BOT 3rd vs Spelling Study Helper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BOT 3rd
This app helps third and fourth graders master spelling words for the Texas UIL Spelling contest. It features audio pronunciation, interactive typing, and tracks progress, keeping misspelled words in rotation until mastered. A subscription unlocks all contest words for the current school year.
- UIL spelling word lists
- Audio pronunciation
- Interactive typing practice
- Progress tracking
- Misspelled word review
- Subscription for full content
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Get ahead of the game and on your way to being a champion! Best of Texas Contest's 3rd-4th Grade Spelling helps you learn all the words for the Texas UIL Spelling contest for Grades 3 and 4. Listen as the words are pronounced, type in your spelling, and see if you get the word correct or incorrect. Incorrectly spelled words stay in the mix until you have spelled them correctly. Track your progress as you go. A fun and convenient way to learn the words for the 3rd and 4th grade UIL Spelling contests. Access to full content requires a subscription. A school-year subscription gives you access to all 3rd-4th Grade spelling words for the current school year UIL contest.
Spelling Study Helper
This app helps elementary students practice their weekly spelling lists independently. It reads words aloud, keeps them covered, and tracks correct spellings, making solo study effective and engaging.
- Input weekly spelling lists
- Speaks spelling words aloud
- Keeps words covered during study
- Documents correct spellings
- No login required
- No personal data saved
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It can sometimes be difficult for elementary students to study spelling words alone without a parent or another child to read the words aloud. Now students can study the weekly spelling list on their own. Students input the words from their weekly spelling list into the app. The app SPEAKS the spelling words from the list while keeping the words covered and documents if the word is spelled correctly. A perfect companion to any classroom spelling activities! There is no login required. No information, personal or otherwise, is saved online.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spelling Study Helper at 38% against BOT 3rd's 0%. Spelling Study Helper also leads on monetization model (free vs subscription). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BOT 3rd ships an update every 6 months, Spelling Study Helper every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BOT 3rd | Spelling Study Helper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (95 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 37.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 95 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peggy Markham | Cyborg Syndicate, LLC |
Customer experience
BOT 3rd
Spelling Study Helper
In-app purchases
BOT 3rd
No in-app purchases
Spelling Study Helper
No in-app purchases
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