Comparison

Writing Wizard vs Learn Handwriting 1st Grade

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

Head to head
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/

About

Learn Handwriting 1st Grade

This app provides interactive lessons to help children master fundamental handwriting skills, including letters, numbers, and words. It uses adaptive practice and gamification to make learning engaging and effective, even for children with learning difficulties.

Highlights
  • 30+ read-along lessons
  • Adaptive practice
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Auto-play lessons
  • Student and teacher profiles
  • Gamification elements
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Does your child's handwriting look like chicken scratch? Give them this app. It has everything kids need to master fundamental handwriting skills on their own. Learn Handwriting 1st Grade features 30+ simple lessons that teach writing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and even whole words with correct spacing and shape, all without pencil and paper. It's been designed by an ex-Google product manager to maximize learning and minimize frustration. A stylus is recommended as it develops pencil holding skills, but also works with a finger. Watch your child's handwriting abilities improve with just a few minutes of regular practice. The content is so simple and the technology is so effective that even kids with learning disabilities and difficulties decoding text can learn on their own. Features: • 30+ simple ‘read-along’ lessons. Students can learn by themselves, at their own pace. • Effective, adaptive practice. Each student sees a different set of questions that get harder over time. When they make mistakes, the questions change in real-time to maximize learning and minimize frustration, following the ‘spaced repetition’ learning theory. • Text to speech. Tap on any word to have it read out loud. • Auto-play. Sit back and enjoy the whole lesson read to you. Even kids with difficulties decoding text or paying attention can learn spelling skills on their own. • Switch between up to separate student and teacher profiles. • Teacher View: Keep kids accountable for regular practice with minimal effort. Look at charts of useful metrics. See where students are struggling, and jump in to help. • Gamification. Medals, progress bars, and uplifting interfaces motivate students to do their best. Handwriting 1st Grade is a collective effort of veteran teachers, technologists, and student testers. ======= Handwriting 1st Grade is a member of the Class Ace family of apps. One subscription unlocks full access to all 2,500+ world-class Class Ace lessons across 15+ apps covering K-6 subjects. Subscription Info: • Unlimited access to all Class Ace lessons and apps (including this one) covering K-6 Common Core standards is $39.99 / year after a 1 week free trail and includes three student profiles and one teacher profile. • Cancel Anytime: You won't be charged if you cancel before the end of the trial period. • Renewal: Auto-renewal may be turned off anytime from Apple Subscription Manager. If your child needs to learn 1st grade handwriting skills but you simply can’t afford a Class Ace membership, please email support@classace.io. Subscriptions automatically renew unless they are turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in account settings. Renewals are charged within 24-hours preceding the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions are managed by the user. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to Learn Handwriting by Class Ace, where applicable. You can access Learn Handwriting without a subscription, but will be limited to 5 free lessons. ======= Help & Support Problems, questions, or want to get in touch? Contact us at support@classace.io Links: Terms of Service: https://classace.io/terms Privacy: https://classace.io/privacy

Screenshots

Writing Wizard4 screens
Learn Handwriting 1st Grade4 screens

Verdict

The call

Writing Wizard and Learn Handwriting 1st Grade both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 74% of Writing Wizard's written reviews are positive against 33% of Learn Handwriting 1st Grade's. Writing Wizard also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (5.2K vs 16). Learn Handwriting 1st Grade's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Learn Handwriting 1st Grade sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Writing Wizard against 4.4 for Learn Handwriting 1st Grade. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writing Wizard has 5.2K ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Writing Wizard's written reviews are positive against 33% of Learn Handwriting 1st Grade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writing Wizard ships an update every 4 months, Learn Handwriting 1st Grade every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Writing Wizard versus Learn Handwriting 1st Grade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriting WizardLearn Handwriting 1st Grade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5.2K ratings) — better4.4 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings5.2K — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.69.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelClass Ace LLC

Customer experience

Writing Wizard

All ratings5,184 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews208 reviews
Positive73.6%
Neutral6.7%
Negative19.7%

Learn Handwriting 1st Grade

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and 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

Learn Handwriting 1st Grade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
13 purchases

Learn Handwriting 1st Grade

Subscriptions13
  • Handwriting 1st - 1 Student7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Handwriting 1st - 2 Students7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Handwriting 1st - 3 Students7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • H1 Yearly - 1 Student$19.991 Year
  • H2 Yearly - 2 Students$29.991 Month
  • Handwriting 1 Yearly - 3 Seats7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Handwriting 1 Yearly - 4 Seats7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Handwriting 1 Yearly - 5 Seats7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Handwriting 1 Yearly - 6 Seats7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Handwriting 1 Yearly - 7 Seats7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Handwriting 1 Yearly - 8 Seats7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Handwriting 1 Yearly - 9 Seats7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Handwriting 1 Yearly -10 Seats7 Days trial$109.991 Year

Questions

Is Writing Wizard free?
Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Handwriting 1st Grade free?
Learn Handwriting 1st Grade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Writing Wizard or Learn Handwriting 1st Grade?
Writing Wizard is rated higher. Writing Wizard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings, while Learn Handwriting 1st Grade averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do Writing Wizard or Learn Handwriting 1st Grade have ads?
Neither Writing Wizard nor Learn Handwriting 1st Grade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writing Wizard or Learn Handwriting 1st Grade?
Writing Wizard ships an update every 4 months, and Learn Handwriting 1st Grade every 5 days. Most recently, Writing Wizard was updated on October 26, 2026 and Learn Handwriting 1st Grade on October 24, 2026.

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