Happi Spells vs ABC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Happi Spells
This educational game helps young children practice spelling through interactive mini crossword puzzles. It features colorful illustrations, audio feedback, and a scoring system to make learning fun and engaging.
- 60 mini crossword puzzles
- Over 300 words
- Drag and drop letter tiles
- Audio feedback
- Earn points and snails
- Hundreds of illustrations
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** Happi Spells Highlights ** - Featured by Apple in multiple categories! - Apps4Kids: This is an ingenious idea for an app. Lovely produced, surely a keeper. --------------------------------------- Has your child just figured out how to read? (If not, start by downloading Happi Reads.) Well, then it is time for the next step - spelling. Come along with Happi and try to solve challenging mini crossword puzzles. "Happi Spells" is the crossword spelling game where kids can practice spelling in a fun and exciting way by dragging letter tiles on to 60 different mini crossword puzzles. Compete for "snails" and try to improve your own high score. Don't like your score on one puzzle - just go back and try to beat it. The fewer mistakes, the more "snails" you earn. Every solved puzzle will open up a new one. Game Description: "Happi Spells" consists of 60 mini crossword puzzles in 5 different levels with 12 puzzles in each level. Puzzles are made up of 4-8 intersecting words with the relevant letter tiles spaced around the puzzle. The object of the game is to drag the tiles to their correct places in the puzzle with as few mistakes as possible. Tiles dragged to their correct place will stick. Tiles dragged to an incorrect box will "go back". Colorful images illustrate all words in the crossword puzzles. Features: * Hours of fun filled spelling practice with more than 300 words in 60 increasingly difficult crossword puzzles * Ability to change between UPPER and lower case * Audio Feedback * Hundreds of unique and vivid illustrations and backgrounds * Earn points and "snails" and try to better your high score * No ads, links or setting screens to confuse your child KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a MOMs with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps.
ABC
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Meet Sam the snake, Mary the monkey, Carl the car, Gina the ghost, Mark the monster and Pam the Princess for an interactive and fun way to develop your kids ability to read. "ABC - Learn to read" contains 240 pictures and sentences that are specially created for this app and together form a interactive reader On each page one sentence and four images are displayed and the task is to find the picture that matches the text. If the answer is wrong a new text will be presented randomly so that the kids cannot just guess the correct answer. Besides the ability to read simple sentences the app also practices comprehension of the content such as colors, numbers, prepositions and geometric shapes. When you have passed the 10 pages included in each story you will be taken to the reward page where the progress can be followed. Different achievements will be unlocked continuously when new stories have been successfully read. From the start menu you can reach the settings page where you can choose between uppercase or lowercase letters. You can also delete all rewards if you want to take the challenge from the beginning again. "ABC - Learn to read" is designed for children that are just learning to read, but is also suitable for teenagers and adults who are new to the English language. "ABC - Learn to read" do not contain any advertisement or in-app purchases. The app is designed with a simple and clean interface that sets the pictures and text in focus. Available languages: *English *German *Spanish *French *Italian *Portuguese *Swedish *Danish *Norwegian *Finnish *Basque
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ABC at every 5 weeks against Happi Spells's every 4 months. ABC also leads on price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Happi Spells's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 9.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Happi Spells costs $2.99 and ABC $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Happi Spells ships an update every 4 months, ABC every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Happi Spells | ABC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 466 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Happi Papi LLC | aMASE AB |
In-app purchases
Happi Spells
No in-app purchases
ABC
No in-app purchases









