Spell vs AR Spelling Bee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spell
This early academic program uses an errorless learning method to help users identify, spell, and recognize words. It supports external keyboards and offers special feedback for blind learners. The lite version focuses on core word learning functionalities.
- Errorless learning method
- Word identification and spelling
- Word recognition for reading
- External keyboard support
- Scaffolding for cognitive challenges
- Special feedback for blind learners
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A "lite" version of Spell-A-Word, our large-print, early academic program for beginning to advanced letter users. It uses an errorless learning method. Spell-A-Word works on identification, spelling, & word recognition (for reading). WORKS WITH EXTERNAL KEYBOARD, such as our Colored-Rows BigKeys, or any Bluetooth keyboard (or *any* USB keyboard)! Or choose from the regular iOS keyboard, or Spell-A-Word's own 1-row-at-a-time one). Scaffolding (as much help as needed but as little as possible) is embedded so as to help those with significant cognitive challenges. The full version allows you to easily enter lists of spelling words/phrases for the learner to practice and be tested on. WordLists consisting of hundreds of words/sounds/pictures are available from the developer's website at no charge. Spell-A-Word even has special feedback for blind learners.
AR Spelling Bee
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It is a new way to interact and make alphabet cards more entertaining for toddlers and preschoolers. With AR Spelling app, learning is fun! When you point your device at the printed alphabet card a beautifully rendered 3D animal will pop up on the screen. Tap the animal to hear the animal sound. Learning mode and spelling allow kids to know the pronunciation while enhancing the visual memory of the items.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AR Spelling Bee at none against Spell's 1. AR Spelling Bee also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Spell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. AR Spelling Bee asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spell ships an update every 6 months, AR Spelling Bee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spell | AR Spelling Bee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RJ Cooper & Associates, Inc. | Joy Aether Ltd |
In-app purchases
Spell
- Upgrade to Full Version of Spell-A-Word$4.99
AR Spelling Bee
No in-app purchases
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