Spelling Notebook vs Spell Hero
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
Spell Hero
This app helps users improve their spelling skills through interactive tests and visual aids. It offers a wide range of predefined words with images and allows users to create their own custom word lists. The app provides detailed reports on performance and a child-friendly keyboard for practice.
- Inbuilt spelling categories
- 100+ predefined spellings with images
- Custom spelling creation with images
- Adjustable spelling images
- Spelling pronunciation options
- Hint button for correct answers
- Detailed performance report cards
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Spelling Test is to improve spelling knowledge. More than 100+ inbuilt spellings with Images to recognized what it is. User can Add their own custom spellings with image and also functionality to change the default images of inbuilt spellings. 1. Inbuilt Categories for spelling test A). Alphabets B). Animals C). Birds D). Body Parts E). Colors F). Fruits G). Numbers H). Shapes I). Vehicles J). Vegetables 2. 100’s of predefined spellings for spelling test with high quality images 3. Change predefined spelling images as per need 4. Add new own custom spellings with image ( Customizer ) 5. Spelling speak functionality ( with choice of pronunciation as per your country ) 6. Hint / Help button display correct answer if you don’t know 7. At the end generate report card with score of right answer and taken time 8. Report card display performance graph with category wise and time based Spelling Test is to learn spelling as well as typing. If you enter wrong spelling it will display it in red with sound play. We have designed keyboard especially for children so they can understand which fingers to use for typing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spell Hero at none against Spelling Notebook's 1. Spell Hero also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Spelling Notebook's advantage is ratings volume (2.7K vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Spelling Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spell Hero asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spell Hero holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spelling Notebook has 2.7K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Spell Hero's.
Spelling Notebook ships an update every 3 months, Spell Hero every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spelling Notebook | Spell Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ako Software Ltd. | Alakmalak |
Customer experience
Spelling Notebook
Spell Hero
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
Spell Hero
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Spelling Notebook
- Upgrade to Premium$1.99
Spell Hero
No in-app purchases
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