Comparison

ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full vs Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

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

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About

ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full

This app offers a digital magnetic board experience for children to learn letters, numbers, and shapes. It encourages creativity and imagination with a vast collection of pieces and themed sets, making learning fun and engaging for kids of all ages.

Highlights
  • Digital magnetic board experience
  • Learn alphabet, numbers, and shapes
  • Creative play with themed sets
  • Resize and rotate pieces
  • Save compositions as images
  • Includes all expansions
Features
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Play with your kids and teach them to write with the Magnetic Alphabet! It's the iPad edition of the old fashioned magnetic board suitable for kids of all ages! An infinite source of fun and a great way to stimulate their imagination and creativity! It comes with a rich set of colored pieces that can be placed freely on the board: letters, numbers, symbols, funny figures and themed sets. This version includes all the available expansions and will also include future expansions without additional costs. ----- ### Featured by Apple as New and Noteworthy in September 2010! ### ----- Reviews on the web: * ipadmodo.com: "Magnetic Alphabet is a great tool for everyone. It aids in teaching preschoolers their alphabets/numbers, a learning tool in teaching one how to spell or sending messages to friends and family! The characters on the app are rendered beautifully and provided with nominal sound effects! [...] Magnetic Alphabet is recommended for kids of all ages, especially to those parents with kids who are just beginning to learn their alphabet and numbers!" * padgadget.com: "Just like the letters we all know and love, these new high tech “magnets” are colorful and fun to play with! Kids of all ages can use them to create messages, practice spelling or make funny pictures!" * product-reviews.net: "A great game that teaches children the alphabet and numbers! [...] allows children to be creative and not have to worry about rules and features found on more demanding games" ----- One of the best educational apps for kids, chosen from dozens of schools around the world to teach the alphabet and numbers in a fun new way. A simple and straightforward app, which stimulates creativity and imagination because it has no rules: your kids will freely create endless stories with the shapes of the classic set and with the themed magnets. An excellent tool for those who have problems with learning or communication: there are many cases in which children with autism have benefited from the use of the application. It will help your kids to: * learn the alphabet * learn to spell words * learn to recognize letters * learn to recognize numbers * learn to recognize shapes * learn to compose their first words and sentences Key features: * More than 1250 pieces available (including expansions)! * Alphabet, numbers, signs, shapes and themed sets * 11 different backgrounds * Themes composed by a set of magnets and a background * Resize and rotate magnets * Set the default size for magnets * Every single magnet can be used more than once * Save the composition as image locally * No need to pick up dozens of pieces all around the room when the game ends! If you have any problem write us at abc@dotnext.it! :-)

About

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

This app helps children learn cursive handwriting through interactive tracing, engaging games, and customizable features. It supports various fonts, phonics, and progress monitoring for parents and educators.

Highlights
  • Interactive cursive letter tracing
  • Customizable word lists with audio recording
  • Engaging games and animated stickers
  • Progress monitoring and tracing replays
  • Support for multiple fonts and left-handed mode
  • Printable worksheets
Features
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• Editor's Choice Award (96/100) - Children's Technology Review • "Simply an amazing app for kids to learn cursive writing." - 5/5 - Top Pick - smartAppsForKids.com 142,000 units sold (including 62,000 to schools)! • Teach and reinforce the accurate tracing of cursive letters, as well as the proper way to join letters within words, utilizing our proprietary technology • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK, French and Swiss fonts • Customise by adding your word lists (and record audio for each word) • Enjoy engaging tracing with 50+ animated stickers, sound effects, and interactive games that bring letters to life at the end of each tracing • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, and words • Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...) • Phonics and letter names • Monitor progress through reports that allow the replay of the child's tracing • Introduce toddlers to shapes tracing activities, fostering early developmental skills • Left-Handed Mode • Create printable Worksheets to assist your child with handwriting practice on paper • Apple Pencil support • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ PERFECT FOR KIDS Kids want to have fun, and Cursive Writing Wizard offers a lot of fun to keep them motivated in the learning process! • They can trace using 50+ animated stickers and sound effects • Once tracing is complete, they can interact with them on 5 games that animate letters • They can trace any word - like their name - and record their voice for each word • They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode _______ PERFECT FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Detailed reports provide information on what kids have done, including the ability to replay and export the tracings to view kids' progress • Share word lists via iCloud drive or other cloud providers, adhoc network, or email • Multiple parameters to customize the app according to the child’s current education level (e.g. letter size, difficulty, show/hide model, allow to stop between key points, etc.) • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK, French and Swiss fonts • Upper and lower case letters, numbers + word lists • Letter names and letter sounds (which can be customized) • A customizable 5-Stars play mode prompting the child to trace a letter or a word 5 times using different parameters (each step is more challenging) • Create an unlimited number of users • Many settings to customize the app (sound, game time limit, black background,...) • Left-Handed Mode • In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a) • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ "Cursive Writing Wizard is just as wonderful and well-designed as the original Writing Wizard" 5/5 - AppyMall.com _______ Privacy Policy KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Moms with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps L’Escapadou takes children’s privacy seriously. We believe you should not have to worry about your kids being tracked by apps or websites. This app: • Does not collect any user information (we do not use data collection tools) • External Links: Protected parent sections are available where you can send us a mail and check out our others apps. Before accessing a parent section, an addition must be solved so that young kids cannot access it. Terms of use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cursive Letters Writing Wizard at Free against ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full's $12.99. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 13) and review sentiment (63% vs 50%). ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is free to download; ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full costs $12.99 up front. Cursive Letters Writing Wizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursive Letters Writing Wizard has 2K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full's written reviews are positive against 63% of Cursive Letters Writing Wizard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full ships an update every 6 weeks, Cursive Letters Writing Wizard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full versus Cursive Letters Writing Wizard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC Magnetic Alphabet FullCursive Letters Writing Wizard
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (13 ratings) — better4.4 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews62.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings132K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.6
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDot Next srlPierre Abel

Customer experience

ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

All ratings1,981 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews150 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral3.3%
Negative34.0%

Bugs and requests

ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Purchased content not unlocking
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free content and letters
  • Improved navigation and usability
  • Support for multiple fonts and languages

In-app purchases

None

ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Cursive Letters Writing Wizard

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access - Monthly$2.491 Month
One-time3
  • Add Your Own Words$5.99
  • All Letters and Numbers$5.99
  • Unlock Everything$9.99

Questions

Is ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full free?
ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cursive Letters Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Letters Writing Wizard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard?
ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full is rated higher. ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full averages 4.6 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Cursive Letters Writing Wizard averages 4.4 from 2K ratings.
Do ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard have ads?
Neither ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full nor Cursive Letters Writing Wizard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full or Cursive Letters Writing Wizard?
ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cursive Letters Writing Wizard every 5 months. Most recently, ABC Magnetic Alphabet Full was updated on November 1, 2026 and Cursive Letters Writing Wizard on November 2, 2026.

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