Comparison

Letter Tiles vs Mathseeds

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

Head to head
About

Letter Tiles

This app provides interactive letter tiles for practicing spelling and phonics. Students can manipulate both lowercase and uppercase letters, with fun animations to clear words.

Highlights
  • Moveable letter tiles
  • Lowercase and uppercase letters
  • Spelling practice
  • Phonics practice
  • Word clearing animations
Features
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Moveable alphabet tiles for spelling or phonics practice with both lowercase and uppercase letters. To make it fun, the student can blow up the words or sweep them away.

About

Mathseeds

This app offers engaging math games and lessons for children aged 3-9, designed to build foundational math skills. It features interactive activities, rewards, and progress tracking to foster an early love of mathematics and prepare children for school.

Highlights
  • Counting games
  • Number recognition
  • Shape identification
  • Telling time
  • Problem solving
  • Math puzzles
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Suitable for ages 3–9, this multi-award winning math app includes counting games, numbers, shapes, telling time, problem solving, math puzzles, math games and so much more. Mathseeds: Fun Math Games make learning math fun for young kids. Designed by experienced educators, the program is proven to teach foundational early math skills in just 15 minutes a day. Children love the highly engaging lessons, interactive math games and fun rewards in Mathseeds, which keep kids motivated to keep learning and improving their skills. It’s the perfect way to nurture and early love of math and set them up for school success! Mathseeds includes: • 200 self-paced math lessons that take children from having no math skills to a Grade 3 level • A placement test which matches your child to the right level for their ability • Assessment tests like end-of-map quizzes and Driving Tests ensures your child achieves mastery • Detailed reports let you track your child’s progress • Hundreds of printable worksheets to supplement the online lessons and take their learning offline • And so much more! ABOUT THE MATHSEEDS APP • PROVEN TO WORK: Independent studies show that children who use Mathseeds outperform their peers within weeks of using the program. • SELF-PACED: children are matched to the perfect level in the program and progress at a steady pace. There is also the ability to repeat lessons at any time to reinforce key skills. • SEE REAL PROGRESS: view instant results in your dashboard and receive detailed progress reports, which show you exactly where your child is improving and where extra attention is needed. • CURRICULUM-ALIGNED: Mathseeds aligns to Common Core standards, covering the key skills needed for school success. • LOVED BY PARENTS AND TEACHERS: Mathseeds is used by thousands of parents, homeschoolers and teachers around the world! • LEARN MATH ON THE GO! Your child can learn and play anytime, anywhere on their iPad or desktop. Users must log in with their account details to access Mathseeds. Min requirements: • Wireless internet connection • iPad (5th Generation), iPad Air 2, iPad Pro 1st Generation • iPad Mini 4 • iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (1st Generation) • iOS 12.0+ • An active trial or subscription. Recommended devices and iOS version: • Latest iPad, Latest iPad Air, Latest iPad Pro • Latest iPad Mini • Latest iPhone • Latest iOS Version. Note: Teacher accounts are currently not supported For assistance or feedback email: info@readingeggs.com MORE INFO • Each subscription provides access to Mathseeds for up to four children • The first month of a monthly subscription is free and includes bonus access to our reading programs • Subscriptions renew automatically; your Apple App Store account will be charged unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Cancel anytime in your Apple App Store Account Settings. Privacy Policy: http://readingeggs.com/privacy/ Terms and Conditions: http://readingeggs.com/terms/

Screenshots

Letter Tiles1 screens
Mathseeds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Letter Tiles at 100% against Mathseeds's 44%. Letter Tiles also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Mathseeds's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (239 vs 3). 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

Mathseeds is free to download; Letter Tiles costs $2.99 up front. Mathseeds sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Letter Tiles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Letter Tiles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mathseeds has 239 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Letter Tiles's written reviews are positive against 44% of Mathseeds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Letter Tiles versus Mathseeds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetter TilesMathseeds
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.6 (239 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings3239 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB234 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlast Off to Learning, LLCBlake eLearning

Customer experience

Letter Tiles

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mathseeds

All ratings239 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

Bugs and requests

Letter Tiles

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mathseeds

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Sound stops working
  • App glitches and lags
  • Unnecessary steps in math problems
  • Loading screen issues
  • App crashes
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  • Cannot access the app
  • Links to other apps/websites
  • Audio problems on iPad

Requested features

6 requests
  • Make math problems simpler
  • Add new arcade games
  • Fix sound issues
  • Improve app performance
  • Ensure app stability
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  • Allow access to Mathseeds

In-app purchases

None

Letter Tiles

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Mathseeds

Subscriptions4
  • Mathseeds Monthly1 Month trial$6.991 Month
  • Mathseeds+Reading Eggs Monthly1 Month trial$13.991 Month
  • Mathseeds Yearly$49.991 Year
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  • Mathseeds+Reading Eggs Yearly$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Letter Tiles free?
Letter Tiles costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mathseeds free?
Mathseeds is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Letter Tiles or Mathseeds?
Letter Tiles is rated higher. Letter Tiles averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Mathseeds averages 4.6 from 239 ratings.
Do Letter Tiles or Mathseeds have ads?
Neither Letter Tiles nor Mathseeds shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Letter Tiles or Mathseeds?
Letter Tiles ships an update every 3 months, and Mathseeds every 3 months. Most recently, Letter Tiles was updated on October 14, 2026 and Mathseeds on October 20, 2026.

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