Trace & Play vs Hanzi Calligraphy

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.

Learn to write Chinese the way it's meant to be written — by hand, one stroke at a time. Hanzi turns Chinese calligraphy into a guided daily practice. Watch each character's stroke-order animation, trace it with a living ink brush that responds to your speed and pressure, then write it from memory. Every stroke is graded on shape, order, count, placement, and direction, so you build real handwriting skill, not just recognition. Climb the mountain path from HSK 1 to HSK 7 — every character a stone set into the trail. • Authentic ink-brush writing with real shodo-style strokes • Stroke-order animations for every character • Guided trace → freewrite → from-memory practice • Instant scoring on shape, stroke count, placement, length, and direction • Words, sentences, and paragraphs, not just single characters • A full dictionary with ~11,000 entries • Pinyin and simplified/traditional support • Earn plum-blossom stars and track your progress Begin free. Unlock every level with Hanzi Master. — SUBSCRIPTION — Hanzi Master unlocks all HSK 1–7 characters, words, sentences, and paragraphs. • Monthly, 3-month, and yearly plans • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase confirmation • Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period • Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings Terms of Use: https://www.hanzi-calligraphy.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.hanzi-calligraphy.app/privacy