Comparison

Spelling Notebook vs Spelling Bee

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Spelling Bee

This app helps users prepare for spelling contests or improve pronunciation. It allows for the addition of custom words in English and Spanish, with options to hear pronunciations or spellings. User-created word lists can be backed up for continued training across devices.

Highlights
  • Add unlimited custom words
  • Hear word pronunciation
  • Hear word spelling
  • Supports English and Spanish
  • Backup word lists
  • Cross-device training
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Spelling Bee is the best tool to help you train for your next contest or simply to heard a pronunciation. * You can add as many words as you want. * Hear the pronunciation or the spelling with a simple tap * Add words in English and Spanish * Back up your words to keep the training on your iPad or other iDevices

Screenshots

Spelling Notebook4 screens
Spelling Bee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spelling Notebook at Free against Spelling Bee's $1.99. Spelling Notebook also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (86% vs 50%). Spelling Bee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Spelling Notebook is free to download; Spelling Bee costs $1.99 up front. Spelling Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spelling Bee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spelling Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spelling Notebook has 2.6K 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 50% of Spelling Bee's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Spelling Notebook versus Spelling Bee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpelling NotebookSpelling Bee
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAko Software Ltd.Angel Gutierrez

Customer experience

Spelling Notebook

All ratings2,631 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.9%

Spelling Bee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Spelling Notebook

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Premium$1.99
None

Spelling Bee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spelling Notebook free?
Spelling Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spelling Bee free?
Spelling Bee costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spelling Notebook or Spelling Bee?
Spelling Notebook is rated higher. Spelling Notebook averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.6K ratings, while Spelling Bee averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spelling Notebook or Spelling Bee have ads?
Neither Spelling Notebook nor Spelling Bee shows ads.

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