letterTrace vs ABC Learning Train
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
letterTrace
This app assists children with coordination challenges in learning to write letters and numbers. It offers adjustable trace sizes and provides auditory feedback upon completion. Users can choose between tracing modes or a free-drawing doodle mode.
- Adjustable trace size
- Auditory character name feedback
- Alphabet and number tracing
- English and Spanish language support
- Uppercase and lowercase options
- Doodle mode with limited colors
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LetterTrace is a program to help children learn to write who have coordination problems. You can change size of the trace such that just a touch will cause the letter to be drawn, or you need to actually trace the letter to complete it. It automatically detects when a character is completed, at which time the character name is heard, and the next character is drawn. It does the alphabet or numbers from 1 to 99. It does it in both English and Spanish. You can display the letters in upper or lower case. There are two modes, letter trace mode and doodle mode. In doodle mode, you can just draw, albeit with a limited set of colors.
ABC Learning Train
This app helps children learn letters, reading, spelling, and typing their first words. It employs a unique strategy of repeating incorrect answers to ensure memorization of the alphabet and vocabulary. Children must master each level without errors before progressing.
- Learn alphabet
- Reading practice
- Spelling words
- Typing first words
- Incorrect answer repetition
- Mastery-based progression
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The application is designed for kids to learn the letters, read, spell and type the first words. It has the incorrect answer repeating strategy, to help kids to memorize the alphabet and the words. It will not let the child to pass the alphabet level or the word group until every thing is memorized and the level is done without mistakes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ABC Learning Train at 89% against letterTrace's 25%. ABC Learning Train also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (151 vs 1). letterTrace's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. ABC Learning Train sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. letterTrace asks for nothing beyond the download.
letterTrace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABC Learning Train has 151 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of letterTrace's written reviews are positive against 89% of ABC Learning Train's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
letterTrace ships an update every 14 months, ABC Learning Train every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | letterTrace | ABC Learning Train |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (151 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 88.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 151 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Coddington | Mikhail Magurean |
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letterTrace
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In-app purchases
letterTrace
No in-app purchases
ABC Learning Train
- Lower case and words$1.99
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