Comparison

Best Typing Lessons and Test vs Writey Cursive Handwriting

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

Head to head
About

Best Typing Lessons and Test

Learn to touch type quickly and accurately without looking at the keyboard. This app teaches proper finger placement from the start, using a unique method and color-coded keys to build muscle memory and break bad habits. It's suitable for all ages and skill levels, with lessons and timed tests.

Highlights
  • Learn touch typing without looking
  • Unique pinky-first finger training
  • Color-coded keys and mnemonics
  • Builds muscle memory for accuracy
  • Timed typing tests (beginner to advanced)
  • Tracks lesson progress and accuracy
  • Works on phone or tablet
Features
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Best Typing Lessons and Test will teach you how to touch type quickly without looking at the keyboard. The program is designed to work for all students and skill levels, whether you are beginning as a kid or an adult. A benefit of this app is that it can work on your phone or a tablet and you don’t need to have a computer online (having a Bluetooth keyboard is ideal, but the program can work without one too). After teaching middle school Computer Applications and typing for the past several years I realized that many of the free online typing programs had several flaws. The biggest problem I found was that many of my students would never learn to use the correct fingers to type with when only using the most popular sites. The main problem that I discovered was that the online typing tutors almost always teach the pointer fingers first, and for students who are already used to hunting and pecking they don’t transition to the less used fingers redly. To the best of my knowledge this app and accompanying website www.freetypinglessons.club has the only method that begins teaching the pinkies first and then proceeds to the fingers that students are already used to using. I have found that this method breaks bad habits early and sets students up to successfully type while using the correct fingers. I have also made the learning process easier by color coding the keys creating an alliterating pneumonic device to assist with learning (Pink - pinkies, Red - ring fingers, Mint-Green - middle fingers, and Purple - pointers). The introductory lessons are designed for learners to develop correct muscle memory when typing the keys. The process systematically begins with home row weak fingers, and then adds top row and bottom row in a way that will teach correct finger position automatically and help break bad typing habits naturally. As the lessons progress to beginner and intermediate typing lessons students will type text that works on proper reaches. Some programs deviate from this method at this point and prefer to type words first, however this program focuses on teaching muscle memory and proper keying technique, so many letter combinations are systematically introduced so as to help students master the entire keyboard. Aside from the lessons, students may take a timed typing test. Test options include beginner (lowercase only), intermediate (capitals and lowercase), and advanced (includes numbers and symbols). The typing test duration can be setup for between one and five minutes long, and your results are displayed instantly. Other benefits of this typing program are that it tracks how long is spent on each individual lesson, and it tracks the total amount of time typed overall. Data from each key is recorded, and you can identify your percentage accuracy for each letter of the alphabet. Students earn points for each letter correctly typed, and stars are earned for finishing lessons with a high degree of accuracy. In addition to these features you can view your typing test statistics which will show up to the last 10 tests that you have taken. It’s my pleasure to be a middle school typing teacher and to provide this app developed from my years of experience. I know you will find learning to type beneficial in your life and if this app helps I hope you give it a positive rating. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions, suggestions, or need support via email: squadtiming@gmail.com

About

Writey Cursive Handwriting

Learn and improve handwriting skills with interactive courses for calligraphy, cursive, and print writing. Supports multiple languages and is designed for styluses like Apple Pencil. Suitable for children and adults looking to master beautiful handwriting.

Highlights
  • Interactive handwriting courses
  • Calligraphy and cursive practice
  • Multi-language support
  • Designed for styluses (e.g., Apple Pencil)
  • Smart worksheets with learning roadmap
  • Zoom in/out for comfortable writing
  • Dark Mode
Features
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Join over a million users to practice and learn handwriting in many languages! Writey is a fun way of learning and improving your handwriting skills. Courses with interactive and smart worksheets to learn calligraphy, cursive writing, print writing or even simple alphabet. Children can learn how to write correctly and adults can master handwriting in different languages. Calligraphy lessons provide many styles, letters, words and trainings. Cursive lessons are here to train your hand to freely write clean and beautiful notes. Your note-taking ability will transform! Hundreds of thousands of Writey users say in their reviews. Here is words from our users: "I can highly recommend this app. It’s really helpful and easy to use. I do use my ipad to take notes and it really helps me to write better. Plus I am learning how to write cursive and each letter has arrows so you know how to write a letter correctly. So don’t hesitate to download this app and enjoy writing.” - Rubi1998 "Thank you. I can finally work on my handwriting. Thank you for the dark screen. Excellent practice pages with good breakdown - wonderful app.” - Lost in Tactics "It is suitable and helps me write better not only print letter and number writing but also cursive letters and numbers this app has been very helpful for me for this past year use. I recommend other parents use this for their children to help them get a little bit more of higher education than in school. This app is very useful you should download immediately, thank you!” - Mama Queen 43 “The best out there for Apple Pencil. This is one of the only few apps that support practicing with Apple Pencil and this is the best. Huuuuge collection of practice sets for various styles. Crispy interface.” - iPulkit Writey Key Features: + Designed for Apple Pencil and other styluses + Smart worksheets with learning roadmap + Zoom-in and zoom-out to maintain the size you are comfortable to write + 15 English handwriting courses. + 8 Spanish handwriting courses + 8 German handwriting courses + 8 French handwriting courses + Chinese HSK1 handwriting + Dutch handwriting + Japanese guided handwriting, Hiragana and Katakana + Guides for writing each letter type + Roman, print writing, cursive writing, and calligraphy in different languages + Many word lessons for each language + Dark Mode + Ad free This app aims to improve the handwriting of all age groups. Writey is also very helpful for language learning and starting to write beautifully in other languages. So, using that way will help you in your language learning process. --------- Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel the subscription once activated. After purchase, manage your subscriptions in App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. - Terms of use: https://writey.app/terms-of-use/ - Privacy policy: https://writey.app/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Best Typing Lessons and Test4 screens
Writey Cursive Handwriting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Writey Cursive Handwriting at none against Best Typing Lessons and Test's shown. Writey Cursive Handwriting also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (12K vs 1.1K). Best Typing Lessons and Test's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Best Typing Lessons and Test sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Writey Cursive Handwriting sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Best Typing Lessons and Test against 4.5 for Writey Cursive Handwriting. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writey Cursive Handwriting has 12K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Best Typing Lessons and Test's written reviews are positive against 50% of Writey Cursive Handwriting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best Typing Lessons and Test ships an update every 6 weeks, Writey Cursive Handwriting fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Best Typing Lessons and Test versus Writey Cursive Handwriting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest Typing Lessons and TestWritey Cursive Handwriting
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better4.5 (12K ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better49.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K12K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB661 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTamber SchoreyWritey B.V.

Customer experience

Best Typing Lessons and Test

All ratings1,080 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative20.5%

Writey Cursive Handwriting

All ratings12,053 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews405 reviews
Positive49.9%
Neutral11.4%
Negative38.8%

User reviews

Best Typing Lessons and Test

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helps improve typing skills
  • 👍 Systematic and progressive lessons
  • 🎨 Color-coded finger placement
  • 💰 Free with optional paid version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes on some devices
  • 💤 Repetitive and boring at times
  • 📺 Frequent ads in free version
  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing some letters on screen

Writey Cursive Handwriting

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good app for handwriting practice
  • 💡 Helpful for improving handwriting
  • 🚀 Efficient writing experience with Apple Pencil
  • 🎨 Variety of writing styles and languages

Room to improve

  • 💰 Subscription model is too expensive
  • 🔒 Limited free content, most features require payment
  • 🐛 Issues with screen scrolling and writing detection
  • 🙅‍♀️ Not suitable for left-handed users

Bugs and requests

Best Typing Lessons and Test

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard input issues on iPad
  • Lesson progress not saving properly
  • Typing speed test not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • More practice options and game modes
  • Progress tracking and performance analytics
  • Customizable text for practice
  • Support for more keyboard layouts

Writey Cursive Handwriting

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Screen scrolling issues when writing
  • Inconsistent writing detection and feedback
  • Subscription/purchase issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more practice words and sentences
  • Implement custom word/text input
  • Support for additional writing styles (e.g., UK cursive)
  • Improve overall user experience and accessibility

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Best Typing Lessons and Test

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
14 purchases

Writey Cursive Handwriting

Subscriptions11
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • Premium Access3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Premium Access$14.996 Months
  • Premium Access3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial3 variants$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Access3 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Premium Access$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
  • Lifetime Access$39.99
  • Lifetime Access$49.99

Questions

Is Best Typing Lessons and Test free?
Best Typing Lessons and Test is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Writey Cursive Handwriting free?
Writey Cursive Handwriting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best Typing Lessons and Test or Writey Cursive Handwriting?
Best Typing Lessons and Test is rated higher. Best Typing Lessons and Test averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Writey Cursive Handwriting averages 4.5 from 12K ratings.
Do Best Typing Lessons and Test or Writey Cursive Handwriting have ads?
Best Typing Lessons and Test shows ads; Writey Cursive Handwriting does not.
Which is updated more often, Best Typing Lessons and Test or Writey Cursive Handwriting?
Best Typing Lessons and Test ships an update every 6 weeks, and Writey Cursive Handwriting fortnightly. Most recently, Best Typing Lessons and Test was updated on October 15, 2026 and Writey Cursive Handwriting on October 17, 2026.

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