Twinkl Formation & Handwriting vs Empower AR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Twinkl Formation & Handwriting
This app helps young learners develop essential handwriting skills by practicing letter and number formation, and shapes. It offers a fun, engaging, and prep-free experience for children, with customizable word lists and offline functionality.
- Letter and number formation practice
- Shape tracing
- Fine motor skill development
- Customizable word lists
- Offline functionality
- Multi-language support
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Take the hassle out of handwriting lessons with the Twinkl Formation & Handwriting app! It’s a fun-filled, prep-free way to help your little learners form letters, numbers and shapes, and build those all-important fine motor skills. So, why will you love the Twinkl Formation & Handwriting app? Your weekend is safe. Just set them up and watch them practice. You get back the time you’d spend prepping tracing sheets for lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers 1-100, and simple shapes. No more begging to practice! The kids are actually asking to use it. That's a win-win. From the classroom to the car. It works on any device and keeps the learning consistent, no matter where they are. It's built by people who get it. The app has been developed by expert lead teachers and senior practitioners , so you can have total confidence in its standards. Phonics panic, solved. Phase 2/3 sounds and over 100 CVC words are ready-to-go, so you have exactly what you need for your next lesson. Cater to all your learners, wherever you are in the world. The app has specific fonts and professional audio in English for the US, UK, Australia and New Zealand, along with Welsh, Spanish, Arabic and Afrikaans. Stress-free screen time. The app works completely offline, so you can breathe easy knowing the kids are safe and the content is secure. Adaptable to your needs. Create your own custom word lists to personalize the experience for your learners. Full support for your teaching. The app is compatible with a great range of supporting printable resources from the Twinkl website. How to access the Twinkl Formation & Handwriting app: Twinkl Ultimate members get full access to the app and all of Twinkl’s other mobile and web apps as part of your membership. If you just want app access without the wider benefits of Twinkl, you can take out an in-app subscription. Or, if you want to see how it works, you can try some of the features of the app for free in Try! Mode. Got questions? You can contact our lovely Twinkl Cares team 24/7, and you can always speak to a real human - that’s the Twinkl difference. Our Privacy Policy: https://www.twinkl.com/legal#privacy-policy Our Terms and Conditions: https://www.twinkl.com/legal#terms-and-conditions Apple Standard Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Rated 3+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS)
Empower AR
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Empower AR is an inclusive learning app developed by CreativiTek in partnership with the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) and supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. The app uses immersive mobile augmented reality (AR) and interactive 360° environments to empower people with disabilities (PwD) through Social Stories and Success Stories. It is designed for individuals with intellectual and learning disabilities in Australia. Content is provided in simple language and also in three of Australia’s most spoken languages—Chinese, Arabic, and Vietnamese—to better engage people with disabilities, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. Empower AR builds capacity by educating users about government services and how to access them, while highlighting real-life success stories and role models with lived experience. Users can access immersive experiences by scanning printed resources or directly through the app’s gallery using a smartphone or tablet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Empower AR at none against Twinkl Formation & Handwriting's 2. Twinkl Formation & Handwriting's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. Twinkl Formation & Handwriting sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Empower AR asks for nothing beyond the download.
Twinkl Formation & Handwriting ships an update every 6 weeks, Empower AR every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Twinkl Formation & Handwriting | Empower AR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (61 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 225 MB | 1017 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Twinkl Limited | CreativiTek |
In-app purchases
Twinkl Formation & Handwriting
- Twinkl Monthly Subscription$0.491 Month
- Annual Subscription$2.991 Year
Empower AR
No in-app purchases
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