Comparison

Letter Tiles for Learning vs TT Math 3

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

Head to head
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
Currently charting
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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.

About

TT Math 3

This educational app offers interactive math lessons and practice problems for third graders. It provides automated grading, instant feedback, and step-by-step explanations, allowing for independent learning. Parents can track progress, and the app supports offline use for up to six lessons.

Highlights
  • 118 audiovisual lectures
  • Thousands of practice problems
  • Automated grading and instant feedback
  • Step-by-step audiovisual explanations
  • Parental progress tracking
  • Offline access for up to 6 lessons
  • Digitized textbook with search
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The Teaching Textbooks Math 3 app makes your TT course even better! Not only will your student enjoy math while learning independently, but, with the app, that learning can also take place on the go. Even when offline! Specifically, the app can be used offline for up to 6 lessons at a time. That makes it perfect for homeschool parents who need their kids to stay productive while the family is out and about during the day. The app’s other features include… • 118 audiovisual lectures that teach every core concept in the standard 3rd grade curriculum • thousands of problems that give students all the practice they need to master each concept • automated grading and instant feedback for every single problem • step-by-step audiovisual explanations to every single problem so students can see exactly what they did wrong when mistakes are made (This makes the program feel as if a tutor is at the student’s side!) • parental controls that let you track your student’s progress • the digitized version of the printed Teaching Textbooks Math 3 textbook (with a search feature and a hyper-linked index) • no advertising or in-app purchase offers • Internet connectivity is required, but you can remain offline for up to 6 lessons.

Screenshots

Letter Tiles for Learning4 screens
TT Math 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TT Math 3 at Free against Letter Tiles for Learning's $19.99. TT Math 3 also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.3) and review sentiment (57% vs 38%). Letter Tiles for Learning's advantage is chart position (#15 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

TT Math 3 is free to download; Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TT Math 3 holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 64 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Letter Tiles for Learning's written reviews are positive against 57% of TT Math 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letter Tiles for Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, TT Math 3 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Letter Tiles for Learning versus TT Math 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetter Tiles for LearningTT Math 3
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (88 ratings)3.7 (64 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews57.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88 — better64
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#15 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll About Learning Press, Inc.Teaching Textbooks, Inc.

Customer experience

Letter Tiles for Learning

All ratings88 ratings
Positive51.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative39.8%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive37.7%
Neutral10.1%
Negative52.2%

TT Math 3

All ratings64 ratings
Positive67.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative29.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%

Bugs and requests

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
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  • 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

TT Math 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Letter Tiles for Learning

No in-app purchases

None

TT Math 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Letter Tiles for Learning free?
Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TT Math 3 free?
TT Math 3 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Letter Tiles for Learning or TT Math 3?
TT Math 3 is rated higher. Letter Tiles for Learning averages 3.3 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while TT Math 3 averages 3.7 from 64 ratings.
Do Letter Tiles for Learning or TT Math 3 have ads?
Neither Letter Tiles for Learning nor TT Math 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Letter Tiles for Learning or TT Math 3?
Letter Tiles for Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, and TT Math 3 every 2 months. Most recently, Letter Tiles for Learning was updated on September 24, 2026 and TT Math 3 on September 17, 2026.

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