Comparison

Letter Tiles for Learning vs openED Learning

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
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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

openED Learning

Features
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openED is a marketplace for learning where anyone can teach, and anyone can learn. Every course is created by real people, built to engage and not just inform. Browse any topic. Learn at your own pace. Free and paid courses available.

Screenshots

Letter Tiles for Learning4 screens
openED Learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: openED Learning at Free against Letter Tiles for Learning's $19.99. Letter Tiles for Learning's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). On 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

openED Learning is free to download; Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99 up front. openED Learning sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Letter Tiles for Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Letter Tiles for Learning versus openED Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetter Tiles for LearningopenED Learning
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.2 (93 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings93 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll About Learning Press, Inc.Maxwell Truluck

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

openED Learning

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Letter Tiles for Learning

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

openED Learning

One-time5
  • Course Access$0.99
  • Course Access$4.99
  • Course Access$9.99
Show 2 more
  • Course Access$14.99
  • Course Access$19.99

Questions

Is Letter Tiles for Learning free?
Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is openED Learning free?
openED Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Letter Tiles for Learning or openED Learning have ads?
Neither Letter Tiles for Learning nor openED Learning shows ads.

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