Comparison

Bugs and Buttons vs Australian Touch and Write

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

Head to head
About

Bugs and Buttons

Engage young children with a collection of 18 creative learning games designed for ages 3-5. Activities focus on developing essential skills like counting, critical thinking, and memory through interactive play with colorful graphics and sounds.

Highlights
  • 18 learning games and activities
  • Develops counting, critical thinking, sorting, patterns, memory, and motor skills
  • Designed for ages 3-5
  • Visual instructions and self-leveling activities
  • Over 40 achievements
  • Original graphics and engaging music
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CREATIVE LEARNING Play tic-tac-toe with a dragon fly. Carefully avoid bees while picking apples. Complete colorful patterns of buttons and beautiful yarn. Even sort bugs from Uncle Bob's button factory conveyer belt (better be fast). Did we mention 18 games and activities? INCLUDES: Counting, Critical Thinking, Sorting, Patterns, Memory, Hand-Eye Coordination, and more FEATURES: • Designed for ages (3-5), playable by everyone! • Motor Skills: tap, pinch, drag, and tilt • Visual instructions for each activity • Most activities are self leveling. • Over 40 achievements • Original, detailed, and visually intriguing graphics • Each of the 18 activities has its own beautiful, and engaging music. • Humorous interactions and sound effects. • NO In-Apps / NO third party advertising • Parental Gate Thank you for supporting an independent software studio! We want and appreciate your feedback! Email: support@littlebitstudio.com Instagram: @littlebitstudio Facebook: @littlebitstudio Twitter: @lilbitstudio

About

Australian Touch and Write

This app teaches Victorian cursive handwriting to children through interactive and engaging activities. It allows for personalized word lists and offers a variety of fun writing textures and backgrounds to keep young learners motivated.

Highlights
  • Victorian cursive letter practice
  • Customizable word lists
  • Multiple writing textures
  • Variety of paper backgrounds
  • Australian accent pronunciation
  • Reward system for motivation
Features
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"This has gone from a great app to an awesome app with the new update. Thanks for listening to our feedback and doing these changes." - Customer review "Brilliant - fun way to learn Victorian cursive. I have been waiting for an app like this - a fun way teach Victorian Modern Cursive, an app my special needs son enjoys playing with and learns as he goes. He can even use a stylus to draw the letters and build the muscle memory in his hand, that can later be transferred to writing with a pencil or pen. All children will benefit from this app, presenting learning writing in an exciting format, great guides to help learn where to start and stop letters, and great celebration pages to keep them interested and rewarded. I like that you can use the word lists or make your own so then the app grows with the child into writing full words, not just letters. I think I will be trying it out with my son's spelling lists too and double benefit - writing and spelling. It is also great to be able to teach Aussie formats such as Victorian Modern Cursive.... Almost all the apps I have tried have been US based. Thanks FizzBrain! You are a star!" - Customer review Kids love learning to write cursive - especially when they can use shaving cream, paint, and jello! "Australian Touch and Write: Victorian Unjoined Cursive" was developed by real classroom teachers. It recreates the fun and effective teaching strategy used in classrooms every day: learning writing with shaving cream, jello, finger paint, and more! "Australian Touch and Write" also allows you to create your own lists of names and words so that you can individualize the learning experience for your child! Note: This is an introduction to Victorian cursive letter writing - children will practice INDIVIDUAL cursive letters to achieve mastery, using Victorian Unjoined Cursive letters based on the "School Fonts" Victorian font. FEATURES: ‣Toggle letter sounds or letter names for the included word lists ‣Children can practice writing their own names and individualized word lists – parents and teachers can create as many word lists as they want! ‣Now with Australian accent! ‣Comes with 16 different writing textures: shaving cream, ketchup, lime gelatin, chocolate frosting, chalk, pencil, blue pen, lemon gelatin, chocolate pudding, syrup, grape jelly, whipped cream, pumpkin pie, red paint, and vanilla pudding! ‣Comes with 28 different writing papers, including 4 different line patterns children are most likely to find in real classrooms, food papers, animal papers, nature papers, and more! ‣Includes 2 high frequency word lists to help children practice the most common words encountered by early learners ‣Includes word family lists, such as the -AT family and -AN family ‣Includes 2 alphabet word lists – short words from a to z – providing practice in both upper and lower case letters ‣Includes 1 alphabet list – for just practicing the letters a to z, both upper and lower case ‣Brief reward at the end of each word reinforces learning and motivates children, without becoming a distraction! ‣Integrates visual, kinesthetic and simulated tactile modalities to enhance learning – and fun! ‣Created by elementary classroom teachers – based on best teaching practices! Search YouTube for "Touch and Write App" to see how our other writing apps work, or locate the FizzBrainApps channel. Please contact us at fizzbrain@gmail.com with any questions, problems, or suggestions. We will get right back to you – we listen to our customers! And if you have additional textures or papers you would like to see included in an update, let us know!

Screenshots

Bugs and Buttons4 screens
Australian Touch and Write4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bugs and Buttons at 71% against Australian Touch and Write's 11%. Bugs and Buttons also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Australian Touch and Write's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Bugs and Buttons costs $0.99 and Australian Touch and Write $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bugs and Buttons ships an update every 6 months, Australian Touch and Write every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bugs and Buttons versus Australian Touch and Write: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBugs and ButtonsAustralian Touch and Write
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.0% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB155 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperLittle Bit Studio, LLCFIZZBRAIN LLC

Customer experience

Bugs and Buttons

All ratings56 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews293 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative23.2%

Australian Touch and Write

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral33.3%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

Bugs and Buttons

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App not working on iOS 11 and later
  • Games freezing or not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • User profiles to track individual progress
  • Ability to select/disable certain games
  • More frequent updates to maintain compatibility

Australian Touch and Write

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bugs and Buttons

No in-app purchases

None

Australian Touch and Write

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bugs and Buttons free?
Bugs and Buttons costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Australian Touch and Write free?
Australian Touch and Write costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bugs and Buttons or Australian Touch and Write have ads?
Neither Bugs and Buttons nor Australian Touch and Write shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bugs and Buttons or Australian Touch and Write?
Bugs and Buttons ships an update every 6 months, and Australian Touch and Write every 12 months. Most recently, Bugs and Buttons was updated on November 1, 2026 and Australian Touch and Write on November 1, 2026.

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