Mazes vs JoackyWriter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mazes
This educational app offers a series of mazes designed to enhance problem-solving, logical thinking, and spatial reasoning skills. It features multiple difficulty levels and can be navigated using touch, single-switch autoscan, or two-switch step-scanning, making it accessible for diverse learners.
- Problem-solving skill development
- Logical and deductive reasoning
- Spatial sense enhancement
- Switch accessible controls
- Touch screen navigation
- Progress tracking
- Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels
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"Mazes - Switch Accessible" by Judy Lynn Software, Inc. are more than just games. There are many educational benefits to solving mazes. Some of these skills are problem solving, logical thinking, deductive reasoning, and spatial sense. All of the mazes in this app can be accessed with two switches using step-scanning, 1 switch with autoscan, or touching the screen directly with your finger. Data is automatically saved and can be viewed to monitor progress. There are 3 groups: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced. In each of the apps, the student maneuvers a car or arrow using switches or touch to reach the ending point. Beginners: Includes 12 different beautifully crafted introductory mazes. This beginner level app introduces the concept of navigating through a maze. There are no decision points in these mazes. Intermediate: Includes 12 different beautifully crafted intermediate level mazes. This intermediate level app introduces one or two decision points per maze. Advanced: Includes 12 different beautifully crafted advanced level mazes. This advanced level app introduces many decision points per maze. Switch Accessible Mazes has been programmed to work with the AbleNet Blue2 Bluetooth Switch, Pretorian Technologies interfaces, and RJ Cooper Bluetooth Switch Interface. The App will also work with a Bluetooth wireless keyboard.
JoackyWriter
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This tracing app aims to help kids who are struggling with fine motor skills mainly kids on the spectrum. With the use of a Visual board (First Write /Then Reward)andToken Economy board this helps the kids to visualize what they are working on. You can also use either your fingers or a stylus pen. The User Interface of this app is very simple to make it user friendly. This app doesn't also allow you to exit the worksheet (not unless you press ipad or iphone's home button) until you finished your task/tracing. This app can also be used in school as a tool for writing. It also allows you to upload your own words and name.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JoackyWriter at none against Mazes's 4. JoackyWriter also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months) and device support (4 vs 1). Mazes's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15). On price 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
Both are free to download. Mazes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. JoackyWriter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mazes ships an update every 13 months, JoackyWriter every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mazes | JoackyWriter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Judy Lynn Software, Inc. | Jaclyn Sia |
In-app purchases
Mazes
- Mazes - Beginner$3.99
- Mazes - Intermediate$3.99
- Mazes-Advanced$3.99
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- Mazes - All 3 Levels$9.99
JoackyWriter
No in-app purchases









