Crazy Cursive Letters Lite vs Gal Laalla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crazy Cursive Letters Lite
This app helps children learn and practice cursive handwriting with a phonics-based approach. It offers personalized feedback, tracks progress for multiple players, and supports various languages.
- Personalized feedback on letter practice
- Practice of single letters and frequent words
- Multi-player progress tracking
- Phonics-based approach
- Left/right-handed adaptation
- Multi-language support
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Full Version Features include; * Choice of cursive style letter e.g. two styles of the letter r. * Personalised feedback to tell kids which letters they are totally awesome at and which letters they could focus on practising. * Practice of single letters in cursive style. * The 100 most frequent words to try in cursive style. * Multiple Players, useful to track the progress of siblings or of up to 10 players in a class. * 'My Words', section where you could type in the weeks spellings to practice. * A phonics based approach supporting the writing practice. * Left / right handed adaptation * You can also use Crazy Cursive to help learn a new language! Select from American English, UK English, French, German, Italian or Spanish words and phonics. In the full version your child can practice writing the top 100 words in cursive style and can also type in their own words to practice. Letters are sounded out phonetically to allow your child to develop skills of breaking down words which is particularly useful for children with Dyslexia. Thank you to the Teachers, Children and Parents of Fairlawn School London for your support and feedback. Special thanks to Fairlawn Teachers for being inspiringly Crazy for Cursive! 10 Benefits of Teaching Cursive Handwriting 1.Relative ease in introducing cursive penmanship to preschoolers. 2.Prevents reversals and confusion of letters 3.Enhances spelling ability 4.Develops internal control systems that can be used as tool for learning 5.Potential for errors are diminished 6.Improved reading skills 7.Enforces the skills for patterns in reading and writing 8. Prevents erratic spaces between letters and words 9. Helps Left Handed Children 10.Use as a tool to put thoughts on paper quickly and easily Conclusion: We should teach our children ‘Cursive First, Print Later’. Source: Samuel L. Blumenfield, "How Should We Teach Our Children to Write? Cursive First, Print Later!" The British Dyslexia association recommend that children learn the continuous cursive style. The cursive style has some significant advantages for Dyslexic students. The key advantages to this system are: * By making each letter in one movement, children’s hands develop a ‘physical memory’ of it, making it easier to produce the correct shape; * Because letters and words flow from left to right, children are less likely to reverse letters which are typically difficult (like b/d or p/q); * There is a clearer distinction between capital letters and lower case; * The continuous flow of writing ultimately improves speed and spelling.
Gal Laalla
This app helps children learn to trace Sinhala alphabet letters and shapes through engaging tracing exercises and mini-games. Parents can track progress and unlock rewards, fostering early writing skills and general knowledge.
- Sinhala Alphabet Letter Tracing
- Shapes Tracing (basic to complex)
- Mini Games with rewards
- Avatar Room and Trophy Shop
- Parental Progress Report
- Colorful writing pads and options
- General knowledge integration
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This app provides a rich experience to your child to learn how to trace Sinhala Alphabet Letters. The app also provides a good challenge for learning. Starting from basic shape tracings to complex shapes including curves and sharp angles to enhance a child's writing skills at a faster rate. This is also designed to motivate and develop writing skills which is vital in learning. The app also includes six mini games to play (with a condition of minimal acceptable attempts in each shape or letter tracing) and rewarded with gems where your child will be able to play in the "Avatar Room" and to be used in the "Trophy Shop". As a parent you will be able to track the progress via the "Report" section which provides an instance feedback about your child's progress. The app has a unique integration to emphasize general knowledge as well. The "Gal Laalla" (writing pad) can be located to one of the six special places, namely "Sky", "Jungle", "Pond", "Under Water", "Village", and "City". This feature will be automatically enabled once your child reaches the required target (minimum number of shape tracings). Your child can select different colors for writing on the Gal Laalla leading to good learning on colors, and your child will be able to achieve different “Gal Laali” based on the progress. There are 21 of them to be obtained. Every Shape and Letter is traced with a gentle time pressure to enhance child’s writing skills. This also encourage your child to achieve their best as they learn to trace. Each Shape and Letter is rewarded with six pictures (thaagi) where parents can use these to enhance child’s learning and use these to stimulate child’s thinking. This app is a great add-on to your child's learning in early ages. Gal Laalla Main Features: Sinhala Alphabet Letter Tracing. Shapes Tracing (including basics to complex shapes). Each attempt comes with a rewarded Nil/Rathu manik for later use. Avatar Room (Fun Play). Mini Games (inbuilt 6 Mini Games) - Play is allowed for minimum number of successful attempts. Trophy Shop (earned Nil/Rathu manik to be used in Trophy set purchasing). Report – allows parent to get an instance feedback. Colorful writing pads – Gal Laali. Colorful writing options. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crazy Cursive Letters Lite at none against Gal Laalla's 2. Crazy Cursive Letters Lite also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 50%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Gal Laalla sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Crazy Cursive Letters Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crazy Cursive Letters Lite ships an update every 6 months, Gal Laalla every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crazy Cursive Letters Lite | Gal Laalla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 795 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | madebyeducators | Pibideema PTY LTD |
Customer experience
Crazy Cursive Letters Lite
Gal Laalla
In-app purchases
Crazy Cursive Letters Lite
No in-app purchases
Gal Laalla
- Gal Laalla Monthly$1.491 Month
- GalLaalla Yearly$6.491 Year
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