrambled all the words in your spelling list. Rearrange the letters back into the correct order. • Word Search Spell It places words from your spelling list into your very own word search. Find every word in the word bank to complete the puzzle. A PROFILE FOR EVERY SPELLER Add a profile for everyone practicing. Each one keeps their own lists, their own progress, and their own practice history, so everybody sees only their own words. NEVER MISS TEST DAY Set a test date and pick a time, and a daily reminder says who still has work to do and exactly how many words are left before the test. EVERY WORD YOU'VE PRACTICED, IN ONE PLACE My Words collects every word from every list into one searchable library, grouped by how well it's known. It matches the misspellings that were actually typed, too, so a word is easy to find whether or not it came out right. TRACK PROGRESS OVER TIME Add as many words to as many lists as you want — keep a separate list for every week or every subject. After each activity you'll see your results question by question, along with the time spent practicing and how scores have moved. Practice a few minutes a night instead of cramming the morning of the test. Every attempt is recorded, so you can watch scores improve as test day gets closer. SPELL IT PRO Every practice activity is free, along with your first profile. Spell It PRO adds up to six profiles, pronunciations recorded in your own voice, definitions you write yourself, and your full practice history. ----- Privacy Policy: https://spellit.app/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://spellit.app/terms

Screenshots

SpellBoard4 screens
Spell It4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spell It at Free against SpellBoard's $4.99. Spell It also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 221). SpellBoard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and chart position (#119 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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

Spell It is free to download; SpellBoard costs $4.99 up front. Spell It sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. SpellBoard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spell It holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spell It has 3.9K ratings behind it against 221, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of SpellBoard's written reviews are positive against 68% of Spell It's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpellBoard ships an update every 6 weeks, Spell It every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
SpellBoard versus Spell It: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpellBoardSpell It
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (221 ratings)4.5 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.1% of reviews67.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2213.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#119 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPalaSoftware Inc.Brogan LLC

Customer experience

SpellBoard

All ratings221 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative24.0%
Written reviews122 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral6.6%
Negative30.3%

Spell It

All ratings3,884 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews211 reviews
Positive67.8%
Neutral10.4%
Negative21.8%

Bugs and requests

SpellBoard

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Quiz mode issues with dictation and progress tracking
  • Whiteboard function not working as expected
  • Inconsistent behavior when adding new words
  • Compatibility problems with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • More pre-loaded word lists
  • Additional practice modes (e.g. hangman, fill-in-the-blank)
  • Ability to import/export word lists
  • Improved user interface and navigation
  • Support for landscape mode and external keyboards

Spell It

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SpellBoard

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Spell It

Subscriptions4
  • Spell It Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Spell It Pro$4.991 Month
  • Spell It Pro - Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Spell It Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is SpellBoard free?
SpellBoard costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spell It free?
Spell It is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SpellBoard or Spell It?
Spell It is rated higher. SpellBoard averages 3.9 out of 5 from 221 ratings, while Spell It averages 4.5 from 3.9K ratings.
Do SpellBoard or Spell It have ads?
Neither SpellBoard nor Spell It shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpellBoard or Spell It?
SpellBoard ships an update every 6 weeks, and Spell It every 3 weeks. Most recently, SpellBoard was updated on November 6, 2026 and Spell It on November 6, 2026.

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