Comparison

Cursive Writing Wizard vs TellTime+

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

TellTime+

Features
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Learn to tell the time with confidence. TellTime helps everyone - children, teenagers and adults build confidence reading analogue clocks through clear, engaging practice. Whether you’re learning for the first time, helping someone else, or simply refreshing an important life skill, TellTime provides a calm, focused learning experience without unnecessary distractions. Choose from a variety of practice modes to build your understanding step by step, receive instant feedback, track your progress and stay motivated by unlocking achievements as your confidence grows. Features include: • Multiple analogue clock practice modes • Learn hours, minutes, past, to and exact times • Instant feedback after every answer • Progress tracking and statistics • Achievement badges to celebrate milestones • Customisable practice options • Clean, distraction-free design suitable for all ages Unlike many time-learning apps designed only for young children, TellTime has been created for learners of all ages. Its modern design makes it equally suitable for children, teenagers and adults who want to improve their analogue clock reading skills. Build confidence one clock at a time.

Screenshots

Cursive Writing Wizard4 screens
TellTime+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TellTime+ at Free against Cursive Writing Wizard's $12.99. Cursive Writing Wizard's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.5). On ads and in-app purchases 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

TellTime+ is free to download; Cursive Writing Wizard costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cursive Writing Wizard versus TellTime+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursive Writing WizardTellTime+
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (788 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings788 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPierre AbelTim Kendall

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

TellTime+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Cursive Writing Wizard

No in-app purchases

None

TellTime+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cursive Writing Wizard free?
Cursive Writing Wizard costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TellTime+ free?
TellTime+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cursive Writing Wizard or TellTime+ have ads?
Neither Cursive Writing Wizard nor TellTime+ shows ads.

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