Comparison

Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior vs Rocket ABCs Cursive

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

Head to head
About

Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior

This app helps children learn to trace and write letters and numbers using a fun, guided system. It offers customizable features for parents and teachers to track progress and develop motor skills. Kids can save and share their work, making learning engaging.

Highlights
  • Guided tracing for letters and numbers
  • Progress tracking and reports
  • Customizable writing styles
  • Sound feedback for numbers
  • Multiple pen and writing modes
  • Save and share creations
Features
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If you're looking for Apps which mimic lettering used to teach printed letters and handwriting skills, you have come to the right place. The so-called "Handwriting Wizard" is a complete set of Apps for teachers and parents which make it fun and easy to teach writing skills to kids, they are School Fonts Handwriting Styles "Handwriting Wizard" is designed to help every child learn how to trace through a fun system carefully designed to maintain motivation. This series of apps is fully customizable to suit every child's needs, and lets you check their progress through a system of reports and profiles. _______________________________________________________ FOR KIDS Kids can write letters and numbers, and they can share their works with others. FEATURES: • Guid to copy write the numbers, tell them how to write, the first…, next…., and so on. • Play the sounds of the numbers, let them know what they are writing. • Select different pen to write, let them fell happy and interesting in write! • Select the write mode, they can write by finger, or write by hand(Pen). • Capture the writes paper, they can save it in the iOS Photos, and share it to anybody, of course, you also can check their progress through it. • Refresh the writes paper, you can erase the writes, or reset the writes paper. • Full screen drawing and tracing • Support all iPad and iPhone _______________________________________________________ FOR PARENTS & TEACHERS These Apps have been developed to assits teachers and parents teaching handwriting. • Pattern movements and other basic motor skills. • Proficiency in letter formation and shaping. • Appropriate letter size and spacing. • Most popular US font ZB, Zaner-Bloser style of handwriting.

About

Rocket ABCs Cursive

Features
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A clinical-grade learning app that teaches children ages 8–12 to recognize and sort cursive letters while building the fine motor and abstract-thinking skills that cursive writing develops. Cursive is increasingly absent from school curricula, but the cognitive benefits — fine motor control, letter-formation memory, abstract pattern recognition, reading fluency for older texts — remain real. WHAT IT TEACHES • Cursive letter recognition • Fine motor skill development through letter-tracing patterns • Form constancy across cursive variations • Abstract thinking via the connection between print and cursive forms • Reading fluency for cursive texts (historical documents, family letters) WHO IT'S FOR • Children ages 8–12 learning cursive for the first time • Children whose schools no longer teach cursive • Homeschool environments • Occupational therapists working on fine motor development • Parents who want to preserve a vanishing skill WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Rocket ABCs Cursive is built on the same three-pillar neurocognitive model — Attention, Intention, Rehearsal — that Dr. Markus uses across her clinical work. The exercises are hierarchical and deliberately structured to build skill rather than just provide practice. ABOUT THE DEVELOPER Dr. Donalee Markus has practiced cognitive restructuring since 1983, including 40+ years of work with children with learning differences. Her work is featured in Psychology Today and in Clark Elliott's "The Ghost in My Brain."

Screenshots

Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior4 screens
Rocket ABCs Cursive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior at Free against Rocket ABCs Cursive's $5.99. Rocket ABCs Cursive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior is free to download; Rocket ABCs Cursive costs $5.99 up front. Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Rocket ABCs Cursive asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior ships an update every 21 months, Rocket ABCs Cursive every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior versus Rocket ABCs Cursive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrace Letters, Numbers&JuniorRocket ABCs Cursive
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating1.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 21 months — betterEvery 23 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB419 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宁 王Donalee Markus

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior

One-time2
  • Remove ADs$0.99
  • Unlock All Letters$0.99
None

Rocket ABCs Cursive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior free?
Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rocket ABCs Cursive free?
Rocket ABCs Cursive costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior or Rocket ABCs Cursive have ads?
Neither Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior nor Rocket ABCs Cursive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior or Rocket ABCs Cursive?
Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior ships an update every 21 months, and Rocket ABCs Cursive every 23 months. Most recently, Trace Letters, Numbers&Junior was updated on October 24, 2026 and Rocket ABCs Cursive on October 27, 2026.

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