Comparison

LetterSchool vs Cointastic

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

Cointastic

This app helps children develop practical money skills through interactive games and a coin discovery tool. Explore coins from around the world, practice counting, making change, and completing timed challenges at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Interactive coin counting and making change
  • Coin Discovery viewer with zoom and tilt
  • Explore 157 coins from 24 global collections
  • Four engaging play modes: Count, Make, Practice, Race
  • Progress tracking and personal bests
  • Offline coin exploration
Features
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Help kids learn to count coins, make exact amounts, and understand change through hands-on play. Cointastic turns money math into four simple activities plus an interactive Coin Discovery library. Add and remove coins to see totals change, build an exact amount, practice counting money with immediate feedback, race the clock, and inspect coin designs up close. COUNT COINS AND MAKE CHANGE • Count: Tap or drag coins and watch the running total. • Make: Build the exact amount and see how much is still needed. • Practice: Answer Easy, Medium and Everyday money questions. • Race: Complete timed rounds and share an optional challenge. EXPLORE COINS UP CLOSE Choose a coin in Coin Discovery, then rotate, tilt and zoom to inspect its front, back and edge. Compare shapes, rims and artwork in a clear Daylight view, and open About to learn the story behind each regional collection. Coin images and stories are bundled for offline exploration. 24 COLLECTIONS. 157 COINS. Explore collections from the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Iceland, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, historic Italian lira, New Zealand, The Bahamas, Denmark, Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea, Czech Republic, Aruba, India, Mexico, Israel, South Africa and Sweden. START FREE Choose one home region: United States, Canada, United Kingdom or Australia. Free play includes: • Four common denominations in Count • Three Easy Make activities each day • Five Easy Practice questions each day • One introductory Race each day • One daily featured Coin Inspector coin from a four-coin home-region preview Other regions and coins remain visible. There are no ads and no account is required. UNLOCK COINTASTIC PLUS Cointastic Plus is an optional $2.99 U.S. one-time purchase, not a subscription. It unlocks every gameplay denomination, unlimited Make and Practice, all difficulties, unlimited Race rounds and challenge sharing, full progress and saved records, and Coin Discovery across all 24 collections and 157 coins. Family Sharing is available where supported by Apple. BUILT FOR HOME AND CLASSROOM Large controls, clear totals and skippable tips help young learners play with a parent, caregiver or teacher. Progress stays on the device. Sharing is optional, and challenge links contain no names or accounts. Snapchat sharing, when used, is for ages 13+. Coin presentations are educational visual approximations and are not intended for authentication or valuation. Support: https://cointastic.app/support Privacy: https://cointastic.app/privacy Terms: https://cointastic.app/terms

Screenshots

LetterSchool4 screens
Cointastic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cointastic at 100% against LetterSchool's 54%. Cointastic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). LetterSchool's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cointastic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cointastic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. 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: 54% of LetterSchool's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cointastic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, Cointastic weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LetterSchool versus Cointastic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterSchoolCointastic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (17K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLetterschool Enabling Learning B.V.MimesisIQ

Customer experience

LetterSchool

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

Cointastic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Cointastic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
Show 1 more
  • All-in-one Package$79.99
1 purchases

Cointastic

One-time1
  • Cointastic Plus$2.99

Questions

Is LetterSchool free?
LetterSchool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cointastic free?
Cointastic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LetterSchool or Cointastic?
Cointastic is rated higher. LetterSchool averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Cointastic averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do LetterSchool or Cointastic have ads?
Neither LetterSchool nor Cointastic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LetterSchool or Cointastic?
LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, and Cointastic weekly. Most recently, LetterSchool was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cointastic on October 19, 2026.

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