Comparison

LetterSchool vs Bugs and Bubbles

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

Head to head
About

LetterSchool

This app helps young children learn to write letters, numbers, and shapes through interactive tracing and engaging animations. It offers progress tracking and is designed by educational professionals to be safe and fun for toddlers and preschoolers.

Highlights
  • Block and cursive letter tracing
  • Uppercase and lowercase letters
  • Numbers 1-10 tracing
  • Geometric shape tracing
  • Progress tracking for multiple players
  • Interactive animations and sound effects
  • CVC, CVCC, and long sound word practice
Features
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The #1 alphabet tracing and words spelling app for toddlers & pre-schoolers. Recommended and used by parents, teachers, and occupational therapists! Loved & played by more than 2 million kids and used at more than 5,000 schools! - Winner of 'National Parenting Product Awards' - NAPPA Awards - ‘Best Mobile App Platinum Award’ nominee! – BMA SPECIAL FEATURES: - Block & Cursive Letters, - Uppercase and Lowercase, - Numbers 1-10, - 24 geometric shapes for toddlers! - Keep track of your child’s progress, - Unlock Golden Levels! - 72 CVC words, 36 CVCC words, and 39 long sound words! - Progress and settings stored for up to three players on the same device, - Interactive and visually attractive fun animations, - Available for both iPads and iPhones! IMPORTANT: The first five letters of the alphabet (both uppercase and lowercase), five shapes, and the first three CVC flashcards (nine words) are completely for free. They can be played entirely (on 3 game steps). Enjoy this trial and have fun! PERFECT FOR KIDS: Kids want to have fun and LetterSchool offers an educational journey with the most engaging and entertaining educational material! - Learn while engaging with over 20+ exciting animations, graphics, and sound effects. - Associate letters with words, master and memorize tracing directions and the correct formation of each character. - Learn phonics, the formation of words, understand syllable formations, and spell entire words. - Perfect for home-schooling kids and kindergartens. A user-friendly app for children with special educational needs. PERFECT FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS: - Choice of the three most popular font families in handwriting education (Handwriting Without Tears, D’Nealian, and Zaner-Bloser). - Complete a set of letters, numbers, or shapes to unlock the Golden Levels! - Golden Level allows progress tracking and displays exactly how the letter was drawn! - A new challenge at every step: Your child traces a letter, number or shape 3 times using different parameters. SAFE: - An educational app created together with parents and educational professionals. - NO ADS! - Advanced settings or purchases only accessible by an adult! - Extremely committed Customer Support ready to answer all questions and fix any issues. LET'S PLAY & LEARN! Join LetterSchool on this exciting educational journey! Download the app and allow your toddler to discover the magical world of letters and words. Before you know it, your kid will become a pro in writing and spelling! SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: LetterSchool offers several auto-renewing subscription options: per month. quarter, and year. - You can cancel your subscription anytime without an extra cancellation fee. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during an active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - Your iTunes account will be charged automatically after the 7-day free trial. CONTACT For more reviews and information, visit our website www.letterschool.com If you have any question or suggestions, please contact us at support@letterschool.com You can also check our FAQ page on https://www.letterschool.com/en/help. Terms of service and privacy policy: https://www.letterschool.com/legal/terms-of-use & https://www.letterschool.com/legal/privacy-policy

About

Bugs and Bubbles

Engaging educational games for preschoolers and kindergarteners. Features 18 interactive activities to build essential early learning skills like colors, counting, and letters. Offers a delightful and visually stimulating learning experience with no ads or in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • 18 learning activities
  • Develops early learning skills
  • Teaches colors, counting, letters
  • Pinch, pop, swipe, tap interactions
  • Visual instructions
  • Self-leveling games
  • 36 achievements
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Bugs and Bubbles is a collection of 18 activities designed to develop and reinforce a variety of early learning skills. With a mix of beautiful organic and industrial scenery, kids can pinch, pop, swipe, and tap bubbles for a delightful learning experience. Once kids have mastered these skills, easily change settings to learn colors, counting, and letters in a different language! Skills: • Colors • Counting • Comparisons • Critical Thinking • Fine Motor • Letter Tracing • Logic • Memory • Shapes • Sorting • Tracking • And more... Highlights: • Designed for ages 4 to 6, but every child is different • NO In-Apps / NO third party advertising • Parental gate • Visual instructions for every game • Most games are self leveling • 36 achievements • Original, detailed, and visually intriguing graphics • Each of the 18 activities has its own beautiful, and engaging music • Humorous interactions and sound effects Data Policy: This app does NOT collect any data. All saved scores, achievements, profiles, and other data elements are private to your device and associated platform account. We want and appreciate your feedback! Email: support@littlebitstudio.com Facebook: littlebitstudio Instagram: @littlebitstudio Twitter: @lilbitstudio

Screenshots

LetterSchool4 screens
Bugs and Bubbles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LetterSchool at Free against Bugs and Bubbles's $0.99. LetterSchool also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 17) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Bugs and Bubbles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and review sentiment (66% vs 54%). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

LetterSchool is free to download; Bugs and Bubbles costs $0.99 up front. LetterSchool sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bugs and Bubbles asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for LetterSchool against 4.5 for Bugs and Bubbles. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LetterSchool has 17K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of LetterSchool's written reviews are positive against 66% of Bugs and Bubbles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, Bugs and Bubbles every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LetterSchool versus Bugs and Bubbles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterSchoolBugs and Bubbles
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.5 (17K ratings)4.5 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews54.4% of reviews66.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLetterschool Enabling Learning B.V.Little Bit Studio, LLC

Customer experience

LetterSchool

All ratings16,985 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews250 reviews
Positive54.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative37.6%

Bugs and Bubbles

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive66.5%
Neutral5.5%
Negative28.0%

User reviews

LetterSchool

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and interactive
  • 🚀 Helps improve handwriting
  • 💡 Supports multiple writing styles (print, cursive, d'nealian)
  • 👍 Motivating with rewards and animations
  • 👍 Useful for children with learning challenges

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Subscription issues (app reverts to lite version, need to restore purchases)
  • 🐛 Glitches and crashes (especially with Dari letters)
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔍 Limited free version
  • 🔍 Inconsistent letter formation (not aligned with school standards)

Bugs and Bubbles

From 17 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🤩 Engaging and educational games
  • 👍 Visually appealing graphics
  • 🎨 Variety of activities
  • 💫 Helps with cognitive development
  • 🧠 Suitable for wide age range

Room to improve

  • 🔇 Lack of music volume control
  • 🔒 Difficulty exiting the app
  • 🤔 Some games too challenging for younger kids

Bugs and requests

LetterSchool

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Dari letter (پ) keeps glitching
  • Subscription issues (app reverts to lite version, need to restore purchases)
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Login screen freezes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages (Russian, Serbian, Thai, Korean, Hebrew, Hindi, etc.)
  • Allow creating custom words/names to practice
  • Improve letter sound pronunciations
  • Add more visual options (fonts, themes, etc.)
  • Integrate with International Phonetic Alphabet

Bugs and Bubbles

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Occasional crashes or freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Multiple user profiles to track progress
  • Ability to skip or reset levels
  • More customization options

In-app purchases

14 purchases

LetterSchool

Subscriptions10
  • Monthly Access Pass7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • LetterSchool - Monthly Pass7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Monthly Access Pass7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Quarterly Access Pass7 Days trial$12.993 Months
  • LetterSchool - Monthly Pass7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Quarterly Access Pass7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Annual Access Pass7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • LetterSchool - Annual Pass$59.991 Year
  • Yearly Access Pass7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • LetterSchool - Annual Pass7 Days trial$74.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlock All Shapes$2.99
  • Unlock Full Block Alphabet$6.99
  • Unlock Full Cursive Alphabet$6.99
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  • All-in-one Package$79.99
None

Bugs and Bubbles

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LetterSchool free?
LetterSchool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bugs and Bubbles free?
Bugs and Bubbles costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LetterSchool or Bugs and Bubbles?
LetterSchool and Bugs and Bubbles are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 17K and 17 ratings respectively.
Do LetterSchool or Bugs and Bubbles have ads?
Neither LetterSchool nor Bugs and Bubbles shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LetterSchool or Bugs and Bubbles?
LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, and Bugs and Bubbles every 6 months. Most recently, LetterSchool was updated on October 18, 2026 and Bugs and Bubbles on October 17, 2026.

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