Comparison

Phonetics Trainer vs Spelling.Live

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

Head to head
About

Phonetics Trainer

Features
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This tool is intended for linguists and language teachers to facilitate learning phonetics. Phonetics varies unfortunately from language to language. The app caters for English, French, German, Spanish and Norwegian. Speech to Text. Text to Speech. Text to Phonetics (IPA). It facilitates looping between a) the user voice and b) an "ideal" voice. It is then more easy to adapt ones own voice.

About

Spelling.Live

Features
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Spelling.Live turns your child's weekly school spelling list into five calm minutes a day. Photograph their list, or pick one of ours, and your child practises those exact words by writing, typing, saying or choosing them, on screen or on paper. When they get stuck, help arrives one step at a time, so they can work out and finish the word themselves. PRACTISE THIS WEEK. REMEMBER IT LATER. Spelling.Live doesn't just prepare children for Friday's test. Words and spelling patterns come back at the right time, and a three-week checkpoint checks whether they've really stuck, including whether your child can use the same pattern in words they've never been given before. WHY FAMILIES USE IT • Their real school spellings, not just generic word lists • Five-minute practice sessions that fit around family life • Writing, typing, speaking and choosing, so children can practise in different ways • Snap a photo of their spelling test and have it marked for you • Handwriting checked as they write on screen • Step-by-step help when they're stuck, without simply giving them the answer • Words return before they're forgotten • Three-week checkpoints show which spelling patterns have really stuck • Weekly progress emails show how they're doing and what needs more practice • Practice reminders can be set for each child • Games and coins they earn by practising first FROM FIRST SOUNDS TO 11+ Start with Reception phonics, Sound Parts and early VC and CVC words, then move through curriculum spelling patterns, KS2 statutory words and 11+ practice. Use your child's school list or choose from built-in UK curriculum word lists and spelling patterns. MADE FOR DIFFERENT LEARNERS Children can practise by writing, typing, speaking or choosing. Support for dyslexia and SEN includes reading-friendly fonts, coloured overlays and gentler handwriting checks. UK, US, Australian and Indian English are supported. FOR TEACHERS Set lists for a whole class, print personalised test sheets, and photograph completed tests so they're marked for you to check. SAFE FOR CHILDREN No ads. Children's data is never sold. Made in the UK by AK Shah Ltd. Free to download.

Screenshots

Phonetics Trainer2 screens
Spelling.Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

Phonetics Trainer and Spelling.Live are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Phonetics Trainer versus Spelling.Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonetics TrainerSpelling.Live
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJon LokenManoj Shah

In-app purchases

None

Phonetics Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Spelling.Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonetics Trainer free?
Phonetics Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spelling.Live free?
Spelling.Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phonetics Trainer or Spelling.Live have ads?
Neither Phonetics Trainer nor Spelling.Live shows ads.

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