cursive letters vs Zi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
cursive letters
This app helps children develop handwriting skills by practicing drawing cursive letters. It recognizes correct letter formation to encourage progress and offers glyphs based on common styles from various countries. It's also used by teachers for children with handwriting challenges.
- Learn and practice drawing cursive letters
- Letter recognition to encourage progress
- Multiple international glyph styles
- Assists children with handwriting challenges
- Developed with grapho-therapists
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Before handwriting becomes natural our applications are designed to help your child develop their writing skills. When your child writes a letter correctly it is recognised to encourage progress. That is how each of our applications develops the ability of your child at a different stage of development allowing them to access new skills. *cursive letters* helps children to learn and practice drawing cursive letters with their fingers. It is also used by some teachers in with children who find handwriting challenging, and the Belgian Association of GraphoThérapeutes. Glyphs (letter designs) based on common styles in the USA, UK, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Italian, Swiss and Belgian (GBGT) are included.
Zi
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A fun way to learn Chinese characters.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Zi at Free against cursive letters's $2.99. Zi also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). cursive letters's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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
Zi is free to download; cursive letters costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
cursive letters ships an update every 4 months, Zi every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | cursive letters | Zi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 23.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CROMBEZ Emmanuel | Beijing Ningdom Technology Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
cursive letters
No in-app purchases
Zi
No in-app purchases
