cursive vs Serenity Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
cursive
Learn to write the alphabet in both print and cursive, with uppercase and lowercase letters. Visual aids, videos, and practice exercises help you master letter formation and connections, making learning fun and personal.
- Uppercase and lowercase letters in print and cursive
- Flashcard format for comparison
- Video demonstrations of letter strokes
- Words illustrating letter connections
- Practice mode with fun colors
- Doodle feature for personal style
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Practice to write the alphabet in print and cursive, in both upper and lower cases. This is a pocket reference for cursive writing. 1) Uppercase and lowercase letters in both print and cursive are shown in a flashcard format to illustrate the similarities between print and cursive. The visualization helps those who already know ABCs in print, to quickly grasp how cursive is similar in many ways. 2) Video is included in the app to show the strokes, formation, and the subtleties of writing each letter. 3) Words starting with each letter of the alphabet is included to illustrate how each letter is connected to each other. This is especially important for cursive. 4) Practice, practice, practice. Different colors are included to hopefully make the practice of cursive more fun. 5) Doodle. Have fun. Whether you're learning cursive for the first time or just jogging your memory, have fun with cursive. Each person has his or her unique penmanship, use this app to help you find your own style of penmanship. No internet connection required. No in-app purchase and no ads.
Serenity Smart
This secure group messaging app connects caregivers for older adults on one platform. It facilitates communication and collaboration to enhance the quality of care and life for seniors.
- Secure group messaging
- Caregiver collaboration
- Improved care quality
- Enhanced quality of life
- Single communication platform
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Serenity Smart is a secure group messaging application that brings everyone providing care to an older adult together on a single platform to communicate and collaborate, thereby improving quality of care and quality of life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Serenity Smart at Free against cursive's $0.99. Serenity Smart also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 29%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months). cursive's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
Serenity Smart is free to download; cursive costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
cursive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of cursive's written reviews are positive against 67% of Serenity Smart's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
cursive ships an update every 21 months, Serenity Smart fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cursive | Serenity Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.3 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sigma Sky, LLC | Serenity App, Inc. |
Customer experience
cursive
Serenity Smart
In-app purchases
cursive
No in-app purchases
Serenity Smart
No in-app purchases
