RakugakiAR vs Alphablocks, How to Write
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RakugakiAR
Transform your drawings into animated characters that come alive in augmented reality. Interact with your creations by feeding and playing with them on your smartphone screen. This app makes your doodles walk and explore the AR world.
- Scan and animate doodles
- AR environment interaction
- Feed and play with creations
- Bring drawings to life
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"RakugakiAR" is a make-your-dream-come-true app that brings life to your doodle! Whether it's on a notebook, a whiteboard, or anywhere, this app scans the scribble you've drawn and brings it to life. The doodle will have its own life and walkabout in the AR environment on your smartphone. Feed them, poke them, play with them any way you want! Whether you are an individual or a corporation, please refrain from using this application for profit or any other benefits, directly or indirectly, without our consent, including amusement events. If you wish to use this application, please contact hello@whatever.co for more information.
Alphablocks, How to Write
This app uses animated characters to teach children how to write letters and numbers. It features a guided learning path with pre-writing exercises, letter families, and tracing practice with rhymes. The app is designed by educational experts and is ad-free.
- Pre-writing line practice
- Letter families based on shape
- Scaffolded learning trajectory
- Letter and numeral tracing
- Writing rhymes for memorization
- Adventure-based learning
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Alphablocks and Numberblocks, How to Write is a hands-on, fun way for children to learn to write, packed with brand new Writing Magic. Imagine if the letters of the alphabet and numbers came to life to teach your child how to write... This is exactly what happens in How to Write! Join your favourite characters from the hit CBeebies shows, Alphablocks and Numberblocks, as they find their way home, helping children practice fine motor skills and letter formation accompanied by catchy rhymes along the way. This app is brought to you by top educators and experts in play from the BAFTA award-winning creators of Numberblocks and Blue Zoo animation studios. How does Alphablocks and Numberblocks, How to Write help your child? "Alphablocks and Numberblocks, How to Write helps children build confidence as they practice fine motor skills covering the foundational line shapes that they will need to form letters. The journey is carefully scaffolded, taking children through generic practice lines, pre-letter lines and letter formation. A brilliant app!" Professor Kate Ruttle, Early Years Writing expert and advisor to Alphablocks Ltd. 1. Carefully scaffolded learning trajectory, designed by top literacy educators and experts in play. 2. This app is fun, educational and safe, being COPPA and GDPR-K compliant and 100% ad-free. 3. All presented through a safe, 100% ad-free, digital game for your child to explore. Featuring… - Pre-writing lines to help children practice fine motor skills. - Letters are carefully broken down into four letter families, based on similarities of shape: Bouncy, Straight Line, Curly and Zigzag letter families. - Within each letter family, letters are introduced with the simplest first, so children can build up their skills confidently. - Pre-letter lines help children to repeat the key movement in each letter and numeral, as carefully specified by our literacy experts. - Letter and numeral tracing practice, accompanied by special writing rhymes for each letter of the alphabet and numbers 0-9 help children to remember the movements! - A fun adventure, helping each Alphablock and Numberblock find their way home... and ultimately customising their home with a fun surprise! Privacy & Safety At Blue Zoo Productions Ltd. and Alphablocks Ltd., your child’s privacy and safety is the first priority for us. There are no ads in the app and we will never share personal information with any 3rd parties or sell this on. You can find out more in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: Privacy Policy: https://www.learningblocks.tv/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.learningblocks.tv/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RakugakiAR at 4.4 against Alphablocks, How to Write's 3.9. RakugakiAR also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Alphablocks, How to Write's advantage is chart position (#144 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, 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
RakugakiAR costs $0.99 and Alphablocks, How to Write $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RakugakiAR holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RakugakiAR has 256 ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of RakugakiAR's written reviews are positive against 56% of Alphablocks, How to Write's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
RakugakiAR ships an update every 2 weeks, Alphablocks, How to Write every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RakugakiAR | Alphablocks, How to Write |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (256 ratings) — better | 3.9 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.6% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 256 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #144 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 323 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Whatever Co. | Blue-Zoo |
Customer experience
RakugakiAR
Alphablocks, How to Write
Bugs and requests
RakugakiAR
Reported bugs
26 issues- App crashes during scan
- Video feature not working
- App freezes on startup screen
- Black screen after recording
- App crashes when opening
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- Scan failed repeatedly
- App closes when scanning
- Video recording shows scan lines
- App crashes when scanning
- App crashes when pressing camera button
- App freezes on AR initialization screen
- App crashes after a few hours
- App crashes after iOS update
- App crashes when scanning
- App crashes when pressing scan button
- App freezes on initial screen
- App doesn't progress from initial screen
- App doesn't respond to phone movement
- App doesn't move
- App crashes when scanning
- Scan failed
- Video recording doesn't work
- App crashes when scanning
- App crashes when trying to scan
- App crashes when scanning
- App crashes when pressing scan button
Requested features
13 requests- Scan photos directly
- Save characters for later access
- Option to hide UI during video recording
- More variety in falling objects
- Control character movement
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- Add more actions for characters
- Export videos without GUI overlays
- Add Portuguese language option
- Adjust brightness of characters
- Option to cancel recognition
- Add more functions
- Add AR marker and effect features
- Character faces the camera
Alphablocks, How to Write
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RakugakiAR
No in-app purchases
Alphablocks, How to Write
No in-app purchases
Questions
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