Comparison

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard vs goSTAAR

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

goSTAAR

Prepare for the STAAR test with this comprehensive practice platform. It offers subject-specific questions for middle and high school students, immediate feedback, and detailed explanations. Track your progress and identify areas for improvement to achieve test success.

Highlights
  • Subject-specific STAAR practice
  • Grade-appropriate content (6th-high school)
  • Interactive question interface
  • Progress tracking and analysis
  • Shuffled questions for flexible practice
  • Authentic STAAR-style questions
Features
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Practice with every released STAAR exam from 2013 to 2026, grades 3 through 8 and high school EOC, on your iPad or iPhone. Real TEA questions, instant feedback, no account. EXPLORE YOUR SUBJECTS Choose grades 3–8 or High School and explore the available subjects, including Mathematics, Reading, Reading Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II, and U.S. History. Historical released subjects are also included. PRACTICE YOUR WAY Pick an exam year, take a shuffled 10-question session, or work through a full exam. The library spans 2013–2026 where releases are available. There was no 2020 release, and some 2015 mathematics releases are partial. SPACE TO THINK Zoom in on original question images, browse passage pages, and sketch in the Idea Studio. Multiple-choice practice includes immediate feedback and an answer guide. Written and interactive questions support guided review and are not automatically scored. SIMPLE SUBJECT PACKS 2013 exams are free. A one-time $0.99 USD purchase unlocks one subject across all available grades and exams from 2014 onward. Local prices may vary. No subscription. Restore purchases with the same Apple Account. Your student profile stays on your device. No account is required. An internet connection is required to load exams and use the App Store. goSTAAR is an independent practice app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Texas Education Agency.

Screenshots

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard4 screens
goSTAAR3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cursive Letters Writing Wizard at 63% against goSTAAR's 0%. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 11 months). goSTAAR's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and goSTAAR sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard ships an update every 5 months, goSTAAR every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard versus goSTAAR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursive Letters Writing WizardgoSTAAR
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews62.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB3 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPierre AbelVidOpt LLC

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%

goSTAAR

All ratings9 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

goSTAAR

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
10 purchases

goSTAAR

One-time10
  • Mathematics Pack$0.99
  • Reading Pack$0.99
  • Reading Language Arts Pack$0.99
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  • Writing Pack$0.99
  • Science Pack$0.99
  • Social Studies Pack$0.99
  • Biology Pack$0.99
  • English I Pack$0.99
  • English II Pack$0.99
  • U.S. History Pack$0.99

Questions

Is Cursive Letters Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is goSTAAR free?
goSTAAR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cursive Letters Writing Wizard or goSTAAR have ads?
Neither Cursive Letters Writing Wizard nor goSTAAR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cursive Letters Writing Wizard or goSTAAR?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard ships an update every 5 months, and goSTAAR every 11 months. Most recently, Cursive Letters Writing Wizard was updated on November 6, 2026 and goSTAAR on November 4, 2026.

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