School Fonts vs Silly Spin ABC
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.
Silly Spin ABC
An interactive alphabet game designed for young children to learn the ABCs. Features a spinning wheel with animated characters and multiple play modes that adapt to a child's learning progression. Encourages eye-hand coordination and auditory learning.
- Spinning alphabet wheel
- Multiple play modes
- Interactive letters and animations
- Hidden fun facts
- Bluetooth switch accessibility
- Original ABC song
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Silly Spin ABC is a fun, interactive alphabet app for babies, toddlers and young children. Children explore all 26 letters through colorful animations, playful characters, music and hands-on discovery. Spin the wheel and explore the alphabet while building essential early learning skills through play. Meet animated bugs, animals and other silly characters as every spin brings a new alphabet adventure. Designed to grow with your child, the app includes progressive learning levels and multiple play modes for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and children across a wide range of developmental stages. Features include: • Five play modes: Switch Accessible Play (Tablets Only), Movie, Easy Tap, Spin & Tap and Explore • Switch accessible with a compatible adaptive switch for inclusive play in Tablets Only • Early learning focus: letter recognition, beginning letter sounds, first words, cause and effect and early vocabulary • Ideal for babies and toddlers learning the alphabet • Explore all 26 letters through interactive animations, hidden surprises and engaging activities • Original ABC song to support memory, language and learning • Bright, high-contrast visuals and engaging sound effects • Supports fine motor skills and eye-hand coordination • Designed for children of all abilities, across a wide range of skills and learning styles • Privacy first with no data collection or third-party ads • Trusted by educators and therapists Made by moms, loved by kids. Recommended ages: 0–7 Connect with us: SillySpin.com LearningGiraffe.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/LearningGiraffe Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063928598341 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@learninggiraffestudios Linktree https://linktr.ee/LearningGiraffe Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@LearningGiraffe
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Silly Spin ABC at free against School Fonts's paid. Silly Spin ABC also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 1). School Fonts's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
School Fonts costs $2.99 and Silly Spin ABC $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
School Fonts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Silly Spin ABC has 25 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of School Fonts's written reviews are positive against 97% of Silly Spin ABC's.
School Fonts ships an update every 2 months, Silly Spin ABC every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | School Fonts | Silly Spin ABC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 96.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | demografix pty ltd | LearningGiraffe |
Customer experience
School Fonts
Silly Spin ABC
In-app purchases
School Fonts
No in-app purchases
Silly Spin ABC
No in-app purchases
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