Cursive Words vs Tracing Shapes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cursive Words
Practice cursive writing with this educational app designed for families. Customize settings to tailor the learning experience and play until mastery is achieved. It's a fun way to improve handwriting skills.
- Cursive writing practice
- Family-friendly
- Customizable settings
- Mastery-based gameplay
- Educational tool
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Cursive Words is a great way for the family to practice cursive writing. Select the options in the "Settings" screen. Play until you master the game. If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
Tracing Shapes
This app offers a fun and engaging way for families to practice tracing various shapes. Users can customize options in the settings and play until they achieve mastery. It's designed to be an educational tool for young learners.
- Shape tracing practice
- Customizable settings
- Family-friendly activity
- Mastery-based gameplay
- Educational tool
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Tracing Shapes is a great way for the family to practice tracing shapes. Select the options in the "Settings" screen. Play until you master the game. If you like this app, please consider giving it a rating. Your support will help keep the updates coming! Thank you for your support!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tracing Shapes at 100% against Cursive Words's 57%. Tracing Shapes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). Cursive Words's advantage is ratings volume (353 vs 5) and update cadence (every 12 months vs every 27 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Cursive Words sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Tracing Shapes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tracing Shapes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursive Words has 353 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Cursive Words's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tracing Shapes's.
Cursive Words ships an update every 12 months, Tracing Shapes every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on July 29, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cursive Words | Tracing Shapes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (353 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 353 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Horizon Business, Inc. | Horizon Business, Inc. |
Customer experience
Cursive Words
Tracing Shapes
Bugs and requests
Cursive Words
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashes or stops working after a few days of use
- Occasional freezing or unresponsiveness
Requested features
5 requests- Add uppercase letters and more advanced words
- Implement feedback/correction on writing
- Allow use of pen/stylus instead of just finger
- Incorporate mini-games or challenges to make it more engaging
- Introduce different difficulty levels or progression
Tracing Shapes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cursive Words
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Uppercase Words$4.99
Tracing Shapes
- Remove Ads$4.99
Questions
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