Comparison

SnapType Pro vs Writing Wizard

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

Head to head
About

SnapType Pro

This app provides a way to complete worksheets and assignments digitally. It allows users to type directly onto any document, making it a convenient tool for students and educators.

Highlights
  • Type directly onto documents
  • Complete worksheets digitally
  • Digital assignment completion
  • Bug fixes and updates
Features
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After more than 8 years, SnapType Pro is being phased out. We'll continue to support the app with bug fixes and updates (which is why it remains in the App Store). New Features will only be available in SnapType Pro 2. Thanks for your support in SnapType over the years and your trust for the years to come!

About

Writing Wizard

This app helps children learn to trace letters, numbers, and words with a fun, motivating system. It offers customizable tracing practice, interactive games, and progress reports for parents and educators.

Highlights
  • Trace letters, numbers, and words
  • Customizable tracing practice
  • Interactive games and animated stickers
  • Create custom word lists with audio
  • Progress reports for tracking
  • Printable PDF worksheets
Features
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"Fantastic, customizable tracing practice with fun rewards." 5 Stars - Common Sense Media 500,000+ units sold (including 300,000+ to schools) ! Writing Wizard is designed to help every child learn how to trace letters, numbers, and words through a fun system carefully designed to maintain motivation. • Show and enforce how to trace letters correctly • Letter names and phonics (customizable) • 16 Fonts available (including 3 most popular in the US) • Fun tracing using 50+ animated stickers, sound effects and interactive games that animate letters at the end of tracing • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, and words • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...) • Check progress thanks to reports that display what the child has traced • Shapes tracing activity for toddlers • Create PDF Worksheets and print them to help your child to write on paper • Use Apple pencil to write at a very small size All the shapes, the first 7 letters, numbers, and words are free. The remaining letters and the ability to add your own words can be unlocked with a one-time purchase or a monthly subscription. _______ ACCOLADES • "Writing Wizard is the most complete and intelligent letter tracing app we’ve seen"" AppoLearning.com • "This brand-new app should be the go-to for every parent, teacher and therapist to work on handwriting" - TOP PICKS - 5 stars - SmartAppsForKids.com • "Writing Wizard by L’Escapadou is everything a parent wants in a handwriting app, and more." 5/5 - kids-app-reviews.com • "L’Escapadou has made handwriting fun." AppyMall.com 5/5 • Listed in "20 best educational iPhone and iPad apps for kids of 2013" - appsplayground.com • Editor's Choice Award for Excellence in Design - Children's Technology Review _______ PERFECT FOR KIDS Kids want to have fun, and Writing Wizard offers a lot of fun to keep them motivated in the learning process! • They can trace using 50+ animated stickers and sound effects • Once tracing is complete, they can interact with them on 4 games that animate letters • They can trace any word - like their name - and record their voice for each word • They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode _______ PERFECT FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Detailed reports provide information on what kids have done, including the ability to replay and export the tracings to view kids' progress • Share word lists via iCloud Drive or other cloud providers, adhoc network, or email • Multiple parameters to customize the app according to the child’s current education level (e.g. letter size, difficulty, show/hide model, allow to stop between key points, etc.) • 3 most popular fonts in the US (ZB, DN & HWT) and 13 international fonts (UK, Scandinavia, Australia, Germany and France) • Upper and lower case letters, numbers (and word lists) • Letter names and letter sounds (which can be customized) • A customizable 5-Stars play mode prompting the child to trace a letter or a word 5 times using different parameters (each step is more challenging) • Create an unlimited number of users • Many settings to customize the app (sound, game time limit, black background,...) • In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a) _______ Privacy Policy KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Moms with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps L’Escapadou takes children’s privacy seriously. We believe you should not have to worry about your kids being tracked by apps or websites. This app: • Does not collect any user information (we do not use data collection tools) • External Links : Before accessing a parent section, an operation must be solved so that young kids cannot access it. Terms of use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SnapType Pro4 screens
Writing Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Writing Wizard at Free against SnapType Pro's $399.99. Writing Wizard also leads on ratings volume (5K vs 499). SnapType Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). On review sentiment, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Writing Wizard is free to download; SnapType Pro costs $399.99 up front. Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. SnapType Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SnapType Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writing Wizard has 5K ratings behind it against 499, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of SnapType Pro's written reviews are positive against 74% of Writing Wizard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SnapType Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, Writing Wizard every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 31, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SnapType Pro versus Writing Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapType ProWriting Wizard
Price$399.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (499 ratings) — better4.4 (5K ratings)
Positive reviews68.6% of reviews73.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4995K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSNAPTYPE, LLCPierre Abel

Customer experience

SnapType Pro

All ratings499 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative28.6%

Writing Wizard

All ratings5,039 ratings
Positive84.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews206 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative19.9%

User reviews

SnapType Pro

From 499 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ♿ Accessibility for motor skill challenges and dysgraphia
  • 👍 User-friendly and intuitive interface
  • 📸 Quick photo capture and import functionality
  • ✍️ Enables independent work completion for students
  • 🤝 Excellent and responsive customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 🗑️ Data loss and file deletion problems
  • 📷 Camera rotation and orientation bugs
  • 🔄 Inconsistent syncing across devices
  • ⚫ Dark/black image quality after saving

Writing Wizard

From 5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Engaging animations
  • 💡 Customizable word lists
  • 👍 Helpful for children with special needs
  • 👍 Effective for improving handwriting

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Locked features behind paywall
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔒 Paid version not working as expected
  • 💰 Expensive for the limited features

Bugs and requests

SnapType Pro

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App crashes on startup or when opening files
  • Camera rotation moves in opposite direction when device moves
  • Files deleted or content erased without user action
  • App closes when clicking on images to edit
  • Incompatibility with iOS 10 and iOS 12
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  • Syncing issues between iPhone and iPad
  • App requires device restart to function
  • Unsaved work lost when app is closed
  • Image appears very dim or black after saving

Requested features

6 requests
  • Alphabetical document ordering or custom sorting
  • Pre-set lined paper templates
  • Automatic image cropping like bank check deposit tools
  • Improved camera functionality matching standard iOS camera
  • Ability to select specific files for export
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  • Better image brightness/contrast after capture

Writing Wizard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to access locked features
  • Purchased content not unlocking properly
  • Inconsistent letter formation guidance

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more letters, numbers, and shapes
  • Allow recording of custom voice instructions
  • Improve compatibility with stylus/digital pens
  • Provide more customization options

In-app purchases

None

SnapType Pro

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Writing Wizard

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access - Monthly$2.491 Month
One-time3
  • All Letters and Numbers$5.99
  • Add Your Words and Word Lists$5.99
  • Lifetime Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is SnapType Pro free?
SnapType Pro costs $399.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Writing Wizard free?
Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SnapType Pro or Writing Wizard?
SnapType Pro is rated higher. SnapType Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 499 ratings, while Writing Wizard averages 4.4 from 5K ratings.
Do SnapType Pro or Writing Wizard have ads?
Neither SnapType Pro nor Writing Wizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SnapType Pro or Writing Wizard?
SnapType Pro ships an update every 4 weeks, and Writing Wizard every 4 months. Most recently, SnapType Pro was updated on August 31, 2026 and Writing Wizard on September 22, 2026.

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