Comparison

Writey Cursive Handwriting vs Kids Writing Pad Mini

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

Head to head
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/

About

Kids Writing Pad Mini

This app provides a digital space with various lined and ruled paper options for children learning to write letters and numbers. It offers a simple, distraction-free environment for practice, with save functionality for review.

Highlights
  • Multiple lined and ruled paper types
  • Configurable paper settings
  • Save practice work for review
  • Compatible with teaching systems
  • No ads or tracking
Features
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The Kids Writing Pad Mini has a couple of different lined papers for your child to choose from. This is a good tool for learning how to write letters and numbers. Especially if your child doesn't know how to use a pencil yet. Writing Practice to suit the teacher and the student's needs. This application provides quick access to a limited set of standard lined and ruled papers, including highlight paper, compatible with most teaching systems. You may configure the application to go immediately to the preselected paper for the student and they can continue to practice using paper on their device that measures equivalent to the real world paper they are using in this stage of their writing practice. The application keeps it simple and easy to use, does not track in any way or advertise, and we are prepared to add additional paper types on request! This app is designed to work on an iPad and be used to practice writing letters and other drills. The practice items may be saved for later review. **No in app purchases, no advertising, no tracking Contains papers compatible with Zaner-Bloser and Stage Write. Blue Center Line 1/2", 1", Solid Ruled 1", 1\2", Single, Double Dotted Thirds 14mm, 24mm, 44mm, 14mm Yellow, 24mm Yellow, 44mm Yellow Stage Write Compatible Compatible with Stage 1 - 6 Zaner-Bloser Compatible Kindergarten Blue, 1st Grade Ruled, 2nd Grade Ruled, 4th Grade Ruled, Kindergarten Yellow, 1st Grade Yellow, 2nd Grade Yellow, 4th Grade Yellow, Kindergarten Blue, 1st Grade Blue, 2nd Grade Blue, 4th Grade Blue Misc Blank, Music Bar, 1" Graph/Grid

Screenshots

Writey Cursive Handwriting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Writey Cursive Handwriting at Free against Kids Writing Pad Mini's $4.99. Writey Cursive Handwriting also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (12K vs 1). Kids Writing Pad Mini's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On ads 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

Writey Cursive Handwriting is free to download; Kids Writing Pad Mini costs $4.99 up front. Writey Cursive Handwriting sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Kids Writing Pad Mini asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Writey Cursive Handwriting holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writey Cursive Handwriting has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writey Cursive Handwriting ships an update every 3 weeks, Kids Writing Pad Mini every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Writey Cursive Handwriting versus Kids Writing Pad Mini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWritey Cursive HandwritingKids Writing Pad Mini
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (12K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews49.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPad
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size647 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWritey B.V.Kathleen Smith

Bugs and requests

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

Kids Writing Pad Mini

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

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
None

Kids Writing Pad Mini

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Writey Cursive Handwriting free?
Writey Cursive Handwriting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kids Writing Pad Mini free?
Kids Writing Pad Mini costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Writey Cursive Handwriting or Kids Writing Pad Mini?
Writey Cursive Handwriting is rated higher. Writey Cursive Handwriting averages 4.5 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Kids Writing Pad Mini averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Writey Cursive Handwriting or Kids Writing Pad Mini have ads?
Neither Writey Cursive Handwriting nor Kids Writing Pad Mini shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writey Cursive Handwriting or Kids Writing Pad Mini?
Writey Cursive Handwriting ships an update every 3 weeks, and Kids Writing Pad Mini every 6 weeks. Most recently, Writey Cursive Handwriting was updated on October 31, 2026 and Kids Writing Pad Mini on October 27, 2026.

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