Spell vs myABCboard
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.
myABCboard
This app provides an alphabetized keyboard for typing simple messages. It supports English and Spanish and can be configured to speak keys as they are pressed, aiding in communication.
- Alphabetical keyboard layout
- English and Spanish language support
- Speech feedback for key presses
- Simple message typing
- Configurable settings
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myABCboard is a simple App that presents an alphabetically ordered set of buttons that allow simple messages to be typed out. The keyboard can be configured for either English or Spanish. The App can be configured to speak the keys as they are pressed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myABCboard at 4.8 against Spell's 2.0. myABCboard also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Spell's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). 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. Spell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. myABCboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
myABCboard holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Spell ships an update every 6 months, myABCboard every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Spell | myABCboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RJ Cooper & Associates, Inc. | John Coddington |
Customer experience
Spell
myABCboard
In-app purchases
Spell
- Upgrade to Full Version of Spell-A-Word$4.99
myABCboard
No in-app purchases
