Trace Place vs ABC Lernen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trace Place
This app offers a fun and interactive tracing adventure for young children to build essential early learning skills. It helps preschoolers and kindergarteners practice letters, numbers, shapes, and more through engaging activities that improve fine motor skills and handwriting readiness.
- Trace uppercase and lowercase letters
- Practice numbers and shapes
- Learn sight words and objects
- Coloring activities
- Improve fine motor skills
- Child-friendly design
- Positive reinforcement and rewards
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Help your child build confidence and develop essential early learning skills with this fun and interactive tracing adventure! Designed for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and early learners, this educational app makes learning exciting through hands-on tracing, drawing, and coloring activities. Children can practice tracing uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, shapes, symbols, sight words, and everyday objects while improving fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, pencil control, and letter recognition. Each activity is designed to reinforce the building blocks of reading, writing, and early education in a way that feels like play. The app features colorful illustrations, engaging animations, rewarding achievements, and a simple child-friendly interface that keeps young learners motivated and focused. Whether your child is learning the alphabet for the first time, practicing number formation, recognizing common sight words, or developing pre-writing skills, there are plenty of activities to support their educational journey. Features: • Trace uppercase and lowercase letters • Learn and practice numbers • Trace common shapes and symbols • Build reading skills with sight words • Practice drawing and tracing everyday objects • Fun coloring activities to encourage creativity • Improve fine motor skills and handwriting readiness • Child-friendly design with simple navigation • Bright, colorful artwork that keeps children engaged • Positive reinforcement and rewards to encourage learning • Great for preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, and homeschool learning Perfect for parents, teachers, and caregivers looking for a fun and effective way to help children develop the foundational skills needed for future academic success. Learning has never been more colorful, interactive, and exciting! Subscription Information Trace Place offers optional auto-renewable subscriptions that provide access to premium content and features. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://traceplace.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ABC Lernen
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Learn ABC turns the alphabet into an adventure! With 8 varied game modes, children discover native letters and introductory characters through play - with pictures, words and clear voice guidance. GAME MODES Learn - Explore letters with pictures, words and read-aloud support. Swipe or tap your way through the alphabet. Quiz - Which picture matches the letter? Or which letter matches the picture? Two playful quiz styles keep things exciting. Write - Type a letter or character and practice recognition in the selected language. Match - Connect letter forms or matching characters. Alphabets with letter case use uppercase and lowercase forms. Sequence - Find the missing unit in the lesson sequence and practice recognition. Words - Recognize the target letter or character in a native word example. Syllables - Tap words into syllables and listen along. Plenty of child-friendly words invite exploration. Trace - Follow guided Latin A–Z paths, or practice other glyph shapes freely. REWARDS Kids collect stars for correct answers - up to 3 stars per letter. Streak bonuses, levels and fun stickers keep motivation high. KID PROFILES Create up to 10 profiles for siblings or friends. Each child keeps their own progress, stars and sticker collection. VOICE OUTPUT With a suitable installed system voice, letters and words can be read aloud. Parents can choose an available voice in the parent area. NATIVE LESSONS Native writing-system lessons, including introductory Chinese characters, Japanese kana and Korean jamo. Rare symbols are taught as standalone characters. Guided Latin A–Z tracing and free native-glyph practice. Speech uses voices available on your device. FOR PARENTS The parent area shows learning progress, lets you change the voice and reset progress when needed. - No ads - No in-app purchases - No internet required - Privacy-friendly: all data stays on the device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ABC Lernen at none against Trace Place's 3. ABC Lernen also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 55 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Trace Place sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. ABC Lernen asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trace Place ships an update every 55 months, ABC Lernen monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trace Place | ABC Lernen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Swatchly, LLC | Robert Ressl |
In-app purchases
Trace Place
- Trace Place Premium Weekly$2.997 Days
- Trace Place Premium Monthly$10.991 Month
- Trace Place Premium Yearly$99.991 Year
ABC Lernen
No in-app purchases









