Comparison

iWriteWords vs Cursive Writing Wizard

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

Head to head
About

iWriteWords

This app combines drawing letters with a fun game where players guide a character to collect numbered balls. Successfully drawing all letters reveals a cute illustration and allows progression to new levels.

Highlights
  • Draw letters to collect numbered balls
  • Guide character with finger
  • Reveal cute drawings upon word completion
  • Slide letters into a spinning hole
  • Advance through levels
Currently charting
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How to play: Help Mr. Crab collect the numbered balls by dragging him with your finger - and drawing the letter at the same time. Once all the letters in the word are drawn properly, a cute drawing appears. Slide the letters into the spinning hole and advance to the next level. --------------------------------------- Featured by Apple in "Back to School Apps" Featured by Apple in "Apps for Learning to Write" Featured by Apple in "Words for the Wise" Featured by Apple in "Summer Learning Fun for Kids" Featured by Apple in "Apps for Learning to Read" Featured by Apple in "Special Education" Featured by Apple in "Games for Kids" Featured by Apple in "Apps for Kids" Featured by Apple in "Staff Favorites".

About

Cursive Writing Wizard

This app teaches children cursive handwriting through interactive tracing, games, and customizable word lists. It supports various fonts, phonics, and progress tracking, with features for left-handed users and accessibility.

Highlights
  • Cursive letter and word tracing
  • Customizable word lists with audio recording
  • Interactive games and animated stickers
  • Progress tracking and replayable tracings
  • Multiple font options (US, UK, French, Swiss)
  • Left-handed mode
  • Printable worksheets
Features
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• Editor's Choice Award (96/100) - Children's Technology Review • "Simply an amazing app for kids to learn cursive writing." - 5/5 - Top Pick - smartAppsForKids.com 142,000 units sold (including 62,000 to schools)! • Teach and reinforce the accurate tracing of cursive letters, as well as the proper way to join letters within words, utilizing our proprietary technology • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK , French and Swiss fonts • Customise by adding your word lists (and record audio for each word) • Enjoy engaging tracing with 50+ animated stickers, sound effects, and interactive games that bring letters to life at the end of each tracing • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, and words • Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...) • Phonics and letter names for each letter • Monitor progress through reports that allow the replay of the child's tracing • Introduce toddlers to shapes tracing activities, fostering early developmental skills • Left-Handed Mode • Create printable Worksheets to assist your child with handwriting practice on paper • Apple Pencil support • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ PERFECT FOR KIDS Kids want to have fun, and Cursive Writing Wizard offers a lot of fun to keep them motivated in the learning process! • They can trace using 50+ animated stickers and sound effects • Once tracing is complete, they can interact with them on 5 games that animate letters • They can trace any word - like their name - and record their voice for each word • They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode _______ PERFECT FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Detailed reports provide information on what kids have done, including the ability to replay and export the tracings to view kids' progress • Share word lists via iCloud drive or other cloud providers, adhoc network, or email • Multiple parameters to customize the app according to the child’s current education level (e.g. letter size, difficulty, show/hide model, allow to stop between key points, etc.) • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK and U French fonts • Upper and lower case letters, numbers + word lists • Letter names and letter sounds (which can be customized) • A customizable 5-Stars play mode prompting the child to trace a letter or a word 5 times using different parameters (each step is more challenging) • Create an unlimited number of users • Many settings to customize the app (sound, game time limit, black background,...) • Left-Handed Mode • In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a) • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ "Cursive Writing Wizard is just as wonderful and well-designed as the original Writing Wizard" 5/5 - AppyMall.com _______ Privacy Policy KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Moms with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps L’Escapadou takes children’s privacy seriously. We believe you should not have to worry about your kids being tracked by apps or websites. This app: • Does not collect any user information (we do not use data collection tools) • Does not contain in-app purchases • External Links: Protected parent sections are available where you can send us a mail and check out our others apps. Before accessing a parent section, an addition must be solved so that young kids cannot access it.

Screenshots

iWriteWords4 screens
Cursive Writing Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iWriteWords at $2.99 against Cursive Writing Wizard's $12.99. iWriteWords also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). Cursive Writing Wizard's advantage is ratings volume (788 vs 12). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iWriteWords costs $2.99 and Cursive Writing Wizard $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iWriteWords holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursive Writing Wizard has 788 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of iWriteWords's written reviews are positive against 89% of Cursive Writing Wizard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWriteWords ships an update every 6 weeks, Cursive Writing Wizard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
iWriteWords versus Cursive Writing Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWriteWordsCursive Writing Wizard
Price$2.99 — better$12.99
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.4 (788 ratings)
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews — better88.8% of reviews
Number of ratings12788 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#186 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoy WinataPierre Abel

Customer experience

iWriteWords

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%

Cursive Writing Wizard

All ratings788 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.4%

User reviews

iWriteWords

From 12 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy for a preschooler to use
  • 👍 Awesome app - best of class
  • 👍 Helping my toddler write and spell words
  • 👍 Very good
  • 👍 Really cool

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glad to see the update
  • 🐛 Good, but more realistic and fun pictures please!
  • 🐛 Good BUT ....
  • 🐛 Needs a little more.
  • 🐛 Some things arnt great.

Cursive Writing Wizard

From 788 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging way to learn cursive
  • 💡 Ability to add custom words and audio
  • 👍 Helpful for students with fine motor difficulties
  • 👍 Supports left-handed writing
  • 👍 Comprehensive coverage of cursive letters and numbers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of uppercase cursive letters
  • 🔍 Limited content and gets boring quickly
  • 🔍 Doesn't include IPA letters and pronunciations

Bugs and requests

iWriteWords

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Occasional crashes
  • Incompatible with iOS 6
  • Letters not dropping in correct orientation
  • Freezes almost every time used

Requested features

17 requests
  • Add your own word option
  • additional practice
  • option to pick letters
  • phonics option
  • ability to input words and names
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  • option to hear letter sounds instead of names
  • ability to choose which letters to practice
  • speak the word after it's written
  • speak the letters and word in a clear voice
  • option for uppercase and lowercase letters
  • ability to write numbers
  • different skill levels with narrower thresholds
  • ability to play alphabet song without shaking
  • add more words and game center integration
  • add more letters like J, Q, V
  • add profiles for different users
  • reset game option

Cursive Writing Wizard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tracing not recognized properly at times
  • App crashes or freezes unexpectedly
  • Certain words not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add uppercase cursive letters
  • Implement a coin/reward system for practicing
  • Include International Phonetic Alphabet support
  • Expand content and add more variety

In-app purchases

None

iWriteWords

No in-app purchases

None

Cursive Writing Wizard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iWriteWords free?
iWriteWords costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cursive Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Writing Wizard costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iWriteWords or Cursive Writing Wizard?
iWriteWords is rated higher. iWriteWords averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Cursive Writing Wizard averages 4.4 from 788 ratings.
Do iWriteWords or Cursive Writing Wizard have ads?
Neither iWriteWords nor Cursive Writing Wizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWriteWords or Cursive Writing Wizard?
iWriteWords ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cursive Writing Wizard every 5 months. Most recently, iWriteWords was updated on September 26, 2026 and Cursive Writing Wizard on September 28, 2026.

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