Comparison

LetterSchool vs Pitchling

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

Pitchling

Features
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Hear a note. Name it. Pitchling trains the skill musicians actually want: recognising a note by ear and naming it with confidence. Not a quiz you memorise, but a daily practice that reshapes how you hear. THE PATH Thirty levels across five stages, from your first two notes to all twelve across the register. Each level introduces exactly one new idea and holds you there until it sticks. You start with C and G, one big leap apart. You finish naming any note, in any octave, on any instrument. SIX STUDIOS When you want to drill one thing: • Sing It Back — hear a note, sing it back, and see your pitch scored in cents • Pitch Match — a note plays, then fades. Rebuild it from memory on the dial • Daily Calibration — a cold-start check before any reference tone plays • Intervals — name the distance between two notes • Note Drill — your notes, your octaves, your instrument, your session length • Octaves — same note, five floors. Name the register FIVE REAL VOICES Grand piano sampled from a Yamaha Disklavier Pro, plus electric piano, nylon guitar, steel guitar, strings, and a pure sine tone. Hearing the same note across different timbres is what makes the skill transfer to real music. SEE YOUR EAR IMPROVE An Ear Score built from four separate abilities, a chromatic wheel showing which of the twelve notes you actually own, and your personal confusion pairs so you know exactly what to practise next. A STREAK WORTH KEEPING One gentle reminder a day, at a time you choose. Turn it off whenever you like. HONEST ABOUT WHAT THIS TRAINS True inborn absolute pitch is rare, and no app can hand it to an adult. What daily training demonstrably does improve is reliable note naming: an internalised reference pitch, gradually widened note sets, register placement, and exposure across instruments. That is exactly what Pitchling drills, no more and no less. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No analytics. No network calls at all. Everything you do stays on your device. Free, all of it.

Screenshots

LetterSchool4 screens
Pitchling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pitchling at none against LetterSchool's 10. LetterSchool's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LetterSchool sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pitchling asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
LetterSchool versus Pitchling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterSchoolPitchling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB145 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLetterschool Enabling Learning B.V.Khezan Khushnud Irani

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

Pitchling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Pitchling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LetterSchool free?
LetterSchool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pitchling free?
Pitchling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LetterSchool or Pitchling have ads?
Neither LetterSchool nor Pitchling shows ads.

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