ABC Writing Learning vs Trace & Play
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ABC Writing Learning
This educational app helps children learn to write and pronounce capital and small letters of the alphabet. It offers an interactive "copybook" experience with guidance on correct stroke order and pronunciation.
- Learn capital and small letters
- Hear letter pronunciations
- Practice writing with stroke order guidance
- Color hollow letters
- Interactive and beautiful design
- Test writing accuracy
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Does your kid know ABC? You can take attention to this educational app which teaches you to write and pronounce alphabet in capital and small letters, just like the “copybook” found in kindergarten. Why don’t you find an interactive and attractive “Copybook” for your babies in this century? Also, you can check whether you are writing letters in a correct stroke orders. How to use -choose Capital or small letter to learn or practise -hear the pronunciation of the letters -write the letters following the orders of strokes -re-write the letters if the orders of strokes are incorrect Features -colour the hollow letters with kids’ finger -clear real man pronunciations -repeat the pronunciations frequently when staying on the page -beautiful and interactive design (just like colouring on a painting book) To make the app more challenging, you can test your kids or yourself by writing the next letter next to the current letter. By completing the current letter, your kids or you can check whether writing the correct strokes order. I am going to check my strokes orders now, see you!
Trace & Play
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Trace & Play helps young children learn to write their letters — one happy stroke at a time. A big, friendly letter appears, with a faint guide to trace over. Your child draws right on the screen with a finger or Apple Pencil, and gets gentle, encouraging feedback when they follow the shape. Then it's on to the next letter. Designed for little learners (ages 3–6): • Trace all 26 uppercase letters, A to Z • Smooth, natural letter shapes — including proper curves for C, O, S and friends • Forgiving feedback tuned for small hands — no frustration, just encouragement • Works in any orientation, on iPhone and iPad • Finger or Apple Pencil • Uppercase A–Z is free. An optional one-time purchase unlocks lowercase letters and numbers. No ads or accounts • Settings kept simple and out of little fingers' way Learning to write, one letter at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Trace & Play at monthly against ABC Writing Learning's every 13 months. ABC Writing Learning's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. ABC Writing Learning sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Trace & Play sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ABC Writing Learning ships an update every 13 months, Trace & Play monthly. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.
| Parameter | ABC Writing Learning | Trace & Play |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | YSD HK LIMITED | Don Nguyen |
In-app purchases
ABC Writing Learning
- Remove Ads$18.99
Trace & Play
- Unlock Everything$1.99
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