Comparison

ABC Ride vs LetterSchool

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

Head to head
About

ABC Ride

Embark on an exciting alphabet adventure with interactive scenes and puzzles. Kids can discover hidden letters, practice spelling, and learn phonics through engaging hide-and-seek games and fun activities. This app makes learning the alphabet an enjoyable and memorable experience.

Highlights
  • 26 interactive scenes with letter-based puzzles
  • Hide-and-seek games to find hidden letters
  • Spelling and phonics practice
  • Lowercase and uppercase letter options
  • Narration with alliterations
  • Problem-solving activities
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Have you ever seen the letter E hatching out of an egg? How about a K popping out of a kangaroo’s pouch? Ride your bike and enjoy an exciting hide and seek, ABC adventure with Beck and Bo! Solve fun puzzles, find the hidden letters, learn the alphabet and practice spelling in this educational word puzzle game! • Featured “Best New App” on the App Store worldwide • "Avokiddo ABC Ride turns learning the alphabet into an adventure" - USA TODAY • "A really high quality alphabet app...beautifully designed." - Cool Mom Tech • “A standout in the saturated app marketplace...a classic among ABC apps.” - Teachers With Apps • Editor's Choice by Best Apps For Kids, Fun Educational Apps, AppySmarts & Top Best Apps For Kids FUN, HIDE AND SEEK ACTIVITIES Start your journey by putting Beck or Bo on the bike. Drag the bike to move seamlessly across 26 interactive scenes loaded with fun preschool activities and puzzles. Each scene offers a unique, hide and seek game associated with a letter and a word. The G is wrapped in a Gift, the H is hidden under a Hat, the S swims with the Seal, the J is jammed up in the Jelly, the W is pulled out of a Well. Kids will use their logic, observation and problem solving skills to find the hidden letters in a whole host of scenarios and unexpected animal encounters! Bathe the cute pig, feed the hungry hippo, take care of the crying baby monkey, match vegetables, build a robot and so much more! Learning the alphabet has never been so fun! SPELLING PUZZLES Practice spelling, phonics and word recognition! Drag the letters in place to spell the words while listening to the letter names or phonetic sounds. Choose between lowercase or uppercase letters. Adjust the difficulty by having letters shuffled or in order. MEMORABLE ALLITERATIONS Each scene is accompanied by a short speech narration that provides clever hints through inventive and memorable alliterations. "Jump and jiggle on the jelly to find the J", "Make the magnet meet the M", "Fill the four flowerpots with flowing water to find the F". The sweet narration adds a storytelling aspect to the activities, helps build vocabulary and enhances kids' listening comprehension. MAIN FEATURES • 26 interactive scenes each associated with a word and a letter • 26 unique, puzzle games for hours of repeat play • Play and problem solve to reveal the hidden letters • Drag the letters to spell the words while listening to their names or phonetic sounds • Lowercase & uppercase letters • Original narration with inventive alliteration • Bike through the alphabet seamlessly from letter to letter, or opt out and choose your own path • Have fun with the quirky animals and hilarious encounters • Collect stars while riding from one scene to the next • Beautiful graphics inviting kids to explore and discover • Ideal for toddlers, preschool & kindergarten children • No in-app purchases, no third-party ads EDUCATIONAL VALUE • Teaches letter recognition, name and basic phonics • Learn new words through playful exploration • Practice forming words and reinforce spelling • Associate letters with objects and animals through memorable alliterated concepts • Enhance creative thinking and problem solving skills • Inspire curiosity as youngsters explore cause and effect • Exercise memory and spatial relations • Build vocabulary PRIVACY POLICY We respect your privacy and the on-line safety of your children! We do not collect or share any personal information. The app has no third-party ads or in-app purchases. As a MOMs with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps. View our privacy policy: http://avokiddo.com/privacy-policy/ ABOUT AVOKIDDO Avokiddo is an award-winning creative studio specializing in the development of quality educational apps for kids. Learn more about us at www.avokiddo.com

About

LetterSchool

This app helps preschoolers learn to write cursive letters and numbers through interactive tracing games. It offers multiple game modes, phonics practice, and word association to make learning engaging and fun for young children.

Highlights
  • Cursive alphabet and number tracing
  • Interactive game modes
  • Phonics and word association
  • Progress tracking for multiple players
  • Choice of popular typefaces
  • No ads
Features
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Download LetterSchool, the #1 abc cursive alphabet tracing and handwriting app, and watch your toddler evolve with this fun, intuitive, and educational game for pre-schoolers. An app recommended and used by parents, teachers, and occupational therapists. Loved & played by more than 2 million toddlers and used at over 5,000 preschools and kindergartens to teach handwriting to kids! • Learn how to write all letters of the ABC English cursive alphabet and the numbers 1-10. • Play and discover 3 exciting game modes per letter or number. • Practise essential phonics and writing skills. • Learn WORDS associated with the letters. • Have fun while tracing letters & phonics! HOW IT WORKS: Intro - Discover the shape, phonics, name, and sound of all the 26 letters of the cursive alphabet, as well as numbers 1-10! Tap - Learn where to start to write the letters and numbers and finish by tapping the dots in the correct order. Trace – Learn the letter trajectory and direction of lines by tracing it. Write - Test your knowledge by writing the ABC and numbers from memory! SPECIAL FEATURES: - Uppercase and lowercase cursive letters + numbers 1-10! - Two exciting levels: Silver and Gold (with new animations). - Progress and settings stored for up to three players on the same device. - In A-Z section, specific graphics available to match the letters (e.g. ant graphic for letter A). - Available for iPads and iPhones! - Special edition for schools and teachers. - Available in bulk through the Volume Purchase Program. - Available at a reduced price for educational institutions: 50% off for 20+ units! PERFECT FOR KIDS: - Kids want to have fun, and LetterSchool offers an educational journey with the most engaging and entertaining educational material! - They learn with various exciting animations, graphics, and sound effects. - They learn to associate letters with words, learn and memorize tracing directions and the correct formation of each character. - Perfect for home-schooling kids and kindergartens. A friendly app for children with special educational needs. SUITABLE FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS: - Choice of the three most popular typefaces in handwriting education (Handwriting Without Tears, D’Nealian, and Zaner-Bloser). - Two levels, where Golden Level allows tracking kids’ progress by displaying their exact letter writing. - Engaging and compelling game mode prompting the child to trace a letter or a number three times using different parameters (each step is more challenging). - 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! MONTESSORI MATERIALS & METHODS: LetterSchool is crafted with the greatest care for preschool kids & toddlers. Parents, teachers, and occupational therapists can use LetterSchool independently, but schools that teach according to the Montessori principle can use LetterSchool as a source for their Montessori materials and methods as well. ACCOLADES: - ‘Best Mobile App of 2018 Platinum Award’ nominee! – BMA - Winner of 'National Parenting Product Awards 2018' - NAPPA Awards - Teachers With Apps Certified – TeachersWithApps - “Learning a letter on this app is like being on a great party, with disco lights, stars and fireworks. Every letter is a surprise!” – Apps4Kids - “The kids love it! This app is right on track to help my son to be better prepared for Kindergarten”. -Kidz 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 be writing the entire English alphabet! For more 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 www.letterschool.org/faq.

Screenshots

ABC Ride4 screens
LetterSchool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ABC Ride at 82% against LetterSchool's 38%. ABC Ride also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (4.8K vs 419). LetterSchool's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). 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

ABC Ride costs $4.99 and LetterSchool $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LetterSchool holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABC Ride has 4.8K ratings behind it against 419, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of ABC Ride's written reviews are positive against 38% of LetterSchool's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC Ride ships an update every 8 months, LetterSchool every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ABC Ride versus LetterSchool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC RideLetterSchool
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.2 (4.8K ratings)4.5 (419 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.1% of reviews — better38.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4.8K — better419
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAVOKIDDOLetterschool Enabling Learning B.V.

Customer experience

ABC Ride

All ratings4,778 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral11.7%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.3%

LetterSchool

All ratings340 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral23.1%
Negative38.5%

User reviews

ABC Ride

From 4.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and interactive
  • 🎓 Effective for learning alphabet
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics
  • 🎶 Fun music and sounds

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sound issues on certain devices
  • 🇺🇸 Too American-centric, needs more international content
  • 🔁 Repetitive after going through the alphabet

LetterSchool

From 419 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 High quality learning apps
  • 👍 Reliable and trustworthy
  • 👍 Good value for money
  • 👍 Child enjoys the app
  • 👍 Helps master the alphabet

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App crashes after tapping green arrow
  • 🐛 Incorrect cursive letters
  • 🐛 Missing HWT font option in cursive
  • 🐛 Purchase problems
  • 🐛 New features break current app

Bugs and requests

ABC Ride

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • No sound on iPad
  • App crashes on some devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to switch between uppercase and lowercase letters
  • More variety in words and animations for each letter

LetterSchool

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes after tapping green arrow
  • Cannot get through opening screen
  • Incorrect cursive letters (capitals, lowercase p, x, z)
  • Problem with 'b' in gold level not completing
  • New features breaking current app

Requested features

4 requests
  • Japanese, French, Spanish LetterSchool
  • Nelson UK and South AUS
  • HWT font in cursive
  • Bundle with previous Letter School purchase

In-app purchases

None

ABC Ride

No in-app purchases

None

LetterSchool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABC Ride free?
ABC Ride costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LetterSchool free?
LetterSchool costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABC Ride or LetterSchool?
LetterSchool is rated higher. ABC Ride averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4.8K ratings, while LetterSchool averages 4.5 from 419 ratings.
Do ABC Ride or LetterSchool have ads?
Neither ABC Ride nor LetterSchool shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABC Ride or LetterSchool?
ABC Ride ships an update every 8 months, and LetterSchool every 7 months. Most recently, ABC Ride was updated on November 6, 2026 and LetterSchool on November 6, 2026.

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