Comparison

Createful Kids vs iOSDevUK26

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

Head to head
About

Createful Kids

Features
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Spellings turns the weekly list from school into something a child will sit down and do. A parent types in the words. The app reads each one aloud, uses it in a sentence, and gives the child a keyboard to spell it on. Anything spelt wrong comes round again. A test passed first time earns gems to spend. Built for children aged 5 to 12. HOW IT WORKS Add a child, add this week's test, type in the words. That is the setup. Learning reads each word aloud and puts it in a sentence, so a child hears the word and sees what it means. Letters land in their boxes as they type, and anything they get wrong comes back round until it sticks. The test reads each word once, the way the real one at school will. At the end they can practise the ones they missed. PRACTICE BEYOND THE WEEKLY LIST Explore holds the curriculum word lists for the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Seven school years each, grouped by the spelling rule they teach, about 1,300 words in each and more than 7,000 example sentences across the six. Words are read in the accent that matches the curriculum you choose. FOR THE PARENT The family dashboard shows every child's week on one screen: days practised, tests taken, accuracy, and the words to watch. Each child's progress compares this week with last, lists the words they keep missing, and keeps every test they have taken. Export it as a PDF when school asks how it is going. Parent screens sit behind a sum or a four digit PIN, with Face ID or Touch ID if you want a quicker way in. REWARDS WORTH HAVING A perfect test earns gems. Gems buy rare avatars, keyboard colours and streak freezes. Practising on consecutive days builds a streak, and a freeze covers the day that gets missed. Levels and achievements sit behind all of it. SHARE IT WITH THE FAMILY One subscription covers the whole family. The other parent gets every child, the dashboard and the settings on their own device. A child can have the app on their own iPad or iPhone showing only their spellings, with no parent screens on it. A child is never asked to upgrade. Anything Premium shows a padlock and does nothing at all. Buying starts on a parent screen, behind the parent check. FREE AND PREMIUM Free covers one child, their weekly tests, and a practice set from their own school year. Premium adds up to eight children, mixing school years in Explore, choosing the spelling rule to practise, the trickiest words, the full test history, and sharing with the family. Pay monthly, pay yearly, or pay once and keep it. PRIVACY No adverts. No analytics. No accounts to create. Nothing is sent to us, because there is nowhere for it to go: what a family types stays on their devices and in their own iCloud. Works on iPhone and iPad, and with an iPad keyboard case. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Premium is available as a monthly subscription or a yearly subscription, and also as a one off purchase that keeps it for good. Prices are shown in the app before anything is bought. A subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account on confirmation of purchase, and the renewal is charged within 24 hours of the end of the period. Subscriptions can be managed or turned off in your Apple Account settings after buying. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://apps.createful.com/spellings/privacy

About

iOSDevUK26

This conference app provides essential information for attendees of iOSDevUK. Access schedules, speaker details, and venue information to make the most of your event experience.

Highlights
  • Conference schedule access
  • Speaker details
  • Venue information
  • Event updates
  • Attendee information
Features
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If you are coming to iOSDevUK this September, this app will tell you what you need to know.

Screenshots

Createful Kids4 screens
iOSDevUK263 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iOSDevUK26 at none against Createful Kids's 2. iOSDevUK26 also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). Createful Kids's advantage is iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Createful Kids sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. iOSDevUK26 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Createful Kids ships an update every 5 weeks, iOSDevUK26 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Createful Kids versus iOSDevUK26: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCreateful KidsiOSDevUK26
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 9 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Monetizationโ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size296 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreateful LtdAberProgs

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Createful Kids

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Subscription - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription - Annual1 Month trial$14.991 Year
None

iOSDevUK26

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Createful Kids free?
Createful Kids is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iOSDevUK26 free?
iOSDevUK26 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Createful Kids or iOSDevUK26 have ads?
Neither Createful Kids nor iOSDevUK26 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Createful Kids or iOSDevUK26?
Createful Kids ships an update every 5 weeks, and iOSDevUK26 every 9 days. Most recently, Createful Kids was updated on November 4, 2026 and iOSDevUK26 on November 5, 2026.

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