Comparison

Learn To Write vs Alge

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

Head to head
About

Learn To Write

This app helps children learn to write letters and numbers through interactive tracing and animated guides. It uniquely records and plays back a child's writing strokes, allowing educators and parents to review and provide targeted instruction.

Highlights
  • Interactive letter and number tracing
  • Adjustable-speed animated stroke guides
  • Real-time playback of writing strokes
  • Audio pronunciation of letters
  • Multiple pen styles
  • Mess-free learning tool
Features
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The app educators choose for classroom use, and the only app that records a child's letter strokes for parents and educators to review. Learn to Write is a fun way for children to learn how to write their letters and numbers, and with the improved playback feature in version 4.1, it's easy for the teacher to make sure they do it correctly. This unique playback function, found in Learn to Write, saves the child's writing so you can play it back in real time to see how the child is forming letters and numbers. Children learn the proper strokes with the help of an adjustable-speed-animated ball that they can follow and write along with. With each selection of a letter or number, an audio file says the letter to aid in memorizing the alphabet. Over a dozen unique pen styles are available for tracing. Parents enjoy the educational value and entertainment this mess-free learning tool provides (after all, who needs crayon, marker, or pencil stains on the carpet, table, or wall?). Also great for long car trips, doctor's offices, and other waiting times. Write letters and numbers, or draw on the screen, and push the play-back button to see it all in real-time. Not only is this a great app for teaching children at home, educators are also choosing this app for classroom instruction. You won't find silly cartoon characters and frustrating feedback that tells children they formed letters incorrectly when they failed to trace exactly as outlined. You help children Learn to Write, and then you can review the strokes of every letter formed for further one-on-one instruction. Recommended for children 2 years and up. --------- No in-app purchases. No advertisements, popups, or storing of personal data. --------- The strokes used in Learn To Write resemble the Zaner-Bloser style, which is also used in Romalda Spalding's The Writing Road to Reading, with the exception that O’s and Q’s are started at the top 12 o’clock position instead of the suggested 2 o’clock position. Not all teachers agree on the proper strokes for some letters. For example, some teachers prefer that the pen or stylus never leave the paper except to cross a t, or dot an i. A person's handwriting often adapts with time to be as efficient as possible, while still maintaining proper form. This application is meant as a guide to children and parents, but your individual curriculum may differ slightly. Instructions for use: -Select numbers, or letters in lowercase, uppercase, or mixed case using the segmented control on the settings screen. -When a letter is selected and the child writes upon the screen, the writing is saved in memory. Pushing the triangle-shaped play button at the bottom of the writing screen plays back the last recorded strokes for each letter. A toolbar button allows the user to erase all of the saved strokes in memory. -Red number icons on the settings screen give the total number of letter or number recordings. -The brush button displays a pulldown menu full of usable brush styles. Just touch the brush-style to select it. -Letter buttons display the letter on the screen and turn orange when there are saved strokes for the letter. At any time the user can draw using one's finger, just like a real pen and erase the drawing with the erase button on the toolbar. -The toolbar button with a letter and ball activates the animated red ball, which demonstrates proper letter or number formation. - Adjust the speed of the ball and volume using the sliders on the settings screen. -Press the home and power button at the same time to take a snapshot of the screen and save it in the photo archive of the device .

About

Alge

This game helps you master algebraic equation solving through an engaging Bingo format. It progresses through 13 levels, from basic to multi-step equations, and offers various Bingo patterns. Track your progress and compete with others to improve mental math skills.

Highlights
  • Algebraic equation solving
  • 13 progressive learning levels
  • Multiple Bingo game patterns
  • Time and point tracking
  • Mental math skill development
  • Suitable for various age groups
Features
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WINNER - 2012 NATIONAL STEM VIDEO GAME CHALLENGE, HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATOR DIVISION Created by a high school math teacher with over 30 years of experience in the classroom. Develop your algebraic equation solving skills through playing a Bingo game. The goal is to transfer the player’s skill level to solving complex algebra equations mentally. This game will take you step by step through the process of learning how to solve the most basic equation up through multiple-step equations by way of 13 different levels and it will allow you to choose from a variety of Bingo games from straight-line Bingo through multiple patterns of Bingo all the way up to Black-out Bingo if you choose. The game will keep track of your time and points to be able to compete with others as well as yourself. With the new standards being taught in classrooms, the age and grade-level of students learning to solve equations continues to get younger and younger. Therefore, Alge-Bingo can be enjoyed by 1st and 2nd graders all the way up to college students to increase their skills and mental dexterity. It can also be used an Algebra tutorial for anyone preparing for a standardized test such as the S.A.T. or A.C.T. Alge-Bingo was created by a veteran public high school teacher who taught math and computer applications for over 30 years. It is an iOS app version of a game he played with his students for years with an overhead projector! Alge-Bingo won the 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge in the Secondary Teacher Division sponsored by Sesame Street. It is being re-released in 2020 with updates for new screen sizes, more accurate and faster coding, along with new animations and sound effects. And for the first time, Alge-Bingo is FREE!

Screenshots

Learn To Write3 screens
Alge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alge at Free against Learn To Write's $1.99. Alge also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 29%). Learn To Write's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, 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

Alge is free to download; Learn To Write costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn To Write ships an update every 7 months, Alge every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Learn To Write versus Alge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn To WriteAlge
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews58.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJustin Hackett Productions4TheKingdom Apps

Customer experience

Learn To Write

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral28.6%
Negative42.9%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral17.6%
Negative52.9%

Alge

Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

Learn To Write

No in-app purchases

None

Alge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn To Write free?
Learn To Write costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alge free?
Alge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn To Write or Alge have ads?
Neither Learn To Write nor Alge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn To Write or Alge?
Learn To Write ships an update every 7 months, and Alge every 5 months. Most recently, Learn To Write was updated on October 21, 2026 and Alge on October 9, 2026.

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