Comparison

VOLP vs Soletrando

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

Head to head
About

VOLP

This app provides a lexical search base for Portuguese vocabulary, including official spellings, foreign terms, and place names. It offers over 380,000 words with grammatical classes and supplementary information for accurate orthographic consultation.

Highlights
  • Lexical search base
  • Official Portuguese spelling
  • Foreign terms vocabulary
  • Toponyms and gentilic vocabulary
  • Over 380,000 words
  • Grammatical classes
  • Supplementary information
Features
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Base de pesquisa lexical que abrange os termos vernáculos do Vocabulário Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa (Volp), do Vocabulário de Estrangeirismos e do Vocabulário de Topônimos e Gentilicos. O Volp faz o registro atualizado das palavras da língua portuguesa em sua grafia oficial com especial atenção a sua vertente brasileira. São mais de 380 mil palavras para consulta ortográfica, com as respectivas classes gramaticais e informações suplementares precisas e breves.

About

Soletrando

Practice spelling words through a fun, competitive game. Listen to a word and type it correctly, using helpful hints if needed. Lose lives with each mistake, but earn them back by watching videos or waiting.

Highlights
  • Word spelling practice
  • Competitive gameplay
  • Listen and type words
  • Spelling hints (accentuation, silent letters, hyphen)
  • Life system with recovery options
Features
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No Soletrando - A competição, os usuários poderão praticar a soletração de forma divertida e em forma de competição. Escolha uma lista de palavras, escute a palavra e tente digitar corretamente. Se precisar, você pode escolher entre uma das 3 ajudas possíveis. São elas: Saber se a palavra tem acentuação; Saber se a palavra possui uma letra muda; Saber se a palavra possui hífen. Cada erro você perderá uma vida. Você pode assistir um vídeo ou aguardar 20 minutos e uma vida nova é creditada.

Screenshots

VOLP3 screens
Soletrando4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Soletrando at every 6 days against VOLP's every 2 weeks. Soletrando also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VOLP ships an update every 2 weeks, Soletrando every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VOLP versus Soletrando: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVOLPSoletrando
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.3% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcademia Brasileira de LetrasDouglas Possas

Customer experience

VOLP

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive29.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative56.9%

Soletrando

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VOLP

No in-app purchases

None

Soletrando

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VOLP free?
VOLP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Soletrando free?
Soletrando is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VOLP or Soletrando have ads?
Neither VOLP nor Soletrando shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VOLP or Soletrando?
VOLP ships an update every 2 weeks, and Soletrando every 6 days. Most recently, VOLP was updated on November 1, 2026 and Soletrando on October 30, 2026.

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