Spelling Notebook vs Spelling Bee Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spelling Notebook
Create personalized spelling lists, practice words with audio pronunciation, and test your knowledge. Earn stars for correct answers and focus on words you need to master. Ideal for students and anyone looking to improve their spelling skills.
- Create personalized word lists
- Audio pronunciation for words
- Test spelling knowledge
- Earn stars for correct words
- Practice words needing mastery
- Record your own voice
- Extensive searchable dictionary
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Create a personalized list of words to practice. Test your spelling - hear each word spoken. Get a star for each correct word. Practice just the words you have yet to master. Retest your words at anytime. Students can practice their words independently. Originally designed to be a replacement for a student's spelling notebook which lists words to be learnt for school each week. Unlike a paper notebook, SpellingNotebook can speak each of the words to enable testing and practice without seeing the written word. SpellingNotebook contains a full searchable spelling dictionary so that words can be added directly to the student's word list, minimizing entry errors. User Reviews * This app is awesome I have a spelling test coming up and I can spell every word correctly thanks to this app!!! (US) * Makes spelling practice fun (UK) * So fun!!!! This is a great app for kids and adults! (US) * Great App!!! Whole class uses it!! (Australia) Spelling Notebook features: * Students can practice independently * More than 100,000 words - add new words to the built in spelling dictionary when needed * Spelling Notebook has a built in voice that can say all words in its extensive dictionary and any new english words added * Optionally Record your own voice for the word you want to practice. You can record just the word, or even a whole phrase to help you recognize which word to spell. * Multiple English regions: UK, US, Canada, Australia and NZ * Earn a star for correct words * Keep multiple word lists * Edit word lists: add or delete words, add or delete an entire word list, rename your list * Import words from one wordlist into another * Words are selected from an extensive dictionary - minimizing entry errors * Help available in app to guide and support * Word list Copy and Paste * History of Word list tests and practice * Email test results * 8 words per list: Upgrade to Premium for unlimited words per list and a selection of UK, US and Australian voices. The built-in spelling dictionary is automatically selected by region. For countries outside US, Canada, Australia and NZ, the UK spelling dictionary is selected. Follow us on Instagram: @spellingnotebook Recommended Ages: All, Kids Categories: Education, Productivity, Apps for Kids
Spelling Bee Words
This app helps students and parents prepare for spelling bees by providing pre-recorded words and pronunciations for grades 1-8. Users can practice spelling through tests and review their performance. It also suggests books to aid in preparation.
- Pre-recorded words and pronunciations
- Practice tests for grades 1-8
- Word list review
- Test recording for review
- Book recommendations for preparation
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Are you ready for the next Spelling Bee? Are you a student preparing for the next spelling bee, or a parent helping your child prepare? This app will make it easy to practice spelling words. No entering words or recording pronunciations needed - we entered the words and recorded the pronunciations for you! Practice with the words for grades 1-8 and with the combined word list. Review the words and do the test: Hear the word and enter the correct spelling. The tests are recorded for later review. See the recommended books for each grade level. Reading these books will definitely help with your spelling bee preparation. Have any suggestions for the app? Contact us at spellingbeewords@gmail.com!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spelling Notebook at 86% against Spelling Bee Words's 36%. Spelling Notebook also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 36). Spelling Bee Words's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). 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
Both are free to download. Spelling Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spelling Bee Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spelling Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spelling Notebook has 2.7K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Spelling Notebook's written reviews are positive against 36% of Spelling Bee Words's.
Spelling Notebook ships an update every 3 months, Spelling Bee Words every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spelling Notebook | Spelling Bee Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.7K ratings) — better | 3.4 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews — better | 35.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ako Software Ltd. | Christina Bharara |
Customer experience
Spelling Notebook
Spelling Bee Words
Bugs and requests
Spelling Notebook
Reported bugs
2 issues- Word lists disappearing after device change
- Keyboard issues causing app crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Add dictionary definitions
- Improve pronunciation quality
- Allow more words in free version
- Implement a dark mode
- Add ability to share/sync word lists
Spelling Bee Words
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spelling Notebook
- Upgrade to Premium$1.99
Spelling Bee Words
- Remove Ads$0.99
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