Comparison

LetterSchool vs Endless Alphabet

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 spelling games. It offers progress tracking and engaging animations to make learning fun and effective for toddlers and preschoolers.

Highlights
  • 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
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

Endless Alphabet

This interactive app helps children learn the alphabet and build vocabulary through engaging puzzles and animations. Adorable monsters guide kids through learning new words, making the educational process fun and stress-free.

Highlights
  • Interactive alphabet learning
  • Vocabulary building with animated definitions
  • Puzzle games with talking letters
  • No high scores, failures, or limits
  • Designed for self-paced learning
  • 100 words to learn
Features
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** 2013 App of the Year Runner-Up ** ** App Store's Editor's Choice ** *From the team at Originator - the creators of Sesame Street's Monster at the End of This Book, and Another Monster at the End of This Book. Originator is a team of passionate artists and engineers dedicated to the best education+entertainment apps for kids. We hope you enjoy playing with Endless Alphabet as much as we enjoy making it.* Set the stage for reading success with this delightfully interactive educational app. Kids will have a blast learning their ABC's and building vocabulary with the adorable monsters in Endless Alphabet. Each word features an interactive puzzle game with talking letters and a short animation illustrating the definition. Before you know it, your child will be using words like gargantuan and cooperate! **NOTE: You must be online and have ample disk space the first time you run the app so that all words are downloaded and can be played. ** Features: - 100 words to learn and play with. - Delightful animations teach children the definitions of the words in a fun and engaging way. - Word game teaches children letters. - 3D Touch on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus makes letters and words react in an extra special way! - Endless Alphabet was designed with your children in mind - there are no high scores, failures, limits or stress. Your children can interact with the app at their own pace.

Screenshots

LetterSchool4 screens
Endless Alphabet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LetterSchool at Free against Endless Alphabet's $8.99. LetterSchool also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (17K vs 1.4K). Endless Alphabet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (89% vs 55%). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LetterSchool is free to download; Endless Alphabet costs $8.99 up front. LetterSchool sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Endless Alphabet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Endless Alphabet holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LetterSchool has 17K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of LetterSchool's written reviews are positive against 89% of Endless Alphabet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, Endless Alphabet every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
LetterSchool versus Endless Alphabet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterSchoolEndless Alphabet
PriceFree — better$8.99
Rating4.5 (17K ratings)4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#12 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB50 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLetterschool Enabling Learning B.V.Originator Inc.

Customer experience

LetterSchool

All ratings17,001 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative37.2%

Endless Alphabet

All ratings1,403 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews603 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.6%

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)

Endless Alphabet

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging
  • 🚀 Helps with letter recognition and spelling
  • 🤩 Cute and creative animations
  • 💡 Teaches letter sounds and word meanings
  • 👍 Great for toddlers and preschoolers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or freezes
  • 💡 Needs more word variety and difficulty levels
  • 💡 Lacks lowercase letter option
  • 💡 American accent/spelling may confuse non-US users
  • 🔍 Home button placement can be problematic for young users

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

Endless Alphabet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on some devices after initial load
  • Home button placement causes unintended exits
  • Inconsistent letter sounds in certain words

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more words, especially common sight words
  • Include lowercase letter option
  • Provide UK English accent and spelling
  • Implement difficulty settings or modes
  • Add more interactive elements to the post-solve animations

In-app purchases

10 purchases

LetterSchool

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Access Pass7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Access Pass7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Quarterly Access Pass7 Days trial$12.993 Months
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  • Quarterly Access Pass7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Annual Access Pass7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Yearly Access Pass7 Days trial$59.991 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

Endless Alphabet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LetterSchool free?
LetterSchool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Endless Alphabet free?
Endless Alphabet costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LetterSchool or Endless Alphabet?
Endless Alphabet is rated higher. LetterSchool averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Endless Alphabet averages 4.6 from 1.4K ratings.
Do LetterSchool or Endless Alphabet have ads?
Neither LetterSchool nor Endless Alphabet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LetterSchool or Endless Alphabet?
LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, and Endless Alphabet every 5 months. Most recently, LetterSchool was updated on November 7, 2026 and Endless Alphabet on November 6, 2026.

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