Comparison

LetterSchool vs Drive About Numbers

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

Drive About Numbers

Explore early math concepts through interactive games and self-directed play in a vibrant world. Children can drive, fly, or sail while practicing counting, number recognition, and simple arithmetic at their own pace.

Highlights
  • Interactive early math games
  • Self-directed play
  • Number recognition practice
  • Counting and arithmetic games
  • Multi-language support
  • No in-app purchases or ads
Features
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Drive, fly, or sail around Number Neighborhood, day or night, in a delightful world filled with early math. * Top 10 Apps - Best Apps For Kids * Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award * Parents' Choice Award Winner ________________________________ 9 MINI GAMES FOR EARLY MATH PRACTICE Drive About Numbers offers a wide variety of activities to suit a range of ages from Preschool to Kindergarten. Designed for self-directed play, Drive About Numbers gives your child a license to drive, fly and sail in a world that encourages free play and allows kids to practice early numeracy at their own pace and with minimal instruction. Discover math as you drive through the city and countryside; sail to a submarine and dive to the bottom of the sea; guide a hot air balloon to the clouds and blast off into space with a rocket. Game Descriptions: • Catch-a-Sea Pickle - tap the sea pickles displaying the target number • Whale Feeding - use a slingshot to feed the whale the correct number of cabbages • Cloud Writing - trace the numbers in the sky • Construction Blocks - stack the blocks in order, to turn on the lights • See-Saw - balance the animals on the see-saw with equal sums • Space Vacuum - clean up and count shoes, donuts, marbles and more • Number Painting - color by numbers to paint a masterpiece • Cookie Bakery - play chef and decorate your cookies with matching toppings • Snowboard Slalom - guide a snowboarding yak to touch the flags in order Drive About: Number Neighborhood is a universal app that is available in the following languages: • English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Russian Thanks for playing Drive About Numbers! ________________________________ MADE BY EDUCATIONAL GAME DESIGNERS We're a small team of educational game designers who care deeply about crafting fun learning experiences for kids. We include kids, parents and teachers in our game development and testing to make sure our apps are exceptional tools that kids want to use again and again. ________________________________ Website: www.artgigapps.com Follow us: twitter.com/artgigapps Like us: Facebook.com/artgigapps Please reach out: hello@artgigapps.com _______________________________ PRIVACY We hold your privacy and the privacy of your child in the highest regard and we do not collect or share any personal information. Read our complete privacy policy at artgigapps.com. Drive About Numbers has no in-app purchases or third party advertising.

Screenshots

LetterSchool4 screens
Drive About Numbers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LetterSchool at Free against Drive About Numbers's $2.99. LetterSchool also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 672). Drive About Numbers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and review sentiment (87% vs 55%). On rating, update cadence, 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; Drive About Numbers costs $2.99 up front. LetterSchool sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Drive About Numbers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for LetterSchool against 4.3 for Drive About Numbers. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LetterSchool has 17K ratings behind it against 672, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of LetterSchool's written reviews are positive against 87% of Drive About Numbers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, Drive About Numbers every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LetterSchool versus Drive About Numbers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterSchoolDrive About Numbers
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (17K ratings) — better4.3 (672 ratings)
Positive reviews54.8% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better672
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB243 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLetterschool Enabling Learning B.V.Artgig Studio

Customer experience

LetterSchool

All ratings17,001 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive54.8%
Neutral7.9%
Negative37.3%

Drive About Numbers

All ratings670 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative10.0%

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

Drive About Numbers

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
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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
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

Drive About Numbers

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LetterSchool free?
LetterSchool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drive About Numbers free?
Drive About Numbers costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LetterSchool or Drive About Numbers?
LetterSchool is rated higher. LetterSchool averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Drive About Numbers averages 4.3 from 672 ratings.
Do LetterSchool or Drive About Numbers have ads?
Neither LetterSchool nor Drive About Numbers shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LetterSchool or Drive About Numbers?
LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, and Drive About Numbers every 3 months. Most recently, LetterSchool was updated on November 3, 2026 and Drive About Numbers on October 29, 2026.

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