Comparison

Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game vs Math Learning Train

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

Head to head
About

Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game

This app offers a fun and safe way for young children to learn the alphabet and begin reading. It features engaging letter recognition games, auditory perception practice, and matching activities, all guided by a friendly character. Designed for ages 3-7, it provides a pressure-free learning environment.

Highlights
  • Letter recognition
  • Alphabet order practice
  • Letter-to-picture matching
  • Auditory perception development
  • Animated rewards
  • Parental lock for external content
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Lola’s Alphabet Train – A fun and easy letter game for kids Completely free, no ads, no purchases. Just learning and joy! Alphabet Train is our very first and most popular early reading app. It is designed for children who are starting from the very beginning: learning letters and getting familiar with the alphabet. The goal is to make the first steps toward reading fun, light, and safe. Welcome aboard Lola’s Alphabet Train! This app is completely free with no external ads or in-app purchases. Your child can focus 100% on learning and fun activities. Lola’s Alphabet Train is suitable for children aged 3–7 who are learning letters, recognizing their first words, and taking their first steps into reading. The game progresses calmly and gently, with cheerful Finnish voice guidance. What does Lola’s Alphabet Train teach? The app helps your child: • recognize letters and the alphabet • practice uppercase and lowercase letters • match letters with pictures • develop auditory perception • take the first steps toward reading Each activity supports early literacy in a fun and engaging way, either independently or with a parent. What makes Alphabet Train special? • No in-app purchases • Easy to understand and use • A happy, safe world where Lola guides the learning • Lots of repetition and visual hints • No external advertising – only Lola’s learning world behind a parental lock • Great for home use or early education Included in the game: • letter recognition games • alphabet order practice • simple controls (choose or drag your answer) • memory games • letter-to-word matching • animated rewards and encouraging feedback When your child is ready for the next step If your child wants to learn more, we recommend Lola's Learningland – a complete modern reading app that covers the whole learning journey from letters to advanced words. In Learningland, children learn: • sounds and letters • syllable recognition • reading easy, medium, and difficult words … and much more. For parents The app was developed with teachers and early childhood education professionals. It supports early literacy by offering: • a clear and safe environment • repetition and step-by-step progression • positive encouragement and a sense of success • a learning environment without pressure or competition The app works on iPhone and iPad. Enjoy learning in Lola’s Alphabet Train. All aboard! A fun and easy alphabet game for young readers.

About

Math Learning Train

This educational app helps children master basic math through repetitive exercises. It ensures concepts are memorized before advancing, with individual progress tracking for up to ten users. The full version offers a wide range of arithmetic combinations.

Highlights
  • Repetitive exercise strategy for memorization
  • Individual user profiles (up to 10)
  • Progress tracking per user
  • Comprehensive exercise combinations (1-10 operands)
  • Supports addition and subtraction
  • Age-appropriate for young learners
Features
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The application is designed for kids to learn simple math exercises. It is a course type application and has the incorrect answer exercise repeating strategy, to help kids to memorize the exercises. It will not let the child to pass the exercise until the exercise is memorized. The application has the option of adding multiple (up to 10) users and keeps the records individually for each user. The full version contains every single combination of exercises from 1 to 10 of 1st and 2nd operand and some operation with 0 and some above 10.(from 1+1 to 9+10, 10 +10 or 1-1 to 20 - 10 in subtraction case)

Screenshots

Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game4 screens
Math Learning Train4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Math Learning Train at 4.5 against Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game's 4.0. Math Learning Train also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and ratings volume (61 vs 2). Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Math Learning Train sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Math Learning Train holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Math Learning Train has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game's written reviews are positive against 100% of Math Learning Train's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game ships an update every 4 weeks, Math Learning Train every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game versus Math Learning Train: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLola's Alphabet Train ABC GameMath Learning Train
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings261 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size182 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeiZMikhail Magurean

Customer experience

Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral5.9%
Negative23.5%

Math Learning Train

All ratings61 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.3%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game

One-time1
  • Full version$4.99
1 purchases

Math Learning Train

One-time1
  • Full version$1.99

Questions

Is Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game free?
Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Math Learning Train free?
Math Learning Train is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game or Math Learning Train?
Math Learning Train is rated higher. Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Math Learning Train averages 4.5 from 61 ratings.
Do Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game or Math Learning Train have ads?
Neither Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game nor Math Learning Train shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game or Math Learning Train?
Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game ships an update every 4 weeks, and Math Learning Train every 3 months. Most recently, Lola's Alphabet Train ABC Game was updated on October 17, 2026 and Math Learning Train on October 17, 2026.

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