Spello vs Word Club

Spello is a browser-based spelling and typing practice product for UK primary pupils in Years 1–6. Its default practice covers the DfE statutory common exception words for those year groups. Spello assesses a child’s level and adapts word choice and difficulty as practice continues. A modified SM-2 spaced-repetition engine schedules difficult words for review and removes them after mastery. Children can listen and type, answer multiple choice, use flash cards, arrange letters or guess letters. Words and sentences are read aloud, and typing words in context builds keyboard confidence alongside spelling. Parents or teachers can optionally assign topic lists, spelling-pattern lists or weekly class words. Families covers up to four children per account, with unlimited practice and a daily cap per child of 10–60 minutes. It costs £10 for the first year only, then £20/year. Schools costs £200 per year and adds a central teacher and class dashboard, teacher-set lists, whole-school analytics and bulk CSV import. Schools can import pupil records and generate personalised parent letters and QR-code login slips. It works in modern browsers on tablets and laptops, including iPads, Chromebooks, Windows and Mac laptops, and Android tablets via Chrome.

Word Club is a free Android and iOS app for studying spelling and vocabulary, including preparation for spelling bees. Its quizzes cover 450 School Level Study List words and 4,000 Words of the Champions words. Learners can choose five spelling modes and three vocabulary modes, then track progress through both lists. Games work offline, with results synchronizing to the account after reconnection. The app receives annual updates just after Labor Day with study words for the current school year. Teachers at enrolled schools can sign in to access and distribute study lists. The Words of the Champions collection comes from Merriam-Webster Unabridged, identified as the official dictionary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The app is intended for preparation from classroom and school bees through district, county, regional, and final local events. Account creation checks that a new account holder is at least 13. Support is available in Settings or through a website ticket.