Comparison

Memory Stamps vs The Lettervan

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

Head to head
About

Memory Stamps

An elegant puzzle game designed to enhance visual memory and promote relaxation. Players study detailed illustrations and then recreate them by filling in missing elements, with options for a stress-free Zen mode or a timed Challenge mode.

Highlights
  • Visual memory training
  • Zen and Challenge modes
  • Themed illustrations
  • Light and Dark mode
  • Soothing music and colors
  • Offline play
Features
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Memory Stamps is an elegant puzzle game that combines a few a proven methods to enhance visual memory and helps you relax. •How to play? You will be first presented detail-rich, themed illustrations, then after you consider you've taken all in, several illustration elements will disappear and, using your visual memory you will reassemble the illustration. •Who is this for? The game applies for both gamers and non-gamers, and acts as an excellent memory training activity; stress-free. •Challenging? Although levels can be completed at your own pace, there is a challenge mode available for the ones who want to test their memory to the limits, with a limited time to study the illustrations and with a limited number of errors to make. •Features: - 2 Game Modes: Zen mode and Challenge mode. - Switch between Light mode and Dark mode. - Soothing color palettes and relaxing lo-fi beats. - Game Center. - No ads, no in-app purchases; buy it once and enjoy it forever. - Haptic Feedback. (can turn on/off). - Optimized for all devices; - Simple controls, suitable for any age. - Play Offline, no internet connection required to play. - No violence, stress-free; play at your own pace. - Not collecting any personal data. •Developer notes: Thank you for playing “Memory Stamps”. I put a lot of love and effort into making this game. Don’t forget to review the game and share it with your friends. Use #memorystamps on social media!

About

The Lettervan

This educational game helps children develop phonemic awareness and spelling skills through interactive word challenges. Players navigate engaging scenarios while learning to identify and manipulate sounds within words, fostering reading and pronunciation proficiency.

Highlights
  • Phoneme recognition practice
  • Interactive spelling challenges
  • Word-based animations
  • Developed with speech pathologists
  • Engaging game scenarios
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Listen to phonemes and practice reading and spelling! Navigate past thorny vines, hangry monsters, and dark clouds - with unique animations for each word spelled. The app, developed in collaboration with speech and language pathologists, is designed to assist children in recognizing that words are composed of phonemes. This ability to identify phonemes within words is closely associated with proficiency in pronunciation, reading and spelling.

Screenshots

Memory Stamps4 screens
The Lettervan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Lettervan at 100% against Memory Stamps's 40%. The Lettervan also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Memory Stamps's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

The Lettervan is free to download; Memory Stamps costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Lettervan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Memory Stamps has 82 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Memory Stamps's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Lettervan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memory Stamps ships an update fortnightly, The Lettervan every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Memory Stamps versus The Lettervan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMemory StampsThe Lettervan
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (82 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings82 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTepes OvidiuRickard Paulsson

Customer experience

Memory Stamps

All ratings82 ratings
Positive80.5%
Neutral7.3%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative53.3%

The Lettervan

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Memory Stamps

No in-app purchases

None

The Lettervan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Memory Stamps free?
Memory Stamps costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Lettervan free?
The Lettervan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Memory Stamps or The Lettervan?
The Lettervan is rated higher. Memory Stamps averages 4.3 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while The Lettervan averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Memory Stamps or The Lettervan have ads?
Neither Memory Stamps nor The Lettervan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memory Stamps or The Lettervan?
Memory Stamps ships an update fortnightly, and The Lettervan every 4 days. Most recently, Memory Stamps was updated on October 27, 2026 and The Lettervan on October 24, 2026.

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