Letter Tiles for Learning vs IEW Writing Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Build words
- Divide words into syllables
- Hear phonogram sounds
- Supports All About Reading
- Supports All About Spelling
- Lesson-specific letter tiles
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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.
IEW Writing Toolbox
Enhance writing with structural models and stylistic techniques. Features a focused thesaurus to find descriptive words and improve compositions. Offers a convenient, all-in-one resource for students and teachers.
- IEW structural models
- Stylistic techniques explained
- Focused thesaurus
- Search for adverbs, verbs, adjectives
- Enhance composition
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IEW Writing Toolbox app is the perfect tool for IEW students and teachers! It includes the IEW structural models and stylistic techniques, clearly explained and easy to apply. The search for a word features a focused thesaurus, helping you find -ly adverbs, strong verbs, and quality adjectives to enhance any composition. This toolbox contains everything writers need to write with structure and style—all in one convenient app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: IEW Writing Toolbox at 100% against Letter Tiles for Learning's 38%. IEW Writing Toolbox also leads on price ($1.99 vs $19.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.2). Letter Tiles for Learning's advantage is ratings volume (93 vs 2). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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
Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99 and IEW Writing Toolbox $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IEW Writing Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letter Tiles for Learning has 93 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of IEW Writing Toolbox's.
Letter Tiles for Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, IEW Writing Toolbox every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Letter Tiles for Learning | IEW Writing Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (93 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #50 — better | #64 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | All About Learning Press, Inc. | Institute for Excellence in Writing |
Customer experience
Letter Tiles for Learning
IEW Writing Toolbox
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
IEW Writing Toolbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Letter Tiles for Learning
No in-app purchases
IEW Writing Toolbox
No in-app purchases
Questions
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