School Fonts vs Nova Numbers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
School Fonts
This app teaches children and adults to write letters, numbers, and words using US school-approved fonts like D'Nealian and Zaner-Bloser. It offers customizable lessons, tracing activities, and progress tracking for personalized handwriting instruction.
- Learn cursive and print writing
- Trace letters, numbers, and words
- Customize lessons with own content
- Adjustable tracing difficulty
- Email completed lessons
- Multiple student profiles
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Teach writing the right way—your way. School Fonts helps students of all ages learn to write letters, numbers and words using US education-approved fonts including D'Nealian and Zaner-Bloser, plus many more. Customizable for early learners through adult education, this app is perfect for teachers, tutors and parents who want full control over handwriting and literacy instruction. Key Features: • Learn to write in cursive and print using D'Nealian, Zaner-Bloser and other fonts • Trace letters, numbers and words with finger or stylus • Record audio responses and play back teacher-created examples • Customize lessons with your own words, images and audio • Adjustable tracing difficulty with star-based feedback • Automatically email completed lessons to parents or teachers • Lockable student mode with PIN-protected settings • Create and manage multiple student profiles Create Unlimited Activities: • Spelling lists • Sight words • Opposites, missing letters and phonics • Dolch word practice • Fully personalized writing lessons Why Teachers and Parents Love School Fonts: School Fonts is one of the most flexible handwriting tools available. You can tailor every aspect of each lesson to fit your student's learning needs, helping them stay focused, engaged and successful.
Nova Numbers
Practice whole-number arithmetic through interactive games and lessons. Features handwriting recognition for input and offers a progress report for adults. Requires a subscription for full access to learning content and features.
- Handwriting recognition for math input
- Interactive addition, subtraction, multiplication, division lessons
- Number tracing for younger learners
- Spaced practice for missed questions
- Progress reports for adults
- Daily practice streak tracking
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Practice whole-number arithmetic with Orbi. Write answers with a finger or switch to the number pad. Nova Premium is required for the Skills Check and all learning. WRITE, SOLVE AND EXPLORE Handwriting recognition runs on the device. Younger learners can trace numerals in Number Writing. Strategy hints and number-line walkthroughs help explain missed addition and subtraction questions. The Repair Bay brings missed questions back for spaced practice. FOUR WORLDS, 100 LESSONS Explore Foundations, Addition Orbit, Subtraction Planet and Mixed Missions. Practice ranges from first sums through larger whole-number addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. A five-question Skills Check suggests a starting difficulty. Earn stars and build a daily practice streak. The grown-ups' progress report shows activity and skill progress. Placement is a starting suggestion, not a formal assessment. NOVA PREMIUM REQUIRED An active monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription is required for all learning, including Foundations, the Skills Check, Number Writing, the Repair Bay and the progress report. Both plans provide the same access. There is no free trial. ELIGIBLE FIRST-YEAR OFFER Eligible Apple Accounts may see an annual welcome subscription at 50% off for the first year. This is a paid introductory year. It renews at the full annual price displayed before purchase. Apple determines eligibility within the subscription group; availability varies by storefront. Closing either subscription screen does not unlock learning. NO ADS OR ACCOUNT Handwriting is processed on the device and discarded. Learning progress stays on the device. Purchases and outside links are protected by a grown-ups-only check. An internet connection is needed to verify subscription access. Configured releases use limited PostHog usage analytics with a random installation ID and coarse properties, without answers, drawings or session replay; see our privacy policy. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Restore Purchases is available on the subscription screens. When access expires, progress stays saved and an active subscription is required to resume learning. Terms of Use: https://nova-numbers-web-blue.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://nova-numbers-web-blue.vercel.app/privacy Support: https://nova-numbers-web-blue.vercel.app/support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nova Numbers at Free against School Fonts's $2.99. Nova Numbers also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). School Fonts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Nova Numbers is free to download; School Fonts costs $2.99 up front. Nova Numbers sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. School Fonts asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for School Fonts against 5.0 for Nova Numbers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
School Fonts ships an update every 2 months, Nova Numbers every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School Fonts | Nova Numbers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | demografix pty ltd | Oussama Elhaidi |
In-app purchases
School Fonts
No in-app purchases
Nova Numbers
- Nova Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
- Nova Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
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