Comparison

Writing Wizard vs Mass.Shift

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

Mass.Shift

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MassShift allows you to explore the physical reality of living on other planets. This application provides a suite of tools to calculate how your weight, age, and height would change across various celestial bodies in our solar system. Core Features: > Weight and Mass Converter: Discover your exact weight on Mars, Jupiter, the Moon, and other planets based on gravitational differences. > Age and Time Tracking: Calculate your age according to the orbital periods of different planets and see when your next galactic birthday occurs. > Height Comparison: Visualize how your height changes relative to gravitational constants across the galaxy. > Physics Simulations: Interact with jump, fall, and orbit simulators to experience the tangible effects of varying gravity levels. > Planetary Survival Guides: Access detailed scientific facts and survival information for every planet in the solar system. > User Profiles: Save metrics for multiple users to quickly switch between data sets and comparisons. Designed for students, teachers, and space enthusiasts, MassShift turns complex planetary physics into an accessible and interactive experience. Learn about the mechanics of our solar system through precise calculations and visual simulations. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Writing Wizard4 screens
Mass.Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mass.Shift at Free against Writing Wizard's $13.99. Mass.Shift also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Writing Wizard's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#131 vs unranked). On ads 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

Mass.Shift is free to download; Writing Wizard costs $13.99 up front. Mass.Shift sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Writing Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Writing Wizard versus Mass.Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriting WizardMass.Shift
Price$13.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (3.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews90.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.3K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#131 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelADAVII (PVT) LTD

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

Mass.Shift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Writing Wizard

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mass.Shift

Subscriptions1
  • MassShift Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • MassShift Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Writing Wizard free?
Writing Wizard costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mass.Shift free?
Mass.Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Writing Wizard or Mass.Shift have ads?
Neither Writing Wizard nor Mass.Shift shows ads.

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