Best Spelling Apps in 2026
Updated
In short: PenPoints is ranked #1 of 25 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Spelling Boost and Spelling Shed. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Spelling Boost. The lowest first paid tier on this page is DoodleSpell at £0.50/mo.
Spelling practice can focus on correcting errors, hearing words, or learning sound patterns, so the available activities are worth comparing. Compared on corrective practice, dictation practice, and phonics instruction, these apps offer criteria for matching practice to a learner’s needs. Offline access and word-list import may also matter for where and how vocabulary is studied, while a teacher dashboard is a consideration for classroom use. PenPoints, Spelling Boost, and Spelling Shed are among the options shown, alongside Spelling.Live and SpellMe. Check free-plan availability and the listed paid starting price as you assess the learning features that fit your setting.
25 spelling apps ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Spelling Apps, one module each. A lit port is something its maker publishes; 0 of the 25 on this page have a public API.
- 01 PenPoints API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 02 Spelling Boost API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 03 Spelling Shed API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 04 Spelling.Live API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9Free
- 05 SpellMe API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE yesDOCS 5.9£1/mo
- 06 Spell Up API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.6
- 07 DoodleSpell API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4£0.50/mo
- 08 MySpellings API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4
- 09 Wordshark API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.4£15.83/mo
- 10 Spello API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.3£0.83/mo
- 11 Better Speller API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 12 Spelvo API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.1
- 13 Spellexi API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 14 Spelling Notebook API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 15 Spelling Stars API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 16 SpellingJoy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 17 SpellQuiz API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 18 SpellSmart API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 19 Spellzone API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 20 Word Club API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 5.0
- 21 Sir Linkalot API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 22 Spelling Test Buddy API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 23 Squeebles Spelling Connect API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.9
- 24 StarSpell API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.8
- 25 SpellBoard API not on recordOSS not on recordFREE not on recordDOCS 4.7
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Questions about this list
Which spelling app is ranked first on Inferse?
PenPoints is ranked #1 of 25 with a score of 5.9. Spelling Boost is second and Spelling Shed third.
How many of these have a free plan?
5 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, DoodleSpell has the lowest first paid tier we found: £0.50/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.