Comparison

Cursive Practice vs Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

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

Head to head
About

Cursive Practice

Practice your English cursive handwriting with this app. It offers exercises for uppercase letters, lowercase letters, words, sentences, and numbers. Customize your practice with adjustable pen width and blank mode.

Highlights
  • Practice uppercase and lowercase letters
  • Practice words and sentences
  • Practice numbers
  • Adjustable pen border width
  • Blank mode for freehand practice
  • Shuffle and case switching functions
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This application is for practicing English Cursive Handwriting. You can practice to write word as well as upper Case and lower Case. - In the same section, the font size has same, but each sections has different size. The font size has adjusted by the length of contents. Context using a smaller font means more higher level of difficulty. 1. Contents - Upper Case - Lower Case - Word(26, 52, 78 Words Set) - Sentence(Famous Persons' Quotes, Basic Sentences) - Number 2. Functions - Shuffle - Switching between upper case and lower case - Pen border width selections - Blank Mode - Cursive Practice Fullscreen is no ad version, including same contents. - Cursive Practice reached 1.29M (1,291,012) downloads(July 22, 2017) - The number of downloads of Cursive Practice exceeded 1 million (1,000,364) (Sep. 6, 2016) - Cursive Practice reached 770 K (775,345) downloads(May 5, 2016) - Cursive Practice reached 500 K (523,290) downloads(Sep. 23, 2015)

About

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

This app helps children learn cursive handwriting through interactive tracing, engaging games, and customizable features. It supports various fonts, phonics, and progress monitoring for parents and educators.

Highlights
  • Interactive cursive letter tracing
  • Customizable word lists with audio recording
  • Engaging games and animated stickers
  • Progress monitoring and tracing replays
  • Support for multiple fonts and left-handed mode
  • Printable worksheets
Features
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• Editor's Choice Award (96/100) - Children's Technology Review • "Simply an amazing app for kids to learn cursive writing." - 5/5 - Top Pick - smartAppsForKids.com 142,000 units sold (including 62,000 to schools)! • Teach and reinforce the accurate tracing of cursive letters, as well as the proper way to join letters within words, utilizing our proprietary technology • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK, French and Swiss fonts • Customise by adding your word lists (and record audio for each word) • Enjoy engaging tracing with 50+ animated stickers, sound effects, and interactive games that bring letters to life at the end of each tracing • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, and words • Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...) • Phonics and letter names • Monitor progress through reports that allow the replay of the child's tracing • Introduce toddlers to shapes tracing activities, fostering early developmental skills • Left-Handed Mode • Create printable Worksheets to assist your child with handwriting practice on paper • Apple Pencil support • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ PERFECT FOR KIDS Kids want to have fun, and Cursive Writing Wizard offers a lot of fun to keep them motivated in the learning process! • They can trace using 50+ animated stickers and sound effects • Once tracing is complete, they can interact with them on 5 games that animate letters • They can trace any word - like their name - and record their voice for each word • They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode _______ PERFECT FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Detailed reports provide information on what kids have done, including the ability to replay and export the tracings to view kids' progress • Share word lists via iCloud drive or other cloud providers, adhoc network, or email • Multiple parameters to customize the app according to the child’s current education level (e.g. letter size, difficulty, show/hide model, allow to stop between key points, etc.) • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK, French and Swiss fonts • Upper and lower case letters, numbers + word lists • Letter names and letter sounds (which can be customized) • A customizable 5-Stars play mode prompting the child to trace a letter or a word 5 times using different parameters (each step is more challenging) • Create an unlimited number of users • Many settings to customize the app (sound, game time limit, black background,...) • Left-Handed Mode • In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a) • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ "Cursive Writing Wizard is just as wonderful and well-designed as the original Writing Wizard" 5/5 - AppyMall.com _______ Privacy Policy KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Moms with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps L’Escapadou takes children’s privacy seriously. We believe you should not have to worry about your kids being tracked by apps or websites. This app: • Does not collect any user information (we do not use data collection tools) • External Links: Protected parent sections are available where you can send us a mail and check out our others apps. Before accessing a parent section, an addition must be solved so that young kids cannot access it. Terms of use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cursive Letters Writing Wizard at 4.4 against Cursive Practice's 3.9. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 113). Cursive Practice's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Cursive Practice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cursive Letters Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursive Letters Writing Wizard has 1.9K ratings behind it against 113, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Cursive Practice's written reviews are positive against 62% of Cursive Letters Writing Wizard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cursive Practice ships an update every 5 weeks, Cursive Letters Writing Wizard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cursive Practice versus Cursive Letters Writing Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursive PracticeCursive Letters Writing Wizard
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (113 ratings)4.4 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.3% of reviews62.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1131.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrainstopPierre Abel

Customer experience

Cursive Practice

All ratings113 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral7.1%
Negative22.1%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive57.3%
Neutral14.6%
Negative28.0%

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

All ratings1,948 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive62.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative34.5%

User reviews

Cursive Practice

From 113 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for learning cursive
  • 👍 Makes cursive fun
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for kids
  • 👍 Helpful for practice

Room to improve

  • 🤨 Asks for personal information
  • 🐛 Font size too large on iPad
  • 🐛 Inconsistent letter formations
  • 🐛 Difficult to switch letters
  • 🐛 App crashes often

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and fun for kids
  • 🚀 Effective for learning cursive
  • 💡 Ability to add custom words

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Locked content behind paywall
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive for full access

Bugs and requests

Cursive Practice

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • App asks for address/personal info
  • Font size too large on iPad and not adjustable
  • App crashes frequently
  • Locked on uppercase, switches to uppercase A
  • Inconsistent letter formations between individual letters and sentences
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  • Difficulty switching between letters
  • Landscape mode stuck on iPad
  • App shuts down or exits constantly
  • Doesn't correct handwriting
  • Ads are inappropriate for children
  • Q uppercase letter formed incorrectly
  • App dies after download (virus concern)
  • Cannot install app
  • Cuts off chalkboard when rotating iPad
  • Grammar and spelling mistakes
  • Different font used in sentences
  • Scribble and move on without proper practice

Requested features

22 requests
  • Add more sentences
  • Add more colors (rainbow)
  • Add more quotes from famous people
  • Add font size feature
  • Add ability to create/save own words/sentences
Show 17 more
  • Add ability to go up/down alphabet sequence
  • Add more letters/words
  • No ads
  • Add more content/exercises
  • Mark handwriting
  • General sentences instead of quotes
  • Easily access letters
  • Other writing styles
  • iPad retina display graphics
  • Space for writing by self
  • Correct handwriting
  • Check letters for accuracy
  • Typed word to write without tracing
  • Print or d'nealian handwriting option
  • Larger word bank
  • Test or flash cards
  • Make own words to be shown in cursive

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchased content not unlocking
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free content and letters
  • Improved navigation and usability
  • Support for multiple fonts and languages

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cursive Practice

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
4 purchases

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access - Monthly$2.491 Month
One-time3
  • Add Your Own Words$5.99
  • All Letters and Numbers$5.99
  • Unlock Everything$9.99

Questions

Is Cursive Practice free?
Cursive Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cursive Letters Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cursive Practice or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is rated higher. Cursive Practice averages 3.9 out of 5 from 113 ratings, while Cursive Letters Writing Wizard averages 4.4 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Cursive Practice or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard have ads?
Cursive Practice shows ads; Cursive Letters Writing Wizard does not.
Which is updated more often, Cursive Practice or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard?
Cursive Practice ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cursive Letters Writing Wizard every 5 months. Most recently, Cursive Practice was updated on August 1, 2026 and Cursive Letters Writing Wizard on September 23, 2026.

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