LetterSchool vs Meet the Alphablocks!
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 engaging animations. It offers progress tracking and is designed by educational professionals to be safe and fun for toddlers and preschoolers.
- 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
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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
Meet the Alphablocks!
Explore the alphabet and letter sounds with interactive characters. Children can tap to bring each character to life, hear their letter sounds, and sing along to catchy songs. This app uses proven phonics methods to help young learners develop reading skills.
- Interactive alphabet characters
- Learn letter sounds
- Sing along to songs
- Phonics-based learning
- Letter name mode
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Meet the Alphablocks, get to know your alphabet and letter sounds and sing along to the Alphablocks song. Alphablocks is the hit TV show that’s helping millions of children learn to read the fun way. (British English). As seen on Cbeebies. HOW TO PLAY It couldn’t be simpler: tap to bring each Alphablock to life and hear them sing their letter sound and a line from the Alphablocks song. Every Alphablock is designed to help your child remember their letters and letter sounds, so A says a! when an apple falls on her head, and so on. LETTER SOUNDS AND NAMES Listen to the Alphablocks singing their letter sounds, then change to Letter Name mode and have fun learning all the letter names too. FULL OF GOOD PHONICS Alphablocks uses best-practice phonics as taught in UK schools. It’s also part of a whole reading system that can give your child a boost in key phonics skills. Watch Alphablocks on CBeebies and find out more at www.alphablocks.tv. READY FOR MORE? If you enjoy this app, try ALPHABLOCKS LETTER FUN and really get to know the Alphablocks and the alphabet. Letter Fun has four minigames for each Alphablock (more than 100 total) to help your child master their letters and sounds, and they can sing along to the whole Alphablocks letter song.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meet the Alphablocks! at none against LetterSchool's 14. Meet the Alphablocks! also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 54%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). LetterSchool's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (17K vs 334). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. LetterSchool sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Meet the Alphablocks! asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for LetterSchool against 4.4 for Meet the Alphablocks!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LetterSchool has 17K ratings behind it against 334, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of LetterSchool's written reviews are positive against 75% of Meet the Alphablocks!'s.
LetterSchool ships an update every 2 months, Meet the Alphablocks! every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LetterSchool | Meet the Alphablocks! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (17K ratings) — better | 4.4 (334 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.4% of reviews | 75.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | 334 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 212 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Letterschool Enabling Learning B.V. | Blue-Zoo |
Customer experience
LetterSchool
Meet the Alphablocks!
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)
Meet the Alphablocks!
From 334 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging
- 🚀 Great for learning letters and sounds
- 💡 Helpful for speech therapy
- 🎨 Colorful and visually appealing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and glitches
- 🤔 Lack of mini-games or interactive features
- 🤷♀️ Confusing instructions for accessing content
- 😕 Disappointing for those expecting more features
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
Meet the Alphablocks!
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when tapping on certain letters
- Some visual glitches with character animations
- Subscription/purchase issues for full app access
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more mini-games and interactive elements
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Provide clearer instructions on accessing all content
- Expand the app to include more advanced learning activities
In-app purchases
LetterSchool
- 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
- 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
Meet the Alphablocks!
No in-app purchases
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