Comparison

Writing Wizard vs Operation Math Game

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

Operation Math Game

Embark on a global learning adventure with this award-winning game that turns math drills into exciting missions. Players can defeat villains, earn spy gear, and master addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division through over 100 timed challenges.

Highlights
  • 105 timed missions
  • Selectable math operations
  • Customizable player profiles
  • Unlockable spy gear rewards
  • Supports iPad, iPhone, and Mac
  • Fun spy-themed learning
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Defeat Dr. Odd and earn the latest spy gear in the award-winning game that transforms math drills into a global learning adventure. From the streets of Paris to the pyramids of Egypt, Operation Math includes more than 100 timed missions that help players learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Play it for fun or use in the classroom as an awesome supplement to homework and traditional flash card drills. "This app is definitely fun. … Thanks to its game features, adults may find Operation Math a great way to brush up on their own skills." — The New York Times Features: • An all-new version of our Original math adventure. • 105 exciting missions with selectable math operations and skill levels. • 30 different watches and uniforms that players can win by solving math problems. • Ready for iPad, iPhone and Mac (keyboards too) • Training runs that help novice agents prepare for future missions. • The ability to create five custom player profiles on the same device. • Fun spy-themed action that provides a fun alternative to homework and flashcards. • Great basic math quiz or test prep for any grade level. • Comic art by Mason Hutton. • No ads or in-app purchases. Awards & Recognition • Parents' Choice Award Winner • Best App for Teaching and Learning — American Association of School Librarians • Featured in Apple's Apps for Every Grade Crafted by Little 10 Robot. We believe that smiling is the first step in learning. That’s why we make educational apps loaded with serious fun.

Screenshots

Writing Wizard4 screens
Operation Math Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Operation Math Game at $2.99 against Writing Wizard's $13.99. Operation Math Game also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Writing Wizard's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 25 months) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 8). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Operation Math Game $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Operation Math Game holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Writing Wizard has 3.3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Writing Wizard's written reviews are positive against 75% of Operation Math Game'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, Operation Math Game every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Writing Wizard versus Operation Math Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriting WizardOperation Math Game
Price$13.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.3 (3.3K ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.3K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#69 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB276 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelLittle 10 Robot

Customer experience

Writing Wizard

All ratings3,340 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative7.7%

Operation Math Game

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

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

Operation Math Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Writing Wizard

No in-app purchases

None

Operation Math Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Writing Wizard free?
Writing Wizard costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Operation Math Game free?
Operation Math Game costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Writing Wizard or Operation Math Game?
Operation Math Game is rated higher. Writing Wizard averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Operation Math Game averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Writing Wizard or Operation Math Game have ads?
Neither Writing Wizard nor Operation Math Game shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Writing Wizard or Operation Math Game?
Writing Wizard ships an update every 4 months, and Operation Math Game every 25 months. Most recently, Writing Wizard was updated on November 10, 2026 and Operation Math Game on November 3, 2026.

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