Comparison

Cursive Writing Wizard vs Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

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

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

Develop pencil control and fine motor skills with interactive worksheets. Supports Apple Pencil, stylus, or even printing for traditional practice. Offers drawing, coloring, and tracing modes with new content added regularly.

Highlights
  • Interactive activity worksheets
  • Printable PDF export
  • Drawing, coloring, and tracing modes
  • Monthly new content
  • Finger, Apple Pencil, and stylus support
Features
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An application designed for adults and children to develop pencil control and fine motor skills on your iOS device using an Apple Pencil or a stylus. If you don't have a stylus or Apple Pencil, don't worry, you can simply print out the worksheet and use a regular pencil, pen, or felt tip pen. FEATURES * Lots of activity worksheets for adults and children * All worksheets are able to export to PDF format and print. * Drawing, coloring and tracing modes * New activity worksheets added monthly * Fully supports finger, Apple Pencil, and third-party stylus inputs * Premium Access provides unlimited access to the entire library --- PREMIUM ACCESS Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. --- Privacy Policy https://www.sprinnet.com/privacy EULA https://www.sprinnet.com/terms

Screenshots

Cursive Writing Wizard4 screens
Modern Handwriting Calligraphy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cursive Writing Wizard and Modern Handwriting Calligraphy both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Cursive Writing Wizard's written reviews are positive against 31% of Modern Handwriting Calligraphy's. Cursive Writing Wizard also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 8). Modern Handwriting Calligraphy's advantage is price (Free vs $12.99) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy is free to download; Cursive Writing Wizard costs $12.99 up front. Modern Handwriting Calligraphy sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Cursive Writing Wizard asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Cursive Writing Wizard against 4.3 for Modern Handwriting Calligraphy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 788 and 352 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Cursive Writing Wizard's written reviews are positive against 31% of Modern Handwriting Calligraphy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cursive Writing Wizard ships an update every 5 months, Modern Handwriting Calligraphy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Cursive Writing Wizard versus Modern Handwriting Calligraphy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursive Writing WizardModern Handwriting Calligraphy
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (788 ratings) — better4.3 (352 ratings)
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings788 — better352
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelSPRINNET

Customer experience

Cursive Writing Wizard

All ratings788 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative9.0%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive88.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative8.4%

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

All ratings352 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.7%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative69.2%

User reviews

Cursive Writing Wizard

From 788 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging way to learn cursive
  • 💡 Ability to add custom words and audio
  • 👍 Helpful for students with fine motor difficulties
  • 👍 Supports left-handed writing
  • 👍 Comprehensive coverage of cursive letters and numbers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of uppercase cursive letters
  • 🔍 Limited content and gets boring quickly
  • 🔍 Doesn't include IPA letters and pronunciations

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

From 352 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app
  • 👍 Good for tracing

Room to improve

  • 💸 Requires subscription for most content
  • 💸 Most features are locked behind paywall
  • 💸 Not worth the money
  • 💸 High pricing
  • 💸 Only one free worksheet

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

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Pencil doesn't work

Requested features

2 requests
  • More spelling lessons
  • Make more content

In-app purchases

None

Cursive Writing Wizard

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Modern Handwriting Calligraphy

Subscriptions7
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium Access$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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  • Premium7 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Premium7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$32.991 Year
  • Annual Access7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • One time payment$44.99

Questions

Is Cursive Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Writing Wizard costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modern Handwriting Calligraphy free?
Modern Handwriting Calligraphy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cursive Writing Wizard or Modern Handwriting Calligraphy?
Cursive Writing Wizard is rated higher. Cursive Writing Wizard averages 4.4 out of 5 from 788 ratings, while Modern Handwriting Calligraphy averages 4.3 from 352 ratings.
Do Cursive Writing Wizard or Modern Handwriting Calligraphy have ads?
Neither Cursive Writing Wizard nor Modern Handwriting Calligraphy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cursive Writing Wizard or Modern Handwriting Calligraphy?
Cursive Writing Wizard ships an update every 5 months, and Modern Handwriting Calligraphy every 2 months. Most recently, Cursive Writing Wizard was updated on September 23, 2026 and Modern Handwriting Calligraphy on September 25, 2026.

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