Cursive Writing vs Tracing Shapes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cursive Writing
Practice cursive handwriting with this educational app. It offers a game-like experience to help users master cursive writing through interactive practice. Customize settings to tailor the learning process.
- Cursive writing practice
- Game-like learning experience
- Customizable settings
- Mastery-focused gameplay
- Family-friendly education
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Cursive Writing- is a great way for the family to practice cursive writing. Select the options in the "Settings" screen. Play until you master the game. If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
Tracing Shapes
This app offers a fun and engaging way for families to practice tracing various shapes. Users can customize options in the settings and play until they achieve mastery. It's designed to be an educational tool for young learners.
- Shape tracing practice
- Customizable settings
- Family-friendly activity
- Mastery-based gameplay
- Educational tool
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Tracing Shapes is a great way for the family to practice tracing shapes. Select the options in the "Settings" screen. Play until you master the game. If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tracing Shapes at 5.0 against Cursive Writing's 4.1. Tracing Shapes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Cursive Writing's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 5) and update cadence (every 11 months vs every 27 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Cursive Writing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Tracing Shapes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tracing Shapes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursive Writing has 2.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Cursive Writing's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tracing Shapes's.
Cursive Writing ships an update every 11 months, Tracing Shapes every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cursive Writing | Tracing Shapes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (2.2K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Horizon Business, Inc. |
Customer experience
Cursive Writing
Tracing Shapes
Bugs and requests
Cursive Writing
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional glitches and freezes
- Compatibility issues on larger tablet screens
Requested features
4 requests- Add practice for cursive words and sentences
- Implement performance tracking and feedback
- Offer different cursive writing style options
- Introduce mini-games or challenges to make it more engaging
Tracing Shapes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cursive Writing
- Remove Ads$4.99
Tracing Shapes
- Remove Ads$4.99
Questions
Is Cursive Writing free?
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