Comparison

Cursive Writing Wizard vs LetterSchool

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

Head to head
About

Cursive Writing Wizard

This app teaches children cursive handwriting through interactive tracing, games, and customizable word lists. It supports various fonts, phonics, and progress tracking, with features for left-handed users and accessibility.

Highlights
  • Cursive letter and word tracing
  • Customizable word lists with audio recording
  • Interactive games and animated stickers
  • Progress tracking and replayable tracings
  • Multiple font options (US, UK, French, Swiss)
  • Left-handed mode
  • Printable worksheets
Features
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• Editor's Choice Award (96/100) - Children's Technology Review • "Simply an amazing app for kids to learn cursive writing." - 5/5 - Top Pick - smartAppsForKids.com 142,000 units sold (including 62,000 to schools)! • Teach and reinforce the accurate tracing of cursive letters, as well as the proper way to join letters within words, utilizing our proprietary technology • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK , French and Swiss fonts • Customise by adding your word lists (and record audio for each word) • Enjoy engaging tracing with 50+ animated stickers, sound effects, and interactive games that bring letters to life at the end of each tracing • Uppercase & lowercase letters, numbers, and words • Fully customizable to suit every child’s needs (letter size, difficulty,...) • Phonics and letter names for each letter • Monitor progress through reports that allow the replay of the child's tracing • Introduce toddlers to shapes tracing activities, fostering early developmental skills • Left-Handed Mode • Create printable Worksheets to assist your child with handwriting practice on paper • Apple Pencil support • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ PERFECT FOR KIDS Kids want to have fun, and Cursive Writing Wizard offers a lot of fun to keep them motivated in the learning process! • They can trace using 50+ animated stickers and sound effects • Once tracing is complete, they can interact with them on 5 games that animate letters • They can trace any word - like their name - and record their voice for each word • They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode _______ PERFECT FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS • Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word) • Detailed reports provide information on what kids have done, including the ability to replay and export the tracings to view kids' progress • Share word lists via iCloud drive or other cloud providers, adhoc network, or email • Multiple parameters to customize the app according to the child’s current education level (e.g. letter size, difficulty, show/hide model, allow to stop between key points, etc.) • 3 most popular US fonts (ZB, DN & HWT) + UK and U French fonts • Upper and lower case letters, numbers + word lists • Letter names and letter sounds (which can be customized) • A customizable 5-Stars play mode prompting the child to trace a letter or a word 5 times using different parameters (each step is more challenging) • Create an unlimited number of users • Many settings to customize the app (sound, game time limit, black background,...) • Left-Handed Mode • In the A-Z section, special graphics available to match letters (e.g. ant graphic for A/a) • Accessibility settings for children with visual impairments _______ "Cursive Writing Wizard is just as wonderful and well-designed as the original Writing Wizard" 5/5 - AppyMall.com _______ Privacy Policy KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE As a Moms with Apps member, we follow the "Know what's inside" best practices for kids’ apps L’Escapadou takes children’s privacy seriously. We believe you should not have to worry about your kids being tracked by apps or websites. This app: • Does not collect any user information (we do not use data collection tools) • Does not contain in-app purchases • External Links: Protected parent sections are available where you can send us a mail and check out our others apps. Before accessing a parent section, an addition must be solved so that young kids cannot access it.

About

LetterSchool

This educational app teaches toddlers and preschoolers to spell over 150 English words through interactive games, phonics, and animations. It helps develop vocabulary, word recognition, and spelling skills with engaging content suitable for home-schooling and children with special educational needs.

Highlights
  • Teaches over 150 English words
  • Interactive spelling animations
  • Phonics and word pattern recognition
  • Three engaging game modes
  • Vocabulary building
  • Suitable for special educational needs
Features
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An intuitive and engaging #1 educational app that teaches toddlers & preschoolers how to spell over 150 common English words. LetterSchool’s applications are recommended and used by parents, teachers, and occupational therapists worldwide! This educational spelling game allows young kids to develop, improve, and practice their spelling skills, build their vocabulary, and learn new words! Kids practice and advance their ability to recognize words and word patterns with fun phonics and entertaining animations. This is a school edition: the app doesn't contain any in-app purchases and can be purchased in bulk via Volume Purchase Program and with a 50% discount for schools and educational organizations (for 20+ units). HOW IT WORKS: - Discover similar words and syllables that are grouped together (CVC, CVCC, and long sounds). - Specific graphics available to match each corresponding word (e.g. dog graphic for the word Dog). - Drag the correct letter to complete the word. - Once a word is completed, each letter is spelled out separately. All with super fun animations and sound effects! - Three engaging game modes (each step more challenging). - More advanced levels prompt children to guess the word based on the graphic displayed. - Final level displays seven cards (letters) to choose from, increasing the difficulty. PERFECT FOR KIDS: Kids want to have fun, and LetterSchool offers an educational journey with the most engaging and entertaining educational materials! - They learn with various exciting animations, graphics, and sound effects. - They learn phonics, the formation of words, understand syllable formations, and spell entire words. - Perfect for home-schooling kids and kindergartens. A friendly app for children with special educational needs! PERFECT FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS: - Engaging and compelling game mode prompting the child to complete a word 3 times using different parameters (each step is more challenging). - An educational app created together with parents and educational professionals! - A family game that propels kids’ linguistic and spelling abilities to a higher level. - NO ADS! - Advanced settings or purchases only accessible by an adult. - Extremely committed Customer Support ready to answer all questions and fix any issues. SPECIAL FEATURES: - Interactive spelling animations and phonics. - Available for both iPads and iPhones. - Categorized into CVC, CVCC, and long sound words. ACCOLADES: Some of the awards LetterSchool has received: - ‘Best Mobile App of 2018 Platinum Award’ nominee! – BMA - Winner of 'National Parenting Product Awards 2018' - NAPPA Awards - Teachers With Apps Certified – TeachersWithApps - The app has been recognized worldwide by experts as a tool for learning to read and write and it truly shows! – iHeartThisApp - “The kids love it! This app is right on track to help my son to be better prepared for Kindergarten”. -Kidz LET'S PLAY & LEARN! Join LetterSchool on this exciting educational journey! Download the app now and allow your toddler to discover the magical world of spelling letters and words. Before you know it, your kid will become a spelling pro! For more reviews and information, visit our website www.letterschool.org If you have any question or suggestions, please contact us at support@letterschool.org You can also check our FAQ page on www.letterschool.org/faq

Screenshots

Cursive Writing Wizard4 screens
LetterSchool4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cursive Writing Wizard at 89% against LetterSchool's 18%. Cursive Writing Wizard also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (792 vs 22). LetterSchool's advantage is price ($9.99 vs $12.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Cursive Writing Wizard costs $12.99 and LetterSchool $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cursive Writing Wizard holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursive Writing Wizard has 792 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Cursive Writing Wizard's written reviews are positive against 18% of LetterSchool's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cursive Writing Wizard versus LetterSchool: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursive Writing WizardLetterSchool
Price$12.99$9.99 — better
Rating4.4 (792 ratings) — better3.6 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews — better18.2% of reviews
Number of ratings792 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.68.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelLetterschool Enabling Learning B.V.

Customer experience

Cursive Writing Wizard

All ratings793 ratings
Positive84.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.4%

LetterSchool

All ratings22 ratings
Positive68.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.8%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative81.8%

Bugs and requests

Cursive Writing Wizard

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Tracing not recognized properly at times
  • App crashes or freezes unexpectedly
  • Certain words not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add uppercase cursive letters
  • Implement a coin/reward system for practicing
  • Include International Phonetic Alphabet support
  • Expand content and add more variety

LetterSchool

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cursive Writing Wizard

No in-app purchases

None

LetterSchool

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cursive Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Writing Wizard costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LetterSchool free?
LetterSchool costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cursive Writing Wizard or LetterSchool?
Cursive Writing Wizard is rated higher. Cursive Writing Wizard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 792 ratings, while LetterSchool averages 3.6 from 22 ratings.
Do Cursive Writing Wizard or LetterSchool have ads?
Neither Cursive Writing Wizard nor LetterSchool shows ads.

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