Comparison

Cursive Writing Reader vs Touhou Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Cursive Writing Reader

This app uses your device's camera to scan and convert handwritten cursive English into digital text. It can also recognize handwriting directly within the app, allowing you to easily copy and paste the converted content.

Highlights
  • Scan cursive from camera or gallery
  • Convert handwritten characters to text
  • OCR handwriting recognition
  • In-app handwriting recognition
  • Copy and paste converted text
Features
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A cursive scanner app that reads cursive English with a camera and converts it to text It recognizes alphabets and roman letters with OCR and converts handwritten characters to text It also allows handwriting within the app [Features] 1. Scan and convert handwritten cursive from camera or gallery 2. Recognize and convert handwritten characters within the app with OCR 3. Copy and paste the converted text Have you ever experienced these situations? • You don't know whose signature is written in cursive • You received a letter from a friend written in cursive, but you don't know what it says • You are worried if your signature will be recognized • You borrowed a notebook, but you can't understand it because it's too neat • You want to easily understand your pen pal's writing • A new foreign subordinate gave you a memo written in cursive • AET or English teachers can only write in cursive, and you are at a loss • You want to decipher old documents • You found a treasure map, but you don't know what it says • You are forced to deal with cursive only Notes: • You need to connect to the internet

About

Touhou Focus Timer

Features
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Cut the work into fixed blocks of time, take one block at a time, and rest often. Touhou Focus Timer is a plain timer for time blocking. What makes it different is who sits next to you. A partner from Gensokyo says something short at each turn of the block — when you start, at the halfway mark, when the end is near, when you finish, during the break, when you stop early, and when you reach the day's goal. Every line is written for that one character: 864 lines in English and 864 in Japanese, with no generic encouragement anywhere. HOW IT WORKS 1. Make a time block, such as 25 minutes of focus plus a 5 minute break, four times over 2. Pick the partner who will keep you company 3. Start. A notification tells you when the block is up WHAT YOU GET - As many time blocks as you like (name, focus length, break length, sets per day, partner) - A daily goal, and a ring on the home screen showing how much you have focused today - Notifications at the end of a block, so you never have to watch the screen while focusing - Records: today, a bar chart for the last 7 days, a grid for the last 5 weeks, lifetime totals, time spent with each partner, and your streak - Blocks you stop early are still recorded. They count toward the day's minutes, but not toward blocks completed - A dark palette for late nights (night mode) - English and Japanese EIGHTEEN PARTNERS Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame are with you from the start. The others join as your lifetime focus time adds up, in order. The thresholds are deliberately long, so if you would rather not wait you can watch a video and bring in any one partner right away. WHO IT IS FOR - You know what to do, but starting takes forever - You keep going for hours and end up worn out - You want to look back on the hours you put in - You would rather not sit at the desk alone NOTES - This is an unofficial fan work based on Touhou Project by Team Shanghai Alice. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original author or rights holders. - The app shows ads. Full-screen ads appear only while the timer is stopped; nothing interrupts a focus block or a break. - Character art: (X: @sanelta)

Screenshots

Cursive Writing Reader4 screens
Touhou Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Cursive Writing Reader at none against Touhou Focus Timer's shown. Cursive Writing Reader also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cursive Writing Reader ships an update daily, Touhou Focus Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cursive Writing Reader versus Touhou Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursive Writing ReaderTouhou Focus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB93 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperKoji WatanabeHAREPPO

In-app purchases

None

Cursive Writing Reader

No in-app purchases

None

Touhou Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cursive Writing Reader free?
Cursive Writing Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Touhou Focus Timer free?
Touhou Focus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cursive Writing Reader or Touhou Focus Timer have ads?
Touhou Focus Timer shows ads; Cursive Writing Reader does not.
Which is updated more often, Cursive Writing Reader or Touhou Focus Timer?
Cursive Writing Reader ships an update daily, and Touhou Focus Timer weekly. Most recently, Cursive Writing Reader was updated on October 10, 2026 and Touhou Focus Timer on October 3, 2026.

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