Comparison

Writing Wizard vs Bitsboard Student

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

Head to head
About

Writing Wizard

This app helps children learn to trace letters, numbers, and words with a fun, motivating system. It offers customizable tracing, interactive games, and progress reports for parents and educators.

Highlights
  • Customizable tracing practice
  • Interactive games and rewards
  • Letter names and phonics
  • Create custom word lists
  • Progress reports
  • Printable worksheets
Features
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"Fantastic, customizable tracing practice with fun rewards." 5 Stars - Common Sense Media 470,000+ units sold (including 260,000 to schools) ! Writing Wizard is designed to help every child learn how to trace letters, numbers, and words through a fun system carefully designed to maintain motivation. • Show and enforce how to trace letters correctly • 16 Fonts available (including 3 most popular USA fonts) • Fun tracing using 50+ animated stickers, sound effects and interactive games that animate letters at the end of tracing • Letter names and phonics • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers and words • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...) • Check progress thanks to reports that display what the child has traced • Shapes tracing activity for toddlers • Create PDF Worksheets and print them to help your child to write on paper • Use Apple pencil to write at very small size _______ ACCOLADES • "Writing Wizard is the most complete and intelligent letter tracing app we’ve seen"" AppoLearning.com • "This brand-new app should be the go-to for every parent, teacher and therapist to work on handwriting" - TOP PICKS - 5 stars - SmartAppsForKids.com • "Writing Wizard by L’Escapadou is everything a parent wants in a handwriting app, and more." 5/5 - kids-app-reviews.com • "L’Escapadou has made handwriting fun." AppyMall.com 5/5 • Listed in "20 best educational iPhone and iPad apps for kids of 2013" - appsplayground.com • Editor's Choice Award for Excellence in Design - Children's Technology Review _______ PERFECT FOR KIDS Kids want to have fun, and 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 4 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 fonts in the US (ZB, DN & HWT) and 13 international fonts (UK, Scandinavia,Australia, germany, France) • Upper and lower case letters, numbers (and word lists) • Letter names and phonics (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,...) • In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a) _______ Note that a free to try version is available (search for "Writing Wizard -Starter" on the App Store) _______ 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) • Does not contain in-app purchases • 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. *

About

Bitsboard Student

This app offers over 35 interactive learning games and flashcard decks for students. It personalizes the learning experience and tracks progress, making education engaging and effective for various subjects.

Highlights
  • 35+ educational games and study modes
  • Customizable flashcard decks
  • Progress tracking for each user
  • Multiplayer and single-player modes
  • Supports multiple user accounts
  • Accessibility options including switch control
Features
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BITSBOARD PRO vs. BITSBOARD STUDENT • The PRO app is for teachers. It includes access to the Bitsboard catalog to quickly download, create, customize and share your own boards and classes. The PRO app also makes it really easy to add students, share content with students, and keep track of your student's progress. • The STUDENT app was created for students. It allows schools to give students full access to the Bitsboard app on each iPad without having to pay the fee of the PRO app. The STUDENT app does not include the ability to create and share classes. Licensing terms • Please buy one PRO app per device / per teacher unless teachers share the same iPad • Please buy one STUDENT app per device (you can add unlimited students per device). You can also add one student per device via the FREE app A top 5 education game in the U.S. Spark excitement for learning with Bitsboard – an interactive learning app trusted by over 5 million parents, teachers and students worldwide. Create your own learning experience with 35+ educational activities, join a private classroom or dive into thousands of hand-curated flashcard decks – whatever you want to learn, Bitsboard is here to make it fun and make it stick! What you can do with the Bitsboard app: Teachers • Create lessons in minutes with beautiful images and clear audio • Adapt lessons to an individual user’s learning speed • Encourage higher level thinking with fun single/multiplayer mini-games • Keep track of individual progress • Automatically back up and sync data across devices Students • Turn boring assignments into addictive mini-games • Master languages, vocab, reading, spelling and more • Compete in multiplayer games with classmates • Study at your own pace or with others OVER 35+ POWERFUL MINI GAMES / STUDY MODES IN 1 APP INCLUDING • Flashcards • Photo Touch • Memory Cards (1-4 players) • Pop Quiz • Match Up • Word Builder • Sentence Builder • Spelling Bee • BINGO (1-4 players) • Letter Tracing • Sequencing • Related Items • Word Search • Crosswords • Letter Match • Odd One Out • What Comes Next? • Side by Side • Word Chunks • Communicator • Reader • Questions Game • Photo Hunt (1-4 players) • Racing Rivals (2 players) • Battle Time (2 players) • Say It Game TRACKS YOUR PROGRESS • Bitsboard keeps track of every answer for every game, user, and board SUPPORTS MULTIPLE USERS • Bitsboard makes it easy to add multiple users and switch between user accounts • You can now instantly review the detailed progress for each user • Automatically saves game settings at the user level ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS • Bitsboard fully supports switch control to make all of the games accessible for users with disabilities ORGANIZE YOUR BOARDS • You can now group your boards into classes. • Each board can fit into as many classes as you like. • Organize your boards by class, user, subject, and more. ACCELERATE YOUR LEARNING • Bitsboard's learning algorithm automatically personalizes each game based on the players skills. SHARE AND SYNC CONTENT ACROSS DEVICES • Automatically back up and sync data across devices BITSBOARD CLASSES • Share and automatically sync all of your content with other users / students on other devices • Bitsboard classes are private - only you and the students you approve see your content CLOUD SYNC • With cloud sync all of your boards, students, classes, and settings are automatically backed up and sync across all of your devices QR LOGIN CARDS To protect student’s privacy you can add student accounts without email or password.  Just email the QR code to your student and they will be able to download the free Bitsboard app and log into their Bitsboard account. Have questions? We are here to help. Email us at support@happymooseapps.com Privacy Policy: http://bitsboard.com/privacy-policy Subscription Terms: http://bitsboard.com/subscription-terms

Screenshots

Writing Wizard4 screens
Bitsboard Student4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Writing Wizard at 90% against Bitsboard Student's 17%. Writing Wizard also leads on ratings volume (3.3K vs 5). Bitsboard Student's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and price ($9.99 vs $13.99). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Writing Wizard costs $13.99 and Bitsboard Student $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bitsboard Student holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writing Wizard has 3.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Writing Wizard's written reviews are positive against 17% of Bitsboard Student's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Writing Wizard ships an update every 4 months, Bitsboard Student every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Writing Wizard versus Bitsboard Student: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriting WizardBitsboard Student
Price$13.99$9.99 — better
Rating4.3 (3.3K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.3% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB136 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperPierre AbelHappy Moose Apps

Customer experience

Writing Wizard

All ratings3,324 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive90.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.1%

Bitsboard Student

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

Bugs and requests

Writing Wizard

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Incorrect letter formation for some characters
  • Inconsistent performance on older devices

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more font options, including cursive and UK-specific styles
  • Improve parental control accessibility
  • Integrate Apple Pencil support
  • Allow easier clearing of tracing history
  • Expand character support (e.g., Latin Extended, Cyrillic, Arabic)
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  • Add a free-form writing mode or blank canvas

Bitsboard Student

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Writing Wizard

No in-app purchases

None

Bitsboard Student

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Writing Wizard free?
Writing Wizard costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bitsboard Student free?
Bitsboard Student costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Writing Wizard or Bitsboard Student?
Bitsboard Student is rated higher. Writing Wizard averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Bitsboard Student averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Writing Wizard or Bitsboard Student have ads?
Neither Writing Wizard nor Bitsboard Student shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writing Wizard or Bitsboard Student?
Writing Wizard ships an update every 4 months, and Bitsboard Student every 6 weeks. Most recently, Writing Wizard was updated on September 23, 2026 and Bitsboard Student on September 7, 2026.

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