Comparison

Mazes vs Handwriting Heroes

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Problem-solving skill development
  • Logical and deductive reasoning
  • Spatial sense enhancement
  • Switch accessible controls
  • Touch screen navigation
  • Progress tracking
  • Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels
Features
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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.

About

Handwriting Heroes

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Handwriting Heroes is a systematic Pre-K through 3rd grade curriculum that has revived handwriting instruction in classrooms across the nation! Let our playful heroes teach your students how to form their letters through memorable tales, hilarious animations, and catchy tunes. The format is simple, and the pace is fast! Please visit www.handwritingheroes.org for more information.

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Handwriting Heroes at none against Mazes's 4. Handwriting Heroes also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). Mazes's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mazes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Handwriting Heroes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mazes ships an update every 13 months, Handwriting Heroes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mazes versus Handwriting Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMazesHandwriting Heroes
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB653 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJudy Lynn Software, Inc.Cheryl Bregman

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mazes

One-time4
  • Mazes - Beginner$3.99
  • Mazes - Intermediate$3.99
  • Mazes-Advanced$3.99
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  • Mazes - All 3 Levels$9.99
None

Handwriting Heroes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mazes free?
Mazes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Handwriting Heroes free?
Handwriting Heroes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mazes or Handwriting Heroes have ads?
Neither Mazes nor Handwriting Heroes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mazes or Handwriting Heroes?
Mazes ships an update every 13 months, and Handwriting Heroes every 2 months. Most recently, Mazes was updated on October 23, 2026 and Handwriting Heroes on October 24, 2026.

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