Comparison

Ready to Print vs StepByStep Sequencing Freemium

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

Head to head
About

Ready to Print

This app helps children aged 2-7 develop essential pre-writing skills through a structured progression of activities. Designed by an occupational therapist, it focuses on building a strong foundation for handwriting and preventing bad habits.

Highlights
  • Structured progression of pre-writing skills
  • 194 levels across 13 activities
  • Adjustable size settings for skill levels
  • Multiple user profiles with progress tracking
  • Email progress reports
  • Automatic sensitivity adjustment for iPad size
  • Customizable sound effects and voice prompts
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Learn Handwriting Skills the Fun Way! Ready to Print is created and maintained by an Occupational Therapist with over 25 years of experience working with children. It is a comprehensive tool for parents, therapists and educators to help teach pre-writing skills to children in order to build a strong foundation for beginning printers. We continue working to make Ready to Print the most complete writing development iPad app available, and continue to add new features. Ready to Print progresses through the pre-writing skills in a specific order, so that children can master the visual-motor, visual-perceptual, and fine motor skills necessary for correct printing patterns. It is designed to teach children the correct patterns for printing, and to avoid bad habits that are difficult to change as the child gets older. Ready to Print features 194 separate levels in 13 activities. The latest addition is the Touch and Drag activity, which helps students work on movement in one of four specific directions. - It's designed with a progression of skills that work towards correct printing patterns. - It allows you to change size settings to match each child’s skill level. - It features a progression from larger hand movements to smaller, more refined movements. - It lets you choose which activity and level to begin on. - It allows setting up multiple user profiles, and remembers skill settings and tracks progress for each user. - It allows you to send progress reports via e-mail directly from the app. - It detects the size of your iPad and adjusts sensitivity automatically. - Choose from either sound effects or voice prompts. - Turn many features on or off, for everyone or by student. - High contrast mode available. Ready to Print works on any size iPad. Requires iOS version 12 or higher. *** TeachersWithApps.com TWA Pick FunEducationalApps.com Top Pick Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award Apps for Children with Special Needs (A4CWSN.com) Featured App Visit www.ReadyToPrintApp.com for more professional reviews *** Visit www.ReadyToPrintApp.com for more details!

About

StepByStep Sequencing Freemium

This app helps improve sequencing skills for daily tasks for individuals with cognitive challenges. It features illustrated sequences for various activities, suitable for all ages and skill levels, and is recommended by professionals.

Highlights
  • Assess and improve sequencing skills
  • Illustrated sequences of daily tasks
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
  • Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)
  • Transfer sequences
  • Suitable for all ages and skill levels
Features
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StepByStep is a therapeutic and educational tool which helps assess and improve the sequencing skills of every day tasks for kids and adults with impaired or developing cognition! StepByStep uses fun and clearly-illustrated sequences of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs), and Transfers! Sequences range from 3-10 steps, and are appropriate for users of all ages and skill-levels. Challenge, sharpen, and increase the sequencing, problem-solving, and storytelling skills for users of all ages! Highly recommended by Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, parents, and teachers! StepByStep is perfect for parents, teachers, and therapists who assist others at: • Home • Skilled Nursing Facilities • Rehab Centers • Hospitals • Schools • Tutoring Centers StepByStep was developed by an Occupational Therapist with the goal of helping people of all ages with diagnoses such as: •Stroke •Autism •Dementia/Alzheimer's •Traumatic Brain Injury •Developmental Delays

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StepByStep Sequencing Freemium at Free against Ready to Print's $19.99. StepByStep Sequencing Freemium also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0.0). Ready to Print's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 24) and review sentiment (96% vs 75%). On rating, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

StepByStep Sequencing Freemium is free to download; Ready to Print costs $19.99 up front. StepByStep Sequencing Freemium sells 24 one-off in-app purchases. Ready to Print asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ready to Print holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ready to Print has 33 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Ready to Print's written reviews are positive against 75% of StepByStep Sequencing Freemium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ready to Print ships an update every 6 months, StepByStep Sequencing Freemium every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ready to Print versus StepByStep Sequencing Freemium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReady to PrintStepByStep Sequencing Freemium
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (33 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews96.4% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings33 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS14.0.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEssare LLCSOAR Therapy, LLC

Customer experience

Ready to Print

All ratings33 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive96.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative0.0%

StepByStep Sequencing Freemium

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative18.8%

In-app purchases

None

Ready to Print

No in-app purchases

24 purchases

StepByStep Sequencing Freemium

One-time24
  • Adult - Making a cup of coffee$0.99
  • Transfer - Stand to Sit - Adult$0.99
  • Putting on Shoes and Socks - Kids$0.99
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  • Buying a Candy Bar - Kids$0.99
  • Making a Bed - Adult$0.99
  • Kids - Toileting$0.99
  • Going to School - Kids$0.99
  • Washing a Car - Adult$0.99
  • Going Down a Slide - Kids$0.99
  • Kids - Building a Sandcastle$0.99
  • Addressing an Envelope - Adult$1.99
  • Making a Phone Call - Adult$2.99
  • Making a Sandwich - Kids$2.99
  • Doing Laundry - Kids$2.99
  • Cleaning Your Room - Kids$2.99
  • Getting Dressed - Kids$2.99
  • Washing Your Hands - Kids$2.99
  • Making a Sandwich - Adult$2.99
  • Grocery Shopping - Adult$2.99
  • Doing Laundry - Adult$2.99
  • Brushing Your Teeth - Adult$2.99
  • Baking a Cake - Adult$2.99
  • All Adult Sequences$14.99
  • All Kids Sequences$14.99

Questions

Is Ready to Print free?
Ready to Print costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StepByStep Sequencing Freemium free?
StepByStep Sequencing Freemium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ready to Print or StepByStep Sequencing Freemium?
Ready to Print is rated higher. Ready to Print averages 4.7 out of 5 from 33 ratings, while StepByStep Sequencing Freemium averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Ready to Print or StepByStep Sequencing Freemium have ads?
Neither Ready to Print nor StepByStep Sequencing Freemium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ready to Print or StepByStep Sequencing Freemium?
Ready to Print ships an update every 6 months, and StepByStep Sequencing Freemium every 7 months. Most recently, Ready to Print was updated on October 23, 2026 and StepByStep Sequencing Freemium on October 24, 2026.

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