Comparison

DRAWcision vs Calligraphy

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

Head to head
About

DRAWcision

Enhance your drawing skills with daily exercises focused on accuracy and speed. This app is optimized for Apple Pencil users on iPad, helping you become a more proficient artist.

Highlights
  • Improve drawing accuracy
  • Enhance penmanship
  • Daily drawing exercises
  • Practice circles, ellipses, and lines
  • Optimized for Apple Pencil
  • iPad exclusive
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DRAWcision helps you improve your drawing accuracy and penmanship. Do daily exercises in drawing circles, ellipses, and straight lines to improve your accuracy and speed while drawing. Specifically designed for usage with the Apple Pencil. DRAWcision will help you become a better artist with your iPad.

About

Calligraphy

Learn the art of elegant script with a comprehensive course on calligraphy and cursive handwriting. Develop fine motor skills and master letter formation through theoretical and practical lessons. Unlock your artistic potential in writing.

Highlights
  • Theoretical and hands-on lessons
  • Develop writing muscle control
  • Master letter shapes
  • Practice on a digital pad
  • Printable exercises and guidelines
  • Full course access with subscription
Features
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Dive into the enchanting universe of calligraphy, a place where every mark bears witness to the sophistication of script. More than just penmanship, calligraphy is a visual concert of alphabets, assembled with delicacy and symmetry, capturing the individuality of each creator. This discipline elevates writing beyond mundane communication, turning it into a unique artistic statement. Becoming proficient in calligraphy is a path filled with ongoing education and practice. The Cursive Writing App serves as a manual for effective cursive handwriting, offering a series of successive theoretical and hands-on lessons. Upon completing this course, you will acquire the necessary writing abilities, develop mastery over the hand's writing muscles, and learn how to practically apply these skills to the shapes of letters. The free version without a subscription includes lessons on basic principles in writing, the first two lessons of more advanced stages, and limited writing on the training pad. With the subscription, you'll get access to all theoretical and practical lessons of the course plus an ability to write on the training pad. You can also print all exercises in the "Practice" section, as well as tune and print a guidelines sheet for practicing on paper. *Calligraphy Course Subscription* • Calligraphy Course requires a subscription to access all books' content. • Once your purchase is confirmed, you will be charged through your iTunes account. • The subscription will automatically renew. • You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in your App Store account, but at least 24 hrs before the end of the current period. • If you chose an offered trial period and would like not to proceed with subscribing, you have to cancel your subscription at least 24 hrs before the end of the Trial, otherwise, you will be charged for the first billing period. Terms of use: https://penmanship.eu/penman-book/termsofuse/ Privacy policy: https://penmanship.eu/penman-book/privacy/

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DRAWcision at 80% against Calligraphy's 33%. DRAWcision also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Calligraphy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (24 vs 4). On price and iOS requirement 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. Calligraphy sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. DRAWcision asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DRAWcision holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Calligraphy has 24 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of DRAWcision's written reviews are positive against 33% of Calligraphy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DRAWcision ships an update every 2 days, Calligraphy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and June 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
DRAWcision versus Calligraphy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDRAWcisionCalligraphy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better2.9 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings424 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDito Technologies LLCVladislava Rudetskaia

Customer experience

DRAWcision

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

Calligraphy

All ratings24 ratings
Positive41.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

DRAWcision

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Calligraphy

Subscriptions4
  • Full Access Weekly Sale$0.997 Days
  • Full Access Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Full Access$3.991 Month
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  • Full Access Monthly Family$7.991 Month

Questions

Is DRAWcision free?
DRAWcision is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calligraphy free?
Calligraphy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DRAWcision or Calligraphy?
DRAWcision is rated higher. DRAWcision averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Calligraphy averages 2.9 from 24 ratings.
Do DRAWcision or Calligraphy have ads?
DRAWcision shows ads; Calligraphy does not.
Which is updated more often, DRAWcision or Calligraphy?
DRAWcision ships an update every 2 days, and Calligraphy every 5 weeks. Most recently, DRAWcision was updated on June 10, 2026 and Calligraphy on June 22, 2026.

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