Gappy Learns Writing vs Alphablocks, How to Write
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gappy Learns Writing
This app offers a playful approach to learning handwriting for young children. It features interactive tracing games, letter practice, and phonics support, alongside creative activities like drawing and coloring. Designed to keep preschoolers and kindergarteners engaged, it provides hours of educational fun.
- Mystery letter tracing game
- Interactive letter practice
- Letter sounds and phonics
- Selectable handwriting styles
- Digital drawing pad
- Alphabet-themed coloring pages
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Gappy's back! In the fun letter exploration game perfect for kids just learning to write. Trace along with the magic star to reveal the mystery letter on Gappy's mind. Or fire up the practice page and learn how to write each letter in a fun game of connect-the-dots. With Gappy Learns Writing, you get it all, along with an awesome drawing pad and 52 coloring pages to win, color and share for hours of playtime fun! “I love it! … This app teaches handwriting through fun activities that will keep little ones interested and engaged.” — The iPhone Mom Features: • A fun, mystery letter tracing game for preschool and kindergarten learners. • An interactive letter practice page. • Letter sounds to help toddlers learn proper phonics. • Three selectable handwriting styles. • A fun, digital drawing pad perfect for doodling. • 52 coloring pages based on the alphabet. • No ads or in-app purchases. The entire collection of Spinlight apps are now part of the Little 10 Robot family. AlphaTots Alphabet, TallyTots Counting, Pixel and Parker, Operation Math, Winky Think Logic Puzzles, Billy’s Coin Visits the Zoo, Gappy Learns Reading, Gappy Learns Writing, Geography Drive USA, Swapsies Jobs, Swapsies Sports, YodelOh Math Mountain and more! Crafted by Little 10 Robot. We believe that smiling is the first step in learning. That’s why we make educational apps loaded with serious fun.
Alphablocks, How to Write
This app uses animated characters to teach children how to write letters and numbers. It features a guided learning path with pre-writing exercises, letter families, and tracing practice with rhymes. The app is designed by educational experts and is ad-free.
- Pre-writing line practice
- Letter families based on shape
- Scaffolded learning trajectory
- Letter and numeral tracing
- Writing rhymes for memorization
- Adventure-based learning
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Alphablocks and Numberblocks, How to Write is a hands-on, fun way for children to learn to write, packed with brand new Writing Magic. Imagine if the letters of the alphabet and numbers came to life to teach your child how to write... This is exactly what happens in How to Write! Join your favourite characters from the hit CBeebies shows, Alphablocks and Numberblocks, as they find their way home, helping children practice fine motor skills and letter formation accompanied by catchy rhymes along the way. This app is brought to you by top educators and experts in play from the BAFTA award-winning creators of Numberblocks and Blue Zoo animation studios. How does Alphablocks and Numberblocks, How to Write help your child? "Alphablocks and Numberblocks, How to Write helps children build confidence as they practice fine motor skills covering the foundational line shapes that they will need to form letters. The journey is carefully scaffolded, taking children through generic practice lines, pre-letter lines and letter formation. A brilliant app!" Professor Kate Ruttle, Early Years Writing expert and advisor to Alphablocks Ltd. 1. Carefully scaffolded learning trajectory, designed by top literacy educators and experts in play. 2. This app is fun, educational and safe, being COPPA and GDPR-K compliant and 100% ad-free. 3. All presented through a safe, 100% ad-free, digital game for your child to explore. Featuring… - Pre-writing lines to help children practice fine motor skills. - Letters are carefully broken down into four letter families, based on similarities of shape: Bouncy, Straight Line, Curly and Zigzag letter families. - Within each letter family, letters are introduced with the simplest first, so children can build up their skills confidently. - Pre-letter lines help children to repeat the key movement in each letter and numeral, as carefully specified by our literacy experts. - Letter and numeral tracing practice, accompanied by special writing rhymes for each letter of the alphabet and numbers 0-9 help children to remember the movements! - A fun adventure, helping each Alphablock and Numberblock find their way home... and ultimately customising their home with a fun surprise! Privacy & Safety At Blue Zoo Productions Ltd. and Alphablocks Ltd., your child’s privacy and safety is the first priority for us. There are no ads in the app and we will never share personal information with any 3rd parties or sell this on. You can find out more in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: Privacy Policy: https://www.learningblocks.tv/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.learningblocks.tv/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gappy Learns Writing at 4.9 against Alphablocks, How to Write's 3.8. Gappy Learns Writing also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 56%) and chart position (#164 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Gappy Learns Writing costs $2.99 and Alphablocks, How to Write $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gappy Learns Writing holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Gappy Learns Writing's written reviews are positive against 56% of Alphablocks, How to Write's.
Gappy Learns Writing ships an update every 3 months, Alphablocks, How to Write every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gappy Learns Writing | Alphablocks, How to Write |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better | 3.8 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.1% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #164 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 323 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Little 10 Robot | Blue-Zoo |
Customer experience
Gappy Learns Writing
Alphablocks, How to Write
Bugs and requests
Gappy Learns Writing
Reported bugs
2 issues- App won't load/open
- Stays on loading page
Requested features
3 requests- Preliminary step for writing letters correctly
- Arrow icon to navigate pages
- Adjustments for perfect user experience
Alphablocks, How to Write
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gappy Learns Writing
No in-app purchases
Alphablocks, How to Write
No in-app purchases
Questions
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