Primary Writer vs AB Sees
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Primary Writer
This app allows children and adults to create and customize stories with various backgrounds and colors. Once complete, users can share their creations as PDFs or print them directly from their iPad.
- Story writing interface
- Customizable paper backgrounds
- Color customization options
- PDF export
- AirPrint direct printing
- Kid-friendly design
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Primary Writer is an app for kids (or the kid at heart) who like to write. Write your story, choose your paper's background and further customize the look with color and other choices. When you're done, you can share the pdf version of your creation to your friends or relatives. If you have access to an AirPrint printing device, you can print it out directly from your iPad.
AB Sees
This app makes learning to write an engaging video game experience for children. It helps kids develop writing skills significantly faster than the national average.
- Gamified writing education
- Accelerated learning for writing skills
- Engaging and fun for children
- Intuitive user interface
- Promotes creativity and interactive learning
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AB Sees encourages kids write by making learning as fun as a video game. Students who learn to write using AB See can do so two years earlier than the national average.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AB Sees at 5.0 against Primary Writer's 4.0. AB Sees also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Primary Writer sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. AB Sees asks for nothing beyond the download.
AB Sees holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Primary Writer's written reviews are positive against 100% of AB Sees's.
Primary Writer ships an update every 2 months, AB Sees weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Primary Writer | AB Sees |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 452 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Winztech Services LLC | wylan neely |
Customer experience
Primary Writer
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In-app purchases
Primary Writer
- Animals 1$0.99
- Valentine Fun$0.99
- Halloween Treat$0.99
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- Spring Faves$0.99
- We Love Mom$0.99
- We Love Dad$0.99
- Summertime$0.99
- Christmas$0.99
AB Sees
No in-app purchases
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