Comparison

cursive vs Handwriting & Calligraphy Font

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Handwriting & Calligraphy Font

Create stylish invitations and event cards with a selection of 26 cursive fonts. Easily install and use these fonts across various applications like Office, Keynote, and Cricut. Test and share your creations directly within the app.

Highlights
  • 26 stylish cursive fonts
  • Create invitation cards
  • Use in Office, Keynote, Cricut
  • Easy font installation
  • Test and share text
  • Privacy-focused, no tracking
Features
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A selection of 26 fonts to create your invitation cards, thank you, birthday, birth or other event. Use these fonts in: ● Word Excel PowerPoint Office ● Numbers Keynote Pages ● Cricut ● any application allowing the use of fonts installed by the user. Very easy to use, just click on install and restart the application where you want to use the fonts. You can now test and choose your favorite font directly in the application, and share your text by message or on social networks. I wanted an easy to use app without any tracking to maintain your privacy, that's why this app is not free and ad-free like my other apps. It is very important for me.

Screenshots

cursive4 screens
Handwriting & Calligraphy Font2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Handwriting & Calligraphy Font at 75% against cursive's 29%. Handwriting & Calligraphy Font also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (157 vs 3). cursive's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

cursive costs $0.99 and Handwriting & Calligraphy Font $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

cursive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Handwriting & Calligraphy Font has 157 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of cursive's written reviews are positive against 75% of Handwriting & Calligraphy Font's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cursive ships an update every 21 months, Handwriting & Calligraphy Font every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
cursive versus Handwriting & Calligraphy Font: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercursiveHandwriting & Calligraphy Font
Price$0.99 — better$4.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.7 (157 ratings)
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3157 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.315.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSigma Sky, LLCmichael dardol

Customer experience

cursive

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Handwriting & Calligraphy Font

All ratings157 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

cursive

No in-app purchases

None

Handwriting & Calligraphy Font

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cursive free?
cursive costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handwriting & Calligraphy Font free?
Handwriting & Calligraphy Font costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, cursive or Handwriting & Calligraphy Font?
cursive is rated higher. cursive averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Handwriting & Calligraphy Font averages 4.7 from 157 ratings.
Do cursive or Handwriting & Calligraphy Font have ads?
Neither cursive nor Handwriting & Calligraphy Font shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cursive or Handwriting & Calligraphy Font?
cursive ships an update every 21 months, and Handwriting & Calligraphy Font every 4 months. Most recently, cursive was updated on September 25, 2026 and Handwriting & Calligraphy Font on October 20, 2026.

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