Cursive Trainer vs Mapling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Trace uppercase letters A-Z
- Trace lowercase letters a-z
- Practice stroke order
- Learn pronunciation
- Designed for beginners
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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.
Mapling
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Cursive Trainer | Mapling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kiyoshi Koike | Aldin Ong |
In-app purchases
Cursive Trainer
No in-app purchases
Mapling
No in-app purchases









