Spelling.Live vs SpellMe

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.

SpellMe is a web app for interactive spelling practice at home or in classrooms. It offers Regular, Mastery, and Story modes, though access to some modes depends on the account tier. Mastery adjusts difficulty in response to performance, and hints can focus practice on letters a learner misses. Learners can make custom word lists or use curated phonics and festive lists; registered users can access the curated library. A dashboard tracks accuracy and word mastery, while teacher accounts add classroom management and student progress monitoring. Premium tools include hints, image-based list import, generated lists, and AI progress summaries. The free Basic plan includes five lists of up to ten words each, more than 300 curated phonics lists, and Regular Mode. Advanced costs £12/year and Premium costs £20/year, each with a 14-day free trial. SpellMe works on browser-based devices including Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows, but requires an internet connection. Guest users can create one list of up to five words, with progress saved locally.