Comparison

LetterSchool vs Letterland Quick Dash

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

Letterland Quick Dash

This educational tool helps children learn letter sounds and shapes through interactive cards and a 'Quick Dash' activity. It aims to build automatic letter sound recognition for early literacy development. Parental or teacher supervision is recommended for use.

Highlights
  • Interactive letter sound cards
  • Quick Dash activity
  • Consolidates letter shapes
  • Develops automatic sound response
  • Parent/teacher supervision recommended
Features
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** This app is designed to be used with teacher or parent supervision. ** Use this simple tool to learn all the letter sounds with interactive cards and do a 'Quick Dash'. It will help children consolidate letter shapes and sounds and work towards a quick and automatic letter sound response to the plain letter.

Screenshots

LetterSchool4 screens
Letterland Quick Dash4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LetterSchool at Free against Letterland Quick Dash's $1.99. LetterSchool also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 40 months). Letterland Quick Dash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On 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; Letterland Quick Dash costs $1.99 up front. LetterSchool sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Letterland Quick Dash asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LetterSchool holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LetterSchool has 17K ratings behind it against 8, 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 40% of Letterland Quick Dash's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, Letterland Quick Dash every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
LetterSchool versus Letterland Quick Dash: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLetterSchoolLetterland Quick Dash
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.5 (17K ratings) — better3.0 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews54.8% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 40 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB249 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLetterschool Enabling Learning B.V.Letterland

Customer experience

LetterSchool

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

Letterland Quick Dash

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

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

Letterland Quick Dash

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

Letterland Quick Dash

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LetterSchool free?
LetterSchool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Letterland Quick Dash free?
Letterland Quick Dash costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LetterSchool or Letterland Quick Dash?
LetterSchool is rated higher. LetterSchool averages 4.5 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Letterland Quick Dash averages 3.0 from 8 ratings.
Do LetterSchool or Letterland Quick Dash have ads?
Neither LetterSchool nor Letterland Quick Dash shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LetterSchool or Letterland Quick Dash?
LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, and Letterland Quick Dash every 40 months. Most recently, LetterSchool was updated on November 1, 2026 and Letterland Quick Dash on October 22, 2026.

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