Comparison

Writing Wizard vs QCAA Study Chemistry

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

QCAA Study Chemistry

Features
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Year 12 Chemistry, end-to-end. Every dot point, every past paper, every kind of practice you'd pay a tutor for — all in one app. Plus an optional bespoke AI tutor (Amy) when you want a real second pair of eyes on your writing. THE FULL SYLLABUS — INCLUDED WITH THE APP • Every QCAA QCE Chemistry dot point covered (Units 1-4) — written as student-friendly notes, not textbook walls of text • Hundreds of multiple-choice questions sorted by topic, module and difficulty • Hundreds of short-answer + extended-response practice prompts with model answers • Verbatim past External Assessment (EA) papers from recent years — the real questions, exactly as students sat them • Full timed mock exams that mirror the actual paper structure • Spaced-repetition flashcards that resurface what you got wrong at the moment you're about to forget • Glossary with plain-English explainers + analogies for every key term • Per-question commentary from past papers and marking notes — what examiners actually rewarded • Per-year exam tips (e.g. "what worked in the 2024 paper") • Daily quiz tile that picks the questions you most need to revisit • Mastery rings, module stats, and a streak that doesn't shame you for a day off • Dark mode, multiple app icon options, accessibility text scaling That's what you get for the price of the app. No subscription needed for any of the above. OPTIONAL: AMY THE AMOEBA — BESPOKE AI TUTOR The same app, with a smart marking and chat partner layered on top: • Marks your short-answer AND extended-response writing against the actual QCAA marking guidelines — mark-by-mark, with rubric-language feedback • Tells you exactly which marks you missed, what would have earned them, and how to phrase it next time • Explains any concept three different ways until one lands • Chats one-on-one when you're stuck — patient, no judgment, no waiting for office hours • Marks entire mock exams in seconds with mark-by-mark commentary on every response • Two tiers (see pricing) — both fully optional, the app keeps working without them PROGRESS THAT MEANS SOMETHING • Mastery rings show which topics you've actually nailed vs winged • Streak tracking that doesn't punish a rest day • Adaptive challenge picks tomorrow's practice from your weakest topics • Stats per module so you know where to focus the next 30 minutes BUILT FOR HOW QCE CHEMISTRY STUDENTS ACTUALLY STUDY • Specifically built for QCAA QCE Chemistry — covers stoichiometry, organic reactions, equilibrium, plus everything else on the syllabus • Phone-first design — designed to fit a 15-minute revision window on the bus • Notes are short, structured, exam-relevant — never padding • Multiple app icon options so it doesn't blend in with every other study app • Universal: works on iPhone and iPad (Apple Silicon Mac too) PRICING • The app: one-time purchase. Everything in "THE FULL SYLLABUS" stays unlocked forever — yours to keep. • Amy Live ($4.99/mo): unlocks Amy's AI marking, chat, and explainers — month-to-month, cancel any time • Crunch Time ($9.99/mo): Amy Live + 1.5× the daily AI cap — built for the 4-6 weeks before exams • Subscriptions auto-renew until cancelled. Manage in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. John Hattie's meta-analyses put formative feedback and self-assessment among the highest-impact study habits, with effect sizes of around d = 0.7-1.3 — well above the d ≈ 0.4 average effect of typical teaching. Amy makes that quality of feedback sustainable for every response. Made by an experienced senior science teacher with deep curriculum and assessment expertise — so Year 12 students have study tools that actually match what examiners look for. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Writing Wizard4 screens
QCAA Study Chemistry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Writing Wizard at Free against QCAA Study Chemistry's $3.99. Writing Wizard also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). QCAA Study Chemistry's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Writing Wizard is free to download; QCAA Study Chemistry costs $3.99 up front. Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and QCAA Study Chemistry sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writing Wizard ships an update every 4 months, QCAA Study Chemistry weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Writing Wizard versus QCAA Study Chemistry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriting WizardQCAA Study Chemistry
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.4 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelKendal Slack

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

QCAA Study Chemistry

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
5 purchases

QCAA Study Chemistry

Subscriptions2
  • Amy Live$2.991 Month
  • Crunch Time$5.991 Month
One-time3
  • Boost Pack$2.99
  • Mock Exam Pack$5.99
  • Crunch Bundle$12.99

Questions

Is Writing Wizard free?
Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is QCAA Study Chemistry free?
QCAA Study Chemistry costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Writing Wizard or QCAA Study Chemistry have ads?
Neither Writing Wizard nor QCAA Study Chemistry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writing Wizard or QCAA Study Chemistry?
Writing Wizard ships an update every 4 months, and QCAA Study Chemistry weekly. Most recently, Writing Wizard was updated on October 19, 2026 and QCAA Study Chemistry on October 18, 2026.

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