Easy Spelling Aid vs SnapType Pro 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Spelling Aid
This app assists with spelling, translation, and reading difficulties. It offers a user-friendly interface with speech recognition and supports multiple languages and writing styles, including dyslexia-friendly options.
- Speech recognition for spelling and translation
- Multi-language support
- Dyslexia-friendly font and color overlays
- Adjustable writing styles and backgrounds
- History log of results
- Profanity filter
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• Would you like help spelling simple or complex words? • Do you need to translate words to and from English? • Do you have dyslexia or other learning difficulties? • Are you learning how to read and write? If you answer yes to any of the above, then Easy Spelling Aid is what you're looking for. Easy Spelling Aid gives children and adults alike a quick and easy way to find out the spelling of a word, translate words to and from English, or other languages, and helps dyslexic learners with specific cognitive difficulties with the aid of the 'OpenDyslexic' font and color overlays. Through this compelling educational app, young students everywhere are starting to enjoy the benefits of self-directed learning by not having to wait for help from parents or teachers. Easy Spelling Aid is suitable for students of all ages, from 5 to 55 and beyond and is recommended by teachers for use individually or in a classroom setting. Easy Spelling Aid boasts superior, accurate and incredibly fine-tuned speech recognition and translation service in multiple languages, including English, Spanish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese and more. Easy Spelling Aid is the perfect tool for writers of all ages, as it improves literacy performance and spelling, helps with comprehension and vocabulary and develops recognition and correct spelling of words in their appropriate context (for example, they’re, their, there). Upon opening the application you are presented with a clear blue user-friendly interface. The instruction 'Touch mic & talk’ is displayed above a circular mic symbol. On touching the symbol, you are asked to 'Talk.' By pressing done the app will process what has been said and proceed to produce your input displayed in your chosen writing style. This feature can be changed in the Settings, which are also easily navigated to from the main screen. Additionally, within the Settings, you can change between multiple languages, select translation language, reverse translation, select a background, select a dyslexic option, display upper and lower case letters and turn off speech output if you wish. Easy Spelling Aid also features a History Log, which saves spelling results including translations. Key Features: • Child friendly, profanity is filtered out • NO ads or in-app purchases Supports multiple languages at the touch of a button • English (US, Canadian, UK and Australian), Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese • Automatic language region selection • Choose a writing style: US D’Nealian Manuscript, US D’Nealian Cursive or Noto Sans. Please note: other writing styles are available, but are language/country dependent • Choose a background: No writing lines, 3 writing lines, 4 writing lines or colored background overlays • Instructions and For Best Results guide under Settings • OpenDyslexic font with 6 color overlays • Speak text and repeat the speech to hear the word or phrase again • Ability to Copy spelling results • Ability to Define words • Ability to Share words via the Activity popup • iMessage integration: Generates a custom message bubble of the spelling with or without translation • Today Widget and 3D Touch - show recent spelling, translations and quick links for easy access • Support for split view in iPad and iPad Pro devices • View in portrait or landscape orientation Learning Outcomes: • Cognitive Development • Communication Skills • Collaboration Skills • Organisational and Productivity Skills • Life Skills • Thinking & Reasoning • Self-Direction Ages: • Preschool (3-5 Years) • Elementary School (5-11 Years) • Middle School (11-14 Years) • High School (14-18 Years) • College/University (18+ Years of Age) Requirements: • Easy Spelling Aid requires network connectivity (WiFi, 3G, 4G or GPRS)
SnapType Pro 2
This app empowers students to complete school worksheets on their iPad. It allows users to import or photograph worksheets, add text via keyboard, and customize reading and writing experiences. Features like text-to-speech and adjustable fonts aid students with handwriting or literacy challenges.
- Text-to-speech reading of worksheets
- Import worksheets from Google Drive
- Real-time auto-save
- Create new worksheets with templates
- Adjustable font styles and line thickness
- Add blank text boxes to worksheets
- Whiteboard filter for ink saving
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We are so excited to launch SnapType Pro 2, the most capable SnapType ever! For many years, SnapType has been a game changer in education and now with the release of SnapType Pro 2, your students will have the tools they need to feel even more self-confident, included, and intelligent. We reinvested everything to build SnapType Pro 2 with the most requested features from our users. Take a look at these new features: - Text-to-speech is here! SnapType can now read the worksheet aloud to you. - Sort your files to find just the worksheet you’re looking for. - Quickly import worksheets from Google Drive. - Never lose your work! Realtime auto-save ensures all your work is recorded even if you close the app while working. - Create new worksheets using page templates like lined paper, graph paper, and more. - Drag & drop files makes it easier than ever to organize your worksheets into folders. - Intuitive text wrapping will always keep your answers on the worksheet. - Parents and teachers can add blank text boxes onto worksheets to help student efficiency. - Undo/Redo arrows help bring back deleted text boxes. - Enhance your reading by finding the font that works best for you. Choose from several including those designed specifically for people with dyslexia. - From thick to thin, make your line perfectly fit the worksheet with adjustable line thickness. - COMING SOON! We're constantly developing and delivering new features! Of course you still have access to all these other great features: - Store unlimited worksheets - Draw lines on worksheets - Whiteboard Filter: turn colored worksheets into black and white to save ink when printing. - Colored Backgrounds: some users with impaired vision may find it difficult to read traditional worksheets with black text on a white background. Change the background to a variety of colors for better contrast and easier reading. SnapType helps students keep up with their peers in class even when their penmanship holds them back. Students can easily complete school worksheets with the help of an iPad. With SnapType, students can take a picture of their worksheets, or import worksheets. They can then use their iPad keyboard to add text. When complete, it’s easy to print, email, or share the finished worksheets. This is the perfect solution for kids, and even adults, who struggle with their handwriting and literacy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Easy Spelling Aid at $4.99 against SnapType Pro 2's $49.99. Easy Spelling Aid also leads on chart position (#194 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). SnapType Pro 2's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.7). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Easy Spelling Aid costs $4.99 and SnapType Pro 2 $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SnapType Pro 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 35 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 78% and 79% positive.
Easy Spelling Aid ships an update monthly, SnapType Pro 2 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Spelling Aid | SnapType Pro 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $49.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (14 ratings) | 4.4 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.0% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuapp Productions Pty Ltd | SNAPTYPE, LLC |
Customer experience
Easy Spelling Aid
SnapType Pro 2
In-app purchases
Easy Spelling Aid
No in-app purchases
SnapType Pro 2
No in-app purchases
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