Comparison

Spelling Notebook vs Spelling Hangman

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 Hangman

Practice school spelling lists with a fun, customizable hangman-style game. Parents and teachers can create custom word lists with audio, and students can practice spelling using a keyboard. The app offers 'sneaky peeks' as hints, saving high scores for replayability.

Highlights
  • Create custom spelling lists
  • Record audio for words
  • Password-protected lists
  • Hangman-style gameplay
  • Sneaky peek hint system
  • High score saving
  • Share tests between devices
Features
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Designed specifically for those spelling lists from school Appymall - 'Spelling Hangman is a neat app for practicing spelling lists. Parents or teachers can add their own spelling list for children to work on, add audio, choose to lock their lists under "lock configuration" with a password and get kids practicing. In the app, the first word is spoken, and can be repeated by hitting the arrow at the bottom, and kids practice spelling it by using the keyboard at the right. The app plays like a traditional game of hangman, when a letter is missed a piece of the picture shows up, and if the entire word is missed, the word is shown. I like now customizable the app is, with adding your own words and lists, it makes it appropriate for a wider range of students. The voice detection is good, which can be an issue. I would like to see a better hint system in future updates, but overall this is a solid app that I would recommend. I saw no links, ads, or IAPs.' 4 stars EducationalAppStore - 'Spelling Hangman is a fun and easy to use app that will come in handy for young children when preparing for spelling classes. It’s fair to say that the app can be easily used in the classroom and incorporated in the regular curricula. The app receives a 4 star EAS Certification and with a few tweaks from the developer it can become a 5 star app!' iMums - 'I would recommend this app, for sure! I believe it could be useful within the therapy room, as a center in the general education classroom, or as a reward in a special education classroom, just to name a few. This is such a great tool to be used to functionally practice spelling words, or “word study” words as we call them! I feel this app has great potential and with the few things worked out, it would be a 5-star app! I was incredibly impressed with the app and had I known the few things I discovered, I would certainly have rated it higher!' - 4.5 stars Spelling Hangman is a fun and easy way to prepare for weekly school spelling tests. To create your own tests, enter and record each of the spellings, then play a hangman style game with 'sneaky peeks' to help the learning process. You will enter each letter of the word in the correct order, but watch out, if you make a mistake, hangman will start to appear. Stuck? - press and hold the 'Sneaky Peek' button to look at the word. It might sound like cheating, but each 'Sneaky Peek' adds a hangman stage. When you have finished your test, check your scores. High scores will be saved for you to try and beat next time. Spelling Hangman can also be used as a any language, for which you have a keyboard, to English vocab tester. Tests may be shared between devices using Airdrop, iMessage or eMail. Emma Mils is a participant of the Moms with Apps Know What’s Inside® program, a part of ACT | The App Association. This program is dedicated to helping family-friendly app developers implement best practices around privacy and comply with new privacy rules including the new COPPA rules that took effect July 1st. The program provides developers with guidance on best practices, but requires each developer to implement those best practices in order to display the Know What’s Inside® seal on their apps. Feedback and feature requests always welcome. Email: support@spellinghangman.com Webpage: http://www.spellinghangman.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/spellinghangman Facebook://http://www.facebook.com/SpellingHangman

Screenshots

Spelling Notebook4 screens
Spelling Hangman4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spelling Notebook at 86% against Spelling Hangman's 41%. Spelling Notebook also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (4.6 vs 2.1). Spelling Hangman's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Hangman costs $1.99 up front. Spelling Notebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spelling Hangman asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spelling Notebook holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spelling Notebook has 2.7K ratings behind it against 8, 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 41% of Spelling Hangman's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spelling Notebook ships an update every 3 months, Spelling Hangman every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Spelling Notebook versus Spelling Hangman: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpelling NotebookSpelling Hangman
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (2.7K ratings) — better2.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews86.0% of reviews — better40.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#189 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAko Software Ltd.Emma Mills

Customer experience

Spelling Notebook

All ratings2,660 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.9%

Spelling Hangman

All ratings8 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive40.9%
Neutral13.6%
Negative45.5%

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 Hangman

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 Hangman

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spelling Notebook free?
Spelling Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spelling Hangman free?
Spelling Hangman costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spelling Notebook or Spelling Hangman?
Spelling Notebook is rated higher. Spelling Notebook averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Spelling Hangman averages 2.1 from 8 ratings.
Do Spelling Notebook or Spelling Hangman have ads?
Neither Spelling Notebook nor Spelling Hangman shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spelling Notebook or Spelling Hangman?
Spelling Notebook ships an update every 3 months, and Spelling Hangman every 5 months. Most recently, Spelling Notebook was updated on September 26, 2026 and Spelling Hangman on September 3, 2026.

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