Comparison

Endless Alphabet vs Alphablocks, How to Write

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Endless Alphabet

This interactive app helps children learn the alphabet and build vocabulary through engaging puzzles and animations. Adorable monsters guide kids through learning new words, making the educational process fun and stress-free.

Highlights
  • Interactive alphabet learning
  • Vocabulary building with animated definitions
  • Puzzle games with talking letters
  • No high scores, failures, or limits
  • Designed for self-paced learning
  • 100 words to learn
Features
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** 2013 App of the Year Runner-Up ** ** App Store's Editor's Choice ** *From the team at Originator - the creators of Sesame Street's Monster at the End of This Book, and Another Monster at the End of This Book. Originator is a team of passionate artists and engineers dedicated to the best education+entertainment apps for kids. We hope you enjoy playing with Endless Alphabet as much as we enjoy making it.* Set the stage for reading success with this delightfully interactive educational app. Kids will have a blast learning their ABC's and building vocabulary with the adorable monsters in Endless Alphabet. Each word features an interactive puzzle game with talking letters and a short animation illustrating the definition. Before you know it, your child will be using words like gargantuan and cooperate! **NOTE: You must be online and have ample disk space the first time you run the app so that all words are downloaded and can be played. ** Features: - 100 words to learn and play with. - Delightful animations teach children the definitions of the words in a fun and engaging way. - Word game teaches children letters. - 3D Touch on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus makes letters and words react in an extra special way! - Endless Alphabet was designed with your children in mind - there are no high scores, failures, limits or stress. Your children can interact with the app at their own pace.

About

Alphablocks, How to Write

This app uses animated characters to teach children how to write letters and numbers. It features a guided learning path with pre-writing exercises, letter families, and tracing practice with rhymes. The app is designed by educational experts and is ad-free.

Highlights
  • Pre-writing line practice
  • Letter families based on shape
  • Scaffolded learning trajectory
  • Letter and numeral tracing
  • Writing rhymes for memorization
  • Adventure-based learning
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Alphablocks and Numberblocks, How to Write is a hands-on, fun way for children to learn to write, packed with brand new Writing Magic. Imagine if the letters of the alphabet and numbers came to life to teach your child how to write... This is exactly what happens in How to Write! Join your favourite characters from the hit CBeebies shows, Alphablocks and Numberblocks, as they find their way home, helping children practice fine motor skills and letter formation accompanied by catchy rhymes along the way. This app is brought to you by top educators and experts in play from the BAFTA award-winning creators of Numberblocks and Blue Zoo animation studios. How does Alphablocks and Numberblocks, How to Write help your child? "Alphablocks and Numberblocks, How to Write helps children build confidence as they practice fine motor skills covering the foundational line shapes that they will need to form letters. The journey is carefully scaffolded, taking children through generic practice lines, pre-letter lines and letter formation. A brilliant app!" Professor Kate Ruttle, Early Years Writing expert and advisor to Alphablocks Ltd. 1. Carefully scaffolded learning trajectory, designed by top literacy educators and experts in play. 2. This app is fun, educational and safe, being COPPA and GDPR-K compliant and 100% ad-free. 3. All presented through a safe, 100% ad-free, digital game for your child to explore. Featuring… - Pre-writing lines to help children practice fine motor skills. - Letters are carefully broken down into four letter families, based on similarities of shape: Bouncy, Straight Line, Curly and Zigzag letter families. - Within each letter family, letters are introduced with the simplest first, so children can build up their skills confidently. - Pre-letter lines help children to repeat the key movement in each letter and numeral, as carefully specified by our literacy experts. - Letter and numeral tracing practice, accompanied by special writing rhymes for each letter of the alphabet and numbers 0-9 help children to remember the movements! - A fun adventure, helping each Alphablock and Numberblock find their way home... and ultimately customising their home with a fun surprise! Privacy & Safety At Blue Zoo Productions Ltd. and Alphablocks Ltd., your child’s privacy and safety is the first priority for us. There are no ads in the app and we will never share personal information with any 3rd parties or sell this on. You can find out more in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: Privacy Policy: https://www.learningblocks.tv/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.learningblocks.tv/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Endless Alphabet4 screens
Alphablocks, How to Write4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Endless Alphabet at 4.6 against Alphablocks, How to Write's 3.9. Endless Alphabet also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 56%) and ratings volume (1.4K vs 24). Alphablocks, How to Write's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $8.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Endless Alphabet costs $8.99 and Alphablocks, How to Write $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Endless Alphabet holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Endless Alphabet has 1.4K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Endless Alphabet's written reviews are positive against 56% of Alphablocks, How to Write's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Endless Alphabet versus Alphablocks, How to Write: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEndless AlphabetAlphablocks, How to Write
Price$8.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better3.9 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.4K — better24
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB323 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOriginator Inc.Blue-Zoo

Customer experience

Endless Alphabet

All ratings1,403 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews603 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.6%

Alphablocks, How to Write

All ratings22 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Endless Alphabet

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes or freezes on some devices after initial load
  • Home button placement causes unintended exits
  • Inconsistent letter sounds in certain words

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more words, especially common sight words
  • Include lowercase letter option
  • Provide UK English accent and spelling
  • Implement difficulty settings or modes
  • Add more interactive elements to the post-solve animations

Alphablocks, How to Write

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Endless Alphabet

No in-app purchases

None

Alphablocks, How to Write

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Endless Alphabet free?
Endless Alphabet costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alphablocks, How to Write free?
Alphablocks, How to Write costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Endless Alphabet or Alphablocks, How to Write?
Endless Alphabet is rated higher. Endless Alphabet averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Alphablocks, How to Write averages 3.9 from 24 ratings.
Do Endless Alphabet or Alphablocks, How to Write have ads?
Neither Endless Alphabet nor Alphablocks, How to Write shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Endless Alphabet or Alphablocks, How to Write?
Endless Alphabet ships an update every 5 months, and Alphablocks, How to Write every 5 months. Most recently, Endless Alphabet was updated on October 23, 2026 and Alphablocks, How to Write on October 24, 2026.

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