Comparison

BOT 3rd vs Spelling Ace 4th Grade

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • UIL spelling word lists
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Interactive typing practice
  • Progress tracking
  • Misspelled word review
  • Subscription for full content
Features
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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.

About

Spelling Ace 4th Grade

Master 4th-grade spelling with engaging lessons and adaptive practice. Includes text-to-speech and auto-play features for independent learning. A single subscription unlocks all apps and lessons from the developer.

Highlights
  • Read-along lessons
  • Adaptive spelling practice
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Auto-play lessons
  • Student and teacher profiles
  • Progress tracking and gamification
Features
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Give your kids everything they need to master 4th grade spelling skills in a flash. Spelling Ace combines simple, read-along lessons with smart spelling-bee-style adaptive practice to make learning to spell hundreds of 4th grade words faster and easier than ever before. Start a 7 day free trial, and see how much your students can learn all on their own. Bonus: your membership also unlocks everything made by Class Ace including 10+ apps, 2,500+ lessons, and 20+ AI tools. There's no better investment. Features: • 70+ award-winning, read-assist lessons. • Effective, innovative smart practice. Proprietary adaptive algorithms developed over years of student testing. • Text to speech. Tap on any sentence to have it read out loud. • Auto-play. Sit back and enjoy the whole lesson read to you. Even kids with difficulties decoding text or paying attention can learn spelling skills on their own. • Switch between separate student and teacher profiles. • Teacher View: Look at charts of useful metrics and review student practice. • Gamification. Medals, progress bars, and uplifting interfaces motivate students to do their best. Watch your child's grades improve with just a few minutes of regular practice. We recommend 5 lessons per day. Spelling 4 was developed by a team of veteran teachers, technologists, and student testers. ======= Spelling 4 is a member of the Class Ace family of apps. One subscription unlocks full access to all 15+ apps by Class Ace, over 2,500+ lessons covering K-6 subjects, and 20+ innovative AI tools. Subscription Info: • Unlimited access starts at $14.99 / month after a 1 week free trial and includes 5 student profiles. • Includes full access to all apps by Class Ace covering 2,500+ skills for kids. • Cancel anytime: You won't be charged if you cancel before the end of the trial period. • Renewal: Auto-renewal may be turned off anytime from your Apple Subscription Manager. If your child needs Spelling 4 but you simply can’t afford it, please email support@classace.io. Subscriptions automatically renew unless they are turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in account settings. Renewals are charged within 24-hours preceding the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions are managed by the user. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to Spelling 4 by Class Ace, where applicable. You can access Spelling 4 without a subscription, but will be limited to 5 free lessons, and your progress won't be saved if you delete the app. No parent wants to see their child fall behind. Yet over 50% of 4th graders weren't proficient in 4th grade common core standards in the US in 2017. Our own kids were struggling to keep up. We built Spelling 4 for them, and now they are excelling on their own. Your kids can too! ======= Help & Support Problems, questions, or want to get in touch? Contact us at support@classace.io Links: Terms of Service: https://classace.io/terms Privacy: https://classace.io/privacy

Screenshots

BOT 3rd4 screens
Spelling Ace 4th Grade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BOT 3rd at none against Spelling Ace 4th Grade's 10. Spelling Ace 4th Grade's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Spelling Ace 4th Grade sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. BOT 3rd asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BOT 3rd ships an update every 6 months, Spelling Ace 4th Grade weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BOT 3rd versus Spelling Ace 4th Grade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBOT 3rdSpelling Ace 4th Grade
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.2 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—59 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeggy MarkhamClass Ace LLC

Customer experience

BOT 3rd

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Spelling Ace 4th Grade

All ratings56 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

BOT 3rd

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Spelling Ace 4th Grade

Subscriptions10
  • Spelling 4th Grade 3 Students7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Spelling 4th Grade 4 Students7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Spelling 4 Monthly Parent7 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Spelling 4th Yearly 1 Student7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Spelling 4th Yearly 2 Students7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Spelling 4th Yearly 3 Students7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Spelling 4th Yearly 5 Students7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Spelling 4th Yearly 8 Students7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Spelling 4th Yearly 9 Students7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Spelling 4 Yearly 10 Students7 Days trial$109.991 Year

Questions

Is BOT 3rd free?
BOT 3rd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spelling Ace 4th Grade free?
Spelling Ace 4th Grade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BOT 3rd or Spelling Ace 4th Grade have ads?
Neither BOT 3rd nor Spelling Ace 4th Grade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BOT 3rd or Spelling Ace 4th Grade?
BOT 3rd ships an update every 6 months, and Spelling Ace 4th Grade weekly. Most recently, BOT 3rd was updated on November 5, 2026 and Spelling Ace 4th Grade on November 3, 2026.

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