Comparison

Spelling Balloons vs Ludik

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

Head to head
About

Spelling Balloons

This game helps children learn and practice reading and spelling high-frequency words through a fun balloon-popping activity. It offers customizable word lists, voice recording, and detailed progress reports for educators.

Highlights
  • Switch-accessible gameplay
  • Customizable word lists
  • Recordable voice pronunciation
  • Detailed progress reports
  • Adjustable game speed and difficulty
  • Supports multiple languages
Features
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Want a switch-accessible app that helps teach and reinforce how to read and spell words, all while playing a game? Crazy Balloons Spelling is an engaging, fun activity that will do just that! Crazy Balloons Spelling was designed with input from kids, parents, teachers and therapists as a way for children to learn, and practice recognising, high-frequency words - all while playing a balloon-popping game that’s easy to learn but also a challenge. Testimonials from people trying Crazy Balloons - Spelling out before launch: "It is helpful, my son love the game. He said is so much fun" "My neighbor’s kids have been fighting over the game when I have gone over there for them to play with it." Why Crazy Balloons Spelling? PKCLsoft creates apps that are affordable, educational, engaging and accessible - because all children deserve to learn and become proficient communicators and readers. The benefits of playing Crazy Balloons Spelling include: β€’ Sight word recognition skills increase β€’ Increased proficiency and fluency in reading β€’ Lots of audio processing practice β€’ Game play requires the player utilise visual scanning and visual discrimination skills Educators will love being able to read a detailed report (which can be shared via eMail, Messages, or Airdrop) on each game a student plays and Crazy Balloons Spelling is also fully customisable: β€’ Create your own word lists, and share them via eMail, Messages or Airdrop. β€’ The app supports iOS localisation features for both language and voices. Word lists are aligned with the language of your device; supporting English, Spanish, French and Dutch. β€’ You can record your own voice for any word in the word lists; or adjust the pronunciation if you need to. β€’ Set up a profile for each player and tailor the game play to suit each child’s strengths and challenges. β€’ Easily turn sounds and music on or off. β€’ Select the speed of play, how many balloons appear on screen and how many questions there are per game. β€’ You can adjust the speed of the audible prompts used. β€’ The game can be played with a compatible switch interface or bluetooth keyboard and switch settings can also be customised. ***** IMPORTANT NOTE: The word lists that come with the app have all been localised for country specific spellings where possible. If you are seeing incorrect spellings (e.g. Grey instead of Gray) then it will be because your device has it's regional setting incorrectly set. Just remove the app, change the regional setting to English and reinstall the app. Regional settings may be found in the Settings app at: General->Language & Region. In here be sure that the language is English, and Region is set to United States (for example). ***** VOICES AND PRONUNCIATION NOTE: Did you know that your iOS device can speak, and that you can improve the quality of the voice? Crazy Balloons - Spelling uses the voice in your device, but if you don't do anything you may be listening to a very computerised voice. You can (for most languages) ask your device to download an "Enhanced Quality" voice by starting the Settings app, and navigating to: General->Accessibility->VoiceOver->Speech->Default Dialect. At this setting you can choose the language you want to use, and whether you want the default computerised voice, or the Enhanced Quality voice. PKCLsoft takes children’s privacy seriously. Our apps have: β€’ a parental gate so children cannot access links outside the app β€’ no ads β€’ no tools for collecting or analysing user data β€’ no social media sharing β€’ no in-app purchases For detailed information on our privacy policy, visit http://www.pkclsoft.com/wp/privacy ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Know What's Inside member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids' apps ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– At PKCLsoft we value your feedback so please email any comments or questions about Crazy Balloons Spelling to info@pkclsoft.com

About

Ludik

This app uses fun games and a reward system to motivate children to complete repetitive tasks, such as speech therapy exercises or learning new vocabulary. Parents can set the number of tasks required before a child earns game time.

Highlights
  • Six quick and fun games
  • Reward system for task completion
  • Customizable task requirements
  • Progress tracking
  • Choice of games
  • Adjustable game time
Features
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Ludik has six quick and easy fun games with a reward system to motivate children to complete various repetitive tasks. Does your child have to practise words following speech therapy sessions? Learn how to spell new vocabulary? Does your child refuse to eat or dress? Does he or she have to do physiotherapy exercises? Using the Ludik app, determine the number of β€œstimuli” to be completed: a number of words to say, mouthfuls to swallow, repetitions of an exercise, etc. The child earns points after completing these actions. Points are recorded on the app. After reaching the required number of stimuli, the child can play a game of his or her choice for a predetermined period in settings. There are two types of scoring: β€’ Standard progress indicator: Choose the number of actions (stimuli) to be completed before the child gets to play the game, regardless whether or not the child manages to complete them. β€’ Fun progress indicator: Choose the number of actions (stimuli) to be completed before the child gets to play the game. Have fun! Available on iPad.

Screenshots

Spelling Balloons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ludik at Free against Spelling Balloons's $2.99. Spelling Balloons's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Ludik is free to download; Spelling Balloons costs $2.99 up front. Ludik sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Spelling Balloons asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spelling Balloons ships an update every 5 months, Ludik every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
Spelling Balloons versus Ludik: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpelling BalloonsLudik
Price$2.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 4 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPad
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better13.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperpkclSoftDomino (apps)

Customer experience

Spelling Balloons

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ludik

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Spelling Balloons

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ludik

One-time1
  • Unlock all games$6.99

Questions

Is Spelling Balloons free?
Spelling Balloons costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ludik free?
Ludik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spelling Balloons or Ludik have ads?
Neither Spelling Balloons nor Ludik shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spelling Balloons or Ludik?
Spelling Balloons ships an update every 5 months, and Ludik every 4 months. Most recently, Spelling Balloons was updated on October 21, 2026 and Ludik on October 7, 2026.

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