Comparison

Cursive Trainer vs Mapling

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

Head to head
About

Cursive Trainer

Practice cursive handwriting with this iPad app. It guides users through stroke order and pronunciation for uppercase and lowercase letters. Ideal for beginners learning the cursive alphabet.

Highlights
  • Trace uppercase letters A-Z
  • Trace lowercase letters a-z
  • Practice stroke order
  • Learn pronunciation
  • Designed for beginners
Features
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IPad version of cursive exercise book comes up! Cursive writing exercise book is a simple app to trace the sample. It becomes on what you can to practice writing stroke order and pronunciation for those who are studying for the first time the cursive alphabet. ※ If you can not save image ... Please turn on the "Settings" / Privacy / photo / "cursive writing exercise books". ▼ main function We recorded up to uppercase A ~ Z, lowercase letters. ※ Because I want to use the app at any time improvement, we have your feedback wait.

About

Mapling

Features
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Mapling turns scattered notes into understanding you can see. Most note apps store what you collect. Mapling is about what you actually grasp — because you understand something when you know how it connects to everything else. Every idea becomes a dot on your map; link the dots, and the shape of your understanding appears. Capture, calmly Jot an idea in a tap — a title is enough. Add details, a source, and a colour whenever you like. No folders to fuss over, no pressure. Connect the dots Draw links between ideas that belong together. Watch your map grow into a living graph you can pan, zoom, and rearrange. A lonely, unconnected idea is one you haven't understood yet. Keep it alive Understanding fades. Mapling's review is different: instead of flat flashcards, you walk a thread across your own map — recall each hidden concept from its place in the graph, reveal it, and rate how you did. Spaced repetition brings the fading ideas back exactly when you need them. See your progress A gentle dashboard shows how solid your map is, which concepts are fading, and what's due today. Yours alone Mapling is local-first. Your ideas stay on your device — no account required. Export a backup to your own cloud any time. Perfect for students, lifelong learners, and anyone making sense of a new subject — languages, medicine, system design, a book you're reading. Free to use. Mapling Plus (a one-time purchase) unlocks unlimited maps and removes ads.

Screenshots

Mapling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mapling at none against Cursive Trainer's shown. Mapling also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Cursive Trainer versus Mapling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursive TrainerMapling
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKiyoshi KoikeAldin Ong

In-app purchases

None

Cursive Trainer

No in-app purchases

None

Mapling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cursive Trainer free?
Cursive Trainer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mapling free?
Mapling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cursive Trainer or Mapling have ads?
Cursive Trainer shows ads; Mapling does not.

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