# Dexteria - Fine Motor Skills — user reviews > 102 indexed App Store user reviews of Dexteria by BinaryLabs, Inc., rated 3.40/5 from 36 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dexteria-fine-motor-skills/id420464455/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dexteria-fine-motor-skills/id420464455.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 17 · 4★ 5 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of Dexteria? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Effective for fine motor skill development - 🎮 Engaging games that motivate children - 📊 Progress tracking and data recording features - 🏥 Highly recommended by occupational therapists - 🎯 Helps with handwriting and letter formation - 💪 Strengthens finger dexterity and grip - 🧠 Beneficial for stroke recovery and rehabilitation - 🎨 Well-designed user interface and activities - 📱 Works on both iPad and iPhone - 🔊 Good auditory feedback system **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues - ⚠️ Incompatibility with newer iOS versions - 😞 Limited game variety and repetitive content - 💰 Expensive for the content offered - 🔧 Hand calibration problems - 📵 Multitasking gestures conflict on iPad - 🎯 Letter tracing too sensitive and frustrating - 👶 Not suitable for very young children - ⌨️ Poor performance on iPhone small screens - 🖐️ Tap It game frequently non-functional - 😴 Boring for children without supervision - 🖊️ Doesn't support left-handed users properly **Commonly reported bugs** - Tap It hand calibration fails or takes excessive time - App crashes with iOS 5 and newer versions - Letter tracing doesn't work with newer Apple software - Window shade activation locks up alphabet tracing - Notification Center tab interferes with letter tracing - Pinch It game doesn't register movement or provide feedback - Multi-user feature doesn't allow returning to game after user switch - Hand calibration causes automatic app shutdown - Letter tracing lines don't appear on screen - Inconsistent responsiveness across activities **Most requested features** - Multi-user progress tracking for multiple students - Cursive letter tracing option - Variety in pinch game targets (not just crabs) - Untimed option for Tap It activity - Free-form writing practice without tracing - Ability to practice writing names and custom words - More game options and activities - Adjustable difficulty levels for younger children - Support for left-handed letter formation - Blank paper for freestyle writing practice ## Newest reviews (14 of 102) ### 4/5 — Good for what its suppose to do *2026-07-24* It’s really helpful but could use a few more games ### 2/5 — Not Worth The Money *2021-03-31* Write It is useful. Pinch It is just a game, while the biggest disappointment is Tap It which is totally useless for someone with adult sized fingers. ### 4/5 — Good *2015-09-12* Good app for pre warm ups working with students who have handwriting difficulties as well as develop manipulation skills. I'm an OT and cannot wait to try this on my students. Have tried this on my 5 year old and loves it! ### 4/5 — Ms *2013-06-02* I have recently had a stroke and dexterity has been part of my therapy to work at getting my fine motor skills to return ### 4/5 — Great app *2013-05-31, version 1.3.5* I too use this app for occupational therapy and it would be great it you could enter different users and track their progress. I use it in elementary and middle school. The tap is even difficult for middle schoolers with fine motor issues, really helps. ### 2/5 — Can't get Tap It section to work *2013-05-14, version 1.3.5* App shuts down automatically when doing hand calibration on the Tap It section. Other two sections work fine. Disappointed I paid money for something that seems really glitchy. I even turned off my iPad's multitasking gestures as indicated, still didn't work. ### 4/5 — Good app *2013-04-30* I am an OT that uses this app with students on my caseload. I like how the writing program let's a student know when they are forming a letter incorrectly. This has been helpful to several students of mine. I use other therapy tools as well so I have not had my students get bored with writing program. Pinching program challenging for students until they get the feel for it. Variety would be nice instead of just crabs. Would like ease in tracking progress of multiple students. Overall helpful therapy tool. **Developer response:** Thanks for the review! We offer an in-app purchase to track progress of multiple users. Just click the star banner on the main screen. ### 4/5 — Great program and love tap it and pinch it. *2013-03-12, version 1.3.5* The letter trace can be frustrating for kids with low fine motor skills. ### 3/5 — high score board? *2013-02-28* tracking a single child's scores from day to day would be helpful... some variety in the pinching game would help. 10 levels...could we do those same levels again, only with a slightly smaller animal? if this game were free i MIGHT have given 4 out of 5 stars, but we paid for it, and it lacks the 'longevity factor' as all of the kids i've used this (albeit, great) program with, have gotten bored in just 2 weeks, even though we are limiting them to 10 minutes of use per day. my own child (who does not have any dexterity troubles except for her age factor) used this program and got very bored and frustrated with the seemingly tedious letter-writing function. even when i try it, it frustrates me. it is great but you have to tell kids it's only a computer and give them lots of positive feedback so they don't give up all together. we tried it with the stylus, but you can't lean your hand on the tablet while you are writing, and that IS how a normal person would write, so it only serves to function for dexterity issues...which i think should NOT be mixed with academic writing process, as it could confuse children who may struggle with other possible recognition problems, etc. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2013-02-25, version 1.3.5* Great app I use it daily in occupational therapy. ### 5/5 — Love it *2013-02-14, version 1.3.5* I've used this app with many of my OT patients, pediatrics & hand therapy. I'd love to see more like it, or more options within this app. Thanks! ### 5/5 — Good app-just take it to the next level *2013-02-10, version 1.3.5* After children use a few times they need more variety to make choices, as one reviewer suggested, something other than crabs. E.g. Ink blobs, Lima beans, candy dots or?? I use the shapes scores to encourage improvement. ### 5/5 — Excellent *2012-10-28, version 1.3.4* Worth every cent. My students love the crabs! ### 4/5 — Good-could be great *2012-10-27, version 1.3.4* I am an OT working with students 5-18. I have used it with maybe 5 kids, mostly high school. Would like to be able to track each client within the program. Would like more than the 3 games. Kids seem challenged by the crabs. I couldn't get the first level to work. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Read *2025-06-06* This app is the worst it should be one star no fun games kid broke the phone **Developer response:** We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Dexteria is designed to support fine motor skill development through structured activities, which may feel different from typical games. We understand that every child is unique, and not every app is a perfect fit for every situation. If your child was frustrated or something went wrong, we’d love to learn more and see how we can help. Please feel free to reach out to us at feedback@dexteria.net. We appreciate your comments. ### 1/5 — multi user doesn’t work *2024-10-09* I paid for multi user, but can’t return to the game once a user is added. Really frustrating! **Developer response:** Hi Dr. Yew, sorry you are having problems with the app. Can you please contact us at feedback@dexteria.net so we can help resolve the issue? Thank you. ### 1/5 — Only 1 out of the 3 games functions in a usable way *2020-02-12* The crab pinch is the only game that works. The numbers game keeps repeating that we start at the arrow dot (there isn’t one?) and the other game that starts with fingers - I don’t even know what he’s supposed to do for that. He puts his fingers on the screen and then nothing else happens. It clearly isn’t functioning the way it’s intended. **Developer response:** Sorry to hear you are having problems with the app. It sounds like you might have multi-touch gestures enabled. For best results, please go to settings and disable multi-touch gestures. ### 1/5 — Melissa Ingram *2019-10-27* App not easy to work for children and letters and numbers won’t trace red as instructed on app before I purchased. Please refund me **Developer response:** Good news! We have updated Dexteria and eliminated this bug. Thank you for your patience. Please get the free update in the App Store. If you like the new version, please consider updating your app review. Thanks. ### 1/5 — So sad it won’t work on the new Apple software *2019-10-13* As an OT this was my favorite app. But now the Write It game simply doesn’t work. The letters will not trace. I have deleted and the reinstalled the app 3 times. I am disappointed because it was a great motivator for teaching the HWT letter and number formation. **Developer response:** Good news! We have updated Dexteria and eliminated this bug. Thank you for your patience. Please get the free update in the App Store. If you like the new version, please consider updating your app review. Thanks. ### 1/5 — my students find it boring *2013-05-01, version 1.3.5* after a couple of minutes, they want a new app. ### 1/5 — Ndiaye *2012-10-05* Pas très intéressant pour le prix on s attend à mieux ### 1/5 — Dexteria *2012-05-30* A problem in the app causes difficulties in Multitasking Gestures. Therefore, the app requests the user to turn off their multitasking gestures in Settings. If you do this, you lose the use of all multitasking gestures, so why would you bother? Rated very low, as if the designers can't get this app to work with iPad system, then they should forget the deal. ### 1/5 — Huh? *2012-03-30, version 1.3.1* So far I'm very disappointed. This not worth 4.99. I got it for my daughter with special needs . The triangle touch seems good but the crab pinch is totally lame. The crabs do nothing. No movement, no sound. And there are other children's apps that have far superior tracing practice. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work good in Ipad 3 *2012-03-23, version 1.3.1* Just purchased, didn't like it, hand calibration doesn't work so is letter writing, no matter how mich pressure you applied to the touchscreen, it didn't draw any line at all, please UPDATE!!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Use after stroke *2024-03-01* Very helpful in relearning fine motor skills after a stroke. ### 5/5 — Really cool and very fun! *2019-01-06* I think it works too! ### 5/5 — Fantastic app that really works *2014-09-10* Just got this yesterday I could feel intrinsic muscles in my hand gently ache which suggests it is targeting the strengthening of the hand. ### 5/5 — Brilliant fine motor skills app *2014-08-20* Wow what a great app and recommend looking at the other apps offered by this app developer. As an experienced children'sOT it is an essential part of my toolkit now to engage technology savy children to working on their finger dexterity, visual perceptual skills and concentration. Love the ability to record and monitor progress too. :-) ### 5/5 — Kids enjoying it *2014-08-15* Bought this for my 6 year old who has a poor pencil grip and gets easily frustrated with writing. The plan is to build up the strength in his fingers. He enjoys all the games, especially since they are timed and we can check his progress as his times are saved in a report. My 3 year old daughter loves the games as well. ### 5/5 — OT's need this app! *2013-12-09, version 1.3.5* Dexteria - Fine Motor Skill Development is one of the mainstays in an OT's toolbox for teaching kids how to write. Why? Because it looks at learning to write from a developmental point of view. If kid's hands are not prepared to write- meaning the musculature is not there, then they can't control a writing utensil to form letters - Period. Dexteria has 2 games to develop hand skills before the third tracing the letters. The first game "Tap it", helps warm up the hand and introduces isolating the fingers, motor planning and sequencing. Using your thumb as an anchor each finger is called upon to tap a colored triangle. It's sort of like the light up memory game, but for fingers. The second game, "Pinch it" helps develop thumb and index control by picking up first little crabs that are stationary, and then stepping it up to moving targets. Finally, after giving the hands a brief wake up, tracing the letters are introduced. I love how every aspect of this app is thought out, from color schemes to activities. All modes can be translated to off screen games to refine these skills with real life manipulatives, which is the point of using an app for therapy. Data for accuracy and speed can be tracked and there is an in app purchase to expand data collection for unlimited users. Recommended. ### 5/5 — Mr *2013-08-30* Absolute ripper! Make sure all your kids get to use this. Best tool around for pre schoolers or kids with a special need. ### 5/5 — Very helpful *2013-07-17, version 1.3.5* It has helped my daughter improve her dexterity! ### 5/5 — Good app *2013-03-27, version 1.3.5* Have liked this app ### 5/5 — Wonderful! *2013-03-05* Worth every penny! This is a powerful tool to use in the classroom! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-08.*