Comparison

Cosmic Cursive vs Cursive Practice+

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

Head to head
About

Cosmic Cursive

This app makes learning cursive fun for children through an engaging space adventure. Kids help an intergalactic postal worker deliver messages by mastering letter formation and word writing. It offers interactive exercises and skill-building activities to improve penmanship.

Highlights
  • Cosmic exploration with cursive practice
  • Deliver messages by writing in cursive
  • Interactive letter formation lessons
  • Practice writing words and sentences
  • Skill-building activities for penmanship
Features
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Cursive writing is the coded language of the stars, and our intergalactic postal worker needs your help to master it! In Cosmic Cursive, children will: Explore the cosmos: Travel through stunning cosmic landscapes, from swirling nebulas to distant planets, all while honing their cursive writing skills. Deliver messages: Help our alien friend deliver letters and parcels to various extraterrestrial recipients, decoding and writing in cursive along the way. Learn letter formation: Through interactive exercises and guided lessons, children will learn the proper formation of cursive letters, gradually building their proficiency and confidence. Practice word writing: Piece together words and sentences in cursive to unlock secrets of the universe and complete missions successfully. Engage in skill-building activities: From tracing exercises to interactive challenges, Cosmic Cursive offers a variety of activities to reinforce letter writing skills and improve penmanship. Set course for adventure and mastery of cursive writing with Cosmic Cursive! Download now and embark on a cosmic journey unlike any other. The universe awaits your cursive expertise!

About

Cursive Practice+

Master cursive handwriting with interactive tracing, signature practice, and personalized exercises. Track progress with detailed analytics and sync across devices. Ideal for learners, professionals, and anyone wanting to improve penmanship.

Highlights
  • Interactive tracing with precision guidance
  • Dedicated signature practice studio
  • Multiple authentic cursive styles
  • Instant text and photo card generator
  • Spaced repetition study flow
  • Detailed progress analytics and heatmaps
  • Seamless iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Cursive Practice! Use your Apple Pencil, stylus, or Mac trackpad to master cursive on the go. iPad, Mac, iPhone • Private iCloud Sync Master elegant, fluid handwriting with interactive tracing, a dedicated signature studio, animated stroke guides, evidence-based spaced repetition, personalized practice sets, and detailed progress insights. Whether you are learning cursive for the first time, perfecting your signature, or refining your everyday penmanship, Cursive Practice gives you a dedicated digital studio to build lifelong muscle memory. Features: • Low-Latency PencilKit Tracing & Monoline Canvas • Dedicated Personal Signature Studio (Typed & Photo Trace) • French Seyès & Ruled Guidelines with Animated Stroke Guides • Letter Home Deck & Quick-Access Slide-Out Panels • Instant Text & Camera Practice Card Generator • Spaced Repetition (SRS), Speed Rounds & Cram Modes • Smart Decks, Folders & Full Cursive Curriculum • In-Depth Analytics, Heatmaps & Daily Streaks • Seamless iCloud Sync Across iPad, iPhone & Mac • Air-Gapped Signature Vault with Face ID / Touch ID Lock • Backup Packages (.practiceItemsbackup), CSV & PDF Exports • Precision Tracing & Native PencilKit Canvas: Experience low-latency monoline ink tuned for Apple Pencil, touch, and Mac trackpads. Trace with centerline guidance on French Seyès and ruled paper with dynamic letter scaling (35%–200%) and instant rejection reset for frictionless retries. • Dedicated Signature Studio: Craft, refine, and perfect your signature. Preview your name in 6 cursive styles or import a photo of your signature as an underlay guide with adjustable opacity and scale. Signatures stay strictly local in an encrypted, air-gapped vault excluded from cloud backups. • Stroke Coaching & Inline Replay: Master tricky letter joins with animated stroke demonstrations and inline coaching replays that show the exact sequence and direction for every glyph. • Letter Home & Slide-Out Panels: Explore the alphabet on Seyès guidelines from the interactive Letter Home. Quickly access curriculum lessons on the left drawer and personalize canvas settings on the right. • Instant Card Generator: Turn any text into tracing exercises in seconds. Paste custom words, quotes, and vocabulary lists, or snap a photo of physical text with on-device camera OCR. • Flexible Study Flow & Modes: Build fluency with the "Now & Next" practice strip. Challenge yourself with Speed Rounds, retain difficult joins with spaced repetition (SRS), or review freely in Cram mode. • Progress Dashboard & Smart Decks: Organize exercises into custom decks and folders. Track your growth with daily practice streaks, completed stroke counts, accuracy trends, and activity heatmaps. • Local-First, Desktop-Ready & Private: Sync your decks across iPad, iPhone, and Mac via iCloud CloudKit. Enjoy native Mac shortcuts and trackpad drawing. Keep your journal and signatures secure with Face ID, Touch ID, or Passcode Lock—zero ads, zero tracking. • Full Data Portability: Retain complete ownership of your work with .practiceItemsbackup archives, CSV study exports, and printable PDF reports. Cursive Practice combines timeless penmanship with modern motor-skill learning. Build a confident, elegant hand designed for the digital age. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Cosmic Cursive4 screens
Cursive Practice+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cursive Practice+ at 4.5 against Cosmic Cursive's 3.3. Cosmic Cursive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Cursive Practice+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Cosmic Cursive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cursive Practice+ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cosmic Cursive versus Cursive Practice+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCosmic CursiveCursive Practice+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (4 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequency—Every 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucy Junior, LLCMelissa Chan

Customer experience

Cosmic Cursive

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cursive Practice+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Cosmic Cursive

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Cursive Practice+

Subscriptions2
  • Cursive Practice Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Cursive Practice Premium$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Cursive Practice Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Cosmic Cursive free?
Cosmic Cursive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cursive Practice+ free?
Cursive Practice+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cosmic Cursive or Cursive Practice+?
Cursive Practice+ is rated higher. Cosmic Cursive averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Cursive Practice+ averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Cosmic Cursive or Cursive Practice+ have ads?
Neither Cosmic Cursive nor Cursive Practice+ shows ads.

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