Comparison

Letter Tiles for Learning vs Night Zookeeper

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

Night Zookeeper

This app makes reading and writing fun for children aged 6-12. It offers mini-games, video lessons, and skill challenges covering a full English language arts curriculum. Children receive personalized feedback from tutors and earn rewards, while parents can track progress.

Highlights
  • Interactive mini-games
  • Video lessons
  • Skill challenges
  • Tutor feedback on writing
  • Parent progress tracking
  • Motivating rewards
  • Collaborative writing opportunities
Features
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The multi-award winning Night Zookeeper makes reading & writing fantastically fun and easy for 6-12 year olds. It’s trusted by thousands of parents around the world to improve their children’s spelling, grammar, reading & writing skills and really boost their confidence. The app has exciting mini games, video lessons, and skill challenges, created by educational experts and covering an entire english language arts curriculum. Children can play independently, and at their own pace, earning exciting and motivating rewards along the way. Tips from characters and inspiring prompts then help your child to write pieces of writing which our qualified tutors then read and give encouraging feedback on. This feedback can be viewed in your parent dashboard, where you can also track your child’s progress and achievements, and receive monthly printable resources. Alongside the thousands of learning activities and tutor feedback, a Night Zookeeper subscription provides your child with monthly awards, weekly writing competitions, and opportunities for collaborative writing in a safe, moderated environment. Night Zookeeper is: FUN: There are thousands of exciting and engaging activities for Grades 1 to 6. TRUSTED: An award winning program, used by thousands of families. Rated 4.7 on Trustpilot from 500+ reviews. COMPREHENSIVE: The program covers a full language arts curriculum of reading, writing, spelling, grammar & punctuation, that rewards children as they progress. SELF-PACED: Children can play independently and work through the program at their own pace. PERSONALIZED: Children get written feedback from our team of tutors on their pieces of writing- so you don't need to be the bad guy! SAFE: No in-app ads or purchases. TRACKABLE: A parent dashboard helps you to easily track your child's progress. OFFLINE & ONLINE: Free monthly printable resources are sent straight to your inbox. Users must log in with their account details to access Night Zookeeper. "There is nothing quite like Night Zookeeper, and I wish I had started them on it sooner!" Tim & Jennifer, parents "My kids were always frustrated with writing and reading, now they are excited each day and have started writing full stories." Justin, parent “My kids are loving this program and writing more than they ever have before. The game format and reward system holds their attention, and their creative juices keep flowing" Paul, parent Technical details: * Internet connection required Recommended: Latest iPad, Latest iPad Pro, Latest iPad Air, Latest iPad mini, Latest iOS Subscription options: The first 7 days of a subscription are free. Subscriptions renew automatically; your App Store account will be charged unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.nightzookeeper.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.nightzookeeper.com/terms-and-conditions Start a FREE trial of Night Zookeeper today!

Screenshots

Letter Tiles for Learning4 screens
Night Zookeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Night Zookeeper at 83% against Letter Tiles for Learning's 38%. Night Zookeeper also leads on price (Free vs $19.99) and rating (4.6 vs 3.2). Letter Tiles for Learning's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and chart position (#63 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads and device support 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

Night Zookeeper is free to download; Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99 up front. Night Zookeeper sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Letter Tiles for Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Night Zookeeper holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Night Zookeeper has 616 ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Letter Tiles for Learning's written reviews are positive against 83% of Night Zookeeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Letter Tiles for Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, Night Zookeeper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Letter Tiles for Learning versus Night Zookeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetter Tiles for LearningNight Zookeeper
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (93 ratings)4.6 (616 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings93616 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
Best chart rank#63 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB378 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll About Learning Press, Inc.Wonky Star

Customer experience

Letter Tiles for Learning

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

Night Zookeeper

All ratings592 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral2.1%
Negative14.9%

User reviews

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

Night Zookeeper

From 616 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging
  • 🚀 Helps improve writing skills
  • 💡 Gamifies learning
  • 👍 Motivates reluctant writers
  • 👍 Constructive feedback from tutors

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and laggy performance
  • 🐛 Inconsistent difficulty levels
  • 🔋 Drains device battery
  • 🔒 Questionable subscription practices

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
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  • 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

Night Zookeeper

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Upside-down screen when creating new characters
  • Audio not working consistently

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Compatibility improvements for older devices
  • More content for older age groups

In-app purchases

None

Letter Tiles for Learning

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Night Zookeeper

Subscriptions12
  • NZK 1 Month - 1 License7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • 1 Month - 2 Licenses7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • NZK 1 Month - 3 Licenses7 Days trial$17.991 Month
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  • 1 Month - 4 Licenses7 Days trial$21.991 Month
  • 3 Months - 1 License7 Days trial$36.993 Months
  • 3 Months - 2 Licenses7 Days trial$49.993 Months
  • 3 Months - 3 Licenses7 Days trial$49.993 Months
  • Yearly - 1 License7 Days trial$118.991 Year
  • Yearly - 2 Licenses7 Days trial$154.991 Year
  • Yearly - 3 Licenses7 Days trial$154.991 Year
  • Yearly - 4 Licenses7 Days trial$189.991 Year
  • Yearly - 5 Licenses7 Days trial$239.991 Year

Questions

Is Letter Tiles for Learning free?
Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Night Zookeeper free?
Night Zookeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Letter Tiles for Learning or Night Zookeeper?
Night Zookeeper is rated higher. Letter Tiles for Learning averages 3.2 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while Night Zookeeper averages 4.6 from 616 ratings.
Do Letter Tiles for Learning or Night Zookeeper have ads?
Neither Letter Tiles for Learning nor Night Zookeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Letter Tiles for Learning or Night Zookeeper?
Letter Tiles for Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, and Night Zookeeper every 2 months. Most recently, Letter Tiles for Learning was updated on October 29, 2026 and Night Zookeeper on October 30, 2026.

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