Comparison

ABC Writing Learning vs The Spell

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

Head to head
About

ABC Writing Learning

This educational app helps children learn to write and pronounce capital and small letters of the alphabet. It offers an interactive "copybook" experience with guidance on correct stroke order and pronunciation.

Highlights
  • Learn capital and small letters
  • Hear letter pronunciations
  • Practice writing with stroke order guidance
  • Color hollow letters
  • Interactive and beautiful design
  • Test writing accuracy
Features
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Does your kid know ABC? You can take attention to this educational app which teaches you to write and pronounce alphabet in capital and small letters, just like the “copybook” found in kindergarten. Why don’t you find an interactive and attractive “Copybook” for your babies in this century? Also, you can check whether you are writing letters in a correct stroke orders. How to use -choose Capital or small letter to learn or practise -hear the pronunciation of the letters -write the letters following the orders of strokes -re-write the letters if the orders of strokes are incorrect Features -colour the hollow letters with kids’ finger -clear real man pronunciations -repeat the pronunciations frequently when staying on the page -beautiful and interactive design (just like colouring on a painting book) To make the app more challenging, you can test your kids or yourself by writing the next letter next to the current letter. By completing the current letter, your kids or you can check whether writing the correct strokes order. I am going to check my strokes orders now, see you!

About

The Spell

Engage in an exciting word game that combines running, jumping, and collecting letters to form words. This app makes learning new vocabulary an enjoyable experience through interactive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Run and jump gameplay
  • Collect letters
  • Complete words
  • Learn new vocabulary
  • Interactive learning
Features
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Run, jump, collect letter, complete word and learn!! With The Spell you will learn new words while you play.

Screenshots

ABC Writing Learning4 screens
The Spell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Spell at none against ABC Writing Learning's 1. The Spell also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). ABC Writing Learning's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. ABC Writing Learning sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Spell asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ABC Writing Learning against 5.0 for The Spell. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC Writing Learning ships an update every 13 months, The Spell every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ABC Writing Learning versus The Spell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC Writing LearningThe Spell
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB137 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYSD HK LIMITEDOn the Land of Games

Customer experience

ABC Writing Learning

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Spell

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ABC Writing Learning

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$18.99
None

The Spell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABC Writing Learning free?
ABC Writing Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Spell free?
The Spell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABC Writing Learning or The Spell?
ABC Writing Learning and The Spell are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do ABC Writing Learning or The Spell have ads?
The Spell shows ads; ABC Writing Learning does not.
Which is updated more often, ABC Writing Learning or The Spell?
ABC Writing Learning ships an update every 13 months, and The Spell every 3 months. Most recently, ABC Writing Learning was updated on November 1, 2026 and The Spell on November 3, 2026.

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