Comparison

Simply Trace vs AlphaBug Trace

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

Head to head
About

Simply Trace

Features
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Simply Trace turns writing into Fun; a creative adventure for your child! Kids trace animal with magical brushes, collect reward cards, and build colorful scenes — all while developing the fine motor skills they need for writing. Tracing greatly helps children develop writing skills. It builds foundational fine motor strength, improves hand-eye coordination, and teaches the basic directional strokes needed to form letters and numbers independently TRACE WITH FUN BRUSHES Choose from crayon, glow, sparkle, rainbow, spray, and more. Every brush makes tracing feel like art, not homework. Kids follow numbered dots to complete each animal while earning collectible cards along the way. 300 ANIMAL TRACINGS From elephants to butterflies, each animal is a new challenge. A friendly bird guides the path, and glowing nectar drops reward progress. CREATIVE TOOLS • Fill animals with color using the paint bucket • Add shapes, trees, and stickers to build scenes • Choose background effects like sparkles, snow, and confetti • Adjust brush size and opacity for artistic control COLLECTIBLE CARDS Earn sparkly reward cards at every milestone. Common, Rare, and Epic cards keep kids motivated to trace more. Show off your collection to friends! PRINT & PRACTICE Print any tracing as a clean dot-to-dot worksheet. Kids can practice on paper with a real pencil — reinforcing what they learn on screen. DESIGNED FOR KIDS • No ads, ever • Child-safe — no external links or social features • Works offline • Supports iPhone and iPad in any orientation Simply Trace — where handwriting practice meets creative play. Privacy Policy: https://pdudday.github.io/docs/simplytrace/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

AlphaBug Trace

Features
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AlphaBug Trace: Learn & Speak turns first letters into gentle, hands-on play. A sleepy little bug waits at the start of a dotted path shaped like a letter. Your child puts a finger on the glowing dot and slowly traces the line — the bug wakes up and crawls along, all the way to a leaf or flower. Lift off or rush ahead and it dozes back to sleep, so the game quietly rewards calm, careful tracing instead of fast tapping. Every path is a real letter, drawn in proper writing strokes. Most letters are one smooth lane; bar-and-cross letters like E, F, H, K, T and X are traced one stroke at a time, just like writing by hand. When the last stroke is done, the letter appears and is spoken aloud together with a friendly word example — "A is for Apple" — so tracing builds letter sounds and first words at the same time. WHAT'S INSIDE • Capital letters A to Z, plus lowercase a to z with a simple ABC/abc toggle • A spoken letter and word on every finish, in your chosen language • A Letters picker to practise any single letter your child likes • Cheerful bugs, soft colours, and encouraging "You did it!" moments • Choose A-to-Z order or a friendly shuffle MADE FOR LITTLE HANDS • No ads, no accounts, no tracking, and no data collection • Works fully offline, with no special permissions • A parents' area behind a simple math gate keeps settings and purchases away from little fingers The free version includes the first five letters, A to E, in upper and lower case. A single one-time purchase unlocks the whole alphabet, A to Z, forever — and a Restore option is always available. Made with love for little hands.

Screenshots

Simply Trace4 screens
AlphaBug Trace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: AlphaBug Trace at 15.0 against Simply Trace's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Simply Trace sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and AlphaBug Trace sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simply Trace ships an update every 10 days, AlphaBug Trace weekly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Simply Trace versus AlphaBug Trace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimply TraceAlphaBug Trace
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavan DuddayKubra Tercan

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simply Trace

Subscriptions2
  • Simply Trace Plus1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Simply Trace Plus1 Year trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Simply Trace Plus Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

AlphaBug Trace

One-time1
  • Full Version (All Letters)$3.99

Questions

Is Simply Trace free?
Simply Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AlphaBug Trace free?
AlphaBug Trace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simply Trace or AlphaBug Trace have ads?
Neither Simply Trace nor AlphaBug Trace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simply Trace or AlphaBug Trace?
Simply Trace ships an update every 10 days, and AlphaBug Trace weekly. Most recently, Simply Trace was updated on October 25, 2026 and AlphaBug Trace on October 25, 2026.

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