LetterSchool vs Math Slide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LetterSchool
This app helps young children learn to write letters, numbers, and shapes through interactive tracing and spelling games. It offers progress tracking and engaging animations to make learning fun and effective for toddlers and preschoolers.
- Block and cursive letter tracing
- Uppercase and lowercase letters
- Number tracing (1-10)
- Geometric shape tracing
- Word spelling and phonics
- Progress tracking for multiple players
- Interactive animations and sound effects
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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
Math Slide
This game helps children master basic addition and subtraction through engaging multiplayer challenges. Players learn by matching tiles to equations and images, making practice fun and effective for developing essential math skills.
- Multiplayer addition and subtraction practice
- Competition and Collaboration modes
- 10 distinct math games
- Focus on key number facts
- Progressive difficulty levels
- Classroom tested educational games
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Math Slide: add & subtract is a multiplayer game helping children to learn addition and subtraction basic number facts. Players play and learn by sliding tiles into the center to match an image, answer or equation. To progress and succeed at mathematics children need to be able to easily recall basic number facts. Math Slide is a fun way to learn and practice this key skill. Features • Multiplayer game, suitable for one, two, three or four players • Games can be played in Competition Mode or Collaboration Mode • 10 games all focused on the same key math concept • All games can be played twice for free • Game 1 and Game 8 can be played unlimited times • Each game is a little harder than the previous game • The app focuses on a critical math concept vital for success To work out if this app is at the right level of challenge try Game 1 and Game 8. If Game 1 is too hard or Game 8 is too easy this app is not at the right level. The free version of this app allows each game to be played twice. Games 1 and Game 8 can be played unlimited times for free. A paid version which contains all these games and more, and can be used with Apple’s Volume Purchasing Program for Education VPP, it is called Math Slide: Basic Facts. How to play 1. Select Competition Mode or Collaboration Mode 2. Select a game to play 3. Players join the game by pressing the ‘Join’ button 4. Press ‘Start Game’, wait for the count down, then play 5. Slide a tile into the center to match the image, answer or equation 6. Once tiles are used the game ends Math focus of each game Game 1 – representing doubles & pairs to 10 Game 2 – doubles up to 10, pairs that equal 10 Game 3 – doubles up to 10, pairs that equal 10 Game 4 – representing number facts up to 10+10 Game 5 – addition facts up to 10+10 Game 6 – subtraction facts up to 10+10 Game 7 – addition & subtraction facts up to 10+10 Game 8 – number facts with answers to 20 Game 9 – pairs of number facts: 6 + 7 = 8 + ? Game 10 – triples of number facts: 6 + 5 + ? = 15 Maths Adventures Limited is a New Zealand company helping children learn mathematics. We develop apps that focus on the key concepts that need to be fully understood to progress and succeed in mathematics. Our apps range from learning to count up to understanding and using fractions and decimals, with each app focusing on one key concept. We believe: • Everyone can learn mathematics • Playing educationally rich games and apps improves understanding • Learning math should be fun and exciting, a rewarding adventure Math Slide is part of our ‘play and learn’ series, which are games high in educational value where children learn as they play. Our apps are research based and classroom tested to make sure they help children learn. We use the power of the iPad and technology to empower teachers and help children understand and learn key math concepts and to unravel misunderstandings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LetterSchool at 4.5 against Math Slide's 3.9. LetterSchool also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (17K vs 20). Math Slide's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (75% vs 55%). 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
Both are free to download. LetterSchool sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Math Slide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
LetterSchool holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LetterSchool has 17K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of LetterSchool's written reviews are positive against 75% of Math Slide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, Math Slide every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LetterSchool | Math Slide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (17K ratings) — better | 3.9 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.8% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Letterschool Enabling Learning B.V. | Math Adventures |
Customer experience
LetterSchool
Math Slide
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
Math Slide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LetterSchool
- 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
- 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
Math Slide
- Math Slide: addition & subtraction upgrade$1.99
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