Comparison

Typesy vs Letter Tiles for Learning

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Typesy

Master touch typing with interactive lessons, fun games, and a rich content library. Track your progress and boost your words per minute with this comprehensive typing tutor. Suitable for beginners and advanced users aiming to improve speed and accuracy.

Highlights
  • Interactive typing lessons
  • Engaging typing games
  • Rich content library
  • Progress tracking and analytics
  • Boost WPM and accuracy
Features
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Are you ready to master the art of typing with Typesy, the ultimate typing tutor and keyboarding software? Typesy is your personal guide to becoming a typing pro, whether you're a beginner or looking to level up your skills. With engaging lessons, fun exercises, and cutting-edge technology, you'll type faster, more accurately, and with newfound confidence. Key Features: - Interactive Typing Lessons: Dive into the interactive lessons tailored for all skill levels. Learn touch typing techniques and boost your WPM (words per minute) effortlessly. - Engaging Typing Games: Learning doesn't have to be boring! Enjoy a variety of typing games designed to make practice fun and addictive. - Rich Content Library: Explore a vast library of texts and articles across different genres. Improve your typing while reading interesting and informative content. - Progress Tracking: Track your typing speed and accuracy over time. Watch yourself evolve into a typing pro with detailed performance analytics. Join millions of satisfied learners who have transformed their typing skills with Typesy. Whether you want to enhance your professional productivity or simply type faster for personal use, Typesy has you covered. Here are links of our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy: https://www.ereflect.com/terms-and-conditions.html https://www.ereflect.com/privacy.html

About

Letter Tiles for Learning

Build words, divide them into syllables, and explore phonogram sounds. This educational tool supports specific reading and spelling programs, offering relevant letter tiles for each lesson. Ideal for interactive learning on tablets.

Highlights
  • Build words
  • Divide words into syllables
  • Hear phonogram sounds
  • Supports All About Reading
  • Supports All About Spelling
  • Lesson-specific letter tiles
Features
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This app is designed for tablets. It is not recommended for phones. Our Letter Tiles app lets you build words, divide words into syllables, and hear the sounds of the phonograms. Just choose your program from the menu (All About Reading or All About Spelling) and select which lesson number you are currently teaching. The appropriate letter tiles for that lesson will appear, making it easy for you to teach and easy for your child to learn. The app contains all the phonograms, suffixes, and word parts taught in the All About Reading and All About Spelling lesson plans. Suitable for all ages and learning styles! Please Note: This app does not read words aloud.

Screenshots

Letter Tiles for Learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Typesy at Free against Letter Tiles for Learning's $19.99. Typesy also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.2) and review sentiment (63% vs 38%). Letter Tiles for Learning's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#41 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Typesy is free to download; Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99 up front. Typesy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Letter Tiles for Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Typesy holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 189 and 93 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Typesy's written reviews are positive against 38% of Letter Tiles for Learning's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typesy ships an update monthly, Letter Tiles for Learning every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Typesy versus Letter Tiles for Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypesyLetter Tiles for Learning
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating4.5 (189 ratings) — better3.2 (93 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better37.7% of reviews
Number of ratings189 — better93
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#41 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopereReflectAll About Learning Press, Inc.

Customer experience

Typesy

All ratings186 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative29.2%

Letter Tiles for Learning

All ratings93 ratings
Positive48.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative43.0%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative52.2%

User reviews

Typesy

From 189 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use interface and clear instructions
  • 🎮 Fun and engaging gamified learning experience
  • 📈 Effective for improving typing speed and accuracy
  • 🎯 Logical progression through lessons starting from basics
  • 👶 Suitable for all ages from children to adults

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
  • 💰 Expensive paywall after initial lessons
  • 🔌 Poor performance on iPad/iOS devices
  • ⏱️ Long loading times and lag
  • 😤 Unresponsive customer support

Letter Tiles for Learning

From 93 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easier than physical tiles
  • 👍 Convenient for travel
  • 👍 Good for multiple children
  • 👍 Works well with AAS/AAR
  • 👍 Intuitive design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frustrating to use
  • 🐛 Overpriced
  • 🐛 Inconsistent tile response
  • 🐛 New update issues
  • 🐛 Not phone compatible

Bugs and requests

Typesy

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App freezes when typing errors are made
  • Keyboard input not registering correctly
  • Login failures and authentication issues
  • Courses not unlocking despite payment
  • Paused game popup interrupting typing
Show 8 more
  • Quote and apostrophe keys not working
  • Avatar not updating
  • Level progression not working properly
  • Sound settings not saving
  • Offline mode showing false error messages
  • App crashes after completing lessons
  • Lag when typing at higher speeds
  • Pet bonuses not applying as advertised

Requested features

10 requests
  • More free content before paywall
  • Multiple user profiles for families
  • Keyboard layout diagram showing mistakes
  • More frequent app updates
  • Skip level option for advanced users
Show 5 more
  • Sentence and phrase practice (not just random words)
  • Axolotl pet option
  • Badges or achievement system
  • Better offline functionality
  • Improved sound settings control

Letter Tiles for Learning

Reported bugs

50 issues
  • Drop-down menu not staying down
  • Blank white screen
  • App crashes constantly
  • Tiles go missing when splitting syllables
  • Spaces appear randomly in words
Show 45 more
  • Replacing letters moves them to end
  • Cannot drag tiles to top
  • App crashes on opening after update
  • App not working after update
  • New version not compatible with curriculum
  • Letters freeze up constantly
  • Cannot clear tiles easily
  • Tapping letters to appear on screen not working
  • Sound stopped working
  • Difficulty downloading app components
  • Dragging syllable tags is difficult
  • Cannot get syllable tags to move
  • App orientation locked
  • Cannot put two separate words on same line
  • Cannot play 'change the word' activity
  • Drop-down for picking lesson not working
  • Hardly ever works, difficult to select level/lesson
  • Stuck on white screen
  • App freezes
  • Can't see all letters on screen, cut off
  • Let you switch out letters fluidly
  • Word building area cut off by letter tiles
  • Child cannot hold on a letter blend to hear sound
  • Child cannot hold built word to see spelling
  • Interface difficult to use
  • Tiles don't always respond to touch
  • Tiles go missing
  • Clears for no reason
  • Cannot find sounds, don't fit on screen
  • Letters too large
  • Constantly have to swipe to get to vowel teams
  • Cannot drag them up there, have to fling
  • App unusable for many activities
  • App keeps closing itself
  • Letters freeze up
  • Cannot get any of it to work
  • Too sensitive to clear tiles
  • Tapping letters doesn't work
  • Cannot divide syllables easily
  • Cannot put divided syllables back together
  • Difficult to slide screen to access syllable tags
  • Cannot drag tiles on iPad
  • Issues dragging tiles
  • Cannot get tiles to respond
  • Words popping up on screen within lessons

Requested features

14 requests
  • Undo feature
  • Tile scramble mode
  • Apple Pencil/stylus support
  • Card quiz feature
  • Option to adjust tile size
Show 9 more
  • Ability to write on whiteboard
  • Sound out words in lessons
  • Add end mark punctuation
  • Add 'q' tile for advanced learners
  • Fix /r/ and /er/ sound issue
  • Add 'are you sure?' for deleting tiles
  • Allow multiple words on one line
  • Fix first line bug
  • Allow user to adjust keyboard area size

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Typesy

Subscriptions1
  • Typesy VIP$8.991 Month
One-time2
  • Typesy Pro Account$14.99
  • Typesy Premium Account$14.99
None

Letter Tiles for Learning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Typesy free?
Typesy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Letter Tiles for Learning free?
Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Typesy or Letter Tiles for Learning?
Typesy is rated higher. Typesy averages 4.5 out of 5 from 189 ratings, while Letter Tiles for Learning averages 3.2 from 93 ratings.
Do Typesy or Letter Tiles for Learning have ads?
Neither Typesy nor Letter Tiles for Learning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Typesy or Letter Tiles for Learning?
Typesy ships an update monthly, and Letter Tiles for Learning every 6 weeks. Most recently, Typesy was updated on November 2, 2026 and Letter Tiles for Learning on November 4, 2026.

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