Spelling.Live turns school spelling lists into short daily practice for KS1 and KS2 children. Families can build a list from a photo, pasted text, or entered words, then choose practice through handwriting, typing, speech, answer selection, tracing, or paper activities. A weekly Learning plan schedules activities and can follow weekly, fluid, or classic rhythms. Spaced repetition revisits words a child finds difficult, and practice difficulty adjusts to the child’s stage. AI features provide spelling tips, picture hints, sentence generation, and handwriting marking. Teachers and tutors can set up classes, assign lists, review group reports, scan batches of paper tests, and import pupil rosters from Google Classroom. Per-child options include OpenDyslexic or Lexend fonts, colour overlays, adjustable spacing, and slower speech. The service is available on Android, iOS, and web. It has a free plan with 200 sign-up credits; those expire after 90 days without a practice session. Credit packs are one-time purchases: £4.00 for 400 credits or £20.00 for 5,000 credits, each valid for 12 months.
Who it is for
It suits KS1 and KS2 families practising school spelling, as well as teachers and tutors who manage lists and review group work. Its per-child accessibility settings may suit children who need font, colour, spacing, or speech adjustments.
What is good
- Create lists from photos, pasted text, or entered words
- Six practice modes, including paper and handwriting
- Spaced repetition revisits weaker words
- Teachers can scan batches of paper tests
- Per-child font, colour, spacing, and speech settings
What to know first
- Free sign-up credits expire after 90 days without practice
- Practice uses credits
- No free trial
Verdict
Spelling.Live combines family spelling practice with classroom list and marking tools. The free allocation is limited by credits and an inactivity expiry; larger one-time packs are available.
Spelling.Live plans and pricing
All plansCompared on spelling apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Phonics instruction
- Yes
- Dictation practice
- Yes
- Corrective practice
- Yes
- Teacher dashboard
- Yes
- Word-list import
- Yes
