Comparison

Bogga Side 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

Bogga Side

Toddlers can learn left and right through interactive play. Decorate butterflies with colorful shapes and then guide a butterfly through a flying game, reinforcing directional words with spoken cues.

Highlights
  • Decorate butterflies with shapes
  • Spoken directions for left and right
  • Flying game with shape unlocks
  • Interface suitable for children
  • Kid-safe (COPPA compliant)
Features
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Let your toddlers learn left from right while they play with this totally FREE app! Kids get to decorate colorful butterflies and listen to the words "left" and "right" each time items are placed on the corresponding side of the screen. Once they're happy with their butterfly, they can make it fly, steering from side to side, picking up flowers and popping balloons on its way! Again with spoken directions to empower memory. FEATURES: ● Five bright butterflies to choose from ● Lots of colored shapes to decorate with ● A fun flying game that unlocks new shapes ● The words "Left" and "Right" repeatedly spoken in English ● Interface suitable for children ● No in-app purchases ● No third-party ads ● Kid-safe: Meets COPPA Bogga Side is all about helping your little ones learn which side is which while they play! ***** ABOUT BOGGATAP Boggatap is a small, independent game studio that creates playful apps for kids. We aim to promote learning through creative fun - digitoys that invites children and their parents to play together. We focus on safe and inspiring play and therefore have no third-party advertising. We also do not collect, transmit or access any personal information from the user. The only links to internet, including integration with social media sites, resides in the "For grown-ups" section with a parental lock - making it unavailable for small hands. The app does not generate any performance reports or track any usage. We are approved by Moms With Apps and ACT, a staff of parents and educators who filters safe apps for children, with no unwanted surprises. PRIVACY POLICY As designers of children's games, we understand the importance of privacy in this modern digital world. You can read our privacy policy: http://www.boggatap.com/privacy

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

Bogga Side4 screens
Writing Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Writing Wizard at 4.4 against Bogga Side's 2.3. Writing Wizard also leads on ratings volume (5.2K vs 3) and review sentiment (74% vs 50%). Bogga Side's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Bogga Side asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Writing Wizard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writing Wizard has 5.2K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Bogga Side's written reviews are positive against 74% of Writing Wizard's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Bogga Side versus Writing Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBogga SideWriting Wizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.4 (5.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35.2K — better
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBoggatapPierre Abel

Customer experience

Bogga Side

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Writing Wizard

All ratings5,184 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews209 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative19.6%

Bugs and requests

Bogga Side

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

Bogga Side

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 Bogga Side free?
Bogga Side is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Writing Wizard free?
Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bogga Side or Writing Wizard?
Writing Wizard is rated higher. Bogga Side averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Writing Wizard averages 4.4 from 5.2K ratings.
Do Bogga Side or Writing Wizard have ads?
Neither Bogga Side nor Writing Wizard shows ads.

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