# Twinkl Formation & Handwriting — user reviews > 17 indexed App Store user reviews of Twinkl Formation & Handwriting by Twinkl Limited, rated 4.50/5 from 61 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/twinkl-formation-and-handwriting/id1581040887/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/twinkl-formation-and-handwriting/id1581040887.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 49 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 6 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2026-03-15* It doesn’t work! Freezes on letters and won’t let you complete the whole letter ### 1/5 — Not free *2025-11-13* Its not free, it’s subscription based ### 1/5 — Sswyshd’x *2024-10-21* Sstwqfxsaytdfdwhudgde ### 1/5 — Not cursive lettering. Avoid if in the UK *2024-10-06* The fonts to practice with are not cursive. ### 1/5 — Not great *2024-04-30* Attempted to use this by following the dots in the letters but the dots would disappear and no matter how many attempts you made the letters wouldn’t form. There was no point keeping the app. **Developer response:** Thank you for this honest feedback. We are sorry you are having trouble with the app. It is well-noted and has been added to our inspiration bank. ### 2/5 — Needs to include continuous cursive option *2024-08-23* Increasingly, pupils learning their first letters are being taught to use entry and exit flicks from the beginning of learning handwriting. This is a highly efficient method of teaching writing and supports the teaching of spelling, since children who are familiar with entry and exit flicks may progress naturally from separate to joined letters and are more likely to be able to read cursive writing if they are already familiar with the formation of individual letters that are joined within words. It would be more helpful to have an option that teaches entry and exit flicks for writing, with each lower-case letter beginning with an entry flick on the base line, and each exit flick indicating the point at which the whole letter is complete, whether it be on and then up from the first or base line (e.g. for /a/) and a slightly dipped horizontal exit flick that touches the first guide line above the base line, as in for /o/. ### 3/5 — Nice but not responsive *2026-07-17* Really nice app and eye-catching layout and graphics but really hard to trace the letters exactly, especially for younger children. My four year I’ve got very frustrated that it kept starting her back at the beginning when she was trying really hard so you trace the letters accurately. I even found it quite hard at times to follow the dots exactly to ensure the letter was completed accurately. I took off my screen protector to try and see if that made a difference, but unfortunately it did not. ### 3/5 — No cursive letter formation *2025-10-10* Great idea but cursive writing only shown in Spanish! ### 3/5 — Not worth a subscription *2025-07-09* The app only displays patterns and does not show handwriting, as it only features icons on the screen. Because the handwriting is not visible, kids cannot see their mistakes; the icons simply disappear, prompting them to retry. Children can become stuck on a particular letter and have to click a tiny button to move on to the next step. I paid for a subscription without signing up for the app, and overall, it feels very disorganized. ### 3/5 — A lovely app but… *2023-10-30* A really well put together app but my daughter and I found it really frustrating trying to draw the letters and numbers to the exact pattern as the green dots. It was very temperamental and both us got fed up with it. It would be better if you just allowed us to draw using a simple black pencil line without needing to follow the perfect formation. **Developer response:** Dear customer, Thank you for the feedback. We apologise for the frustration caused and have added your insights to our inspiration bank. We will keep you updated with any improvements made to our app. Best wishes, The Handwriting Team ## Most praised reviews (7 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — I like the way my handwriting is *2025-06-21* This app made my handwriting very good on one day if you have a kid with awful writing this app is for you ### 5/5 — Jake’s hshehheuehheheheh *2025-04-24* Ehhshsjsksjksjsksk ### 5/5 — Everything I was looking for! *2022-09-13* This is such a great app, easy to use and keeps kids interested. I love the letter formation resources! ### 5/5 — Twinkle phonics formation up and running! *2022-08-15* Really loving this easy to use letter formation app. Head over to Sharon Turner Tuition for a video example. This also includes the Twinkle mnemonic. Thank you Twinkle. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2022-03-07* My little one love it ### 5/5 — It’s Extremely great *2021-11-16* It’s giving me rewards and certificates and signed in to a account is a best experience app features. **Developer response:** Hi Shaaf2516! Well done for earning some rewards for your great work. We hope you continue to enjoy the app, thanks for your review! :) ### 4/5 — Continuous cursive *2023-01-02* Brilliant app! twinkl’s continuous cursive font would be amazing as that is what we use --- *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 2026-08-28.*