Comparison

Cursive Practice+ vs PenForm

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

Head to head
About

Cursive Practice+

Features
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Cursive Practice! Use your Apple Pencil or stylus to practice cursive on the go. Master elegant, fluid handwriting with interactive tracing, personalized sets, and deep progress insights. Features: Interactive Tracing Custom Practice Sets Smart Folders Progress Dashboard iCloud Sync FaceID or Passcode Lock CSV Import/Export Tracing Prompts: Follow interactive guides with immediate visual feedback on your stroke order and accuracy. Personalized Learning: Create custom lists for your name, signature, or specialized vocabulary to practice what matters to you. Smart Organization: Keep your learning path structured with folders and bulk-import your own word lists via CSV. Mastery Tracking: Visualize your improvement over time with data-rich charts showing speed, accuracy, and practice streaks. Premium Aesthetic: Experience a high-end "glassmorphism" design that looks stunning in both light and deep dark modes. Universal Sync: Start on your iPad with an Apple Pencil and review your progress on your iPhone or Mac via iCloud. Privacy-First: Your handwriting is personal. Secure your data with App Lock and enjoy a zero-tracking experience. Activity Heatmaps: Stay motivated by identifying your most productive days and maintaining your daily practice habit. Cursive Practice combines the timeless art of handwriting with modern cognitive science. Move beyond basic penmanship and develop a sophisticated, professional hand with a tool designed for the digital age. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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PenForm

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Learn to write beautifully, one letter at a time. PenForm is a handwriting coach that actually grades your handwriting, not just a tracing app. Write a letter with your Apple Pencil or your finger, and PenForm scores it on shape, slant, size, baseline, and smoothness. Then it tells you exactly what to fix, right there on the page. FIVE SCRIPTS, ONE APP • Print: the fundamentals, from your first letter to full sentences • Cursive: grouped by stroke family, the way real handwriting programs teach it • Italic: a refined, slanted everyday hand • Greek: learn the alphabet used across math, science, and the Greek language • Russian (Cyrillic): the alphabet behind Russian and other Slavic languages Whether you're a kid building fine motor skills, an adult fixing decades-old handwriting habits, or someone learning a new alphabet from scratch, there's a course for you. LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE Lessons unfold in a guided path, one small step at a time: new letters, then words, then sentences, each building on the last. Don't want to follow the path? Jump into Free Practice and drill any single letter, anytime. STAY MOTIVATED Build a daily streak, earn XP, level up, and unlock achievements, with optional Game Center integration to track them alongside your other games. BUILT FOR IPAD AND IPHONE A full, comfortable layout on iPad with Apple Pencil, and an adapted experience on iPhone. Portrait or landscape, Pencil or finger. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS PenForm is completely free. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. There's no account to create and no data collection. Your practice history stays on your device, with an optional iCloud backup you control entirely. Pick up the pencil. Start writing better today.

Screenshots

Cursive Practice+4 screens
PenForm3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PenForm at none against Cursive Practice+'s 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Cursive Practice+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PenForm asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Cursive Practice+ versus PenForm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursive Practice+PenForm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMelissa ChanLukas Nagy

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
None

PenForm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cursive Practice+ free?
Cursive Practice+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PenForm free?
PenForm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cursive Practice+ or PenForm have ads?
Neither Cursive Practice+ nor PenForm shows ads.

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