Comparison

Handwriting Practice App vs Simple Drawing

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

Head to head
About

Handwriting Practice App

Master cursive and improve your penmanship with interactive tracing guides and a variety of lettering styles. Explore inspirational quotes and decorative elements to create beautiful designs. Features AR projection for real-world practice.

Highlights
  • Cursive font practice
  • Hand lettering styles
  • Step-by-step tracing tutorials
  • AR tracing projector
  • Inspirational quotes
  • Letter design editing
  • Offline access
Features
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Want to improve your handwriting and master cursive? Our handwriting and letter tracing app makes it easy and fun! Practice with a variety of cursive fonts, hand lettering styles, and tracing guides to build confidence and improve your penmanship. Whether you're working on elegant script, bold block letters, or creative calligraphy, you'll find plenty of letter designs, inspirational quotes, and fun decorations to explore. With step-by-step tracing tutorials, a high-tech tracing projector, and an interactive AR environment, you'll get hands-on practice that makes learning feel natural. Just grab a pen or stylus and start tracing! Hand writing & lettering is a fun and creative way to personalize notes, journals, and artwork. Experiment with different letter shapes, sizes, and styles to turn simple words into beautiful designs. All you need is a little practice—and this app is here to help! Turn on AR drawing mode to see your hand lettering designs projected on the surface in front of you for effective handwriting practice. Look through the camera of your device, take a pencil and easily sketch and trace the letters onto paper. This is how the app makes drawing letters and hand writing easy with augmented reality and let you learn how to create lovely brush-lettered art designs in no-time. Coming up with creative hand lettering ideas can be a real challenge. Use the hand lettering and tattoo design generator app if you need instant inspiration for fonts art. The app supports: - Thousands of inspirational and fun quotes - A huge collection of pretty aesthetic letter fonts, from romantic cursive brushstroke scripts and calligraphy to classic traditional serif font families or fun outlined fonts - AR letter tracing projector: elevate your letter tracing skills with our advanced tracing projector. Easily follow and trace your favourite fonts, cursive writing, or even tattoo lettering designs in an intuitive, immersive AR environment - Alphabet letter tracing tutorials guiding you through the abc - Save your favourite hand lettering or tattoo designs in your own gallery - Edit mode to change handwriting fonts and styles - Learn to draw decorative elements, borders and background styles - All letter fonts, AR drawing mode and the tracing projector are available offline - Worksheets and handwriting practice alphabets/abcd's to practice writing - Letter design edit mode: unleash your creativity and craft stunning letter designs with an extensive library of aesthetic fonts, styles, and brushstroke options. Drag & drop to reposition elements, rotate texts, change letter spacing, add or copy text and images The pro-version of the app unlocks: - All brush, cursive, outlined, hand writing and other artistic fun letter fonts - The possibility to enter your own text or name - Removal of ads This hand lettering app provides inspiration for both beginners, and hand lettering masters, practicing the art for years. The examples can be drawn as a hobby or give inspiration for graphic design work, involving logos or advertisements. Come up with new lettering ideas and get creative with our cutting-edge Hand Lettering AR Drawing app. Perfect for enthusiasts of letter fonts, handwriting practice, tattoo lettering, and letter design, this powerful tool will revolutionize the way you create and practice your lettering skills. Embrace the future of AR drawing and experience the future of AR writing with our app, which enables you to immerse yourself in the world of tracing projector, art projector, and letter tracing. Practice your hand writing skills with out abc letter tracing tutorials. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact support @ wienelware.nl

About

Simple Drawing

This app uses augmented reality to project images onto a surface, allowing users to trace and create drawings. It offers various tools and a library of images to help users of all skill levels learn to draw and create art.

Highlights
  • AR art projector
  • Camera tracing
  • Adjustable settings
  • Extensive image library
  • Photo to sketch conversion
  • Video recording
  • Beginner tutorials
Features
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Release your artistic talent with our advanced art projector app! Whether you want to learn how to sketch anime or create beautiful masterpieces, this tracing tool makes drawing easier than ever. How to Start: 1. Open the app, prepare a pencil and a piece of paper or sketch book. 2. Choose a photo from your gallery or our extensive library (anime, cute designs, animals, aesthetics, and more). 3. Fix your phone on a support, adjust transparency, and start tracing! Key Features: • Art Projector: Project and trace lines with advanced image-to-sketch tools. • Camera Integration: Trace anything directly through your lens and color with ease. • Custom Settings: Easily adjust opacity, pattern size, rotation. • Video Recording: Record your creative process and share your artwork with friends. • Step-by-Step Tutorials: Easy guides designed for beginners to learn outlines quickly. Turn your photos into beautiful line sketches and start your creative journey anytime, anywhere! [Subscription Member Instructions] 1. Users can only unlock all painting resources, remove ads and other user rights after becoming members through paid subscription. 2. Subscription period: weekly membership, monthly membership, annual membership. 3. Subscription price: subject to the in-app package price. 4. Payment: After confirming the purchase and payment, the iTunes account will be recorded. 5. The iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before the expiration date. After the deduction is successful, the subscription period will be postponed to the next subscription period. 6. If you need to cancel the continuous subscription, please turn off the continuous subscription at least 24 hours before the subscription period. 7. Open the Apple phone [Settings] -> Click [iTunes Store and App Store] -> Click [Apple ID] -> [View Apple ID] -> [Subscription], and choose to cancel the subscription. If you do not turn off the subscription at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period, this subscription will be automatically renewed. Privacy Policy: https://droid-fun.com/iosPrivacy.html Terms of Use: https://droid-fun.com/ideafun-terms.html

Screenshots

Handwriting Practice App4 screens
Simple Drawing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Drawing at 80% against Handwriting Practice App's 31%. Simple Drawing also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, 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. Handwriting Practice App sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Simple Drawing sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple Drawing holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 752 and 430 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Handwriting Practice App's written reviews are positive against 80% of Simple Drawing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Handwriting Practice App ships an update monthly, Simple Drawing fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Handwriting Practice App versus Simple Drawing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHandwriting Practice AppSimple Drawing
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (752 ratings)4.7 (430 ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.0% of reviews79.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings752 — better430
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB138 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperLidwien VeugenDROID LIMITED

Customer experience

Handwriting Practice App

All ratings752 ratings
Positive83.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive31.0%
Neutral10.3%
Negative58.6%

Simple Drawing

All ratings416 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral0.7%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive79.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative14.9%

Bugs and requests

Handwriting Practice App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cannot open after purchase
  • Fonts do not appear
  • Inspiration page has swear word
  • App crashes or doesn't open

Requested features

6 requests
  • More font choices
  • Add own text block
  • Practice letters multiple times
  • Save favorite fonts
  • Make more letters free
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  • Allow tracing of paragraphs

Simple Drawing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Handwriting Practice App

Subscriptions5
  • Hand Lettering & Tracing PRO$3.991 Month
  • Cursive Handwriting Practice PRO2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Calligraphy & Handwriting PRO$4.991 Month
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  • Cursive Handwriting Practice PRO$19.991 Year
  • Calligraphy & Handwriting PRO$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Calligraphy & Handwriting PRO$34.99
  • Cursive Handwriting Practice$39.99
  • Calligraphy & Handwriting PRO$39.99
7 purchases

Simple Drawing

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly13 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Weekly27 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium$9.997 Days
Show 4 more
  • Yearly Promo$19.991 Year
  • Monthly Premium$19.991 Month
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Handwriting Practice App free?
Handwriting Practice App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Drawing free?
Simple Drawing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Handwriting Practice App or Simple Drawing?
Simple Drawing is rated higher. Handwriting Practice App averages 4.4 out of 5 from 752 ratings, while Simple Drawing averages 4.7 from 430 ratings.
Do Handwriting Practice App or Simple Drawing have ads?
Both Handwriting Practice App and Simple Drawing show ads.
Which is updated more often, Handwriting Practice App or Simple Drawing?
Handwriting Practice App ships an update monthly, and Simple Drawing fortnightly. Most recently, Handwriting Practice App was updated on November 7, 2026 and Simple Drawing on November 8, 2026.

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