Cursive Writing vs Modern Handwriting Calligraphy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cursive Writing
Practice English cursive handwriting with this app. Learn to write uppercase and lowercase letters, connect them into words, and even type and trace your own words. Ideal for beginners learning cursive.
- Practice uppercase and lowercase letters
- Trace letter formation guides
- Connect letters to form words
- Type and practice custom words
- Learn letter-to-word combinations
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This application is for practicing English Cursive Handwriting. You can practice writing the word as well as the upper Case and lower Case. "English Cursive Handwriting” is a useful application for all ages who are taking their first step into learning cursive writing. This app is very easy and fun to use. It provides not only letter by letter but 200 words, which show the users how individual(lower and upper case) letters are combined into words. If you are looking for a cursive writing app, then look no further. ** Features - Learn to write both upper-case and lower-case letters A to Z. - Each letter will be shown the way to trace it. - Practice connecting the letters together - Type any words you want and practice writing them.
Modern Handwriting Calligraphy
Develop pencil control and fine motor skills with interactive worksheets. Supports Apple Pencil, stylus, or even printing for traditional practice. Offers drawing, coloring, and tracing modes with new content added regularly.
- Interactive activity worksheets
- Printable PDF export
- Drawing, coloring, and tracing modes
- Monthly new content
- Finger, Apple Pencil, and stylus support
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An application designed for adults and children to develop pencil control and fine motor skills on your iOS device using an Apple Pencil or a stylus. If you don't have a stylus or Apple Pencil, don't worry, you can simply print out the worksheet and use a regular pencil, pen, or felt tip pen. FEATURES * Lots of activity worksheets for adults and children * All worksheets are able to export to PDF format and print. * Drawing, coloring and tracing modes * New activity worksheets added monthly * Fully supports finger, Apple Pencil, and third-party stylus inputs * Premium Access provides unlimited access to the entire library --- PREMIUM ACCESS Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. --- Privacy Policy https://www.sprinnet.com/privacy EULA https://www.sprinnet.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Modern Handwriting Calligraphy at 4.3 against Cursive Writing's 2.3. Modern Handwriting Calligraphy also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 43 months). 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 Writing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Modern Handwriting Calligraphy sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Modern Handwriting Calligraphy holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Modern Handwriting Calligraphy has 459 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Cursive Writing's written reviews are positive against 31% of Modern Handwriting Calligraphy's.
Cursive Writing ships an update every 43 months, Modern Handwriting Calligraphy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cursive Writing | Modern Handwriting Calligraphy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (459 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 459 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 43 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bhavinkumar Satashiya | SPRINNET |
Customer experience
Cursive Writing
Modern Handwriting Calligraphy
Bugs and requests
Cursive Writing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Modern Handwriting Calligraphy
Reported bugs
1 issue- Pencil doesn't work
Requested features
2 requests- More spelling lessons
- Make more content
In-app purchases
Cursive Writing
- Unlock Premium$6.99
Modern Handwriting Calligraphy
- Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Premium Access$3.991 Month
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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- Premium7 Days trial$9.993 Months
- Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Annual Premium7 Days trial$32.991 Year
- Annual Access7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- One time payment$44.99
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