Cursive Practice vs HandwritingAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
HandwritingAI
This app uses AI to provide real-time feedback on your handwriting, helping you improve penmanship, master cursive, learn calligraphy, or design a signature. It offers personalized coaching and instant scoring for letters, words, and sentences across multiple languages.
- AI real-time handwriting analysis
- Personalized feedback and scoring
- Cursive, print, and calligraphy practice
- Signature designer
- Multi-language support
- Apple Pencil and touch optimized
- Left-handed mode
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HandwritingAI is the top-rated handwriting practice app powered by real-time AI coaching. Whether you want to improve your penmanship, master cursive writing, learn calligraphy, design a professional signature, or help your child learn to write, HandwritingAI gives you the personalized feedback you need to see real improvement fast. Trusted by students, adults, teachers, and occupational therapists, HandwritingAI is the most complete handwriting improvement tool available. Practice letters, words, and full sentences across 15 or more languages with instant scoring and expert AI tips after every attempt. AI POWERED HANDWRITING COACH HandwritingAI does more than basic tracing. On-device AI analyzes your stroke alignment, letter slant, spacing, and overall readability in real time. After every word you write, you receive a Neatness Score from 0 to 100 along with specific, actionable feedback explaining exactly what to fix and how to fix it. Watch your alphabet progress grid turn from red to green as you master each letter one by one. PRACTICE MODES FOR EVERY SKILL LEVEL Cursive Writing: Learn modern and classic cursive styles with animated stroke by stroke guidance so you always know exactly where to start and how to form each letter. Print and Block Letters: Build clean, readable print handwriting ideal for school, work, note taking, and everyday communication. Calligraphy: Explore beautiful letterforms with pressure sensitive ink that responds naturally to your touch or Apple Pencil. Signature Designer: Create, refine, and perfect a professional signature you are proud to use every day. Great for graduates, new professionals, and anyone who wants a more polished personal mark. Free Draw and Mindful Flow: Open canvas modes for creative sketching or relaxing pressure sensitive drawing exercises that reduce stress while building fine motor control. BUILT FOR APPLE PENCIL AND TOUCH HandwritingAI supports full pressure and tilt sensitivity for a natural, realistic ink feel. Palm rejection keeps your writing clean and comfortable. A dedicated left-handed mode adjusts the entire interface so southpaws can practice without awkward reaching. FOR KIDS, STUDENTS, AND ADULTS Kids building foundational letter recognition and motor skills love the sound effects, reward animations, and colorful feedback. Students preparing for exams or improving note taking speed benefit from structured practice and real scoring. Adults refining penmanship or recovering fine motor skills after injury will find the occupational therapy friendly modes especially helpful. Dyslexia friendly fonts and untimed practice make the app accessible to everyone. LANGUAGES AND STROKE ORDER Practice in English, Spanish, French, German, Mandarin Pinyin, and more. Native stroke order animations ensure you learn each character the correct way from the very first attempt. Download HandwritingAI today and start your free trial. Real AI coaching, real results, and real improvement in your handwriting starting on day one. This app is subject to Apple Standard End User License Agreement. View at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Cursive Practice and HandwritingAI both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of HandwritingAI's written reviews are positive against 57% of Cursive Practice's. HandwritingAI also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). Cursive Practice's advantage is ratings volume (113 vs 12) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Cursive Practice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HandwritingAI sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cursive Practice holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursive Practice has 113 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Cursive Practice's written reviews are positive against 100% of HandwritingAI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cursive Practice ships an update every 5 weeks, HandwritingAI every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cursive Practice | HandwritingAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (113 ratings) — better | 3.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brainstop | Constant Heritage, LLC |
Customer experience
Cursive Practice
HandwritingAI
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
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- 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
HandwritingAI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cursive Practice
- Remove Ads$0.99
HandwritingAI
- Premium Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Annual$19.991 Year
- Top Up Credits$0.99
- Lifetime All Access$24.99
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