Comparison

Writing Wizard vs Sofio

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

Sofio

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Your child taps a dog and hears your voice say "Dog!" In Sofio, you record the names and clues that turn illustrated animal and vehicle worlds into personal learning games. Made for toddlers, preschoolers and the grown-ups who know them best, Sofio brings familiar voices to gentle picture discovery. Start with one recording and add more at your own pace. RECORD. EXPLORE. FIND. EXPLORE: Your child taps a subject, hears your saved recording, then sees its playful response and hears its sound. FIND IT!: Record a clue such as "Where is the dog?" Your child listens and taps the matching picture. A correct answer replays your EXPLORE recording. Gentle hints encourage another try, with no scores or countdowns. YOUR FAMILY'S WORDS Say a name, share a little fact or make up a clue about what your child can see. Record in the language your family uses. Suggested phrases help you begin, and you can listen back or replace a clip whenever you like. A grown-up creates the voice recordings; Sofio does not supply a prerecorded narrator or listen to your child's answers. The app interface is in English. A world without recorded FIND IT! questions opens in EXPLORE. TWO WORLDS INCLUDED Farm Animals and Vehicles are included. Optional one-time purchases unlock Dinosaurs, Aquatic Animals, House Animals, Wild Animals and Insects individually. Each available world has eight subjects, illustrated scenery and individual reactions: 56 subjects across seven worlds when all five optional worlds are unlocked. Fruits and Vegetables are Coming soon previews, not playable worlds in this version. No subscription is required. PARENT CONTROLS, GENTLE PLAY Choose the play mode, manage recordings and adjust background music in the parent area. A grown-up check, with an optional parent PIN, protects parent settings and purchase access. No advertising, child accounts or social sharing. RECORDINGS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Microphone permission is requested when you choose to record. Sofio does not upload your recordings to the developer. Device backups may include app data. Delete individual clips or all recordings from the parent area. Created by a father for his daughter, Sofio makes room for the voice your child already knows. Support: https://playsofio.com/support/ Privacy: https://playsofio.com/support/#privacy

Screenshots

Writing Wizard4 screens
Sofio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sofio at monthly against Writing Wizard's every 4 months. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Sofio sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writing Wizard ships an update every 4 months, Sofio monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Writing Wizard versus Sofio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriting WizardSofio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (5.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelRicardo de Aragao dos Santos Ferreira

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

Sofio

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

Sofio

One-time5
  • Dinosaurs Disc$2.99
  • Aquatic Animals Disc$2.99
  • House Animals Disc$2.99
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  • Wild Animals Disc$2.99
  • Insects Disc$2.99

Questions

Is Writing Wizard free?
Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sofio free?
Sofio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Writing Wizard or Sofio have ads?
Neither Writing Wizard nor Sofio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writing Wizard or Sofio?
Writing Wizard ships an update every 4 months, and Sofio monthly. Most recently, Writing Wizard was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sofio on October 29, 2026.

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