Cursive Letters Writing Wizard vs Sygil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Sygil
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What if one question could change how you think? Sygil doesn't just answer your question — it makes you think about it. Every question is explored through four perspectives: Science, Math, Human Experience, and Contemplation. NOT A CHATBOT. A WAY OF THINKING. • Ask anything — get 4 distinct perspectives, not just one answer • Learn journeys — one spark of curiosity becomes a guided, animated path with checkpoints and games • The Council — four minds deliberate your hardest questions, then reconcile • Debate Mode — AI argues both sides, then you decide • Practice — spaced-repetition recall, a concept map of your curiosity, and reflective journaling • Kids Mode — Socratic learning for ages 8-12 • Daily Question & Daily Wisdom — a thought-provoking start to every morning • Streaks, 23 achievement badges, and rank progression from Seeker to Sage • 12 Languages — on-device translation, your data never leaves your phone FROM SEEKER TO SAGE Every question builds your score. Explore all four lenses. Debate both sides. Write reflections. Level up through six ranks — from Seeker to Sage. FREE TO THINK 5 free questions every day. Sygil Premium unlocks unlimited questions, deep dives on every lens, guided journeys, and full progress tracking. Your questions stay yours: no account, no ads, no tracking. Everything is stored on your device and deletable anytime.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sygil at every 10 days against Cursive Letters Writing Wizard's every 5 months. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Sygil sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard ships an update every 5 months, Sygil every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cursive Letters Writing Wizard | Sygil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 62.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pierre Abel | Gurjeet Singh |
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
Sygil
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard
- Full Access - Monthly$2.491 Month
- Add Your Own Words$5.99
- All Letters and Numbers$5.99
- Unlock Everything$9.99
Sygil
- Sygil Monthly$9.991 Month
- Sygil Yearly$69.991 Year
Questions
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