Comparison

Letter Tiles for Learning vs JAM Legio

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

JAM Legio

Embark on a historical adventure learning classical Latin. This app guides you from Rome to Gaul, teaching vocabulary, verb endings, and sentence structure through interactive challenges and a journey-based curriculum. Designed for homeschool and classical education students, it offers a fun and engaging way to master first-year Latin.

Highlights
  • Roman legion journey from Rome to Gaul
  • Henle and Vulgate vocabulary integration
  • Interactive learning activities (matching, challenges)
  • Progress tracking and global leaderboard
  • Focus on noun declensions, verb endings, and sentences
  • Ad-free and no in-app purchases
Features
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Jam with Latin turns first-year classical Latin into an adventure. Your student joins a Roman legion and marches from Rome toward Gaul, learning real vocabulary, verb endings, and short sentences at every stop. Built for homeschool and classical-education students — approachable for younger learners, faithful to the grammar teachers actually teach. THE JOURNEY Follow thirteen stops on the march north, from Rōma through Italy to Gallia. Each city teaches one piece of the classical curriculum: • 1st through 5th declension nouns — one focus per city • Present-tense verbs and the personal endings • Adjectives, joiners (prepositions, conjunctions, adverbs), and short Latin sentences • Camp stops to train and practice verb endings HOW YOU LEARN • Vocabulary cards — match Latin to English • Case challenges — pick the correct form of a noun • Verb-ending matching — connect each ending to its person and number • Sentence reading — put grammar together into short Latin sentences • Training Camp — practice words and endings any time BUILT FOR CLASSICAL STUDENTS • Follows the classical order: declensions → verbs → sentences • Fits Henle, Classical Conversations, and similar first-year Latin • Combines Henle vocabulary with Vulgate vocabulary • Correct macrons and forms throughout • Earn XP, climb the ranks, and see a friendly global leaderboard SAFE AND SIMPLE • Sign in with a username and 6-digit PIN — no email required • No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking for ads • Delete your account and progress any time from the app • Progress saves to your account across devices MADE BY HAND NO AI was used for images or content — 100% made by hand by the Jam with Latin team: Anastasia as artist, Thomas as app designer, and Abigail and Alexis as curriculum builders. Made with the team behind jamwithlatin.com for joyful, classical Latin learning. Salvē — your march begins in Rōma.

Screenshots

Letter Tiles for Learning4 screens
JAM Legio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: JAM Legio at 100% against Letter Tiles for Learning's 38%. JAM Legio also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Letter Tiles for Learning's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and ratings volume (93 vs 4). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99 and JAM Legio $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

JAM Legio holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Letter Tiles for Learning has 93 ratings behind it against 4, 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 JAM Legio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Letter Tiles for Learning versus JAM Legio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetter Tiles for LearningJAM Legio
Price$19.99$19.99
Rating3.2 (93 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings93 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#35 — better#78
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAll About Learning Press, Inc.Jam with Latin

Customer experience

Letter Tiles for Learning

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

JAM Legio

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
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

JAM Legio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Letter Tiles for Learning

No in-app purchases

None

JAM Legio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Letter Tiles for Learning free?
Letter Tiles for Learning costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is JAM Legio free?
JAM Legio costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Letter Tiles for Learning or JAM Legio?
JAM Legio is rated higher. Letter Tiles for Learning averages 3.2 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while JAM Legio averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Letter Tiles for Learning or JAM Legio have ads?
Neither Letter Tiles for Learning nor JAM Legio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Letter Tiles for Learning or JAM Legio?
Letter Tiles for Learning ships an update every 6 weeks, and JAM Legio weekly. Most recently, Letter Tiles for Learning was updated on November 4, 2026 and JAM Legio on November 2, 2026.
Which is more popular, Letter Tiles for Learning or JAM Legio?
Letter Tiles for Learning currently peaks at #35 in the App Store charts, and JAM Legio at #78. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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