A Spelling App Without a Subscription

Most kids' spelling apps now charge $3-13 every month. If your child needs

spelling practice for the school year — not another recurring charge — this

page is for you.

Why spelling apps went subscription

Subscriptions are better for app businesses: predictable revenue, higher

lifetime value. Several popular spelling apps started as one-time purchases and

later moved to monthly plans. That's a fine business choice — but for a tool

your child uses to practice a weekly list, it means paying every month for

something that does one job.

What paying once gets you with SpellSprout

• $4.99, one time. That's the entire cost. No trial that converts, no

premium tier, no ads, no in-app purchases.

• The whole app. Custom spelling lists (typed or photo-scanned from the

paper list), 16 practice mini-games, phonics practice, progress tracking for up to

two children, streaks and achievements, and adaptive difficulty that brings

tricky words back until they stick.

• No account. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to cancel, nothing to forget

about. Everything lives on your device.

• Privacy by default. Your child's data never leaves the device. Analytics

are off unless a parent turns them on, and the parent dashboard is protected

by a PIN or Face ID.

The honest tradeoffs

One-time apps don't have cloud sync — progress stays on the device it happened

on (you can export it any time from the parent dashboard). And there's no

web/desktop version. If you need multi-device cloud sync, a subscription

service may fit you better. If you need one iPad and one weekly list, you

don't.

The math

Try it

SpellSprout is coming to the App Store for iPhone and iPad. Questions? See the

FAQ or email support@spellsprout.app.