The Lettervan vs Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Lettervan
This educational game helps children develop phonemic awareness and spelling skills through interactive word challenges. Players navigate engaging scenarios while learning to identify and manipulate sounds within words, fostering reading and pronunciation proficiency.
- Phoneme recognition practice
- Interactive spelling challenges
- Word-based animations
- Developed with speech pathologists
- Engaging game scenarios
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Listen to phonemes and practice reading and spelling! Navigate past thorny vines, hangry monsters, and dark clouds - with unique animations for each word spelled. The app, developed in collaboration with speech and language pathologists, is designed to assist children in recognizing that words are composed of phonemes. This ability to identify phonemes within words is closely associated with proficiency in pronunciation, reading and spelling.
Link
Transform one word into another by changing a single letter at a time. This brain-teasing game enhances vocabulary, logic, and problem-solving skills with a clean interface. Enjoy uninterrupted gameplay with no advertisements.
- Word transformation puzzles
- Vocabulary and logic enhancement
- Clean, minimalist interface
- Ad-free gameplay
- Regular updates based on player feedback
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Dive into Link:d, the brain-teasing word game where every move counts! Challenge yourself to transform one word into another by swapping a single letter at a time. Sounds simple, but the challenge is real! Why You’ll Love Link:d: Sharpen Your Mind - Boost your vocabulary, logic, and problem-solving skills. Sleek Design - Enjoy a clean, minimalist interface that lets you focus on the game. No Ads, Ever - Ads get in the way of a good time. Enjoy level to level play with no interruption! Indie Development - Link:d was built by a solo team which means your feedback is always heard. New levels, bug fixes, and new features all happen quickly in direct response to you, the player. Whether you’re a casual player or a word game master, Link:d offers a perfect balance of challenge and fun. It’s your new go-to game for quick breaks or long commutes. Download now and start linking those words today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Link at free against The Lettervan's paid. Link also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). The Lettervan's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Lettervan against 5.0 for Link. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Lettervan ships an update every 4 days, Link daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Lettervan | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rickard Paulsson | Josiah Brown |
Customer experience
The Lettervan
Link
In-app purchases
The Lettervan
No in-app purchases
Link
No in-app purchases
