Comparison

Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade vs Handwriting Tracing Practice

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

Head to head
About

Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade

This app helps children master fundamental handwriting skills through interactive lessons, focusing on letter and number formation without traditional writing tools. It offers adaptive practice and motivational elements to improve penmanship and confidence.

Highlights
  • 41 step-by-step lessons
  • Adaptive practice with spaced repetition
  • Text-to-speech functionality
  • Auto-play lessons
  • Student and teacher profiles
  • Gamified motivation (medals, progress bars)
Features
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Does your child's handwriting look like chicken scratch? If so, give them this app. It has everything kids need to master fundamental handwriting skills, step by step. Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade features 41 simple lessons that teach writing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and even whole words with correct spacing and shape, all without pencil and paper. The platform is designed by an ex-Google product manager to maximize learning and minimize frustration. A stylus is recommended as it develops pencil holding skills, but the practice works well with a finger too. Watch your child's handwriting abilities improve with just a few minutes of regular practice. The content is so simple and the technology is so effective that even kids with learning disabilities and difficulties decoding text can learn on their own. Features: • 41 simple step-by-step lessons. Students can learn by themselves, at their own pace. • Effective, adaptive practice. Each student sees a different set of questions that get harder over time. When they make mistakes, the questions change in real-time following the ‘spaced repetition’ learning theory. • Text to speech. Tap on any word or sentence to have it read out loud. • Auto-play. Sit back and enjoy the whole lesson read to you. Even kids with difficulties decoding text or paying attention can learn spelling skills on their own. • Switch between up separate student and teacher profiles. • Teacher View: Keep kids accountable for regular practice with minimal effort. Look at charts of useful metrics. See where students are struggling, and jump in to help. • Gamification. Medals, progress bars, and uplifting interfaces motivate students to do their best. ======= Handwriting 2nd Grade is a member of the Class Ace family of apps. One subscription unlocks full access to all 2,500+ world-class Class Ace lessons across 15+ apps covering 1st through 4th grade subjects. Subscription Info: • Unlimited access to all Class Ace lessons and apps (including this one) covering K-6 Common Core standards is $9.99 / year per student or teacher profile after a 1 week free trial. • Cancel Anytime: You won't be charged if you cancel before the end of the trial period. • Renewal: Auto-renewal may be turned off anytime from your Apple Subscription Manager. Subscriptions automatically renew unless they are turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period in account settings. Renewals are charged within 24-hours preceding the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions are managed by the user. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to Learn Handwriting by Class Ace, where applicable. You can access Learn Handwriting without a subscription, but will be limited to 5 free lessons. ======= Help & Support Problems, questions, or want to get in touch? Contact us at support@classace.io Links: Terms of Service: https://classace.io/terms Privacy: https://classace.io/privacy

About

Handwriting Tracing Practice

This app helps children learn and practice writing cursive and block letters. It offers interactive tracing, letter animations, and voice input/output for a fun, educational experience. Includes a memory game and customizable fonts.

Highlights
  • Cursive and block letter tracing
  • Letter writing animations
  • Voice input and text-to-speech
  • Memory game (Pairs)
  • Multiple cursive and block fonts
  • Text export to PDF
Features
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Is your child starting school and learning to write? Handwriting Tracing Practice helps children aged 6–8 master cursive and printed letters step by step — with the exact fonts used in schools. Children learn independently, at their own pace, using voice controls designed for little hands that can't type yet. No ads. No data collected. Safe for children. The app has three sections: Letters Browse cursive and printed letters and find any letter by voice. See all four forms at once — uppercase cursive, lowercase cursive, uppercase print, lowercase print. Play the writing animation to learn the correct stroke order. Then trace it yourself — move the virtual pen along the letter's lines to practise proper technique. Each letter plays its sound too, so children connect the shape with the phonics. Pairs The classic card-matching game — now with letters! Find pairs of identical letter cards against the clock. Choose whether to match lowercase with uppercase, or same-case pairs. Pick cursive or printed cards and set the difficulty by the number of cards. Learning letters has never felt more like play. Texts (SK/CZ Cursive font) Type or speak any text — it appears instantly in cursive handwriting. Listen to it read aloud. Play the Telephone game together: one person speaks a sentence, the other listens back and compares. Export your text as a cursive PDF, print it out, or send it as a handwritten letter to grandma. Available fonts in Settings: Cursive: D'Nealian · Handwriting Without Tears · Zaner Bloser · UK Cursive · SK/CZ Cursive Print: Manuscript · SK/CZ Print Download free and start exploring the world of handwriting today!

Screenshots

Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade4 screens
Handwriting Tracing Practice4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Handwriting Tracing Practice at free against Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade's free with in-app purchases. Handwriting Tracing Practice also leads on ratings volume (50 vs 9). Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Handwriting Tracing Practice sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwriting Tracing Practice has 50 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade ships an update every 4 days, Handwriting Tracing Practice weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade versus Handwriting Tracing Practice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Handwriting 2nd GradeHandwriting Tracing Practice
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (9 ratings) — better4.0 (50 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings950 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClass Ace LLCVladimir Zavada

Customer experience

Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Handwriting Tracing Practice

All ratings50 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral12.0%
Negative18.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade

Subscriptions11
  • Handwriting 2nd - 1 Student7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Handwriting 2nd - 2 Students7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Handwriting 2nd - 3 Students7 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • H2 Yearly - 1 Student$19.991 Year
  • H2 Yearly - 2 Students$29.991 Year
  • Handwriting 2 Yearly 3 Seats7 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Handwriting 2 Yearly 5 Seats7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Handwriting 2 Yearly 7 Seats7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Handwriting 2 Yearly 8 Seats7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Handwriting 2 Yearly 9 Seats7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Handwriting 2 Yearly 10 Seats7 Days trial$109.991 Year
3 purchases

Handwriting Tracing Practice

One-time3
  • Entry functions$4.99
  • Advanced functions$6.99
  • Premium functions$8.99

Questions

Is Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade free?
Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handwriting Tracing Practice free?
Handwriting Tracing Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade or Handwriting Tracing Practice?
Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade is rated higher. Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade averages 4.3 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Handwriting Tracing Practice averages 4.0 from 50 ratings.
Do Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade or Handwriting Tracing Practice have ads?
Neither Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade nor Handwriting Tracing Practice shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade or Handwriting Tracing Practice?
Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade ships an update every 4 days, and Handwriting Tracing Practice weekly. Most recently, Learn Handwriting 2nd Grade was updated on October 24, 2026 and Handwriting Tracing Practice on October 24, 2026.

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