Comparison

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard vs Stick and Split

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

Head to head
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/

About

Stick and Split

This educational game helps children master multiplication and division facts through engaging gameplay. It encourages deeper thinking about mathematical concepts rather than rote memorization, reducing anxiety and improving retention. Multiple profiles and progress tracking make it ideal for families.

Highlights
  • Teaches multiplication and division facts
  • Encourages deeper mathematical thinking
  • Over 300 levels
  • Supports up to four child accounts
  • Progress tracking and level overview
  • Advice for parents
Features
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Stick and Split is a deceptively simple, addictive game. What makes it so special is that while children play, they learn and practice their times tables, often without even realizing it. Research shows that the more you think about something, the more likely you are to remember it. Most times tables games ask children to answer simple questions like "What is 3 x 6?" many, many times. The problem with this approach is that it aims to get children to answer with the minimum of thought, so it's no wonder they have to answer thousands of times before they remember. Many get bored and switch off before the memory sticks. Some get anxious when they don't know the answers, and research also shows that feeling anxious is not a great way to make memories. Stick and Split has been carefully designed to encourage children to think much more about multiplication and division facts. There are no right or wrong answers, so it won't cause anxiety. Instead, children are constantly thinking about what to do next. The more they think, the more they remember. Reasons you'll love Stick and Split: • Incredibly simple gameplay: you'll learn how to play in a minute • But with over 300 levels, you'll find there is so much to it • Covers times tables up to 12 x 12, and division • Encourages children to think about what multiplication and division really mean, rather than blindly "learning their times tables" • Comes with advice for grown-ups supporting a child using the game • Stats show how much each child has played • An overview of all the levels shows exactly what each child has done, and lets them jump to a level that suits them • A solid mathematical basis underpins the game • You won't find a more cost-effective way to keep children thinking about numbers for hours • Up to 4 players on the same device • No ads and no in-app purchases; links to the App Store sit behind a grown-ups' check Made by NumberClub, whose math games are used in hundreds of schools.

Screenshots

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard4 screens
Stick and Split4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cursive Letters Writing Wizard at Free against Stick and Split's $2.99. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 11). Stick and Split's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 63%) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is free to download; Stick and Split costs $2.99 up front. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Stick and Split asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stick and Split holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursive Letters Writing Wizard has 2K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Cursive Letters Writing Wizard's written reviews are positive against 100% of Stick and Split's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard ships an update every 5 months, Stick and Split every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard versus Stick and Split: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursive Letters Writing WizardStick and Split
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (2K ratings)4.8 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelNumberClub

Customer experience

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

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

Stick and Split

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Stick and Split

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Stick and Split

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cursive Letters Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stick and Split free?
Stick and Split costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cursive Letters Writing Wizard or Stick and Split?
Stick and Split is rated higher. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2K ratings, while Stick and Split averages 4.8 from 11 ratings.
Do Cursive Letters Writing Wizard or Stick and Split have ads?
Neither Cursive Letters Writing Wizard nor Stick and Split shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cursive Letters Writing Wizard or Stick and Split?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard ships an update every 5 months, and Stick and Split every 2 months. Most recently, Cursive Letters Writing Wizard was updated on November 6, 2026 and Stick and Split on November 7, 2026.

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