Spelling Boost vs Spelling.Live

Spelling Boost turns spelling lists into spoken dictation practice for Android. Learners can scan a printed list with the camera or enter words manually, hear them spoken aloud, and answer by typing or writing on screen with a finger or stylus. The app checks answers and tracks progress, including answer comparisons and performance over time. Tricky Words creates review sessions for difficult words, while Text Practice Mode dictates full sentences covering spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and spacing. Parents can enter test dates and receive reminders. The maker says dictation works offline through the device’s speech engine. Spelling Boost offers 81 regional spoken voices across 70 languages and 122 localized interface settings. Google Play says the app contains ads and in-app purchases. Its listing says data is encrypted in transit and users can request deletion, and that the app may collect and share personal information, app activity, and app performance information.

Spelling.Live turns school spelling lists into practice activities for children in KS1 and KS2. Families can create lists by photographing a school sheet, pasting text, or entering words. Children can practise through handwriting, typing, speaking, selecting answers, tracing, or working on paper. A weekly Learning plan schedules activities and can follow weekly, fluid, or classic rhythms. Spaced repetition returns to weaker words, while difficulty adjusts to the child’s stage. AI tools provide spelling tips, picture hints, sentence generation, and handwriting marking. Teachers and tutors can create classes, assign lists, review group reports, scan paper tests for marking, and import pupil rosters from Google Classroom. Per-child settings include OpenDyslexic or Lexend fonts, colour overlays, adjustable spacing, and slower speech. The service is available on Android, iOS, and web. Free sign-up provides 200 credits, which expire after 90 days without a practice session. Paid packs cost 4.00 GBP for 400 credits or 20.00 GBP for 5,000 credits, each as a one-time purchase valid for 12 months.