LettersLetter vs The Adventure Letters

Where they differ

Both are letters, stickers and activities clubs. Past that they pull apart: LettersLetter also covers postcards and art & prints, while The Adventure Letters adds travel.

LettersLetter is the cheaper of the two — $11.99/mo against $12.99/mo, roughly 8% less on a monthly basis. Whether that gap means anything depends on what turns up: the dearer club is not automatically sending more, and on a gift the up-front total matters more than the monthly figure.

They arrive on different rhythms. LettersLetter comes monthly; The Adventure Letters comes twice a month. More frequent post is not automatically better — it is more to keep up with, and for some children the wait is part of it.

The age ranges differ too: LettersLetter is pitched at ages 5–11, The Adventure Letters at ages 8–13. Match the reading level rather than the birthday — a child who cannot yet read the letter alone needs an adult in the loop either way.

Shipping is the one that rules a club out rather than in: LettersLetter ships to US and 23 other countries, The Adventure Letters to US.

What each one sends

LettersLetter

One envelope a month with an illustrated short story, a collectible postcard, a coloring page, a character sticker and a small surprise such as a mini game. The envelope is addressed to the child by name. Subscribe by the 15th to start in the same cycle.

The Adventure Letters

Two letters a month, mailed the second and fourth Friday, telling a continuing story about US geography and travel. Each envelope includes stickers, scrapbook pages, conversation cards and the occasional small gift. US shipping is free; there is no international option.

Which one to pick

We are not going to pretend there is a winner here — they are close enough to be on the same shortlist, which is why this page exists. What we would say is that the choice usually turns on the household rather than the club: how much adult time there is, whether the child reads independently yet, and whether you want post that asks something of them or post that simply arrives.

Read the full listings before deciding, and follow through to each club's own site — prices, terms and gift options are theirs to change and ours only to record.