Comparison

120s vs Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

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

Head to head
About

120s

This educational app is a mental math trainer for elementary school students. It challenges users to solve as many calculations as possible within a set time limit, with increasing difficulty levels and customizable game durations. Users can save their scores and compete with others.

Highlights
  • Timed calculation exercises
  • Four difficulty levels
  • Adjustable game durations
  • Score saving and leaderboards
  • Progressive difficulty increase
  • Avatar and nickname selection
Features
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120 secondes est éditée par l'Académie de Dijon. Type : Exerciseur Cycle concerné : cycle 3 Domaine du socle : 4 Compétence visée : Calculer - Pratiquer le calcul mental et le calcul automatisé Description : 120 s est un exerciseur portant sur les 4 opérations. Le but du jeu est de répondre correctement à un maximum de calculs en un temps donnée (120 secondes par défaut). Quatre niveaux de difficulté sont disponibles : - Niveau 1 : additions ; - Niveau 2 : additions, soustractions ; - Niveau 3 : additions, soustractions, multiplications ; - Niveau 4 : les quatre opérations. Trois durées de jeu sont possibles : - 60 secondes ; - 120 secondes ; - 180 secondes. A chaque fois que le score passe à la dizaine supérieure, le niveau augmente et les calculs sont un peu plus compliqués ! Il est possible d’enregistrer son score (en choisissant un pseudo et un avatar). Un "top Scores " ainsi que la liste complète des parties réalisées sont disponibles. UTILISATIONS POSSIBLES : 120 s peut être utilisé pendant une séance de cours en tant qu’outil d’entrainement. 120 s peut également être utilisé en Accompagnement Personnalisé de différentes façons : - Comme outil d’entrainement, de confortement/renforcement des acquis ; - Comme outil de "compétition" pour se mesurer aux autres élèves de la classe.

About

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

This app helps children learn cursive handwriting through interactive tracing, engaging games, and customizable features. It supports various fonts, phonics, and progress monitoring for parents and educators.

Highlights
  • Interactive cursive letter tracing
  • Customizable word lists with audio recording
  • Engaging games and animated stickers
  • Progress monitoring and tracing replays
  • Support for multiple fonts and left-handed mode
  • Printable worksheets
Features
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• Editor's Choice Award (96/100) - Children's Technology Review • "Simply an amazing app for kids to learn cursive writing." - 5/5 - Top Pick - smartAppsForKids.com 142,000 units sold (including 62,000 to schools)! • Teach and reinforce the accurate tracing of cursive letters, as well as the proper way to join letters within words, utilizing our proprietary technology • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK, French and Swiss fonts • Customise by adding your word lists (and record audio for each word) • Enjoy engaging tracing with 50+ animated stickers, sound effects, and interactive games that bring letters to life at the end of each tracing • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, and words • Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...) • Phonics and letter names • Monitor progress through reports that allow the replay of the child's tracing • Introduce toddlers to shapes tracing activities, fostering early developmental skills • Left-Handed Mode • Create printable Worksheets to assist your child with handwriting practice on paper • Apple Pencil support • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ PERFECT FOR KIDS Kids want to have fun, and Cursive 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 5 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 US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK, French and Swiss fonts • Upper and lower case letters, numbers + 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,...) • Left-Handed Mode • In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a) • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ "Cursive Writing Wizard is just as wonderful and well-designed as the original Writing Wizard" 5/5 - AppyMall.com _______ 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: Protected parent sections are available where you can send us a mail and check out our others apps. Before accessing a parent section, an addition must be solved so that young kids cannot access it. Terms of use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 120s at 100% against Cursive Letters Writing Wizard's 63%. 120s also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). Cursive Letters Writing Wizard's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. 120s asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

120s ships an update every 11 months, Cursive Letters Writing Wizard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
120s versus Cursive Letters Writing Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter120sCursive Letters Writing Wizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.4 (2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better62.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe AuclairPierre Abel

Customer experience

120s

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

All ratings1,981 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative34.0%

Bugs and requests

120s

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchased content not unlocking
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free content and letters
  • Improved navigation and usability
  • Support for multiple fonts and languages

In-app purchases

None

120s

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access - Monthly$2.491 Month
One-time3
  • Add Your Own Words$5.99
  • All Letters and Numbers$5.99
  • Unlock Everything$9.99

Questions

Is 120s free?
120s is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cursive Letters Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 120s or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard have ads?
Neither 120s nor Cursive Letters Writing Wizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 120s or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard?
120s ships an update every 11 months, and Cursive Letters Writing Wizard every 5 months. Most recently, 120s was updated on November 2, 2026 and Cursive Letters Writing Wizard on November 6, 2026.

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