LetterSchool vs eCollection
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
eCollection
This app provides a digital platform for guided reading, offering a library of leveled eBooks and interactive features for teachers and students. It supports various reading profiles, word interaction, recording, drawing, and text editing to enhance comprehension and engagement.
- Guided Reading Profile
- Custom Reading Profile
- Independent Reading Profile
- Tap to Hear Words
- Tap to Save Words
- Record Mode
- Draw Mode
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The eCollection eReader app is part of a brand new platform that re-imagines guided reading for iPads. Guided reading is a widely used teaching strategy where the teacher and all students in a group have a copy of the same book. The teacher assists the students to practise various reading strategies in order to comprehend the text. The eCollection eReader app allows teachers and students to use eCollection eBooks for guided reading. It utilises native iOS gestures to provide a seamless experience for young readers. ~~~~~~~~~~ FEATURES ~~~~~~~~~~ 300 pedagogically sound, carefully levelled eCollection eBooks combined with the following features: + Guided Reading Profile + Custom Reading Profile + Independent Reading Profile + Tap to Hear Words + Tap to Save Words + Record Mode + Draw Mode + Edit Text Mode + Reading Sessions + Student Profiles + Reading History + Reading Groups ~~~~~~~~~~~ REVIEWS ~~~~~~~~~~~ "A great way to access a very thorough levelled reading resource. It is compact and accessible." "I am working with older students and adults. It is a fantastic way for them to access material that they can read without making it obvious that they are reading at a low level." "I love having access to the eCollection readers digitally. I have used them throughout my 30+ years teaching" "Easy for kids, parents, teachers to use, convenient, wide range of books/levels, great graphics and wonderful app. Great resource for setting readers for home or school." "eCollection has made a difference in the learning for our target children." "A highly engaging digital reading resource directly linked to school reading." "Books are expensive and this is a cheaper option. No lost or damaged books." ~~~~~~~~~~ SUPPORT ~~~~~~~~~~ Send us an email at anz.techsupport@cengage.com with any questions, feedback or requests. Privacy Policy: https://cengage.com.au/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://cengage.com.au/terms Contact: https://cengage.com.au/contact-us
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LetterSchool at 55% against eCollection's 18%. LetterSchool also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (17K vs 3). eCollection's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 15.0). On price and ads 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. eCollection asks for nothing beyond the download.
LetterSchool holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LetterSchool has 17K ratings behind it against 3, 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 18% of eCollection's.
LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, eCollection every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LetterSchool | eCollection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (17K ratings) — better | 4.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.5% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Letterschool Enabling Learning B.V. | Cengage Learning Australia |
Customer experience
LetterSchool
eCollection
User reviews
LetterSchool
From 17K App Store ratingsWhat 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)
eCollection
From 3 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Great book collection
- 📈 Good for learning progress
- 💡 Well-conceived concept
- 👍 Easy for children to use (in theory)
- 😊 Kids enjoy the books
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- ❌ Unusable interface
- 😩 Frustrating user experience
- ⏳ Slow connection and login
- 🚫 Cannot exit books or modes
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
eCollection
Reported bugs
22 issues- App not working
- Crash delete download repeat
- Can’t quit from drawing mode
- Stuck, hard to return to main page
- No home page, cannot back to home page
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- Buggy interface, buttons not displaying properly
- Loses recording when turning pages
- Blank screen when turning pages too fast
- Login freezing/not being able to login
- Crashes every time trying to log in
- Cannot exit from a book
- Stuck in book unable to exit
- Terrible glitches
- Login issues, cannot login
- App opens but cannot click anything to login
- Buttons do not work on current iPad update
- Login button doesn’t work
- App won't start
- Stuck at login screen
- Severe crashing problems
- App keeps shutting down
- Slow at connecting
Requested features
7 requests- Save login details
- Clear navigation to return to main page/shelf
- Option to buy individual subscriptions
- Add bigger books (e.g., comics)
- Clarify privacy for voice recording
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- Improve UI and interaction design
- Add marking read feature
In-app purchases
LetterSchool
- 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
- 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
eCollection
No in-app purchases
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